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HOVEY’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. 
No. 4. 
1. Double Scarlet Zinnia. 
2, 2. Double French Asters, with 
the crimson-feathered Celo- 
sia in the centre. 
3. Phlox Drummondii. 
4. Phlox Drummondii. 
6, 5. Sweet Alyssum. 
6, 6. Linum Grandiflora. 
7. Acroclineum Roseum. 
8. Rhodanthe Manglesii. 
9. Double Portulaca. 
10. Double Portulaca. 
11. Dianthus Heddewigii. 
12. Dianthus lieddewigii. 
13. Lobelia. 
14. Lobelia. 
15. Tagetcs Signata pumila. 
10. Tom Thumb Nasturtium. 
10. Petunias. 
17. Petunias. 
18. Pansies. 
19. Pansies. 
20. Viola cornuta. 
21. Viola cornuta. 
22. Lobelia. 
23. Lobelia. 
24. Tom Thumb Nasturtium. 
25. Dwarf Scabious. 
20. Dwarf Scabious. 
27. Double Portulaca. 
28. Acroclineum roseum. 
29. Verbenas. 
30. Abronia umbcllata. 
31. Rhodanthe maculata. 
32. Double Portulaca. 
33, 33. Candytuft, white. 
Such an arrangement, or one simi¬ 
lar, to be guided by the taste of the 
planter, with the aid of our Guide, in 
which the color and height of each 
flower is given, would form a bril¬ 
liant feature throughout the summer, 
and reveal new attractions each suc¬ 
ceeding week. 
We could give a dozen dissimilar 
fists adapted to this very beauti¬ 
ful flower-garden, keening tap the 
masses of color lay which the dis¬ 
play is made highly effective. 
t^uite unlike the previous plans, 
this design will look best if the beds 
arc cut out of the firmest and best 
turf—kept short and velvety by 
mowing with one of Swift’s patent 
lawn-mowers, w-eckly. This would 
make it a perfect gem, — an “ emer¬ 
ald ” setting, ahvays delightful to 
look upon, and soft and carpet-like 
to the feet. The masses of Scarlet 
Zinnia, Scarlet Nasturtium, Golden 
Portulacas, and Tngetes, rosy 
Phloxes, bronzv-purple Perillas, 
Snowy Candytufts, or Azure Lo- 
elias would make a picture in the 
framework of green; and such a 
garden w'ould be an unfailing source 
of pleasuro the summer and autumn 
through. 
It should not be forgotten that all the beds should be slightly raised in the centre, w’ith the edge with¬ 
in one inch of the grass. This will always preserve a clean edge. If any of the taller growing plants 
attain too great a height, the shoots should be pegged down, so as to present an even surface, and 
cover the entire soil with foliage and flowers. 
