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the concealment is not so conspicuous. By bringing out a 

 belt of slirubs far enoiigli to enclose the necessary space, you 

 may either conceal the entrance, by planting one belt to 

 overlap the other, or by erecting a small temple or covered 

 seat as an object in the landscape. The flower garden may 

 be placed at the back. Flower gardens, straight walks, 

 terraces, statues, and all manner of architectural contrivances, 

 may be made in front or at the back of greenhouses, con- 

 servatories, or other ornamental buildings, and beds laid out 

 in appropriate style. The plan of the buildings will suggest 

 the most eligible plan for the garden, but w^hatever is formal 

 should be planted out from the general landscape, even when 

 the formahty is forced upon us. 



Terraces are raised walks ; they belong to the formal style 

 of gardening, and are generally next or near the mansion. 

 The architect has more to do with these than the gardener, 

 who has merely to shape his Avork to the adjoining subjects. 

 Terraces may be formed in different parts of the garden, and 

 particularly on the side of a hill, or in front of a conser- 

 vatory ; certainly it does not belong to a landscape style of 

 gardening. There are some noble examples at the Crystal 

 Palace, in comparison with which most others would look 

 poor. Terraces are generally ornamented with balconies, 

 statues, and vases. It is not uncommon to have fountains at 

 each end of a terrace, and there is usually a double flight of 

 steps in the centre, or one flight at the extremities ; the prin- 

 cipal care of the gardener, then, is to keep his vases full of 

 choice blooming plants. 



EosARiES. — Apart from the general instructions on the 

 treatment of the Eose, it is now made such a distinguishing 

 feature in all well-appointed gardens, that it may be worth 

 considering how it can be best displayed to advantage. The 

 most simple and effective way that we know of is three or 

 four rows on each side of a path, standards, half standards, 

 and dwarf, each row a foot lower or higher than the next ; 

 say tlie front row is dwarf, the second worked one foot 'high, 

 the third at two feet, the fourth three feet, and, if another, 

 the fifth four feet. When we say worked a foot high, it must 

 be remembered that the dwarfs, though only a foot from the 

 ground to the top, hide the foot stems of the next row, and 

 the heads of these hide the stems of the third, for the heads 

 may be well calculated at one foot : when the whole are in 



