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Fig. 73. A Flowcr-Garden surrounded by a Shrubbery. 



briiary, March, April, May, June, July, August, and September, planted in 

 succession ; next, eight red-flowering plants for the same months ; and so on, 

 through blue, yellow, purple, orange, and brown, commencing again with white. 



The line of beds next the walk being completed in this manner, the second 

 line may commence with purple or orange, and the third with brown. As 

 several of the plants in each colour will continue in bloom more than a 

 month, there will never be any colour wanting. In the middle line of beds 

 there will be no plants for February or March, because there are scarcely any 

 plants which rise above a foot that bloom in these months ; and in the third 

 line of beds there will be none for February, March, or April, and only the 

 crown imperial for May, because almost all tall-growing plants flower late. 



The beds for shrubs, which are on the other side of the walk, are to be 

 planted in single rows distributed on the same general principles as the herba- 



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