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laid at regular intervals, but the gardener 

 would be wise to avoid land which could be 

 rendered workable only by such means. 

 Drainage in that case would have to be car- 

 ried out over the whole of the ground and not 

 merely beneath the borders. 



On stony land the operation of trenching 

 affords a good opportunity for removing an 

 excess of stones. I do not recommend screen- 

 ing, unless a very coarse screen is employed, 

 because a certain proportion of stones is an 

 advantage to the soil, helping to keep it loose 

 and workable. It is therefore generally ad- 

 visable to throw out the larger stones only. 



There cannot be two opinions about the 

 wisdom of deep working, and it only needs to 

 be tried and the results noted to impress the 

 most sceptical gardener of its value. 



I now pass on to a consideration of the form 

 and disposition of beds as picturesque ele- 

 ments in the garden. I need add nothing to 

 what I have already said about borders, be- 

 cause their position generally determines their 

 form, and aspect decides their position. I used 

 the term "bed" to distinguish a detached 

 compartment for flower growing. Beds are 



