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of the afternoon and morning sun and all the pecu- 

 liarities of plant growth that escape her when busy 

 with trowel and watering-pot, so that the view from 

 it should be first consideration. 



A very good arrangement is to put a large bed of 

 Ricinus on the most remote space of the lawn four 

 plants in the centre of a twelve-foot bed surrounded 

 with a row of Salvia splendens edged with Little Gem 

 Sweet Alyssum. Nearer, an eight-foot bed of the 

 large-flowered Cannas may be introduced and edged 

 with Coleus or the second size of Caladiums, while a 

 six-foot bed of ornamental grasses Arundo Donax, 

 Erianthus Ravennae, Eulalia gracillima univittata 

 will make a satisfactory third. Such beds are rich in 

 tropical effects and give more distinction to a lawn 

 than any other class of plants. 



Where there is an ample water-supply these beds 

 may be elevated a few inches above the lawn to make 

 them more conspicuous; but where the seasons are 

 hot and dry and water must be carried it is better to 

 set them slightly lower than the lawn, so that all the 

 available moisture may be utilised. A few inches of 

 margin must be allowed around the edges of beds 

 on the lawn so that the mower may run close to the 

 beds without injuring the plants, though even then 

 it will be best to use the lawn-shears. Such beds call 

 for carefully trimmed lawns. Unless the grass can 

 be properly cared for, it is better to exclude flowers 

 from this part of the grounds entirely, as it is time 



