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out, and occupying about the centre of tlie lawn; when these 

 are well kept, the freshness and verdure of the green 

 turf, giv^es a fine contrast to the flower beds, and adds 

 very much to the brilliant colors of the flowers themselves. 

 In some of the beds, I would aim at producing spl'endid 

 masses of one color, and in others, such as the largest beds, 

 a mixed and choice collection of animals, which would give 

 a variegated mass of colors throughout the season : in 

 other beds by themselves, I would fill up with exotic 

 flowers, or flowering shrubs, such as are brought forward 

 under glass for bedding out, such as Heliotropes, Lan- 

 tanas, Bouvardias, Geraniums, Fuchsias, Ageratums, Ver- 

 benas, etc. 



The following collection and arrangement for a large 

 oval bed will be found to give a brilliant display of colors 

 from July to November. In the first row, Mignonette to 

 be sown all round the border, eighteen inches from the 

 edging ; after the seed is tlu'ough the ground, plant all the 

 various colors of Portulaca alternately, one foot apart in 

 the same row. The second row, three feet from the edg- 

 ing, plant all the fine mixed colors of Phlox Drummondii, 

 eight inches from each other. The third row, four feet 

 from the edging, sow with white Candytuft, planting all the 

 fine varieties of China Pink three inches apart in the same 

 row. The fourth row, five feet from the edging, j^lant 

 with Purple Globe Amaranth eight inches apart, with a 

 German Ten Week Stock between the Amaranths. The 

 fifth row, six feet from the edging, plant alternately, 

 all the various colors of fine double German Asters, six 

 inches apart in the row. The space remainhig in the 

 centre, fill with all the diflerent colors of the Petunia, 

 ]^lanting one foot apart amongst the Petunias, bulbs of 

 all the fine colors of the Hybrid Gladiolus, which, when in 

 bloom with their long densely flowered racemes of blos- 

 soms, varying from white to salmon and carmine, scarlet 



