The Planting of Shrubbery. 



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ceive of au}' use or beauty whicli is served bv the butter ladle 

 promontory at the right. The other view, Fig. 172, shows a sim- 

 ilar structural design with the borders planted with elders and 

 dogwoods and other common things. The one picture is a harsh 

 and ambitious attempt at design; the other is as sweet and rest- 

 ful as a glimpse froni ])ai"adise. 



173.— Kerria. canna and wild sunflower, and the grass not too scrupulously sheared, in the 



corner by the steps. 



But if one has no area which he can make into a lawn and 

 upon which he can plant such verdurous masses, what then may 

 he do? Even then there may be opportunity for a little neat 

 and artistic planting. Even if one lives in a rented house, he 

 may bring in a bush or an herb from the woods and paint a pic- 

 ture with it. Plant it in the corner by the steps, in front of the 



