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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
north, north-east, nor heavily shaded), success 
is assured ; but in the smaller garden much 
thought must be taken. Those long lines and 
enchanting vistas, which owe much of their 
charm to great length, are out of the question. 
One may have instead a border to encircle the 
garden and so get quantity ; or one may have a 
glorified cottage garden, with box-edged walks 
and a 6-foot border, hiding one’s vegetables, 
fruit trees, or croquet lawn ; or one can give 
up a certain space, preferably oblong, and 
devote it entirely to perennials. 
It may be said at once, that the square-bed 
system is easiest for amateurs with but a limited 
staff. In Lincolnshire there exists a little 
stone-paved garden, surrounded by old and 
mellow brick walls, which is delightful. The 
space in the middle is entirely filled with square 
beds, some large, some small, from 7 to i o feet 
square. The little walks in and out of the beds 
are paved with stone, and the walls are partly 
covered with roses and such creepers as jasmine, 
honeysuckle, and clematis, and there is a border 
of delphiniums, and yellow heleniums (for suc- 
cession) at the foot of the wall. 
Two of the beds were filled with phloxes, 
one with pale pinks, purples, and greys — -which 
were probably Pantheon, Mrs Oliver, Iris, and 
