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full excellence is appreciated. This can be done in two ways—by 
the planting of flowering and foliage subjects in lines, triangular 
spaces, and centre diamond, and by using strips of turf for all the 
lines B. This can only be carried out upon gravel. The space 
marked A might all be planted with scarlet flowers, the C spaces 
with white ones; but innumerable schemes will suggest themselves. 
Simple, easy, yet novel is the design shown in Fig. 8; all its 
originality consists in the extreme points that finish off the corners. 
Deep pink double Geraniums at A are sure to look well, but if seed 
raised plants are desired the same colour can be represented by 
Asters, Stocks, or Verbenas ; the corner spaces 3 can be of white 
Violas, dwarf Candytuft, dwarf Asters, or sown Sweet Alyssum, or 
of rich crimson Dianthus Heddewiggii or-Phlox Drummondii. An 
unusual combination of colour is pale pink with royal blue ; the pink 
is seen to perfection in single Geraniums and Asters, while there are 
B Zs 
FIG 8.—SIMPLE, EASY, YET NOVEL. 
varieties of Verbenas and Phlox Drummondii of it also; the royal 
blue can be obtained with Phacelia campanularia, dwarf Cornflower 
(Cyanus minor Victoria), or the popular Lobelia. Pale pink and 
violet look well together, so Asters might be planted in the centre, 
and purple Violas at the corners. 
An Intricate Design.—Straight line patterns are much easier 
to peg out correctly than curves, therefore I recommend Fig. 9 to the 
attention only of those skilled in carpet bedding, or who are willing to 
take great pains to measure out the surface. A simple round, thus 
treated, becomes very noticeable and praiseworthy. The pattern 
consists really of two peculiarly shaped crosses laid one over the other. 
If A is formed of dark foliaged Beet, B of orange Tagetes signata 
pumila, C all of a good bedding variety of light lilac blue Viola (or 
Violetta) Gold Crest, the result cannot fail to be excellent. A silver 
foliaged plant can be used instead of Chilian Beet for one cross if 
preferred, but is not as effective; another silver foliaged plant of 
lesser stature could then make the edging. When Chilian Beet is 
