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which may be mentioned Canna's Achyranthes, Coleus, Cen- 

 taureas, Ornamental Grasses,Geraniums, Sal vias, Golden Fever- 

 few, Alternanthera, etc. In a bed of this description the plants 



SECTION OP FLOWER BED, RIBBON LINE STYLE. 



must be properly arranged at the time of planting, tl^is in refer- 

 ence to the habit and growth of the plants. If only one side c-^ 

 the bed is exposed, the tall growing plants must be planted at 

 the back", the next tallest in the next row, and so on down to 

 the outside or border line, which should not be more than six 

 inches in height. During the summer the tops of someof the?e 

 plants will require to be pinched out ; this will cause the plants 

 to branch out and make the plants in the bed more compact : 

 but this is only a secondary consideration ; the principal object 

 in pinching out the tops is to keep the plants at their proper 

 height in comparison with the row in front and behind, so 

 that the whole bed will present a uniform appearance, gently 

 sloping from the back down to the front. If both sides of the 

 bed are exposed, the same plants should be used on either sides. 

 This style is not confined to long beds where only straight lines 

 can be used. It can be employed in beds shaped like siars, 

 shields, circles, hearts, etc., in fact, beds of almost any shape, 

 though in most of these it will require moreskil] and precision 

 in planting. 



MASSiifG. For this purpose such plants are used as are 

 continuous bloomers, such as Geraniums, Verbenas, and many 

 others we might name. Any one color is selected of a bed ; for 

 instance, we might have one bed filled with Scarlet Geraniums, 

 another with White or Purple Verbenas, another filled with 

 Phlox Drummondi, mixed colors or any one color. It is usual, 



