THE MIXED FLOWER-GARDEN. 



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and we need little foreign instruction as to the varie- 

 ties of plants with which to embellish it. In the com- 

 bination and arrangement of the various trees, shrubs, 

 and flowers with which it is planted, the same direc- 

 tions will apply that govern the other garden grounds. 

 Yet, in the soils most congenial to the field or forest 

 shrubbery that may be introduced, their favorite local- 

 ities should be consulted, and peaty, sandy, or loamy 

 earths provided, as may be required. For detailed 

 instruction in these, American authorities are the 

 safest guides. — Ed. 



The Mixed Flower-garden is one in which the 

 above-mentioned special departments are not kept dis- 

 tinct, but in which the inmates of the parterre, the 

 rosary, the American garden, and other classes of 

 flowers and shrubs, are all mingled together in agree- 

 able variety. To these may be added a number of 

 artistical decorations. It is certainly the most effec- 

 tive arrangement, when all seasons are taken into con- 

 sideration. "When laid out in a ^superior style, it 

 should be made the most highly-decorated scene con- 

 nected with the residence, whether its place is imme- 

 diately adjacent to the mansion or is withdrawn into 

 a more remote division of the pleasure-ground. In a 

 work like the present, we cannot offer definite plans 

 for this species of flower-garden; indeed, these plans 

 may be as varied and numerous as the diversified cir- 

 cumstances of places or the varying tastes of different 

 proprietors. We may remark, however, that the liv- 

 ing occupants of the mixed flower-garden should be so 

 arranged, that while they fill certain grouped beds 

 with annuals, green-house plants, and roses, they 

 should be so placed as not to detract from the general 



