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A SIMPLE FLOWER GARDEN. 



directed for tender annuals in pots. With these plants, the 

 distance they are to stand from each other depends upon the 

 habit of the individual. If the plant, like the verbena, is 

 inclined to creep over the ground, suflScient space must be 

 allowed for it to ramble at will. Two or three feet will be 

 very near the right distance. Climbing vines must be 

 placed near a trellis of some sort, or have room allowed for 

 them to roam over the ground. For vines, this last plan 

 may seem careless and negligent; but, if they are kept 

 within reasonable limits, the effect is pretty and peculiar. 

 In regard to all others the same guide before given must 

 answer. 



ARRANGING PLANTS 



for effect, in such a very small garden, can hardly be at- 

 tempted. Beyond placing them so that a tall one will not 

 hide nor shade from the sun a low one, the cultivator's 

 own taste must be the only guide. 



ARRANGING FOR COLOR 



is something about which, if we had a large garden, we 

 might fill whole pages. The planter's taste must, in this 

 matter also, be the guide. Should she not know what the 

 colors are, any florist's catalogue will supply the needed 

 information. This naturally leads to a new and valuable 

 class of garden plants, called ; — 



