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artistically and carefully filled in, would be a lasting happi- 

 ness to many a garden-lover. 



Another cunningly devised design is a sketch-like 

 coloured plan of a garden, belonging to a large and 

 interesting place, which through the generosity of the 

 owner is at stated times thrown open to the public. 

 Unlike an ordinary prosaic ground-plan, this amusing 

 illustrated guide has been cleverly elaborated. Vegetables 

 in the kitchen-garden are represented with faces. Three 

 white, stout gentlemen Turnips sigh for the hand of a 

 lovely lady, who is evidently, by the shape of her green 

 feathery head-dress, " Miss Celery." Flower-beds are 

 shown by heads with costumes emblematic of them. 

 Two smart Mr. Sunflowers bow to Ladies Scarlet Poppy. 

 We are shown on the plan where to find the greenhouses 

 " where ye gardeners toile." From the glare and heat of 

 one drive we are taken into the contrasting cool of "ye 

 lounge walke of coole and shade." Shadow and rest 

 are also ours in "ye songster's bower, being thickly 

 planted wood," and again in "ye small byrdies' paradise, 

 another wood." We have much joy in this garden, but 

 it would not perhaps be human without some sadness : 

 and so, to make it complete, we find " ye weeping corner," 

 represented by weeping willow trees. 



The ideas for garden plans above sketched await the 

 further imaginings of a clever craftswoman. They can 

 be worked out in many different ways, but it would seem 

 to be essentially the province of an artistic lady. She 

 should be able to understand readily the little touches of 

 good taste and originality that will convey pleasure to a 

 client. For instance, often a woman, otherwise very 

 intelligent, finds it impossible to read a ground-plan or 

 map. In other cases, people find it difficult to visualize a 

 bare bit of ground as it will appear when alterations have 

 taken place. This is a very common failing with both 



