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garden looks untidy in a small one, so that the boldness must match the size 
of the whole work to be in proper harmony with it. Again, every rock-work 
should be accompanied by a corresponding hollow or miniature valley. Where 
a level garden exists this is imperative, in order to obtain soil for the elevated 
portion, and where the soil is shallow it will be necessary to work the ground 
as also shown in Fig. 2. When we come to deal with the different kinds of 
Fig. 2. —LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF FIG. I, SHOWING ELEVATION. 
plants suitable for the different positions, the great value of a hollow as an 
accompaniment to a rock garden will be appreciated. 
Having excavated sufficiently for our purpose, we proceed to lay the first 
row of rock, making up the soil level with the top ; the second tier can then 
be deposited in such a way as to give a ledge which should on no account be 
of equal width all along, but should vary as much as possible in order to add 
picturesque irregularity to the mass. When a sufficient number of such 
terraces have been constructed the termination may be made in a more or less 
Fig. 3. —TRANSVERSE SECTION OF FIG. I, SHOWING DIFFERENCE IN LEVEL 
OF PATHS, ETC. 
abrupt cliff; or if desired, another series of steps ; or again, it may terminate 
against a boundary wall. 
In building up these terraces it is very important to see that the earth is 
well packed down as the work proceeds, for if this be not done before plant¬ 
ing, the future settlement will not only cause the bulk of the plants to die, but 
probably spoil the whole effect of the rock garden. It is a good plan to do 
