. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Horticultural Implements, Appliances, etc. 253 is no tolerating them any longer, and they are thrown by with the old iron or the oyster shells. The reason why people have resorted to them is, that the edgings ordinarily used prove disappointing and dirty, and they long for something that will be neat and tidy at all times. To abuse a bad thing without offering a better, or any at all, is often better than to stand still and tolera
. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Horticultural Implements, Appliances, etc. 253 is no tolerating them any longer, and they are thrown by with the old iron or the oyster shells. The reason why people have resorted to them is, that the edgings ordinarily used prove disappointing and dirty, and they long for something that will be neat and tidy at all times. To abuse a bad thing without offering a better, or any at all, is often better than to stand still and tolerate a nuisance; but in this instance I am able to recommend a capital permanent edging— everlasting, in fact, and with nothing that could offend the most critical taste. This is simply made of rustic rods of cast iron, in. Fig. 7S. imitation of the little edgings of bent branches that everybody must have seen. They are evidently cast from the model of a bent branchlet, generally about as thick as the thumb, but they are of various sizes. The marks where the twigs are supposed to have been cut off are visible, and altogether the thing looks as rustic as could be desired, is firm as a rock when placed in position, and, in a word, perfect. These irons are of course stuck in the ground firmly, and as shown in the figure. But, while prettier than any stick edging ever seen, they are, when fastened, also the most firm and permanent of all. They may be set up by any boy. The fact that they are not stiff and ugly tile-like bodies prevents their. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, F. Warne; New York, Scribner, Welford
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