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bring it into harmony with the garden as a 

 whole. A bower-like structure can be made 

 to support a colony of scarlet runners, whose 

 coral flowers will give a piquant note of colour 

 to an uninteresting corner, the while it provides 

 the gardener with succulent food. The bold, 

 handsome foliage of the rhubarb, and the 

 rambling growth of the vegetable marrow are 

 good to look upon, and did they not contribute 

 to our table they would assuredly be grown 

 for their beauty alone. And what is more 

 graceful than the fairy foliage of the asparagus? 

 Bearing these points in mind, therefore, the 

 gardener may make picturesque capital out 

 of his kitchen garden tenants if he is careful 

 to dispose them to advantage. I do not wish 

 it to be understood, however, that any steps 

 taken in that direction are to be in opposition 

 to the common-sense principles of vegetable 

 culture. 



The gardener with a heart attuned to vege- 

 tables will find places for a few fruit trees, 

 which are always useful in the garden picture. 

 The abundant blossom of his cherry, apple, 

 and plum trees is a valuable asset at a time of 

 year when flowers are scarce, when the borders 



