DESIGX POR GARDEN-. 29 



either as a grapery or a greenhouse. The walk, w, passes 

 on each side of the house to connect with other walks at 

 the rear. The beds, f, may be planted in ribbon lines 

 either with flowering plants or those with brilliant and 

 strongly contrasting foliage. The flower beds, f, each 

 side of the entrance near the front, may be made of any 

 form that may be preferred. A simple circle, planted as 

 suggested in the next chapter, will produce a good effect, 

 and be more easily cared for than beds of the style here 

 given. Most persons, where the floral ornamentation is, 

 as in this case, confined to a few eflective masses, prefer 

 to change not only the manner of planting such beds 

 each year, but to alter their form occasionally. The 

 unbroken area of lawn at c is intended for a croquet 

 ground. At the rear of the house the central walk is 

 spanned by a grape arbor, g a, if one wishes the vines 

 to afford shade, or a simple trellis may run on each side. 

 The borders next the fence on each side and at the rear 

 (not shown in the plan) may also be used for grapes, or 

 will be convenient for raspberries, currants, and other 

 small fruits. The large plots, v f, are for the main 

 crops of vegetables and fruits. Asparagus, rhubarb, straw- 

 berries, and such other crops as remain year after year 

 without being disturbed, should be so placed at the out- 

 set as to be interfered with as little as possible in the 

 frequent working of the soil necessary for other crops. 

 A lot of this size will require the labor of one man, whose 

 time must be exclusively devoted to the garden, and to 

 nothing else, to keep it in proper order. Such is the 

 extent and something near the design of the grounds I 

 use for such purposes. I generally have selected one of 

 my most active men to take charge of it, and find he has 

 plenty to do to do it well. A second design (fig. 7) 

 shows a lot of the same dimensions, with a different 

 arrangement. There bemg a stable, s, and no rear en- 

 trance, it is necessary to provide one from the front ; 



