132 ON THE FORM AND ARRANGEMENT OF IXO WEE-BEDS, 

 greensward therewith, which, on being rotten, will enrich the 

 compost, and make it light ; recollecting that in order to obtain 

 only the best and richest of the earth, you must dig no more than 

 from eight to ten inches deep, or even to a lesser depth, to avoid 

 inferior soil. A farther advantage attends the use of loam of a 

 sandv nature, that it will in all stages of the business work better 

 than that which inclines to clay, especially in its being in the least 

 degree moist or wet, and without settling heavy in the beds to bind 

 about the roots, which will also at all times be more open and loose 

 to admit of readily hoeing and raking over the surface ; hence the 

 necessity of applying line white sand in a greater proportion than 

 already directed, where only clayey or binding loam earth can be 

 obtained. R. T. W. T, 



March IZth, 1835. 



ARTICLE VII. — Hints on the Form and Arrangement 

 of Flower-Beds. By Meta. 



As much of the effect of a flower-garden depends upon the form 

 and disposal of the beds, and on the arrangement of the plants 

 with regard to their height and colour, perhaps a few hints on 

 these subjects may be acceptable to the readers of the Floricultural 

 Cabinet, and induce other of your correspondents to favour us with 

 the result of their observation. 



The form and disposal of the beds must depend chiefly upon 

 the taste of the owner, — the space of ground possessed, — and the 

 class of plants preferred — whether what are termed florists' flowers, 

 which generally require a separate bed for each kind, or those sort- 

 which appear to greater advantage when intermingled. Tf the 

 space be large, some part of it may be occupied as a parterre, 

 arranged according to a regular plan, with small beds of different 

 forms, and these may be devoted to the cultivation of plants that 

 look best in masses (ample directions for which are given in the 

 excellent papers signed Flora); while the larger and more irre- 

 gular beds may be filled with mingled flowers of various species. 



In the arrangement of the plants, taste is still requisite ; and 

 we are greatly assisted in our choice by those lists which add the 

 height and colour to the name and species, enabling us to place 

 the taller plants near the back or centre, and the smaller ones, 





