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ing will of course consist entirely of native mate- 

 rial, and ^Yill vary with the character of the soil. 



In gardenesque planting (Fig. 30) the emphasis 

 is laid upon the horticultural element, and the 

 plants are selected for their individual value. This 

 may be due to the leaf, color, or perfume of the 

 flower, as well as to the general shape and texture 

 of the plant. The plants may be grouped, and 

 count as a mass from a distance; but upon closer 

 insjDection the individual plants should appear, 

 otherwise their varying attractions will be lost. 

 The position of i^lants in gardenesque planting is 

 due to their character rather than to their height, 

 so that scale would not necessarily be a determining 

 factor in placing plants according to gardenesque 

 treatment. Japanese j^lanting as well as topiary 

 work may be included in the gardenesque type. 

 The English border, where shrubs are "faced 

 down" with perennials, is a tyi^e of gardenesque 

 planting, for the charm depends here u^Don the in- 

 dividual plant, the rather delicate beauty of the 

 perennial being strongly silhouetted against the 

 darker shinib mass. 



Naturalistic planting is generally to be seen 

 from a distance, and is composed of trees and na- 

 tive shrubs. The mass is unrestrained in growth 



