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conceal the boundary, and all further arrange- 

 ment of it can be conducted to suit the wants or 

 wishes of the owner or tenant a 



In the smallest gardens, a portion of them 

 should ahvays be devoted to ornamental purposes, 

 as, so far from the ground thus occupied being- 

 wasted, the cultivation of flowers, and the manage- 

 ment of a flower-bed or border, improves and 

 elevates the moral character of the individuals 

 exercised upon it, to a degree almost inconceivable. 

 And if no other good efi*ect results from it, it will 

 at least afl'ord a most deli^'htful som'ce of recre- 

 ation and amusement. 



Jidy, 1855. 



