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executed with a comparatively small number of plants. They 

 are especially suitable for the center of an open plot of lawn 

 with definite formal boundaries on all sides, such as walks 

 or drives. Whether they are to be composed of tall-growing 

 or of low-growing plants w r ill depend upon the distance they 

 are to be from the observer. For a moderate sized plot the 

 following plants might be used: 



No. 13. Border, red alternanthera; second row, dwarf orange 

 or yellow nasturtium; third row, Achyranthes Gilsoni, or 



191. Carpet-bed for a bay or recession in the border planting. 



Acalypha tricolor; central square, scarlet geraniums, with a 

 border of Centaurea gymnocarpa, intervening spaces, grass. 

 Instead of the square of geraniums, a vase might be sub- 

 stituted, or a clump of Salvia splendens. 



No. 14. Composite beds like this and the former are always 

 suggestive. They contain various features which may readily 

 be re-combined into other patterns. Sometimes it may be 

 convenient to use only portions of the design. The reader 



