274 GARDENING FOR WOMEN 



a perfectly round ring, 

 which will turn easily on 

 the pin. A second pin or 

 rod about three feet long 

 is needed as a marker. 



In making a circular 

 bed (Fig. 1), the centre 

 is first determined on. 



Fig. 1 



■ ''B 



stout pm IS 

 in through the 



and the 

 driven 



ring. The marking pin 

 is then placed in the hole 

 corresponding to the re- 

 quired radius. With it 

 the circle is drawn. 



When using a cord, 

 instead of the wooden 



Fig. 2 



Fig. 3 



marking pin, it must be 

 stretched tight on the 

 centre pin, and the radius 

 measured along it from 

 the pin. The marker is 

 then passed through the 

 rope and bound in place 

 with a piece of twine or 

 soft wire. Care should 

 be taken, when marking. 



