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THE YOUNG FLORIST. 



ficultv in finding the place for the stake for the 

 remaining corner. 



And now to get the centre of the square, a 

 line was stretched from comer to corner diago- 

 nally, and near the centre a mark with a stick 

 made beside the line : then removing the line 

 to the other corners, stretched it again, and 

 where the line crossed the mark that had been 

 made a stake was driven down, that being the 

 centre. 



Having thus found the centre, he proceeded 

 to strike out the circular beds and alleys. — Be- 

 ginning at the stake in the centre, he measured 

 three feet towards the outside of the square 

 and. put down a stake : this was for the arbor, 

 and in this circle he put down the birch poles ; 

 then measuring two feet more, which made the 

 outer edge of the inner circle ; then one and a 

 half feet for an alley : then four feet for the 

 outer edge of the second circular bed ; one and 

 a half feet for another alley : then four feet 



