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The Flower Garden 



the like. Soil and other details will be treated else- 

 where. 



In planning a shrubbery (see Plate II.) it is neither 

 necessary nor desirable to use boards or other curbing 

 for the beds, but the turf should be kept neatly 

 trimmed and cut. A plot 60 by 40 feet or more, in- 

 closing a considerable area of turf, gives room for 

 rustic seats, a stationary hammock, and a tree or two. 

 The circle in the border greatly increases the accom- 

 modation for plants and furnishes an ideal spot for 

 Lilies. The "lily-pond in the centre will be discussed 

 at length in the chapter devoted to aquatic plants. 



The rather complicated design in Plate III. is in- 

 tended for a rose-garden or for foliage-beds on a 

 large lawn. It is not at all difficult to construct, and 

 a little practice with paper and pencil will remove any 

 apparent obstacle. If you will draw, on a scale of 

 one inch to a foot with a compass a succession of 

 circles of six, eight and a half, twelve and a half, 

 fifteen and nineteen inches, respectively, the founda- 

 tion of the plan will be laid. Now, divide the fourth 

 circle into fifths and draw a half circle 4~| by 14 feet 

 or inches on the circle of each fifth by placing the 

 point of the compass midway between the fourth and 

 third circle. This will leave a crescent-shaped bed. 

 Mark off from each side of these half circles or cres- 

 cents, on the space between the third and fourth circle, 

 two and one-half feet for paths. Making the lines 

 parallel with the crescents, the remaining spaces will 



