DIELYTUA 8PECTAB1LI8. 



cliaractcr. Still, iu any case, imlcss it be pxircly for show, a, certain amount of privacy 

 ouglit, assuredly, to bo souglit ul'ter. And the more thoroughly it is gained, the inoro 

 ploasuraMe to most persons, and the more accordant with good taste, will he the entire 

 production." 



This principle is applicable in all countries, because the purposes of a garden are 

 everywhere the same. We remember having seen a street garden, in the city of Bal- 

 timore, which struck us, at the time, as being admirably arranged, to adapt it to the 

 situation and circumstances. In order to break the view from the street to the house, 

 the ground was thrown up into irregular and natural-looking mounds, and these were 

 planted with trees. The entrance walk was carried through the elevatious, and gave a 

 fine view of the dwelling from the street, without causing any objectionable degree of 

 exposure. The same amount of seclusion could not have been obtained without either 

 very high walls, or very thick and formal belts of trees and shrubs. Undulation of 

 surface might, in very many cases, aid in relieving the lawi^ of cottage residences of 

 that monotony and nakedness which a perfectly level, closely-mown surface presents. 



There is another point in the arrangement of subur]>an gardens, that we think sel- 

 dom receives proper attention, and that is, the concealment of the fences that form the 

 boundaries, and such other neighboring objects, of a disagreeable or unsightly char- 

 acter, as may obtrude themselves on the view, from either the house or garden. It is 

 impossible to select a situation, in any neighborhood, wholly exempt from objectional 

 features ; but, in most cases, they may be excluded from sight, by judicious formation 

 of the ground, and distribution of trees. We know a gentleman who is unfortunate 

 enough to have for his next neighbor a low, filthy fellow, whose premises are an almost 

 insufferable nuisance. He would gladly purchase his ground, and pay him twice as 

 much as it is worth ; but he will not sell. Now, instead of having merely a low, open 

 board fence, between him and such a neighbor, he should have dense screens of 

 foliage, to shut out completely such a disagreeable boundary, liapid-growing trees, 

 such as Silver Maples, Pawlonias, European Larch, and Norway Spruce, will make 

 an effective obstruction, in three or four years. If the grounds be too small to admit 

 trees of such large size, then live hedges, such as Thorn, Osage Orange, Buckthorn ; 

 or evergreens, such as Arbor Vitae, Hemlock, Red Cedar, or Spruce, all of which may 

 be allowed to grow up (for a screen), without shearing, except on tlie sides. 



THE DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS. 



This charming plant proves to be such an acquisition, both to the garden and green- 

 house, that we have thought it fully entitled to a place among our colored plates, and 

 therefore present it as our frontispiece for the present month. We must say, how- 

 ever, to those who have not seen a good specimen in bloom, that the meagre raceme 

 which we have space to represent, conveys but a very imperfect idea of its rare 

 beauty. To see a plant measuring three or four feet in diameter, and beari 



