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Fig. 26. — A Formal Garden and Avenue. 



and does not desire formal planting or " bed- 

 dine," which will overdo the effect and exhibit 

 mere artificiality. The unrestrained growth of 

 the flowers is attractive within the limits of the 

 borders, although there can be no rigid law in this 

 matter, and the taste of each gardener will have a 

 different aim. A number of small beds can have 

 a special colour assigned to each, and it is possible 

 to arrange a pattern of different colours in one 

 division. The latter, however, looks best where the 



