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so much for the sake of wintering them, as 
for the purpose of being able to supply in- 
stantly the deficiencies of those which go out 
of flower. We will suppose now, that we have 
a naked garden in front of a smart suburban 
villa, and some room for potting and growing 
plants behind; and we will go one step further, 
and fancy we have not a plant in a pot at 
present to put in it; we should commence 
operations by employing a gardener to lay it 
out in something like a form, not however 
with a parcel of trumpery beds and walks 
a foot wide, but with as bold and handsome a 
design as the size will admit of; we would 
rather see a circular bed in the middle, a 
border all round the side, and the rest all 
grass, ugly as it is, perhaps, compared with 
what it might be, than have a space cut into 
shreds and patches, inconsistent with every idea 
of utility. But there is no reason why it 
should not be well laid out. Now the per- 
manent shrubs calculated to ornament a 
garden of this kind should be Hollies, not two 
alike;" one or two Acuba Japonicas, Arbutus, 
Rhododendrons, not two alike, Azalias, 
ditto, Andromeda Floribunda, Chinese Privet, 
Box, green and variegated, Red Cedar, and 
Cedar of Lebanon, American and Chinese 
Arbor Vita3, Pyrus Japonica, Magnolia Con- 
spicua and Purpurea, and if there be space 
enough, Common and Portugal Laurel, Scarlet 
and White Thorn, not two alike, double-flow- 
ering Cherry, Almond and Peach, Snowy Mes- 
pilus, Guelder Rose, and Laburnum. There 
are many other shrubs calculated to ornament 
extensive places, but in general the slow-grow- 
ing things alone should be planted, either as 
evergreens or deciduous shrubs and trees. 
Having procured an assortment adapted to 
the size and design of your place, they may 
be carefully planted at the distance, and in the 
order which may best suit your place and your 
taste. If you propose to hide a paling or ugly 
fence on either side with a border of shrubs, 
Hollies are the most effective and beautiful; but 
between these, and close to the fence, standard 
deciduous trees might be planted ; such as 
the varieties of the Thorn, some beautiful in 
flower, others rich in the shape and size of 
their fruit; and as eight or ten varieties of 
Holly may be had, so distinct as to be seen 
at a moderate distance, they would form 
quite a desirable feature. The Rhododendrons, 
Azalias, Magnolias, &c, may be disposed ac- 
cording to fancy ; always, however, consider- 
ing that two of any one sort of them are 
enough. But if there is any danger of altering 
the plan afterwards, the best way will be to 
pot even the shrubs. The subjects now in 
pots, in a proper store, would be the spring 
bulbs, such as Hyacinths, Crocuses, Narcis- 
suses, Snow-drops, early Tulips, Ranuncu- 
luses, Ammonias, Ilcpaticas, Wall-flow r*, 
Polyanthuses, Primroses, Heartsease, Mignio- 
nette, Stocks, Ncmopliylla Insignia, and vari- 
eties; all of which would be doing well in a 
cold frame ; but those who have none, and arc 
beginning, may just save the season for the 
bulbs and Ranunculuses and Ammonias, by 
purchasing them directly, already potted ; and 
Mignionette, Stocks, Wall-flowers, Ncrno- 
pliylla, &c, may be bought. It is to be re- 
membered that all we have mentioned are 
pretty hardy, and except that they may be a 
little retarded by it, they may be at once 
sunk, pots and all, into their places in the 
border. The Polyanthus, Hepatica, Prim- 
rose, Wall-flowers, Stocks, and Heartsease, 
may also be planted out. The pots must 
be sunk low enough to hide the rims. In 
due time Larkspurs, Lupins, later Stocks, 
China Asters, the new tender and half-hardy 
annuals, Geraniums, Hydrangias, and other 
summer ornaments, must be either raised or 
procured; and by a very judicious manage- 
ment, the garden may be literally kept full 
of flowers, and undergo constant changes by 
the removal of the pots of decayed plants, 
and the substitution of those which are about 
to flower. The very confinement in pots is 
advantageous in a small garden, as it prevents 
that rank and vigorous growth which inclines 
a plant to run down everything else ; and the 
Dahlia itself will be restrained within ordinary 
bounds, if the root be confined in a pot before 
it is committed to the ground. Experience 
will greatly assist the amateur in his ultimate 
regulation of the ground, and the succession 
of flowers. He may please himself as to 
what portion he will have potted, and what 
he will have in the open ground. He may 
choose to have certain plants permanently 
established, and others removable; but whether 
he partially or entirely relies on potted plants, 
he will find it a vast assistance in keeping up 
the floral beauty of a small garden ; and the 
magic, as it were, that can be exercised in the 
almost certain changes that could be effected 
any morning before breakfast, ensures pot 
culture a steady patronage among that class 
to which it must be so useful and so grati- 
fying. 
THE DEODAR, OR INDIAN CEDAR. 
CEDRUS DEODARA. 
BY JAMES GRIGER, AUTHOR OF THE EASTERN ARBORETl M. 
This tree is one of the loftiest and grand- 
est of the Conifera. In England it is as 
yet merely a graceful object, so that whether 
it will eventually assume the dignity belong- 
ing to its kindred of the Himalaya is a matter 
purely of conjecture. Its being perfectly 
hardy, like the Cedar of Labanon, has secured 
