24 BIENNIAL AND PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



the middle of the beds, and the others on each side, 

 according to their varied heights and colours. 



There is no part of gardening which requires so 

 much elegance of taste and fancy, as in setting of a 

 border or bed of intermixed flowers to advantage. In 

 assemblage with other flowers, the different kinds of 

 hardy bulbs may be planted in small clumps of six, 

 seven, or eight inches in diameter, three, four, five or 

 more roots in each, according to their size and growth, 

 and these at suitable distances from one another. 

 Likewise, observe to diversify the kinds and colours, 

 so as to display, when in bloom, the greatest possible 

 variety of shades and contrasts. 



In my preliminary observations, I directed the 

 attention of my readers to some important points 

 respecting walks, edgings, &c. — Although box is su- 

 perior to any thing else for egdings ; yet in extensive 

 gardens, dwarf plants of various kinds may be used 

 for such purpose. Thrift is the neatest small evergreen 

 next to box; but Violets, Pinks, Periwinkle, Pansey, 

 or even Parsley, Thyme, Strawberry plants, &c. may 

 be used for the sake of diversity. These will require 

 frequent watering and trimming, and the Thrift, &c. 

 should be sometimes taken up, divided at the roots, 

 and replanted. Box edgings will also require frequent 

 pruning and trimming ; and once in from seven to 

 ten years, the whole may be taken up, divided and 

 replanted, and the surplus slips may be planted in a 

 nursery bed in rows about a foot apart ; these will be 

 suitable for making edging the year following. 



