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ORNAMEN^TAL GARDENING. 



A beautiful narrow border in an arabesque arrangement, 

 all the plants of which should be fine, low-growing kinds, 

 is shown in figure 65. In carrying out any of the de- 

 signs given, it is hardly possible in transferring the pat- 

 tern to the ground to take too great pains with all lines, 

 to have them of proper shape and in graceful curves. 

 Beds are often seen which were intended to be copies of 



Fig. 65.— AJIABESQUE PATTERN IN PART FOR BORDER. 



excellent patterns, but the work of laying out and plant- 

 ing was done in such an inferior manner as to deprive it 

 wholly of its due effect. 



LOCATION OF FLOWER BEDS. 



The placing of flower beds should al- 

 ways be decided upon with care. It is as 

 necessary to have regard to the general 

 effect of a bed on the garden as to having 

 it show well on its own account. The 

 centre of a principal grass plat to many 

 first suggests itself as being the most 

 suitable place of all for beds, when in 

 fact it is the very place not to be cut 

 into, if we would preserve that most 

 essential of all features in a garden, un- 

 impaired breadth and openness of lawn. 

 Place them rather towards the end or 

 sides. Indentures in shrubbery borders 

 as shoAvn in figure 66, afford good posi- 

 tions for them. 



Fig. 66. 



It is well, when grading the grounds, to have some 



