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PLAN FOE A LOT 150X210. 



is possible is secured, and the stable and 

 yards are eftectually concealed from the 

 front. 



The general effect is gained mainly by a 

 large shrubbery of bold outline, which is 

 varied hy the different heights and sizes 

 ol the plants used. Spots of color can be 

 easily and artistically secured by groups 

 i)f strong growing herbaceous plants. 



Trees are planted to shade the sidewalk 

 hut not in the lawn. This saves the 

 grass and the general appearance of the 

 place. 



EXI"I.A.\.\TION OK PLAN. 



1. Three Japan crab apples assorted. 



2. Magnolia conspicua. 



3. Cut-leaved birch. 



4. Weeping dogwood. 



5. English purple beech. 



6. Magnolia Soiilangeana. 



7. Tulip tree, 



9. Silver maples or pin oaks. 



10. Evergreens, rhododendrons, etc., 

 to screen the stable. 



11. Mixed shrubbery, .'i few small 

 trees. 



WlLKINSO.X lil-LIOTT. 



12. Eulalia gracillima edged with 

 Funkia grandiflora. 



1."?. French cannas preceded by Dutch 

 bulbs. 



14. Three Japan maples. 



Pittsburg, Pa. 



Red spider on sweet peas and 

 POPPIES.— E. C, Petersburg, Va.: "We 

 have always had fine success with sweet 

 peas also poppies but now have become 

 very much discouraged, the pest red 

 spider having completely ruined both 

 peas and poppies, the latter looking as 

 though fire had scorched them. We have 

 sprayed and tried many remedies, but all 

 have failed. What shall we do?" Ans. It 

 the trouble is red spider and your peas 

 and poppies are badly infested there is no 

 cure, at best partial prevention is all you 

 can expect. Unless your plants or some 

 of them have come in contact with other 

 plants of any kind, that had been grown 

 in a house or greenhouse, it seems stranj^e 

 to us that they should be so badly 



infested so early in the summer. The 

 poppy growth is about over now for a 

 season and you cannot save them, butby 

 free and forcible hosing and a good soak- 

 ing at the roots, no doubt you can pro- 

 long the sweet pea season for a while. 



L1I.IUM CANDIDI'.M LOSING ITS LEAVES.— 



.\ reader asks: "Why do ray plants of 

 this lily planted in the open ground, under 

 tull sun exposure, become unsightly in 

 the foliage just before the flower buds 

 open; is it lack of proper treatment? A 

 lew I have in the shade of some shrubs do 

 not act that way. .4ns. Without a more 

 Intimate knowledge of the cultural con- 

 ditions under which your plants are 

 grown, we would not even venture an 

 opinion. It grows well in the open gar- 

 den border, but better where its stems 

 areshghtlyprotected. Are you sure your 

 lilies haven't got lily disease, diseased 

 body leaves is its first symptom, and can- 

 (lidum takes it badly. 



Centaurea dealbata. — H. C. K., 

 Springfield, 111., sends a leaf and flower 

 and writes: "Please decide what is the 

 proper name for the enclosed specimen 

 whether Centaurea declinata or globe 

 thistle." Alls. Neither is correct. The 

 proper name is Centaurea dealbata. It 

 is a hardy herbaceous perennial plant 

 from the Caucasus and not uncommon in 

 gardens, it has rose-colored, thistle-like 

 flowers, and pinnate leaves that are 

 silvery white on the under side. The 

 globe thistle is Ecliinops, a genus of very 

 different plants, both in flowerheads and 

 foliage. 



Aquilegia Seed.— .\n Illinois reader 

 asks "Won't you please tell me what kind 

 of columbine seeds to get and grow?" 

 .ins. Get Aquilegia Sihirica, it is blue 

 and yellow, and the earliest of all; trun- 

 cata, formosa and Canadensis, red flow- 

 ered; chrysantha, yellow, and its white 

 flowered form or cross; Olympica, a fine, 

 bold, blue and white flower; and that 

 long-spurred peerless blue and white 

 beauty, cocrulea. 



Hardy Phlo.x.- These have always 

 been an eyesore to me on account of los- 

 ing their lower leaves, or rather the 

 leaves drying up and staying on the 

 plant, thus giving it a very untidy ap- 

 pearance. I find that copious and re- 

 peated waterings overhead and at the 

 roots will prevent this to a great extent. 

 How magnificent many of the new varie- 

 ties are. L. C. L. Jordan. 



Trees and Shrubs. 



RETINOSrORflS. 



In the spring of 1890 the late Mr. A. S. 

 Fuller sent me a specimen of Retinospora 

 Fallen, which had originated on his 

 grounds, being a sport of A', pluwosa 

 aurea. Mr. Edward P. Roe, in his book, 

 "The Home Acre, "deseribfs the perpetua- 

 tion of this new form, he having been 

 visiting Mr. Fuller at that time. The 

 association of these two writers, now 

 called toothersccnes, with this individual 

 specimen adds to it, in my estimation. 



lal interest. It i 



igorous 



growth than its parent and is now over 

 six feet high. It has proved quite hardy 

 and were it not in an unusually bleak 

 position it would receive no protection, 

 hut I place a simple windbreak around 

 it in winter. 



