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MASK PLANTINGS. 



One of the most pleasing plantings for 

 masking the foundations of a dwelling 

 that I have seen was that in front of the 

 Missouri state building at the World's 

 Fair. It consisted of Solanum Warsce- 

 -_ and >. atropurpu- 

 reum. These solanums belong to the 

 large leaved ornamental fruited race 

 spoken of by Mr. Falconer as being 

 "much used for sub-tropical bedding in 

 Europe and in a lesser degree in this 

 country.'* 



Their use in the middle west I take to 

 be very limited, at least I have seen but 

 the one example cited, but it was good 

 enough to make a lasting impression as 

 well as create a wish to see the effect du- 

 plicated. Solanum Warscewiczii has 

 large, handsome, spiny leaves and spinv 

 stems; S.Guineense has effective cut leaves 

 and bears numerous deep blue, glossy 

 berries: and S. atropnrpvreum also has 

 cut leaves, they as well as the entire 

 plant being purplish in color and spiny. 

 The three are harmonious in habit, foli- 

 age and coloring, and their style fits them 

 for use in connection with architectural 

 features. Their culture is simple, that 

 required by their relative, the common 

 tomato, being what they need, so that 

 any one who can get the seeds or the 

 seedlings of these desirable half hardy 

 perennials can easily have an attractive 

 and artistically good mask planting 

 which it would seem might well be sup- 

 plemented by using some of the pretty 

 and free flowering white or blue flowered 

 climbing solanums trained on poultry net- 

 ting at the back of the planting or in a 

 corner formed by foundation wall and 

 steps. Fanny Copley Seavey. 



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