Some capital suggestions on this topic are made in the last issue of Briggs & Bros. Quarterly. "It is generally desirable that we should preserve the shape • of our flower beds and borders from year to year, so that the plants shall not interfere with the walks. Where flower beds are cut out in the turf on the lawn, an edging with the spade is all that is necessary to keep them in shape for all time. It has been the custom for years, to use a dwarf-growing box for edgings; still this is used only by a few, and as it does -not flower, there are many who would prefer to use flowering plants for this purpose.

The double-flowering Sweet Violet is a capital plant for edgings to beds, borders and walks. The best time to plant them is in the spring, when the beds are spaded up and got into shape for the season. Draw a line where it is desirable to form the edging, and after separating the plants into small pieces, plant them firmly about six inches apart, along after the line. In a short time they will present an unbroken line or edge, and the next season they will give an abundance of their acceptable, fragrant flowers.

The Double Russian is the variety best adapted for this purpose. The annuals and other flowering plants can be planted quite close to the Violets, as some shade will be found to be beneficial to them.

The Double Daisy makes one of the best of floral edgings, and should be planted quite thickly for fine effect. We have seen edgings of this pretty and popular flower that were vastly superior to anything else in the line of edgings.

The Sedums Sieboldi and variegatum are excellent, used for this purpose, being both perfectly hardy, besides standing perfectly well through the hottest summers, becoming denser each succeeding year, as well as being loaded with rosy purple flowers in the autumn. The dwarf, fine growing varieties of Semper-vivum (Live-for-ever), called moss by many, may be used with capital effect and results, and will please all who try them for this purpose. For edgings to walks and beds in the kitchen garden, there is nothing to equal or compare with the double-curled Parsley, and as this can be procured cheaply and with so little trouble, as well as being of service in the kitchen, we advise all who care for trimness and neatness in their garden walks to give this a trial the present season.

To Destroy Rose Slugs - The question how to get rid of these pests, is satisfactorily settled by a correspondent of The Country Gentleman, who writes as follows: An old lady, whose roses were better than the average of the season, said the only way was to pick the slugs off and burn them; that she spent all the mornings in attending to them, and had that season burned bushels of leaves that were covered on the under side with the growing slugs. I excused myself from the task, and tried hellebore, Paris green and various things with indifferent success; but have found nothing that will so thoroughly destroy rose slugs, as wood ashes. The ashes must be sifted on early in the morning, while the leaves are damp, the branches being turned over carefully, so that the under sides of the leaves, to which the young slugs cling, may get their share of the sittings. If the night has been dewless, in order to make the work thorough, first sprinkle the bushes, and the ashes will then cling to the slugs, to their utter destruction.

This may be repeated without injury to the roses as often as the pests make their appearance.