24 FLOWER GARDENING 
Apply a thin wash of water color to the sec- 
tions, before the letters and numbers are put on; 
the indication will be all the clearer. In the final 
stage it is advisable to color the entire plan, using 
green for all grass plots and brown, gray or brick 
color for the paths, according to the material. 
Catalogues begin to come along in January; so 
that these may be gone through and the selection 
of plants and seeds made as the work of planning 
progresses. arly decision and early placing of 
orders is wise; you get the pick of the stock, which 
sometimes runs out altogether before the late- 
comers have been heard from. There is no danger 
that early orders will be shipped too soon; they 
merely take precedence, 
