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a garden of annuals, or bedding out plants. We therefore 

 give two lists for planting it, one as a mixed garden, the 

 other as a summer garden : — 



THE MIXED GARDEN. 



The centre circular bed should be left for a handsome 

 pedestal, with or without a sun-dial : or for a beautiful vase. 



The four large irregular-shaped beds between this and the 

 next circular walk may be planted with a good assortment of 

 tall growing perennials ; such as Phloxes, Dielytra, Aconitum, 

 Delphiniums, &c., at such distances that a few asters and 

 other annuals may be set out between them to keep up the 

 show during autumn. 



The four small circular beds forming the centre of the 

 scrolls may each contain a very handsome rosebush, or an 

 Irish or Swedish juniper. 



The next row of eight large beds, with a walk at right 

 angles running between them, may be set out with Japan 

 and other lilies and herbaceous plants, selecting such as bloom 

 both early and late. 



The next row of small circular beds, sixteen in number, 

 may each be filled with fine hybrid perpetual or other roses, 

 kept neatly pruned as small compact bunches. 



The scollop-shaped beds on the outside may be filled with 

 a promiscuous collection of plants of low growth, such as 

 dwarf phlox, dwarf pinks, Lysimachia, Spiraea japonica, 

 not very thick, so that the spaces between can be filled with 

 verbenas, lantanas, and dwarf annuals. 



The arrangement should be such that the bed as a whole, 

 when the plants are in full bloom, may have the appearance 

 of a flat cone of flowers, the tallest being in the centre, the 

 lowest on the outside with a regular gradation from the cen- 

 tre to the circumference. So great is the variety of materials 

 for planting such a garden, that to give anything more than a 

 few general hints, we might fill a dozen pages with diff*erent 

 lists for this purpose. 



THE SUMMER GARDEN. 



The circular bed in the centre, as in the preceding list, 

 should be left for an ornamental vase or a pedestal for a sun- 

 dial. 



