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variety occasionally employed for this purpose may be 
mentioned the: Pansy (Viola tricolor), the, Dwarf Bell- 
flower (Campanula pumila), the Cowslip, _Polyanthus, 
Auricula, Hepatica, Veronica fruticulosa, Calluna vulgaris 
fl, pleno, Erica carnea, and Strawberry plants, particularly 
the Bush Alpines. Edgings may also be formed of spars 
of, wood, narrow pieces of sandstone flag, or even of slight 
bars of cast-iron. In shrubberies and large flower-plots, 
verges. of grass-turf, about a foot in breadth, make a very 
handsome border to walks. These should not be allowed 
to rise high above the gravel: an inch and a half may be 
assigned as the limit they should not exceed. The grass 
is kept short by repeated mowings, and the edges are de- 
fined by clipping with shears, or cutting with a paring-iron. 
_ Shrubs.—Much of the beauty of the pleasure garden 
depends upon the proper selection and disposition of orna- 
mental trees and shrubs; and it is to be regretted that this 
department of the art has often been greatly neglected. 
In many English gardens we still find only a few ever- 
greens, and a parcel of rugged deciduous species, intro- 
duced probably before the age of Miller. No wonder, 
therefore, that we sometimes hear complaints of the in- 
sipid appearance of the shrubbery.. Nevertheless, shrubs 
are highly elegant in themselves, and they afford a most 
efficient means of diversifying garden scenery. Of the 
many beautiful species now to be had in Britain, and 
affording the materials of exquisite decoration, we can 
mention only a few. Jor extensive lists and for much 
general information, we may once more refer to the work of 
the late Mr. Loudon, a new and improved edition of which 
has been published by his talented widow, well known in 
the literary world for her varied writings, and especially 
for her popular treatises on Botany and Floriculture. 
