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THE VILLA GARDENER. 



walk b, which leads to 

 the rosery at c, consist- 

 ing of groups of dwarf 

 roses in mosses or turf. 

 A garden of showy her- 

 baceous plants, in beds 

 edged with box, on gra- 

 vel, is shown at d. There 

 is a collection of standard 

 rose-trees at e, the trees 

 being planted singly on 

 turf, and intersected by 

 a gravel walk, which 

 leads to the American 

 ground /, planted with 

 the choicest rhododen- 

 drons and azaleas. An exotic flower-garden is shown at^r, consisting entirely 

 of pelargonins, fuschias salvias, verbenas, and other half-hardy, or green-house 

 plants, in beds, or in baskets of wirework, on turf, disposed somewhat in the 

 manner shown in €gs. 276 and 279. There are covered seats in the rustic 



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