THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
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Under trees a little variation of the mixture must Tbo 
adopted. Leave out the two species of Fescue, and substitute 
similar quantities of Poa nemoralis. Indeed, P, nemoralis 
angustifolium is the best of all grasses to produce a beautiful 
sward under trees, its growth being so close that it displaces 
weeds, and it is green in spring earlier than most other 
grasses; and as it also does well in exposed places, it may 
be made “ a note of,” for any one in a state of distress at the 
shabbiness of a lawn. Another most useful lawn grass is 
Loliurn perenne tenue; but, as it is the twin brother of that 
very worst of lawn grasses, Lolium jperenne, or common rye 
grass, care must be taken to obtain the right sort. It thrives 
on almost any soil that is not wet, and is delightfully fresh all 
the winter. 
TREE VIOLIN 
