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keep down all weeds, and the edges of grass neatly 

 clipped as often as they require it, for if your paths 

 are well kept it gives at once a pleasant look of 

 order and neatness to the whole garden. 



In beds of herbaceous flowers a certain degree 

 of untidiness is allowable, and one often gets pretty 

 effects from one flower mingling with another, a 

 strong growing plant, perhaps, supporting a weaker 

 brother ; but I do not mean by this that you can 

 neglect the staking and tying up of tall growing 

 plants in exposed positions ; Lupins, Delphiniums, 

 Michaelmas Daisies and hosts of others almost 

 always require very careful tying, and you should 

 try and remember to do this in good time, before 

 the Delphiniums have grown "bow-legged " or the 

 Michaelmas Daisies laid flat down on their next- 

 door neighbour. 



SPECIAL TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FLOWERS. 



Bulbs. Bulbs are often rather a difficulty in the 

 flower garden, as, if they are planted among the 

 herbaceous plants they are apt to be forgotten, and 

 perhaps dug up; or they are overshadowed by 

 other plants and do not get as much sun as is good 

 for them in ripening the young bulbs ; so I should 



