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in order that they may harmonise with the scenery in the imme- 

 diate neighbourhood of which they are placed. While alluding* 

 to the distribution of plants, it may not be out of place to stale 

 that a proper arrangement of the figures described on such sur- 

 faces, will tend to enhance the beauty of the scenery. Let a 

 square figure be divided into four triangles of equal dimensions, 

 and each set apart for a distinct plant or plants of the same 

 colour, and let the height of the plants be in proportion to the 

 size of the given triangle, which will show what is meant by 

 unity of idea ; at the same time, the greatest diversity may be 

 produced by a strict attention being paid to the colours of the 

 flowers so grouped ; especially when so arranged, that the 

 brilliancy of the one will tend to show the beauties of the others. 

 When this judgment of the sight is properly exercised, the 

 most comprehensive ideas may be formed ; not only in the 

 arrangement of plants, and the colours of their flowers, but of the 

 distance at which they should be placed ; not only for the figures 

 generally called regular, but also for irregular figures, at appa- 

 rently irregular distances; but which should be so arranged, in 

 proportion to the space of ground which they are to occupy, 

 that no apparent confusion, or disproportion in their arrange- 

 ment, may exist. By the introduction of such groups of flowers 

 as will appear distinct in themselves, the scenery will be much 

 improved ; especially if diversity of colour be attended to, and 

 particularly so where many evergreens abound ; as it is when 

 placed in immediate connexion with these, that brilliantly 

 coloured flowering plants, as well as the evergreens, are seen to 

 the greatest advantage. In order to show that those plants the 



29. Petunia intermedia, dark purple. 49. Ferbena Lambert/, purple. 



30. ffinothera macrocarpa, yellow. 50. Eschscholtz/ff (Chryseis) cali- 



31. BoLivard/a triphylla, scarlet. fornica, yellow. 



32. J'erbena pulchella, lilac. 31. Petunia bicolor, white. 



33. Campanula carpatica, blue. 32. Z^ychnis fulgens, scarlet. 



34. Eschscholtz/a (Chrysei*' Lindl.) 33. Terbena venosa, purple. 



crocea, orange. 34. Lotus jacobae^us var. luteus, 

 33, iotusjacobee' us, dark brown. yellow. 



36. Bouvardirt triphylla, scarlet. 33. Phlox Drummondi/, purple. 



37. Buchnera capensis, white. 36. /yysimachia verticillata, yellow. 



38. Eutoca viscida, blue. 37. ffinothera speciosa, white. 



39. tt'notliera macrocarpa, yellow. 38. 5'alvia fulgens, scarlet. 



40. Nieremberg/ft filicaulis, whitish. 39. Lobeh'a syphilitica, light blue. 



41. Frogmore scarlet pelargoniums. 60. Zysimachia quadriflura, yellow. 



42. iS'eliigo GilliesM, lilac. 61. Phlox Drummond//, pur|)le. 



43. Petunia iiyctaginiflora, white. 62. ffinothera speciosa, white. 



44. Agathae^a caelestis, bhie. 63. .Salvia fulgens, scarlet. 



45. Eschsch61tz/« (Chryseis) crocea, 64. ^sclepia*' tuberosa, orange. 



orange. 63. 5'alvia ae^nea, blue. 



46. Petunia phoenicea, dark purple. Q6. .Salvia fulgens, scarlet. 



47. Bath scarlet pelargoniums, scarlet. 67. Flower border for plants not 



48. 6'enecio clegans var. plcno-riiber. adapted for grouping. 



