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plan where there is but little space, and flowers 

 only are intended to be" cultivated; for though 

 this method of laying out a garden supposes 

 the intention of making each bed contain only 

 one kind of flowers, yet I consider that it 

 may be equally adapted to a mixed flower 

 garden. 



Notwithstanding what I have stated, I am well 

 aware of the beauty of the wild and irregular 

 in the arrangement of pleasure grounds ; but 

 this, to produce a good effect, requires space ; 

 and, to be really beautiful, there should Ijjj 

 inequality of surface, and the power of produc- 

 ing a variety of form without confusion. It is 

 indispensable, also, that the whole plan should 

 not be seen at once, but this, with your little 

 nook, you cannot hope to accomplish ; I recom- 

 mend you, therefore, to content yourself with 

 neatness and regularity ; conceiving your main 

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