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inconsistency of mixing trees and shrubs together in shrubberies, 

 and scattering single trees and single shrubs in flower-gardens, 

 or on lawns among flower-beds. If the parties who adopt this 

 practice will only reflect on what constitutes unity of expression, 

 or, in other words, on what would give most effect to their 

 flowers, and also to their shrubs, we feel confident they would 

 give it up. If even flowering shrubs and flowering herbaceous 

 plants are to be exhibited on the same lawn, they will always 

 have most effect when displayed in separate beds, as shown in 

 fig. 51., grouped with themselves, and with the flower-beds, on 

 the principle exemplified in that figure. But, in cases of this 

 sort, it must always be recollected that the shrubs are to be of 

 the low-growing, flowering kinds, and not such articles as 

 common lilacs, laurels, phillyreas, &c. We refer to what we 

 have said on the subject in p. 412, 



Art. III. Remarks on Competition Designs for Flotver-Gardens, 

 mth a Design adapted to a particularly/ shaped Piece of Ground, and 

 containing a Problem for Solution as to Floiver-Gardens. By Mr» 



T. RUTGER. 



I CONCEIVE that offering you designs by way of competition 

 for flower-gardens will prove useful to the admirers of Flora ; 

 but, perhaps, a hint upon the subject may not be amiss. It is to 

 be presumed that persons who may offer designs for approval 

 will make choice of the shape and quantity of ground that may 

 suit their own ideas, or, rather, such as may be suitable for the 

 borders, clumps, turf, shrubs, &c., which they may wish to place 

 in it. Now, I do not think there is much difficulty in laying 

 down designs of this description that may please the eye, and 

 also be of use to such as are about to make flower-gardens ; but, 

 I think, a better and more useful way would be, to give in your 

 Magazine the size and shape of the ground^ together with the 

 points of the compass, place of entrance 

 required, &c., which might easily be done by 

 a small skeleton plan accompanying the re- 

 quest. I conceive by this method more in- 

 genuity would be displayed, and conse- 

 quently more merit shown, by the person 

 who might succeed in giving the most ap- 

 propriate design, than in any other; as in 

 some instances the spot made choice of for 

 the purpose may be so shaped as to render 

 it difficult for the designer either to please 

 himself or others. 



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