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my sisters, when the weather is fine, bring their 

 work or books, to amuse themselves in it while 

 I am employed in my garden, that I strongly 

 advise you to build one on that side, as near the 

 trees as possible ; particularly, as by planting a 

 few evergreens round the seat, with some 

 woodbines and trailing roses at the foot of the 

 trees, you will soon have an arbour there. 

 When I hear your determination on this point, 

 I shall send plans and instructions for making 

 this most useful ornament to your garden. 



Thus, we have disposed of all the outside 

 parts as follows : first, the turf border, for the 

 American shrubs ; secondly, the ugly paling 

 mantled over with creepers, morning glory, 

 roses, &LC. ; thirdly, the south wall, covered 

 . with the more delicate and rare plants ; and, 

 lastly, on the shaded side, an arbour. 



The middle of the garden, which is the most 



