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width of the garden, and a walk three feet wide close 

 to the south fence. This arrangement will make four 

 large central beds, each 40 by 17 feet, besides the bor- 

 ders. The beds and borders should be edged with 

 box, kept closely cut. The whole garden should be 

 trenched two or three feet deep. To make the walks, 

 dig out the soil three feet deep ; fill in with stones 

 about one foot, and cover them with stout brush ; then 

 put in the soil, and finish with about six inches of 

 coarse sand or gravel, raising the walks a little in the 

 middle. Roll them from time to time till they become 

 settled ; a good coating of salt will help to make them 

 hard, and keep them free from weeds. Walks thus 

 made will keep your feet dry, and your beds tolerably 

 well drained the latter an object which should never 

 be lost sight of, especially where early fruit and vege- 

 tables are desired. There are some matters connected 

 with grading and levelling, which must be determined 

 by the circumstances of each particular case. Lastly, 

 there should be some eighteen inches of good soil, of 

 which sod mould is the very best. No amateur can 

 hope to have a good garden, pleasantly worked, unless 

 everything is properly prepared from the beginning; 

 hence these particulars. 



Now let us see what permanent " fixtures" are 

 wanted. Four feet from the rose-trellis, put in a row 

 of posts, six or seven feet high and eight feet apart, 



