- An agreeable variety might be produced in this design, by substituting fig. 51. for i i in fig. 50. This garden is supposed to face the south; and to be. 30 ft broad, and 45 ft. long. It is surrounded by a broad border (a), separated from the lawn, or grass-plot, by a line, which is slightly waved, in order to harmonise it with the curvilinear forms of the beds; but, at the same time, not so much so as to be out of harmony with the straight wall and the straight walk. These beds we shall suppose to be planted in masses of one kind in a bed; the object being to make a great display of colour from the windows of the house, and from the walk from the street entrance to the front door, and yet to preserve in the colours the symmetry shown in the forms and disposition of the beds. The border (a) we would plant with rhododendrons, and other low over-greens, to form a dark background so the flowers on the lawn; intermixing the rhododendrons with laurustinuses, autumn and spring flowering meze-reons, and Cydonia japonica, for late and early flowers; and planting the wall with ivy.

The border next the street may have three variegated hollies planted in it, to break the view of the street from the house; or ens holly, one scarle-flowered arbutus, and one variegated tree box may be chosen for this purpose. The border beneath the parlour window may have myrtles, camellias, manrandyaz, passion-flowers, sollyaz, etc, planted against the house, and some dwarf half-hardy flowering shrubs, such as esealloniae, Ceandtaus azureus, fueheise. Oestrum noctnnum, a dwarf fan palm, etc, planted in the border, so as to create a necessity for winter protection We shall show different modes of planting the beds; previously noticing how statuary ornaments may be introduced in them.,