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the bottoms, of 2 x 2 inch stuff, 18 to 24 inches long, 

 were to be nailed at intervals, the tops of these stakes 

 coming one inch below the upper edge of the boards. 

 These "legs" were then driven down into the ground 

 until the top of the boards was four inches above the 

 bed on their inner side and three inches above the 

 turf or walk on their outer side; and the beds them- 

 selves were graded up so that at the middle they were 

 higher than, or at least on a level with, the top of the 

 rail edging. All was leveled and set straight and true 

 and the boards painted a stone color or a green; and 

 then the beds might be planted. 



Complete directions for the planting arrangement 

 of a garden wherein this board edging was used, treat 

 first of the surrounding walls, which were to be 

 planted with wall fruits. This method of fruit grow- 

 ing was not very generally used in America, however, 

 so the tall standard rose trees which were to go between 

 the pears and peaches on the wall, went along the line 

 of the inclosing hedge or paling instead ; the outer bor- 

 der held "primroses, auriculas, hepaticas, double rose 

 champion, double nonsuch, double dame's violet, the 

 best wall flowers and double stock gilliflowers," just 

 as it did in the old world garden, however. And a 

 lattice four feet high, the bars of which were six 

 inches apart, formed an inner inclosure; this had sev- 

 eral sorts of roses on its inner side, and the border 



