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is pressed on to the crown of the weed, and sufficient 
poison is left behind to kill the latter. In a day or two 
they may be gathered up and taken away. 
Groundsel, Shepherd’s Purse, and Chickweed are 
among the most common of the annuals, while Crowfoot, 
Bindweed, and Couch Grass are the chief of the perennial 
weeds. 
CHAPTER XIII 
Floral Decorations 
This department of gardening is perhaps not so eco- 
nomically valuable as some of the others, yet it is one in 
which the individual taste can be shown to almost any 
extent. With so great a choice of lovely colours, and such 
a variety of forms, anyone with ordinary artistic taste can 
produce very good effects, while those possessing high 
artistic ideas can obtain effects of the greatest beauty. 
The great aim in decoration should be to get as near to 
the “ real ” as circumstances will allow. This should be 
borne in mind in all branches, whether domestic or 
personal. 
TABLE DECORATION 
Table decoration is the most important of all. This 
consists in first having a centre piece, which should be 
in proportion to the size of the table. When placing 
the flowers in this piece, care should be exercised not to 
crowd them too closely together, as this will not only 
spoil the natural effect, but prevent people from seeing 
