318 State Horticultural Society, 



culture hy which we grow fruit, but we must remember that vege- 

 table gardening, landscape gardening and floriculture all were in- 

 cluded in the term horticulture. He read several letters from 

 prominent workers assuring him of their help in this matter. The 

 American Pomological Society has about decided to meet at James- 

 town next year, and other societies will do the same. Thought 

 that the Pomological Society might be the central figure around 

 which other meetings might revolve and asked the co-operation of 

 this Society in this matter. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTING ABOUT THE HOME. 



(By Dr. J. O. Whitten, Horticulturist, Columbia, Mo.) 



In planting trees, shrubs, vines and flowers about the home it 

 is desirable to have a definite arrangement or plan. Proper methods 

 are just as essential in ornamental plantings, in order to secure 

 beauty, as are proper methtods in commercial plantings of crops in 

 order to secure good yields. 



One of the first things to bear in mind is that we should plant 

 a tree, shrub or flower, not simply to show off that plant, but to 

 decorate the place with it. There is a fundamental difference be- 

 tween placing a pretty plant in the most conspicuous place, so it will 

 show off as a specimen, and placing it with a group of others, so 

 that it will help to beautify the whole place. Too frequently it is 

 the custom to plant a pretty shrub or to place a flower bed in the 

 middle of the front yard, where it can best be seen. If more plants 

 are added later, these are frequently placed in the largest vacant 

 areas w^hich are left, and so on until the place is fairly filled with 

 plants or flower beds, scattered promiscuously over the lawn, or 

 ranged up in rows on either side of the walk or across the grounds 

 where they can best be seen. 



This would serve our purpose all right if our fundamental 

 ideas were simply to show off best individual plants. As a matter 

 of fact, our idea should be to use these same plants and flowers 

 where, if grouped together, each will contribute to the beauty of 

 the whole place. 



Again, I have in mind a home where three dollars was paid 

 for a magnolia plant. This plant was set in the largest and most 

 conspicuous place in the open front yard near the center. When 

 it comes into blossom in the spring and its magnificent, big blooms 



