USE OF GRASS, TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



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smaller growing Pines, Yucca filamentosa, and Deutzia 

 gracilis, the latter kept clipped to a rounded form, ar- 

 ranged in this style on a lawn. 



Where there are mounds, a scattering of either ever- 

 greens or deciduous shrubs in open clumps over conspicu- 

 ous slopes is proper. It is the free scattering of Juni- 

 pers and Firs over the mountain sides skirting the Hudson 

 Kiver, in some places, that lends to the scenery it great 

 charm. A rise in the garden may support half a dozen 





Fig. 35. — SCATTERINGS OF DWARF PINES, TUCCA.S, AND DEUTZIA GRACILIS 



IN CITY LAWNS. 



or more Savins or other evergreens, or some plants of 

 striking foliage like the Wild Olive or Weigela, planted 

 near the crown, and in this way produce a good effect. 

 At the edge of an abrupt bluff may be placed two or 

 three Camperdown Elms or other bold weeping trees. 

 Such kinds as love moisture, like the Willows and 

 Alders may be effectively disposed by planting in similar 

 clumps along the water's edge or in low places. 



Where it is desirable to plant trees along the sides of 

 long garden walks and avenues, for shade, scattering them 

 along irregularly, allowing some complete breaks here 



