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ORKAMENTAL GARDEKING. 



marked example of the misuse of flowers in embellishing 

 grounds as shown in figure 47. The beauty of a conspic- 

 uous but not large plat was almost destroyed, and at large 

 cost, by immense, long, glaring masses of a single color 



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Fig. 47. — TOO MAJ5T FLOWERS FOR GOOD EFFECT. 



of geranium, with only the relief of a few lines of other 

 plants at the edge. 



Figure 48 shows the improvement of which the same 

 spot was susceptible, if less than one-fourth as many 

 plants had been used, but on the principle of employing 

 them as minor features in the adornment, with a corres- 



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Fig. 48. — THE SAME PLAT WITH FEWER FLOWERS. 



ponding increase of grass, and the former arranged by 

 introducing a little pleasing variety into the designs. 



Let bright flowers and plants be used in planting the 

 garden, being guided by the same principle upon which 

 growing flowers or plants are set to be surrounded and 

 supported by a profusion of foliage, or that which gov- 



