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arranged in plan, it would certainly be very narrow at 

 a point where a little extra density of screen from the 

 property on the other side of the fence might prove 

 desirable. To those who prefer a narrow pathway I 

 suggest that a 5 or 6 feet wide central path, with grass 

 on either side, would look well. That the arrangement 

 is simple and direct is obvious ; whether it would prove 

 interesting or dull depends to a very great extent on 

 the shrubs used on either side. These should be prin- 

 cipally of a flowering nature, combined with foliage 

 effects, and including some of the winter berrying 

 shrubs. Happily there is no difficulty in finding every- 

 thing that can be desired in this respect nowadays, and 

 I will mention a few that are suitable. Amongst the 

 earlier flowering are the Forsythias and Prunus. I 

 should certainly plant Prunus sinensis roseo plena, 

 and also the double white form, albo plena. Prunus 

 Blirieana flare plena, with its semi-double pale rose- 

 pink flowers, is delightful in spring, and the rich purple 

 colouring of its foliage makes it of double value, as it is 

 useful all the summer and autumn. Then there are 

 the double Cherries, of which Prunus Cerasus pseudo- 

 cerasus James H. Veitch is one of the best, 

 Watereri and Hisakura are also very beautiful. 

 The Cherries, too, have an additional value in the 

 autumn, when their foliage ripens to all sorts of glorious 

 tints. Other flowering shrubs that no one should 

 leave out of such a border are the Almonds. The 

 common almond, Prunus Amygdalus, will light up 

 a whole garden in the early spring with its soft pink 

 flowers, and there is a deeper coloured species, 

 Amygdalus davidiana, that will flower as early as 



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