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furnishing of such gardens is a subject which has not generally the 

 attention it deserves ; as they are usually allowed to remain in dreary 

 barrenness from October to I\Iay ; although with a little labour and expense 

 they might be made to wear a cheerful, interesting, and even gay ap- 

 pearance, when it would be more contributive to the beauty and enjoy- 

 ableness of the garden, than even in summer when life and luxuriance 

 are everywhere. The bulbs in such cases are planted about four inches 

 from the edges of the beds, and four inches deep ; the summer occu- 

 pants are planted or sown without disturbing the former. 



The shrubs should be dwarf bushes from six to fifteen inches in 

 height ; these are arranged in the beds as soon as the summer flowers 

 are over, and removed to a reserve garden in May. 



The plan is drawn to a scale of 32 feet to an inch. 



Summer. Winter and Spring. 



4 Round Shrub. Fuchsia globosa .... Erica carnea herbacea. 



{Margin. White variegated Alyssum (orAlyssum 

 sown in April) .... Snowdrop, double. 

 Centre. Blue Lobelia . . " . . . . Ledum buxifolium. 

 Margin. Venus' Looking-glass (sown in April) Yellow Winter Aconite. 

 Centre. Dwarf yellow Calceolaria . . . Pernettya mucronata. 

 M ( Margin. CoUinsia grandillora (sown in April) . Yellow Crocus. 



(.Centre. Heliotrope Rhododendron ponticum. 



of Margin. Lilac Virginian Stock (sown in April) Striped Crocus. 



\ Centre. Scarlet Verbena ..... Variegated Box. 

 gf Margin. Brown Calceolaria, dwarf . . . Blue Hyacinths. 

 \ Centre. Yellow Calceolaria .... Ilex scottica. 

 ■jq/ Margin Eschscholtzia (sown in April) . . Purple Crocus. 



\ Centre. Purple Senecio ..... Aucuba japonica. 



(Margin. Pink Sapouaria Pale Red Hyacinth. 

 Centre. Pink Verbena (planted amongst F.ucha- 

 ridiuin sown in April) . . . Laurustiuus. 

 j2 / Margin. White Virginian Stock (sown in April) White Crocus. 

 \ Centre. Salvia patens, blue . . . . Berberis aquifolium. 



(Margin. Mignonette (sown in April) . . Van Thol & other Tulips. 

 Centre. Scarlet Geraniums (in three varieties. Rhododendron ferrugi- 

 the outer row on each tier beingplanted neum. 



on their sides to keep them dwarfer) 

 (Margin. White Virginian Stock . . . . White Crocus. 

 Centre. Blue Larkspur (raised from seed, trans- 

 planted and pegged down) . . Berberis aquifolium. 

 ( Margin. Silcne peudula ..... Red Hyacinths. 

 13 } Centre. Pink Verbena (planted amongst Eucha- 



( ridium) Laurustinus. 



,/.f Margin. Eschscholtzia Purple Crocus. 



Centre. Purple Verbena . .... Aucuba iaponica. 

 Margin. Lilac Virginian Stock . . • Striped Crocus. 



Centre. Scarlet Verbena Variegated Box. 



Margin. Brown Marigold (raised from seed and White Hyacinths. 

 I transplanted) .... 



18 Centre. Tagetes signata, or Coreopsis Drum- Saw-leaved green Holly, 

 mondii (raised from seed and trans- 

 l planted) • 



,q ("Margin. Collinsia quadricolor .... Y'ellow Crocus. 



\ Centre. Ageratum Rhododendron ponticum. 



„„ 5 Margin. Venus's Looking-glass . . . Winter Aconite. 



I Centre. CEnothera macrocarpa .... Cotoneaster microphylla. 

 2j f Margin. White variegated Alyssum . . . Double Snowdrop. 

 t Centre. Blue Lobelia Berberis Darwinii. 



William Davidson. 

 36, Great Russell-street, Bedford-square, London. 



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