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THE GARDENER. 



[Aug. 



basket of plants. These arches are covered by Hops, quick-growing 

 Climbing Roses, Clematises, &c. As the wire arches spring from the 

 back of the border as given in the plan, the corresponding corners 

 where the path opens out from the circle are occupied by vases of 

 flowering plants fixed on pedestals. Inside the Ivy fence is a circular 

 line of Yews, forming a hedge about 4 feet in height, and at inter- 

 vals standard Roses are planted in the hedge. The straight lines run- 

 ning from back to front, forming the divisions of this border into 



oblong beds, are composed of dwarf Spruce Firs, kept clipped to a 

 minimum height of 12 inches. The outline of the angular oblong 

 panel within each division is formed also of a double row of Scotch 

 Firs ; these are used only at the time of planting out for the spring 

 display, and are removed when the summer bedding plants are 

 placed out. 



The spring display of these beds was arranged thus: The space 

 between the double row of dwarf Firs was filled with double red Daisies, 

 with a line of the variegated Arabis mollis between the Daisies and 



