408 GARDEN PLAXXING 



To the foregoing add a 5-iiich potful of bone meal and 

 the same quantity of soot to the barrow load. 



Ferns. 



Turfy loam 2 parts 



Peat, or leaf mould i part 



Sand ■ I " 



Chrysanthemums. 



Turfy loam .3 parts 



Decayed stable manure i part 



To the above add a 5-inch potful each of bone meal 

 and soot to the barrow load. 



Carnatio7is. 



Yellowish fibrous loam 3 parts 



Decayed farmyard manure . . . . i part 

 Clean sand — sufficient to keep the mixture 

 friable and porous. 



Grape Vines. 



Good fibrous turf 10 loads 



Decayed farmyard manure . . i load 



Charcoal i barrow load 



Wood ashes 2 barrow loads 



Broken bones i cwt. 



Potting Soil for General Purposes. 



Loam 



Leaf mould 



Sand 



Decayed stable manure 



GARDEN GEOMETRY 



When geometrical shapes are introduced into garden 

 details, accuracy is an important consideration, because 

 even the untrained eye resents a departure from the cor- 

 rect form. The usual shapes of beds may be laid down 

 with a few pegs, a stout cord, and a tape measure. An 



2 parts 

 I part 



i 

 2 



2 



