CARPET-BEDDING 



ARPET-BEDDING is not 

 the most artistic phase of gar- 

 dening, by any means, but it 

 has a great attraction for 

 many persons who admire 

 masses of harmonious and 

 contrasting colors more than 

 the individual beauty of a flower. Therefore a 

 chapter on this subject will no doubt be gladly 

 welcomed by those who have seen the striking 

 effects secured by the use of plants having orna- 

 mental or richly colored foliage, in our large 

 public parks, and on the grounds of the wealthy. 



Let me say, just here, that the person who 

 attempts what, for want of a better name, might 

 be called pictorial gardening, is wise if he selects 

 a rather simple pattern, especially at the outset 

 of his career in this phase of garden-work. Intri- 

 cate and elaborate designs call for more skill in 

 their successful working out than the amateur is 

 likely to be master of, and they demand a larger 

 amount of time and labor than the average ama- 

 teur florist will be likely to expend upon them. 



