. An encyclopædia of gardening; . 7G3 7230. The judicious distribution of stones, in situations where they are not evidentlyforeign to the character of soil and surface, may greatly heighten wildness and picturesquebeauty, { fig. 702.) Every thing, however, will depend on the manner in which this isdone ; they must not be merely laid down at random on the surface (a), or formally joined together [h), or merelyconnected, which, however, is better (c) ; but grouped withtaste ((/), and partially concealed by vegetation and sunk inthe soil. (/, ^0- 7231. Fantastic stones {fig. 703. a) should be av
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . 7G3 7230. The judicious distribution of stones, in situations where they are not evidentlyforeign to the character of soil and surface, may greatly heighten wildness and picturesquebeauty, { fig. 702.) Every thing, however, will depend on the manner in which this isdone ; they must not be merely laid down at random on the surface (a), or formally joined together [h), or merelyconnected, which, however, is better (c) ; but grouped withtaste ((/), and partially concealed by vegetation and sunk inthe soil. (/, ^0- 7231. Fantastic stones {fig. 703. a) should be avoided in ^all cases, unless in some peculiar scene; and where thereare already indications of stratified or regular masses ofirock (6 , it can never appear natural to place near themround, water-worn stones (c). Where angular and laminated stones are near j or where 3T 3. 1014 PRACTICE OF GARDENING. Part III. such as can be quar-ried in forms suitablefor building may beprocured, grand et^fects may be pro-duced ; either byusing them in form-ing imitations of na-ture, or by combin-ing them in a mixedstyle of artificial formand natural conglo-meration. (^)
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