254 THE FLOWER-GARDEN. [chap. viii. 
accidentally project into the bed, when it 
should be removed, and the turf pressed 
down so as to form the same gradual slope 
from the bed to the walk as in the other 
part. Where the walks are of gravel, the 
beds should have a neat edging of box, or 
any other plant that may be preferred, kept 
quite low and narrow, by frequent pruning, 
but which should never be clipped. 
The Culture of Floivers .—The ornamental 
flowers grown in gardens may be all arranged 
under the heads of annuals, biennials, peren¬ 
nials, bulbs, tubers, corms, flowering dwarf 
shrubs, climbers, twiners, trailers, and rock 
plants; and as the culture of the plants in 
each division is nearly the same, 1 shall say 
a few words on each, particularizing those 
plants which require a different treatment 
from the ordinary routine of their kind. 
Annuals .—Most of the hardy annual flowers 
should be sown in March, April, or May, in 
the open border where they are intended to 
remain. The usual method of sowing in the 
borders, is, first to loosen the ground with a 
fork, and to break it very fine; after which 
it should be made perfectly level, and raked. 
