246 HOW TO PLAN THE HOME GROUNDS 



the Japan ivy, ampelopsis tricuspidata, should be planted 

 so as to cover a large portion of the walls of the station. 

 The importance of the maintenance of the improve- 

 ments of the grounds of the railroad station should not be 

 overlooked, although it need not be made more onerous 

 than the painting and cleaning of the interior of the 

 station. If an emulation and love for helping the plants 

 to thrive can be developed among the station agents and 

 other employees that have to do with them, the extent 

 to which the beauty of station grounds may be improved 

 can hardly be estimated or realized. In proof of this 

 statement it is only necessary to take the trouble to look 

 at the little door-yards of the cottages of the working- 

 men, both in England and America, where a rivalry and 

 enthusiasm have sprung up for horticultural improvements 

 of all kinds. 



