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the ends being parts of circles instead of being purely angular. 

 It should be noted, however, that this last example is pro- 

 duced mainly to point out the way in which variety may be 

 achieved, as the extremely acute corners of the beds would 

 be difficult both to fill and to keep in their proper shape. In 

 the next pattern we have yet another method, the beds 

 being severed into two parts by the introduction of small 

 circles, for alternate flowers and specimens; and this plan, 

 while offering less of continuity than the previous one, admits 

 of the employment of a greater number and variegation of 

 colors. 



Still further progression in the scale of design is made in 

 fig. 2gb which has a prominent center to each bed, with 

 narrower, pointed ends. These alternate with specimen trees 

 or shrubs. In fig. 29c we have still another type form, 

 circular beds being connected by a straight portion. An 

 additional step in the way of variety is made in fig. sge 

 where the ends of the beds are turned to the walk, and a 

 more flowing outhne occasioned. Very small shrubs are hke- 

 wise inserted in the circular ends of each alternate bed. And 

 if beds of this pattern cannot be much commended, on 

 account of the troubled emanded to fill them nicely and to 

 keep them correctly cut out, they may yet be useful in making 

 a species of scroll-hke fringe to a walk, where only one 

 description of plant such as verbenas of different colors, is 

 intended to be grown in them. In fig. 29^ a strict adherence 

 to the fine of the walk is maintained in the flower beds, and 

 a similar conformity is observed in fig. 295, some little play 

 of margin being accomplished by the interposition of dwarf 

 shrubs at regular intervals. 



It will be obvious that specimens of this character might 

 be multipHed to an almost infinite extent, if any sufficient 

 object could be served by their introduction. In those 



