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12. Do not be content merely to copy the " arrange- 

 ments," " groupings " and such which you may see 

 suggested in books or practised by your friends. Study 

 books, study gardens, and study wild nature, but use 

 your own brains. 



13. Make, or remake, one border every year. You 

 will thus always have sufficient surprise to afford spice 

 or seasoning to the " settled" part of your garden. 



14. It is interesting, in addition to cultivating a large 

 variety of flowers, to grow one flower or one race of 

 flowers as a specialty. 



