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the bottoms, of 2 x 2 inch stuff, 18 to 24 inches long, 
were to be nailed at intervals, the tops of these stakes 
coming one inch below the upper edge of the boards. 
These “legs” were then driven down into the ground 
until the top of the boards was four inches above the 
bed on their inner side and three inches above the 
turf or walk on their outer side; and the beds them¬ 
selves were graded up so that at the middle they were 
higher than, or at least on a level with, the top of the 
rail edging. All was leveled and set straight and true 
and the boards painted a stone color or a green; and 
then the beds might be planted. 
Complete directions for the planting arrangement 
of a garden wherein this board edging was used, treat 
first of the surrounding walls, which were to be 
planted with wall fruits. This method of fruit grow¬ 
ing was not very generally used in America, however, 
so the tall standard rose trees which were to go between 
the pears and peaches on the wall, went along the line 
of the inclosing hedge or paling instead; the outer bor¬ 
der held “primroses, auriculas, hepaticas, double rose 
champion, double nonsuch, double dame’s violet, the 
best wall flowers and double stock gilliflowers,” just 
as it did in the old world garden, however. And a 
lattice four feet high, the bars of which were six 
inches apart, formed an inner inclosure; this had sev¬ 
eral sorts of roses on its inner side, and the border 
