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such points as these made slightly elevated, or mound- 

 like, expressly for accommodating showy flower-beds. In 

 this way a desirable degree of boldness may be secured, 

 while the means by which it was acquired would ordinarily 

 escape detection. But be careful not to make such ele- 

 vations too high, else they may appear unnatural. 



The Parisians have a pleasing mode of using flowers in 

 decorating their law^ns worth noticing. It consists of 

 running a narrow border several feet in from the edge of 

 grass plats, on four sides, with some openings to the 

 centre, as shown in figure 67. These borders are usually 

 from three to six feet wide, with the plants arranged 



Fig. 67.— FRENCH METHOD OF ADORNING LAWNS. 



in the mixed irregular style and quite uncrowded, with 

 usually an edging of some bright low^ plants. It is a 

 charming style, and the effect is largely due to preserving 

 an ample central plat of grass. A pleasing feature is 

 the introduction of some handsome shrubs, along the 

 centre of the borders at equal distances apart. Altogether 

 the arrangement is satisfactory to the eye, and worthy 

 of adoption in our gardens when of sufficient area. 

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