. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1540 ROCK GARDENS the arrangement of our roek gardens. Every precau- tion ^Ijould be tuken To secure the full advjinlage of rainfall and any natural \v:tter su]M'ly. ^lU'l there .sliouhl also be :l libi^ral and <-i.]t^t;ait artiHrial sn|i|i]y. It must bf kept in mind, teo, tliat at low (dpvati(ins tho
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1540 ROCK GARDENS the arrangement of our roek gardens. Every precau- tion ^Ijould be tuken To secure the full advjinlage of rainfall and any natural \v:tter su]M'ly. ^lU'l there .sliouhl also be :l libi^ral and <-i.]t^t;ait artiHrial sn|i|i]y. It must bf kept in mind, teo, tliat at low (dpvati(ins tho long, liot summers do not allow tlip pn-ind of rest that suf'li plants reqiiire. This condition must be met by de- vices, methods and loratious that will redard thr growlli in sijring, cheek it at an early period in autumn, and keep the plaiirs fully dormant in winter, such as shade, mulching, and, in the case of pariicularly difli- cult pbiTirs, the protection of frames. It is rsv;,-nti;d that conditions be provided tliat will onabh' the rnots to extend for a lontj: distance, often many trot, in narrow crevices and pockets betwem rorks to d^-iiths ^Yber(' there is a uiiif<irm teminTature and uniform moisture supplied by moving water, f^r fj-rquour freoziug and. 213S. A pocket in the rocks. thawing and stagnant water are fatal. These cavi- ties should he tilled ^vith such uiaterial as frag- ments of rock mixed with decayed vegetable matter, without manure, and arranged to provide for the free Tiassau^i:- ')f hair-like r<.)ots. for yterfect drainage and the free aceess of air. To prc^vidi:- these unusual conditions ou the average private jdaee in a large way would be so dilhcult and so expensive ilint it is not to be recont- mended. A small collection cply a constant flow of water, undecLn-nund )>i])i's can he carried from an artificial sou)-ce of su])idy to vnriuus jniiuts where conditions require them. Idewever favorable the condi- tions are, it will be found t
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