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and inner square either of London Pride or the mossy Saxifrage 

 just described. How easy it will be to fill the bare spaces etiec- 

 tively ever afterwards, whether with Geraniums in May, or bulbs 

 or spring bedding subjects in autumn. If perpetual plants are 

 preferred, Carnations and Violas would be shown up by these green 

 lines of demarcation. 



Where beds are many and plants few, there is distinct advantage 

 in dealing with some of the smaller beds according to the design of 

 Fig. 3 (p. 58). The whole outer portion consists of Sedum kamtschati- 

 cum variegatum, the Orange Stonecrop, a more important plant than 



FIG. 1 



FIG. 2 



the old Yellow Stonecrop ; the centre round A remains the only 

 space requiring taller plants, which might be followed by white 

 Hyacinths. London Pride, other Saxifrages and Sedums, Thymes, or 

 Arabia albida variegata might be used for the surrounding of other 

 beds. 



A fine show is suggested by Fig. 4 (p. 58). The evergreen portion 

 could be Ajuga osmafera, which has blue blossom from April to June, 

 or London Pride would be a safe choice ; but Heucheras look well 

 used in a large bed, as their leaves are very close growing and charm- 

 ingly autumn tinted, though not strictly evergreen. The floral plants 

 might be African Marigolds at A, and French Marigolds at c. The 

 bed Fig. 2 could be filled thus, also bed Fig. 1, with French Mari- 

 golds for the whole of A, and dot plants of the taller Marigolds 

 at B. 



