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not dry very quickly affer rain, and partly on 

 account of their hard and formal appearance. 

 But, if desired, tiles may be used in place of 

 bricks for composite paths with sufficiently good 

 effect. The expense is greater, and the trouble 

 involved in setting them considerably more, as 

 they must be bedded on mortar or they will 

 quickly become dislodged. They are also 

 more easily broken than bricks. 



An example of a tile and rubble path is 

 illustrated in Fig. 4, for the benefit of those, 

 who may like to try a part-tile path. 



It should be noted that edging tiles are 

 necessary, as with gravel. 



Tar paths are too dismal in colour for a 

 flower garden, and cinder paths have the same 

 objection. The former often get soft and tacky 

 in hot weather, 



In spite of the foregoing, I have no doubt 

 that some gardeners will still pin their faith to 

 gravel, and I give therefore a few directions 

 for obtaining the best results with it. 



The first essential is to procure good gravel. 

 Many gravel paths are unsatisfactory because 



