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THE FLORIST AND 



FLOWER GARDENS. 



In a former number you gave an illustration of a flower garden, intended 

 to be cut out on grass. The present design is to be traversed by gravel 

 walks edged with box — a system preferred by many on account of the paths 

 being accessible at all seasons, if the walks are properly made, which is not 

 the case when grass forms the path. The arrangement in planting also dif- 

 fers from the last : the large beds in the figure are chiefly for the herbaceous 

 plants, with a few choice flowering deciduous shrubs, as Forsythia viridissi- 

 ma, Weigela rosea, various Spiraeas, Deutzias, Tree Paeonies, &c, inter- 

 mixed. A few evergreens kept in neat shape, will give variety ; Swedish, 

 Irish, and other varieties of Junipers will be suitable. The Hemlock Spruce 

 forms an evergreen ball under judicious pruning. The herbaceous plants 

 should be arranged with care, the tallest in the centre, leaving space at in- 

 tervals for the introduction of Dahlias, Salvias, &c, in summer. The small 

 beds surrounding the centre may be filled with dwarf growing plants — the 

 whole arrangement, when viewed from the inside, showing a gradual rise to 

 the extremities. 



