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guide any one who possesses much taste in judiciously group- 

 ing the bedding-out plants, we confine our remarks to the 

 Dutch garden, now that the season is at hand for planting 

 them. 



The outer row of beds, except the four semicircular ones 

 which serve as a kind pf framework to the garden, may be 

 planted with early tulips, such as Due Von Tholl, and 

 other showy colors. The semicircular ones with double 

 polyanthus, white at the ends, and yellow on the sides. 

 The whole inner edge to be bordered with blue crocus, one 

 row planted thick. 



The half-circle beds, four in number, may be planted 

 wholly with crocuses, white on the two sides, and blue on 

 the ends. 



The four large corner beds should be planted with hya- 

 cinths ; one to be white, two blue ; and one red and rose ; 

 these may be edged with yellow and blue crocus on the in- 

 side, alternately, or with snow drops. 



The four small circular beds may be planted with crown 

 imperials, bordered with anemonies. 



The four irregular shaped beds may be planted with fine 

 late tulips, bizarres in two of them, and bybloemens in the 

 other two ; the outer edge to be bordered with yellow and 

 blue crocuses, alternately, to correspond with the row on the 

 opposite side of the walk. 



All these bulbs will flower early, and may be removed in 

 June, or allowed to remain in the ground after the foliage is 

 dry and removed. Lilies might be introduced, but as they 

 flower later the beds cannot be planted with annuals or bed- 

 ding-out plants. 



The beauty of the garden depends much upon its man- 

 agement. It should always be kept perfectly clean and 

 neatly raked, the walks rolled and raked, and the box edg- 

 ings closely clipped. 



