DESUiN FOR A GEOMETRIC FLOWER GARDEN. 



Fig. 67. — Design for a Geometric Flower Garden. 



scarcely any difficulty in producing a splen- 

 did show once or twice in the year, spring 

 and autumn ; and in consequence of many 

 gentlemen not residing all the season near 

 their flower gardens, the gardeners have an 

 additional advantage in such places to pro- 

 duce, at the required time, the best display 

 of flowers. If a constant supply is required, 

 much care and attention are necessary. 

 The parterre gives great facilities. Plant- 

 ing in masses produces the most imposing 

 effect ; arrangement of the beds, and con- 

 trasting of colours, is the chief thing to 

 be considered ; succession of plants is also 

 indispensable ; the propagating by cuttings, 

 seeds, &c., and keeping in reserve to turn 

 out when a bed is prepared to receive 

 them. 



If there is no green-house, cold frames 

 will answer for wintering almost every re- 

 quisite plant for the flower garden in the 

 spring, provided the glass be covered with 

 sufficient matting to keep out frost; frames 

 will be required to raise tender annuals. 

 The above plan would look best with 

 gravel walks and small box edgings in 

 front of a green-house or a dwelling. In 

 planting the beds, very much will depend 

 upon the proprietor's taste with regard to 



his favorite flowers. Nevertheless, if the 

 beds be planted in the following manner, 

 very general pleasure and satisfaction will 

 be given. 



In the adoption of the plan, the scale 

 must be adapted to the space of ground 

 occupied. 



The beds will be planted in spring as 

 follows: 1, Hyacinths of sorts ; 2, Tulips of 

 sorts ; 3, Narcissus of sorts ; 4, Violets of 

 sorts. Standard Rose; 5, Crocuses of sorts; 

 6, Violets of sorts ; 7, Herbaceous Plants 

 and Roses ; 8, Hyacinths of sorts ; 9, Ra- 

 nunculus of sorts ; 10, Anemones of sorts ; 

 11, Mathiola annua, scarlet and purple, 

 turned out of pots ; 12, Herbaceous and 

 Annuals; 13, same as 11; 14, Violets of 

 sorts. Standard Rose in centre ; 15, ^tw- 

 thera macrocarpa ; 16, Ranunculus, border- 

 ed with Snowdrops ; 17, Tulips, bordered 

 with Snowdrops; 18, same as 11. 



In summer and autumn, the beds will 

 contain — 1, 2 and 3, choice Dahlias ; 4, 

 Verbena melindres, Standard Rose ; 5, Cal- 

 ceolarias of sorts ; 6, Fuschia gracilis and 

 microphylla ; 7, Herbaceous and Roses ; 8, 

 Heliotr opium peruviamim and scarlet Gera- 

 niums ; 9, Salvia fidgens and splendens ; 10, 

 Salvia fill gens QxiA. involucrata ; 11, Lobe- 



