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THE IIOllTICULTUKAL SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 
LiELIA SUPERBIFNS. 
angle formed by tke meeting of these walks, two large circles, surrounded by raised beds with grasT 
sides, have been formed, and in the centre of each circle, we presume a large vase or basket filled 
with flowers will be placed ; or should the members of the Society ever feel disposed to commemorate 
the founders of the Societj', Sir Joseph Banks, and Thomas Andi'cw Knight ; or gardeners, the 
meraoiy of Mr. Loudon, more appropriate places than these could not be found for such mementos. 
The sides of the walks are also to be embellished with raised flower beds, 'with pillar Roses, &c., &c. 
Much, however, as we approve of this alteration, we cannot quit the subject without entering our 
protest against the formation of the walks. The ground is not excavated in the ordinary way, but 
only a few inches in depth at the sides, so that the walks, when completed, will be almost entirely 
above the level of the surrounding soil. The object, we presume, is to laj' them dry and to shoot the 
water upon the grass instead of carrying it away by di-ains or cesspools, as is customarj- ; but, as a 
matter of taste, it is, to say the best of it, a great mistake. 
Walks, though indispeusible in gardens, do not necessarily form leading features in the same, 
but merely form means to an end, that end being the enjoj'ment of the varied scenes of a garden at 
all seasons of the year ; therefore, walks should not be obtruded in the scene, but should rather have a 
retu-ing aspect. Now, these humpbacked walks \vill be seen from every part of the garden, destroying 
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