and planting a Subu7-ban Flox^er-Garden. 165 



be planted. The dots thus • indicate situational for herba- 

 ceous plants, annual or perennial. 

 /, Marks thus x , indicating the situation of deciduous shrubs to 



be planted. 

 uiox). Twelve posts in the fence of pales, against each of which a 



China rose is to be planted, and trained on each side; and also 



allowed to overtop the wall, so as to break its formal outline. 

 W, Situation where a vase on a proper pedestal, a statue, or other 



architectural object, might be placed ; taking care to connect it 



architecturally with the walk. 

 X, Situation where a small circular basin and fountain might be 



introduced. 

 y, Situations where chairs may be placed. 



The different tools required for the garden, including the 

 wheelbarrow and roller, are kept in a division of the stable ; the 

 flower-pots, &c., under the summer-house ; and the mould and 

 compost heaps near the east end of the pit. 



In the disposition of the trees, the object is, to preserve an 

 irregular-sided vista along the centre of the lawn \ to break the 

 formality of the straight lines of the walks and fences on each 

 side of it ; to conceal the termination of the lawn, and hide the 

 asparagus beds ; and to vary and partially conceal the scenery of 

 the neighbouring side gardens and of the country beyond. 



The principle of guidance in the selection and disposition of 

 the shrubs is, partly to cooperate with the above object ; but 

 principally to produce an agreeable variety of flowers and foliage 

 throughout the whole space, and during every month in the year. 

 For this purpose, certain evergreens (such as the laurustinus), 

 and certain flowering shrubs (such as the China rose), are dis- 

 tributed throughout ; the same vai'iety of the species not being 

 repeated, but different varieties. There are also shrubs for 

 flowering at every season of the year : such as the Chimonanthus 

 and Cydonia japonica for autumn and winter ; the mezereon for 

 early spring; the common azalea and rhododendron for the be- 

 ginning of summer; the clethra for August : and the arbutus and 

 wych hazel for the latter part of the season. The whole of the 

 trees and shrubs are of kinds which do not require peat earth, 

 and may be purchased at moderate prices. 



The Trees are almost all of the low-growing and flowering 

 kinds ; under 30 ft. in height ; and purchasable, on an average, 

 for cash, at \s. 2d. each. Their names are as follow. The prices 

 were kindly put to them by a respectable London nurseryman. 



1. Pyrus spectabilis, the showy-flowered Chinese crab tree, 1^. 



2. Quercus Z^ex, the evergreen oak. Is. Qd. 



3. Thuja occidentalis, the American arbor vitse, 9d.. 



4. Laixxns nobilis, the sweet bay, l5. 6d. 



5. tAmiperus virgini^na, the red cedar, Is., 



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