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be nearest the walk, those a little taller behind them, and the 
largest should be farthest from the eye, at the back of the 
border, when the latter is seen from one side only, or in 
the centre, if the bed be viewed from both sides. A neglect of 
this simple rule, will not only give the beds, when the plants 
are full grown, a confused look, but the beauty of the hum- 
bler and more delicate plants will be lost amid the tall thick 
branches of sturdier plants, or removed so far from the spec- 
tator in the walks, as to be overlooked. 
Considerable experience is necessary to arrange even a 
moderate number of plants in accordance with these rules. 
To perform it successfully, some knowledge of the habits of 
the plants is an important requisite ; their height, time of 
flowering, and the colours of their blossoms. When a gar- 
dener, or an amateur, is perfectly informed on these points, 
he can take a given number of plants of different species, 
make a plan of the bed, or all the beds of a flower-garden 
upon paper, and designate the particular situation of each 
species. 
To facilitate the arrangement of plants in this manner, we 
here subjoin a short list of the more showy perennial and 
annual hardy border flowers, such as are easily procured 
here, for the use of those who are novices in the art, and 
who wish to cultivate a taste for the subject. 
No. 1, Designates the first class which grow from six to 
twelve inches in height. 
No. 2, Those which grow from one to two feet. 
No. 3, Those which are over two feet in height. 
Hardy Perennials. 
Flowering in April. 
1. Anemone thalictroides, pi. Double wood Anemone ; white. 
1. Anemone pulsatilla. Pasque flower ; blue. 
