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sode in a shrubbery on the principle recommended in the introduction to this 

 article. 



a. American perennial herbaceous plants. 



b. American bulbs and annuals. 



c. American low flowering shrubs, such as rhododendrons, azaleas, kal- 



mias, &c. 



d. Magnolias. 



e,f, g. Counterparts to a, b, c, but containing quite different species. 



Fig. 65., is a design which may also serve as an American garden, or for a 

 garden entirely of peat earth shrubs and plants, of whatever country they 

 may be natives, which require to be grown in moist peat. The herbaceous 

 plants may be planted in the beds 1, 4, 5, 8, and the magnolias and low shrubs 



Fig. 65. Garden of Shrubs and herbaceous Plants which require to be grown in moist Peat j the 

 moisture being cotnmunicaied by jiipes connected with the central basin. 



in the beds 2, 3, 6, 7. The central circle, 9, is for a basin and fountain, from 

 which there may be an underground communication to each bed, by means 

 of small earthenware pipes, which can be plugged up at pleasure. This com- 

 munication will admit of keeping the beds moist during the dry season, which 

 contributes greatly to the beauty of all flowering shrubs, especially such kinds 

 as the American iJhodoracese, most of which grow in moist peat. 



Fig. 66. is a design for a garden, to contain a select collection of dahlias, 

 to form an episode to a shrubbery walk. 



The beds at a a embrace small basins of water, and in order to contrast 

 with the others, may be planted with a collection of hollyhocks. The beds 

 marked b b may be planted with evergreen shrubs, in order to prevent the 



