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panied, in the same bed, by such flowers as 

 require digging ; the line of border above 

 mentioned destroying that repose and that 

 variety of form which ought to characterise 

 the former. In a lawn of small dimensions, 

 the loosing: of the turf under the shrubs is of 

 the utmost importance, as it gives an appear- 

 ance of extent to its limited proportion. 

 Pgeonies, roses, hollyhocks, and other flowers 

 that are of sufficient height or size to mingle 

 with the shrubs, may be fairly united with 

 them, if it can be effected without showing 

 the mould. In the first formation of these 

 plantations of shrubs, the borders must be 

 dug, and, for a time, kept so; but every oppor- 

 tunity sliould be taken to break the edgy 

 line, till it can be finally obliterated : to help 

 this end, even in the first instance, periwinkle, 

 St. John's wort, and other ground creepers, 

 may be planted with the shrubs ; and, by 

 uniting them with the lawn, will tend to di- 

 minish the hard line of the border : a thing 

 that cannot be too strongly insisted upon, as 

 essential to continuity and repose. 



It is impossible to lay down rules that may 

 regulate the size, situation, or character of 

 these plantations of shrubs, which will depend 



