. The perfect garden, how to keep it beautiful and fruitful, with practical hints on eonomical management and the culture of all the principal flowers, fruits, and vegetables; . is not a flower garden is hardlythe same as saying that a rockery is undesirable, anymore than stating that a chorus does not constitute anopera reflects on the chorus. And to condemn thedragging in of a rockery in a place for which it isunsuited, is not to suggest that a rockery should neverbe provided in a place for which it is suited. It would be foolish and unreasonable to take upan attitude of unmeasured hostility
. The perfect garden, how to keep it beautiful and fruitful, with practical hints on eonomical management and the culture of all the principal flowers, fruits, and vegetables; . is not a flower garden is hardlythe same as saying that a rockery is undesirable, anymore than stating that a chorus does not constitute anopera reflects on the chorus. And to condemn thedragging in of a rockery in a place for which it isunsuited, is not to suggest that a rockery should neverbe provided in a place for which it is suited. It would be foolish and unreasonable to take upan attitude of unmeasured hostility to rock-gardeningmerely because a few people have lost their heads overit. There are people who lose their heads over KingCharles spaniels, but that cannot be accepted assufficient grounds for advocating the immediate immo-lation of the whole race of dogs. The interest and charm of rock-gardening are con-ceded, not merely without reluctance, but with positivepleasure. If the pleasure falls short of enthusiasm itis because that is reserved for the larger aspects ofgardening—the creation of beautiful colour rockery shall form an item—an important and io6. ROCKERIES 107 valued item—in the general scheme of the garden ; itshall be one of the most cherished children in thefloral family. But for the fear of the greater interestsof the garden suffering, it would be easy to go furtherthan this. Most sweet, most dainty, most appealing,are the denizens of the southern mountains. Onesheart softens to a tiny, rose-hued phlox cradled amidstones as it does to a pink and white, smiling infant inits cot. One cannot wonder that women love rock plantswhen one sees how intimate is their appeal. Theyare not rampant, assertive things, growing like forestponies, self-confident, exuberant, all but wild. For themost part they are small, gentle, yielding. Confined intheir cribs of stone, they seem to stretch out wee pinkarms asking mutely for constant love, and attention,and help. D
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