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On Laying out and Planting 



ence ought to be given to those which do not exceed two thirds of that 

 height. These kinds may be all the truly dwarf sorts of the Linnsean genus 

 -Erica ; indeed the design would make an excellent ericacetum, or, if the 

 soil is dry, it would, planted with dwarf helianthemums, make an excellent cis- 

 tinetum. Among the peat-earth plants that may be used are, Azalea procum- 



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Fig. 119. Flower- Garden adapted for a Hollow with a Peaty Soil. 

 Scale 24 ft. to an inch. 



bens, EpigEe^a repens, Gaulthen'a procumbens, .E'mpetrum nigrum, Kalmia 

 angustifolia nana, jDaphne C'neorum, iJhododendron caucasicum and R. Cha- 

 msecistus, Faccinium Titis ids^a, V. i, major, and V. i. minor. The edgings 

 to these beds may be made of Facciniura Fitis idae'a. 



If the source of water be sufficiently high, there may be small jets or 

 drooping fountains in the five basins ; and, if possible, it should be so con- 



