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plan. To the man who devotes his whole 

 garden to vegetables I have naught to say. 

 He will not be influenced by considerations of 

 the picturesque, and, if he were, I fear there is 

 no rule for his guidance. 



But there are some gardeners who will desire 

 to reserve space for vegetables, without wishing 

 to detract from the general picturesqueness of 

 their gardens, and to such I may offer a few sug- 

 gestions. In the foregoing illustrated examples 

 of garden planning it will be seen that the main 

 walk is generally flanked on both sides by 

 flower borders. That part of the garden which 

 is to be devoted to vegetables will of necessity 

 be approached by a walk, either a continuatiort 

 of the main walk, or an offshoot from it. If, 

 therefore, the flower borders are continued into 

 and through the vegetable ground, along with 

 the path, it will achieve the result of render- 

 ing the presence of the vegetables less con- 

 spicuous, as well as giving the impression that 

 the flower garden proper covers the whole of 

 the space. 



The borders, where they pass through the 



