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used the edging can be of crimson leaved Iresine instead of orange 
Viola, if wished. When this bed has to be situated in shade it can 
still be a pretty one ; A may consist of golden Calceolaria or a gold 
leaved Geranium, B be formed of closely planted evergreen tufts of 
London Pride, C be of white Violas, which will not refuse to flower, 
and the edging D will not lack colour if composed wholly of Pyre- 
thrum aureum. . 
Simple arrangements often look better than complex ones, especi- 
ally if the gardener’s skill is not great, or if the supply of plants is 
not very large and varied. 
FIG. 9.-NEW PLANTING FOR ROUND BED. 
A pattern that is at once easy-to carry out, exceedingly eflect- 
ive, and still somewhat uncommon, is shown in Fig. 10; it is formed, 
after the edging belt, merely by setting the chief plants at regular 
intervals all over it, and filling the entire remaining space with a 
dwarf plant. The edging itself ends a few inches from each corner, 
thus providing four diamonds that look effective when made 
into bright spots of colour. One most showy arrangement of 
flowers, that could be carried out by almost every gardener, is to 
use double scarlet Geraniums for the tall plants, and dwarf 
white Tom Thumb Candytuft for the carpet, edging all with 
Pyrethrum aureum, the popular Golden Feather, and letting the 
diamonds be of the lavender blue Viola Blue Gown, or royal blue 
Lobelia if a gorgeous bed is desired- 
Double rose Begonias on a ground of white Nemophila, Phlox 
