CONTENTS. 

 LETTER I. 



JANUARY. 



Directions for laying out a Flower Garden. Dutch 

 gardens. Turf border. South wall, and South border 

 Climbers. Arbour. Designs for Centre Bed. Borders, 

 nature of Soil requisite, Draining, * Compost. American 

 border. Distance at which American shrubs should be 

 planted ; why planted in bog earth. Different plants 

 used for edging borders. Instructions for Edging. 

 Gravel Walks. Distinction between Shrubs, Annuals, 

 &c. Page 15. 



LETTER II. 



FEBRUARY. 



Edging to borders. Hints for planting Herbaceous 

 Plants, as to height, colour and time of flowering. 



