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thus lost much of their vigor. In order to have 

 them at their best they should be freshly cut and 

 laid carefully in a rich foundation, the pieces 

 joined as closely as possible together and the crev- 

 ices filled in with either grass seed or dirt. Plenty 

 of watering means success ; still one should not be 

 impatient, for it is not until a second season that 

 grass comes to its own. One difficulty in a border 

 like this, which can, however, be easily remedied,, 

 is that it needs constant cutting to keep the grass 

 from overrunning the beds. 



If you are planning a garden of the English type, 

 it is well to carry out the idea of introducing ir- 

 regular stones for the walk. It is desirable that 

 the stones should not all be of the same size, other- 

 wise there will be no chance for grass and moss to 

 grow between them and give them the old-world 

 aspect. In gardens of this type such a path is 

 really imperative, for the flowers crowd against the 

 dividing line and would be much less interesting if 

 stones were not introduced. 



Bear in mind, in dealing with this particular 

 subject that the width of the walk, depends in a 

 great measure on the size of the garden. Here a 

 narrow path is all that is necessary to carry out 



