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space be wanted, it may, perhaps, be found behind the house, 

 and next the fruit or vegetable garden. The beds thus cut in 

 the turf may be of various shapes and sizes, but should always 

 be bounded by curved lines. The grass-plots in which they 

 are situated should be kept smoothly shaven. 



In arranging the plants in your beds, place the tallest in the 

 center; but very tall growers, like the hollyhocks and sun- 

 flowers, should, in general, be disposed as a back-ground in 

 borders next the walls. So arrange aU the kinds that the 

 smaller shall not be hidden or too much shaded by the larger, 

 but all be seen in their order, and each contribute to the gen- 

 eral effect. Reference must also be had to colors and their 

 proper combination. It is well, so far as is possible, to select 

 plants which appear well through the season, whether in blos- 

 som or not.' A constant succession of flowers in each bed 

 may be secured by commencing with the early flowering bulbs, 

 following these with the best herbaceous perennials, and clos- 

 ing with a good selection of annuals. 



Climbing plants of various kinds, both annual and perennial, 

 if judiciously introduced, add greatly to the beauty of the 

 grounds around a dwelling. Walls may be mantled with them; 

 doors and windows enwreathed ; any unsightly object hidden ; 

 arbors covered ; and posts and the trunks of trees entwined. 

 They may also be permitted to trail among the smaller shrubs — 

 care being taken, of course, that they do not, in their luxuri- 

 ance, overpower or hide other plants. Various kinds of sup- 

 ports for climbers may be introduced into the portions of the 

 yard devoted to trees and shrubs. The simplest of these is a 

 single upright pillar of cedar or other durable wood in its 

 rough bark, or a sawed piece of timber with holes bored 

 through it at regular intervals, through which the leading 

 shoots may be drawn as they advance in growth. Prairie 

 roses, bignomas, and other hardy climbers, if skillfully trained, 

 make a very handsome appearance on such pillars. Two 

 climbing roses, of milike colors, may be thus trained together 

 with a fine effect. These posts should bo nine or ten feet high. 



