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therefore have ample surface drain- 

 age~; good culverts, with a cemented and 

 sloping foundation, should be made wher- 

 ever the water is liable to accumulate. It 

 is advisable to build at the higher end of 

 each culvert a silt-pit ; this will not only 

 collect the washed-away gravel, which 

 may again be used on the paths or roads, 

 but also prevent leaves and rubbish from 

 entering and choking the culvert. Small 

 surface channels, as inconspicuous as 

 possible, should be made wherever a 

 surface-wash is liable to occur, whether 

 in the flower or vegetable-garden, or 

 elsewhere. 



FLOWER GARDEN 



Background. Though a special 

 background is not always necessary, its 

 presence as a rule does much to enhance 

 the beauty of the flower-beds or lawn in 

 the foreground. Thus a bank of mixed 

 tall foliage and flowering shrubs serves 

 EDGING SHEARS the purpose to advantage, the taller kinds 

 of plants being placed at the back, and 



gradually smaller ones towards the front. In this way all the 



plants, when they have grown up to form a sloping bank, will be 



seen at once from the front. 



In the case of borders which 



are to be seen from both sides, 



the taller plants should of 



course, be planted towards 



the centre. 



SHEEP SHEARS. GENERALLY PREFKKKK1> 

 BY COOLIES FOR Ct'TTIXO GRASS EIJGES. 



Bedding, Grouping, etc, As a general rule, either flowering 

 or foliage plants look most effective when massed separately in large 

 beds or groups, or in rows, circles, or irregular patches as compo- 

 nent parts of these. Frequently, however, the effect is more 

 pleasing by mixed planting according to a definite colour arrange- 

 ment, the beauty of many species being thus enhanced both by 

 contrast and harmony with surrounding flowers or foliage. The 

 beds or borders used should be of simple designs, like the 



