70 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



A, white Candytuft, dwarf Asters, Begonias, or Violas at B ; then 

 outline the design placed across by the crimson foliage of Beet. A 

 rare and pretty filling consists of lemon Iceland Poppies at A, white 



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Violas at B, and orange African Marigolds for the dot plants 

 forming the cross. Fig. 10 can be done with few plants, but the 

 prettiest filling will be this one : A, white Viola ; B, gold Viola ; 

 c, crimson Tom Thumb Lilliput Nasturtium. The centre dot plants, 



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also those of the ring, should be purple Stocks, the edging row 

 mauve Asters, with four tall purple Asters in the corners ; this 

 arrangement proves to be most effective. 



A Basket Flower Bed 



The illustration on page 72 gives some idea how a bed cut on 

 the lawn can be made to represent a basket, by raising the edge and 

 forming a handle over the bed. When neatly done and established 



