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Rustic Adornments . 
and these planted with bright coloured calceolarias, crimson geraniums, and 
similar plants. In a word, the individual beauty of the flowers were totally 
disregarded ; they were simply used for their colour, just as the lithographer 
uses his various coloured inks for pictorial posters—to make a grand display 
of colour and attract the eye. Whilst this rage for bold displays of colour 
BEDS FOR A FORECOURT GARDEN. 
prevailed, the many beautiful hardy plants that are now so generally grown 
were neglected, and hence borders, now happily restored to their proper use, 
were planted with line after line of geraniums, zonal pelargoniums, calceo¬ 
larias, and lobelia. A magnificent display, no doubt; but once seen, its 
beauty and interest ceased to exist and it became monotonous. 
