CARPET-BEDDING 



AHPET-BEDDING is not 



the most artistic phase of gar- 

 dening, by any means, but it 

 has a great attraction for 

 many persons who admire 

 masses of harmonious and 

 contrasting colors more than 

 the individual beauty of a flower. Therefore a 

 chapter on this subject will no doubt be gladly 

 welcomed by those who have seen the striking 

 effects secured by the use of plants having orna- 

 mental or richly colored foliage, in our large 

 public parks, and on the grounds of the wealthy; 

 Let me say, just here, that the person who 

 attempts what, for want of a better name, might 

 be called pictorial gardening, is wise if he selects 

 a rather simple pattern, especially at the outset 

 of his career in this phase of garden-work. Intri- 

 cate and elaborate designs call for more skill in 

 their successful working out than the amateur is 

 likely to be master of, and they demand a larger 

 amount of time and labor than the average ama- 

 teur florist will be likely to expend upon them. 



