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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
April of cutting off all the leaves close to the stems, then it will 
have a neat appearance always. Sometimes there are sloping 
turf banks, the grass of which either fails to make satisfactory 
growth, or is difficult to keep neatly cut. In such an event, 
assuming the bank is not in shade, it may be converted into 
“ a thing of beauty” by either planting in a prepared border, 
at its base or on the summit, some of the free-growing beautiful 
Wichuraiana Roses. Good sorts for this purpose are Dorothy 
Perkins, Alberic Barbier, Gardenia, and Jersey Beauty. Plant 
these 3ft. apart, and train the shoots up or down as the case 
may be, securing them to the surface by means of stout wooden 
pegs, then in a year or two you will have a riotous display of 
Fig. 17. A STONE OR “CRAZY" PATH. 
Paths made of paving or flat stones of irregular size, with wide crevices 
between, and these planted with Stonecrops, Thymes, Pinks, etc., form a 
very pleasing feature in the “ Garden Beautiful/* 
blossom, and a wealth of colour into the bargain. Narrow 
banks may be beautified by covering them with the trailing 
shoots of Cotoneaster microphylla, an evergreen shrub which 
bears a plethora of scarlet berries in autumn and winter. 
