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proved very satisfactory. Some of them may 

 seem rather complicated, but when one gets down 

 to the business of laying them out, the seeming 

 complications will vanish. 



In laying out all but the star-shaped and cir- 

 cular beds, it is well to depend upon a square as 

 the basis to work from. Decide on the size of 

 bed you propose to have, and then stake out a 



No. 1. 



square as shown by the dotted lines in design 

 No. 1, and work inside this square in filling in 

 the details. If this is done, the work will not be 

 a difficult one. 



Design No. 1 will be found easy to make and 

 admits of many pleasing combinations and modi- 

 fications. Each gardener who sees fit to adopt 

 any of these designs should study out a color- 

 scheme of his own. Knowing the colors of the 



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