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GARDENING. 



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THE FRONT LAWN AT EGANDALE. 



so as to give theimpression that the lawn 

 beyond might extend an unknown dis- 

 tance to the right, thus enlarging one's 

 possessions without paying exfra taxes. 

 The new American weeping willow show- 

 ing prominently to the left of the dark 

 juniper was placed there partly to hide a 

 portion of the bridge beyond that showed, 

 and also to act as one side of a gateway 

 through which the lawn is carried into 

 the open but shady point beyond. This 

 species was chosen because of its graceful 

 lorm and the effect produced by its olive- 

 gray foliage against the shiny dark green 

 of the red oak leaves bevond. 



Surprises are the charms of one's place. 

 Standing on niv porch otie sees the view 

 here eiven and imagines that he sees it 

 all. Yet within the range of the camera 

 as it stood, are three rustic bridges and 

 one fjuite large summer house. One 

 bridge spans the ravine spur back of the 

 rockery, and is sunken rather than raised 

 and not seen until almost upon it. The 

 tall trees to the right, that produce the 

 broken sky-line so essential for effect, be- 

 long to a group, only a few of which are 

 shown in the picture, that come out into 

 the lawn some twenty feet from the edge 

 of the ravine, under which a mushroom- 

 shaped summer house is built. A mass 

 of tall shrubbery in front hides it from 

 view. Back of them and in the main 

 ravine is another bridge. To the right of 

 this pii lure the lawn extends some sev- 

 enty feet, forming a deep ba_v, bordered by 

 the ravine which here takes a northwest- 

 erly course. 



the first group, seen at the left, is a 

 dozen Yucca filamentosa, nine of which 

 are in bloom. The round headed shrub 

 shown above the yuccas is the golden 

 elder pinched back, in front of it is a com- 

 bination of shrubs and perennials. There 

 are three distinct shrubbery beds on the 

 left, separated from each other by at least 

 ten feet at the narrowest point, forming 

 bays and promontories seen only when 

 viewed from a point to the right of this 



picture. My lot on that side narrows in 

 at the centre Vi'-e the side of the letter X, 

 mading that side rather difficult to treat. 



The shrubbery beds contain shrubs, 

 small trees and hardy perennials, whose 

 flowers and foliage are attractive all the 

 se son, so arranged that in each bed, at 

 all seasons, some flowersare conspicuous. 

 All the perennials are planted in masses, 

 and in some instances so are the shrubs. 



The street which borders the left of my 

 lawn has a southerly course until it 

 reaches a point opposite the golden elder, 

 when it turns sharply southeast If it 

 continued on it would nm into and in- 

 clude the narrow wooded point before 

 mentioned. To make this point more 

 secluded from public view, as it could be 

 looked into from the street, I planted 

 rather thickly tall flowering trees and 

 shrubs, such as Rhus semi-alata var. 

 Osheckii. Philadelphus coronarius and vi- 

 burnums, seen in the picture beyond the 

 elder. 



In these beds, in addition to the hardy 

 perennials, and in groups of a dozen or 

 more are Litiums Batewaniw. Canadense, 

 umbellatum, eh^ans, Parryi, superbum, 

 Wallace!, Hansoni. Krameri, pardalinum, 

 candiduw, Wallichianum superbum, the 

 double tiger lily and L. auratum. 



Rosa Wichuraiana carpets the ground 

 in some places and Clematis Jackmanni 

 in its forms rambles at will in the open 

 headed trees. Tntomas in (|uantity 

 brighten some open spaces in the fail 

 months, and there are a few gladiolus 

 among them giving earlier bloom. In the 

 last bed in that portion where it almost 

 joins the wild shrubbery of the ravine I 

 allow Clematis Vitalba,C.FIammula and 

 the Allegheny mountain fringe (Adiumia 

 cirrhosa) to clamber over the tops of 

 strong shrubs, such as the button-bush 

 (Cephalanthus occideutalis), cutt\uf> back 

 a little if too rampant. In this semi 

 shady spot Sencc/oyapon/ca, the meadow 

 sweet and the monk's-hood thrive. 



The first individual tree on the lawn 



seen after leaving the shrubbery belt is 

 the American weeping willow illustrated 

 in Gardening, May 1, page 243. In this 

 1 allow a Clematis Jackmanni to ramble 

 at will in among the foliage. When in 

 bloom the flowers seem in a mist and 

 always invite close inspection. The vine 

 is planted four feet out from the bole of 

 the tree, and being light in texture and 

 cut down each season it does not injure 

 the tree. Back of it is a Populus liolle- 

 ana in which climbs a Clematis coccinea, 

 draping the downv leaves with coral 

 bells. 



Then comes the rockerj- which is at the 

 head of the spur of the ravine before men- 

 tioned. In front of that rockery and 

 some fifteen feet from it, is a large boulder 

 partially covered with Boston ivy. I 

 keep a youngplant at this stone andonly 

 protect the roots in winter, allowing the 

 top to freeze, as I desire the stone only 

 ])artly covered. If all were covered it 

 would present a meaningless mass of 

 green, but in showingpart of this granite 

 boulder, it is pleasing. This stone was 

 placed there to hide a water tap and as 

 an outlier of the rockery. Near it is a 

 handsome native red cedar (Janiperus 

 Virginiana) taken from the woods on ac- 

 count of its handsome bushy form Its 

 dark foHage emphasizes the point of the 

 sub-ravine as it comes out into the lawn 

 and hides the margin of the lawn on the 

 left as the Colorado spruce does on the 

 right. The rockery was placed at this 

 point because the same cause that threw 

 this spur into the lawn mav have pro- 

 duced an outcrop of stone 'there. Not- 

 withstanding the fact that in the rockerv 

 such plants as Agave Americana anil 

 Dracxna indivisa, not safe to put out 

 until June, are u.sed, it is so planted 

 with hardy material that as seen from a 

 distance these tender plants are not 

 missed when absent 



The native trees at the end to the right 

 of the rockery standing at the extrerne 

 edge of the lawn are hard maple, which 



