128 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Bedding Plants— continued. 
hard-and-fast rules cannot be laid down, and in such 
cases the planter must use his own judgment. In some Beds 
it is well to have the central portion raised from 6in. to 
Tic. 142. DESIGN FoR CARPET BED (A). 
12in. above the outside portion, the edge being 
planted with Echeverias or Sempervivum 
tabuleforme. This may easily be done in 
the Beds H and I (Figs. 149 and 150), and 
will greatly enhance their beauty. 
In Bed A (Fig. 142), No. 1 might have a 
centre plant of Grevillea robusta, and be 
carpeted with Echeveria Peacockii; No. 2 
with Sempervivum montanum; No. 3 with 
Leucophyta Brownii; No. 4 with Alternan- 
thera versicolor, having a dot-plant of Gre- 
villea at the centre of each panel; No. 
5 with Alt. paronychioides; No. 6 with Alt. 
wurea nana; No. 7 with Alt. major; No. 8 
a dot-plant of Santolina incana, carpeted 
with Alternanthera amabilis; No. 9 should 
be filled in with Mesembryanthemum cordi- 
folium variegatum; and No. 10 with Alter- 
nanthera magnifica. 
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In Bed B (Fig. 148), the panels numbered 1 might be 
filled in with Alternanthera amena, and have a small 
plant of Albizzia (Acacia) lophantha inserted near the 
end furthest away from the centre of the 
bed; No. 2 would look well with a centre 
plant of Cordyline (Dracena) australis, or 
any other tall, graceful-foliaged plant, car- 
peted with Echeveria secunda glauca or 
Leucophyta Brownii; panels numbered 3 
might have dot-plants of Dracenas at their 
centres, and also one near each end, car- 
peted with Alternanthera magnifica ; panels 
marked 4 with Alt. versicolor and a dot-plant 
or two of Echeveria Peacockii; No. 5 with 
Alt. rosea nana; and the portions marked 
6 with Alt. awrea nana; the groundwork 
(No. 7) might then be filled in with Her- 
niaria glabra or with one of the Mossy 
Saxifrages. 
In Bed C (Fig. 144), No. 1 should be 
filled in with Mesembryanthemum, and 
have a plant of Albizzia lophantha at the 
centre of the heart; No. 2 with Alternan- 
thera major awrea; No. 3 with Alt. mag- 
nifica, having a dot-plant of Acacia in 
the centre of each; No. 4 with Sagina 
(Spergula) pilifera aurea; those outside 
the panels numbered 6 should each have a 
plant of Chamzpeuce in the centre; No. 5 
should be filled in with Leucophyta Brownii 
or Antennaria tomentosa, having a dot-plant 
of Acacia in the centre: No. 6 with 
Pachyphytum bracteosum, also having an 
Acacia in the centre if the bed is made 
large enough to allow of it without over- 
crowding; the groundwork (No. 7) should 
consist of Herniaria or one of the Sedums. 
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Fic, 143. DESIGN FOR CARPET BED (B). 
Fic. 144. DESIGN FOR CARPET BED (C). 
In Bed D (Fig. 145), No. 1 might be filled 
with Alternanthera. magnifica; No. 2 with 
Alt. versicolor; No.3 with Alt. amewena; Nos. 
2 and 3 should also have a centre plant of 
Ficus elastica, Fatsia japonica, or a small 
Palm ; No. 4 should be filled in with speci- 
men dot-plants of Coleus, Perilla, Iresine, 
Centaurea, Santolina, &c., planted in opposite 
pairs; No. 5 should be filled with Mesem- 
bryanthemum, and lined with Kleinia 
repens; No. 6 with Sagina pilifera awrea ; 
No. 7 with Mentha; and the groundwork 
(No. 8) with Antennaria tomentosa, Sedum 
glaucum, or Sedwm lydiwm. 
In Bed E (Fig. 146), No. 1 might be 
filled in with Alternanthera major, and 
No. 2 with Alt. major aurea or Stellaria 
