The Flower Garden . 
lawn with reference to the placing of the shrubs and flower beds, variety being 
better attained by this means. The walks, with the exception of where the 
walk passes round the kitchen garden, are all disposed quite regularly, those 
down the north and south sides terminating with two large vases on pedestals 
at io. At ii is a summer house, facing the rose garden, and flanked by a 
shrubbery, which extends all 
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along the east wall. A border, 
where perennials and creepers, 
&c., can be grown to great 
effect, eight feet wide, with one 
foot of turf, runs down the 
north side, while on the south 
side is a corresponding border 
for such perennials and creepers 
as will thrive under or on a 
north wall, specimen ever¬ 
greens, as will be noted, being 
freely introduced. On the 
north side a few specimen 
evergreens have also been in¬ 
troduced for the sake of break¬ 
ing up the appearance of 
stiffness that otherwise the 
ornamental wall would have. 
The walks, with the exception 
of the one eight feet broad, in 
front of the terrace bank, and 
the others, ten feet broad, lead¬ 
ing from the road to the front 
and back doors, are all six 
feet wide. 
In carrying out this design, have the walks, plantations, and beds set out by 
actual measurement from the plan in order to obtain the same easiness of 
lines and curves, and an accurate distribution of the various parts. The walk 
and drive to the front and back doors should then be formed and finished, 
with the exception of putting on the fine gravel, in order that the workmen 
and builders, &c., engaged on the house may not trample over the ground. 
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PLAN OF A GARDEN OF ONE ACRE. 
