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GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDENS. 



outer boundary, whether of shrubs, hedges, passing down the centre, throwing the inte- 

 or parapet- walls • another of equal breadth rior into two separate compartments ; and 



Fig. 826. 



Fig. 829. 



Fig. 827. 



where another walk crosses the ground, 

 and intersects the former in the centre, 

 the ground is resolved into four compart- 

 ments. These may be laid out in four 

 different patterns, or may be all of the 



Fig. 830. 



Fig. 828. 



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same figure — or, indeed, made up of as 

 many, differing in form but agreeing in 

 style, as will cover the entire space. 



Figs. 831, 832 are suitable for a style 

 of flower-gardens not very frequentry seen. 

 The beds are elevated from 6 inches to 2 

 feet above the walks, their sides being 

 formed of masonry or brickwork. Where 

 the lines are straight, pavement polished 

 and set on edge, or Welsh slates, are both 



