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THE VILLA GAEDENEK. 



modes they will occupy little 



space, 



and look well : some 



kinds also bear well when trained 



in these manners. Fig-trees or 



vines may be trained in the spiral 



manner round stakes. Behind 



these trees, against the wall, we 



would train common laurels, lau- 



rustinus, or ivy ; because, though 



currants or gooseberries would 



be more appropriate there, yet 



under the shade of the pear-trees 



they would not thrive ; besides, 



if they would thrive, we think 

 -M^^^S^^^^^W they ought to be sacrificecl, in 



'P*^^^^^^'i^^^&^t t'^i^ particular spot, to the ever- 

 greens mentioned. We may 



observe, here, that the beds in 



which the strawberries are grown 



will be improved in efiect if they 



are either surrounded with a 



marginal line of brick or tiles, 

 or if the surface is covered by some description of stones, pebbles, flints, 

 or vitrified bricks. The cause of this improved effect is, the contrast between 

 rocky or stony materials and the turf. 



38 



39 





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130. To vary the plan of these gardens, figs. 38. and 39., for ornamental 

 flowers, might be substituted for the front gardens, shown in fig. 35.; and 

 provided the family residing in the house were fond of gardening, and wished 

 for occupation in the open air, they might be planted as follows : for training 

 against the upper part, Passiflora cserulea and Tecovia (Bignonza) capreolata 

 (which, as fast growers, would need a good deal of training), and Rosa, ruga, 

 sanguinea, Noisetti«w«, and other China roses, might be planted, which, dur- 

 ing summer, would not only require training, but constant attention to keep 

 down the aphides, and to remove the decayed blossoms and their stalks. If 

 the aspect were east or west, Tecoma (Bignon/a) radicans, Lonicera flexuosa 

 and grata, WistanV? sinensis, camellias, myrtles, and climbing roses, might 

 be employed. The wistaria, the tecoma, and the evergreen climbing roses 



