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Garden—continueid. 
or serapings, fine ashes, or any good material that will 
assist in making the soil more porous, will be very bene- 
ficial. Again, if the soil be poor and hungry, a liberal 
application of manure, dug or trenched deeply in, will be 
necessary : otherwise the plants would languish. 
Having prepared the soil, the walks should be made. 
This consists in excavating the soil from 8in. to 10in. deep, 
and the requisite width, then filling in to a depth of abont 
6in. with broken bricks. clinkers, or rough stones. Over 
this there should be laid 2in. or 3in. of rough gravel, and 
on that, again, an inch of fine or sifted gravel, making all 
firm, and placing it so that the walk, when complete, is 
highest or rounded in the centre, and gently sloping to the 
sides. Such a walk is dry both summer and winter, and 
Garden—continued. 
a good sward is most quickly obtained if sown in the spring. 
As the young sward grows, it should be kept mown and 
well rolled. All Daisies and Dandelions should be drawn 
out immediately they are observed. In fact, any very 
coarse-growing plant that may appear is best removed at 
once. 
The planting of the Garden will depend in a great measure 
upon the taste of the owner, but not a little also upon the 
extent of his pocket. Dealing with Fig. 401, Cordon fruit- 
trees would succeed if planted in the border a, and trained 
up the sides of the honse, unless the aspect were due north. 
If the aspect were south or south-west, Peaches and . 
Nectarines would answer if desired, trained as fan-trees. 
On the other hand, the following climbers would be very 
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amply repays the extra labour and expense incurred. 
Oceasionally the walks are edged with strips of oak board, 
firmly secured to oak posts driven behind them. The oak 
posts and boards are nearly level with the surface of the 
lawn or grass edging. The advantages of such an edging 
are that the verges of the grass are always in place, there 
is no trouble in eutting them, and the sides always look 
neat and trim. 
The next operation is the making of the lawn. This 
should be levelled and made thoroughly firm in every part. 
Unless made firm, portions will sink, and the surface 
become uneven later on. The beds, of course, would be 
marked ont and made before. After having made the 
surface perfectly level, sow the seed thickly, and cover 
lightly with finely-sifted soil. The seed may be sown at 
almost any time of the year if protected from birds, but 
Fras. 396 AND 397. 
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Fics. 398 AND 399. 
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ornamental: Azara integrifolia variegata and A. micro- 
phylla, both with dense and handsome foliage ; Ceanothus 
Veitchianus, a Charming blue-flowered plant; Crategus 
Pyracantha Lelandii, in winter covered with orange-red 
berries; Garrya elliptica; Lonicera sempervirens (Scarlet 
Trumpet Honeysuckle) ; Magnolia grandiflora, and any of 
the Iyies, of which there is a great variety. All the 
above are evergreen. If desired, the following decidnons 
climbers conld be added: Roses in variety, Clematis, 
Honeysuckle, Vitis inconstans (Ampelopsis Veitchii), Jas- 
minums, &e. The boundary wall or fence could be 
covered with espalier-trained frnit-trees, Roses, Ivies, 
Wistaria, whichever the owner preferred, all or any 
of which would be effective. The borders c, if planted 
with herbaceous subjects thinly, with bulbs, annuals, 
&e., dotted in amongst them, wonld be charming all 
