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GARDEN 3IANAGEMENT. 



2037. '^^^ following was the arrangement in 1860 : — 



1. Alyssura variegatum. 



2. Lobelia speciosa. 



3. Golden Chain Geranium. 



4. Brilliant. 



5. Flower of the Day. 



6. Thorn Thumb,— scarlet ditto. 



7. Calceolaria Caie. 



8. Love lies Bleeding. 



9. Ageratum. 



10. Dwarf yellow Dahlia. 



11. Scarlet Dahlia (Crystal Palace). 



203S. This was very much admired, and there was something very rich in 

 the four rows of geraniums together. The Golden Chain was not allowed to 

 flower. Its yellow leaves formed a nice setting for the lobelia and the 

 dazzling rows of brilliant scarlet behind it. This line of scarlet again was 

 separated from the Tom Thumbs by the silver leaves and soft colour of the 

 Flower of the Day. Each of the scarlets was thus brought out in surpassing 

 brightness, and threw a bright warm glow of rich splendour over the entire 

 border. Other ribbons have been planted, thus : — 



1st row, — Cerastium tomentosum. 



2nd „ Lobelia speciosa. 



3rd „ Golden Chain Geranium. 



4th ,, Tom Thumb Geranium. 



5th „ Calceolaria aurea flori- 



bunda. 



6th ,, Perilla nankinensis, 



7th „ Ageratum mexieanum. 



8th „ Dahlia,— Purple Zelinda. 



1. Mangles' variegated Geranium. 



2. Tropseolum elegans. 



3. Verbena, — Purple King. 



4. Geranium, — Tom Thumb. 



5. Calceolaria integrifblia. 



6. Trentham Rose Geranium. 



1. Golden Chain Geranium. 



2. BriUiant ,, 



3. Calceolaria amplexicaulis. 



4. DahUa, — Purple Zelinda. 



5. Pentstemon gentianoides cocc: 



neum. 



6. Ageratum mexieanum. 



7. Dahlia, — Mrs. Labouchere. 



1. White Campanula carpatica, 

 ceeded by Alyssum. 



2. Baron Hugel's Geranium. 



3. Calceolaria rugosa. 



4. Ageratum mexieanum. 



5. Yellow Chrvsanthemum. 



1. Golden Chain Geranium. 



2. Purple King Verbena. 



3. Brilliant Geranium. 



4. Mrs. Holford's Verbena. 



5. Lady Cohille's Geranium. 



6. Calceolaria amplexicaulis. 



7. Trentham Rose Geranium. 



1. Alyssum variegatum. 



2. Lobelia speciosa. 



3. Calceolaria, — Prince of Orange. 



4. Geranium, — Brown's compactum, 



5. Cineraria maritima. 



6. Perilla nankinensis. 



1. Purple King Verbena. 



2. Mrs. Holford. 



3. Mrs. Woodroof, or Defiance. 



4. Flower of the Day Geranium. 



2039. Ribbon borders are often divided in the middle, either by festoons of 

 climbers, or by merely using the tallest plants for the centre. The nar- 

 rowest ribbons given here might thus cover a border double the width, by 

 merely making the back Ime to be the centre, and planting the other 

 side in the same manner as the front, only reversing the order. Thus beginning 

 at the front : — 



1st row,— Golden Chain Geranium. 

 2nd „ Purple King Verbena. 

 3rd „ Brilliant Geranium. 

 4th „ Calceolaria amplexicaulis. 

 5th „ PinkNosegayGeran. (centre). 



6th row. Calceolaria amplexicaulis. 

 7ih „ sanie as 3. 

 8th ,, same as 2. 

 9th „ same as 1. 



2040. The same colours are also often repeated in ribbon borders ; as scarlet, 

 white, scarlet, white, red, white, blue, white, red, blue, &c. 



