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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATE PACa 



LIII. An informal planting of Scotch pines and Mugho pines may be ac- 

 cented by the use of a few specimens of lilies to brighten the landscape 

 picture as well as to serve as a background for the flowering effect of 

 the lilies 334 



LIV. The knotweed is not only one of the most rapid-growing vines, but 

 its abundance of delicate white flowers and its long-blooming period 

 make it valuable for many locations on the lattice framework. A — 

 First summer after transplanting; B — Second summer after trans- 

 planting 334 



LV. One of the best vines for use on masonry walls is the Boston ivy, but 

 no vine should be allowed to overpower fine architectural details. 

 This illustration also shows a perfectly developed European beech 

 hedge (ten years old) planted in a single row with plants eighteen 

 inches apart 335 



LVI. A pleasing combination of the vigorous climbing wisteria used to- 

 gether with window boxes filled with periwinkle to relieve the heavy 

 and otherwise bare architectural eflfect 3 50 



LVII. Nasturtiums, marigolds, English ivy, periwinkle, and petunias make 

 a window box foliage and flower effect which adds greatly to the attrac- 

 tiveness of any home 350 



LVIII. During the months of April and May the flower garden filled with 

 refined types of tulips carefully arranged to produce masses of colour 

 is the equal of the garden at any other month of the growing season. 

 This garden is filled with the tall types of Darwin tulips. . . . 350 



LIX. With the first touch of spring the crocus begins to bloom upon the 

 lawn. This plant can adapt itself either to the refined lawn area or 

 to the woodland and field areas 351 



LX. There is always an opportunity, on every larger estate, for the natural- 

 izing of bulbs. Poet's narcissus is quite happy in a wild garden or 

 field environment 366 



LXI. Throughout the southern states the creeping fig is one of the most 

 desirable vines for growth on masonry walls. It develops interesting 

 foliage of a fine texture and is a vigorous grower and compares favour- 

 ably with the Lowe's Boston ivy so successfully used in the northern 

 states 367 



LXII. Used as a tree for screen eflPects, specimen planting, or hedges, the 

 Australian pine is throughout southern Florida one of the most 

 freely used plants 374 



LXIII. The yellow allamanda desirable because of its heavy foliage, and be- 

 cause of its beautiful yellow flowers, is frequently neglected for use in 

 Florida plantings as a shrub or a vine 375 



