54 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
LAYING OUT THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 
“ And the sinuous paths of lawn and moss, 
Which led through the garden along and across ; 
Some opened at once to the sun and the breeze,— 
Some lost among bowers of blossoming trees,— 
m Were all paved with daisies and delicate bells, 
As fair as the fabulous asphodels ; 
And flowerets which, drooping as day drooped too, 
Fell into pavilions, white, purple, and blue, 
To roof the glow-worm from the evening dew.” 
Srrvation.—As to the situation of a garden, it is not 
always in our power to choose. A level plot, however, is 
to be preferred ; for, if there be considerable descent, the 
heavy rains will wash away the soil. A southern aspect, 
sheltered from the north and west winds, is a proper situ- 
ation for most plants. An inclination to the north, or 
west, or any any point between them, should, if possible, 
be avoided. It should be situated contiguous to or near 
the dwelling-house, and well exposed to the sun and air, 
that the more curious and valuable flowers may be treated 
with the best success. 
Sor.—The soil should be a deep, rich loam. If not nat- 
urally so, it must be made rich and deep by trenching 
and manuring, by carting away poor soil and bringing on 
good. If naturally heavy, it should be made light with 
a more sandy soil; or, if too light, it should be improved 
by a mixture of that which is more heavy. 
The ground should be trenched two spades deep, or 
from twelve to sixteen inches, according to the quality of 
the subsoil. If the subsoil is poor, the depth of the 
mould must be made by carting on such substances as are 
most needed to correct the bad qualities of the soil. A 
compost, made of decomposed green sward from a past- 
