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in order that they may harmonise with the scenery in the imme- 

 diate neighbourhood of which they are placed. While alluding 

 to the distribution of plants, it may not be out of place to state 

 that a proper arrangement of the figures described on such sur- 

 faces, will tend to enhance the beauty of the scenery. Let a 

 square figure be divided into four triangles of equal dimensions, 

 and each set apart for a distinct plant or plants of the same 

 colour, and let the height of the plants be in proportion to the 

 size of the given triangle, which will show what is meant by 

 unity of idea ; at the same time, the greatest diversity may be 

 produced by a strict attention being paid to the colours of the 

 flowers so grouped ; especially when so arranged, that the 

 brilliancy of the one will tend to show the beauties of the others. 

 When this judgment of the sight is properly exercised, the 

 most comprehensive ideas may be formed ; not only in the 

 arrangement of plants, and the colours of their flowers, but of the 

 distance at which they should be placed ; not only for the figures 

 generally called regular, but also for irregular figures, at appa- 

 rently irregular distances ; but which should be so arranged, in 

 proportion to the space of ground which they are to occupy, 

 that no apparent confusion, or disproportion in their arrange- 

 ment, may exist. By the introduction of such groups of flowers 

 as will appear distinct in themselves, the scenery will be much 

 improved ; especially if diversity of colour be attended to, and 

 particularly so where many evergreens abound ; as it is when 

 placed in immediate connexion with these, that brilliantly 

 coloured flowering plants, as well as the evergreens, are seen to 

 the greatest advantage. In order to show that those plants the 



29. Petunia intermedia, dark purple. 49. Ferbena Lamberti, purple. 



30. Oenothera macrocarpa, yellow. 50. Eschsch61tzi« (Chryseis) cali- 



31. Bouvardia triphylla, scarlet. fornica, yellow. 



32. Verbena pulchella, lilac. 31. Petunia bicolor, white. 



33. Campanula carpatica, blue. 52. iyychnis fulgens, scarlet. 



34. Eschscholtz/a (Chryseis Lindl.) 53. Ferbena venosa, purple. 



crocea, orange. 54. X/Otus jacobae^us var. luteus, 



35. iotus jacobae'us, dark brown. yellow. 



36. Bouvardi'a triphylla, scarlet. 55. Phlox Drummondw, purple. 



37. Buchnera capensis, white. 36. iysimachia verticillata, yellow. 



38. Eutoca viscida, blue. 57. CEnothera speciosa, white. 



39. CEnothera macrocarpa, yellow. 58. *Salvia fulgens, scarlet. 



40. Nierembergz« filicaulis, whitish. 59. Lobeh'a syphilitica, light blue. 



41. Frogmore scarlet pelargoniums. 60. iyysimachia quadriflora, yellow. 



42. 5elago Gilliesw, lilac. 61. Phl6x Drummondw, purple. 



43. Petunia nyctaginiflora, white. 62. CEnothera speciosa, white. 



44. Agathae^a caelestis, bkie. 63. (Salvia fulgens, scarlet. 



45. Eschscholtzia (Chryseis) crocea, 64. ^sclepias tuberosa, orange. 



orange. 65. Salvia ae'nea, blue. 



46. Petiinia phoenlcea, dark purple. 6Q. Salvia fulgens, scarlet. 



47. Bath scarlet pelargoniums, scarlet. 67. Flower border for plants not 



48. iS'enecio elegans var. pleno-ruber, adapted for grouping. 



