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arranged in plan, it would certainly be very narrow at 
a point where a little extra density of screen from the 
property on the other side of the fence might prove 
desirable. To those who prefer a narrow pathway I 
suggest that a 5 or 6 feet wide central path, with grass 
on either side, would look well. That the arrangement 
is simple and direct is obvious ; whether it would prove 
interesting or dull depends to a very great extent on 
the shrubs used on either side. These should be prin- 
cipally of a flowering nature, combined with foliage 
effects, and including some of the winter berrying 
shrubs. Happily there is no difficulty in finding every- 
thing that can be desired in this respect nowadays, and 
I will mention a few that are suitable. Amongst the 
earlier flowering are the Forsythias and Prunus. I 
should certainly plant Prunus sinensis roseo pleno, 
and also the double white form, albo pleno. Prunus 
Blineana flore pleno, with its semi-double pale rose- 
pink flowers, is delightful in spring, and the rich purple 
colouring of its foliage makes it of double value, as it is 
useful all the summer and autumn. Then there are 
the double Cherries, of which Prunus Cerasus pseudo- 
cerasus James H. Veitch is one of the best, 
Watereri and Hisakura are also very beautiful. 
The Cherries, too, have an additional value in the 
autumn, when their foliage ripens to all sorts of glorious 
tints. Other flowering shrubs that no one should 
leave out of such a border are the Almonds. The 
common almond, Prunus Amygdalus, will light up 
a whole garden in the early spring with its soft pink 
flowers, and there is a deeper coloured species, 
Amygdalus davidiana, that will flower as early as 
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