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to bring enough sunlight into such enclosures, and 

 it is therefore all the more important to repair the 

 loss by an excess of colour. When completely 

 enclosed the whole area should be paved, raised 

 beds, tubs, vases, etc., being arranged for the 

 reception of flowers, which can be introduced in 

 full bloom and be replaced as soon as the blossom 

 is over. Dwarf trees in boxes and a variety of 

 stone and lead ornaments are to be found, suitable 

 for mingling with the flowers, although care is 

 required in their choice and arrangement. Water 

 can be introduced in the midst, or a good central 

 feature may be formed by a moulded stone curb as 

 for a fountain, — circular, octagonal, or foliated in 

 plan, — but filled with a mass of flowers instead of 

 water from the midst of which a slender figure or 

 finial can emerge. Balconies above with boxes of 

 flowers and hanging blooms will give an added 

 beauty and will lighten the whole eflfect. 



Larger quadrangles will admit of arcaded or 

 colonnaded cloister walks, wichuriana roses can be 

 trained up the pillars, and turf can be used in the 

 formal design of the ground. Here, however, the 

 whole resources of the formal garden are open 



