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season, the Canaiy Creeper being as eitective as anything of the 

 kind can possibly be. 



Select Climbers and other Plants for Walls. — Ampe- 

 lopsis Veitchi, A, hederacea, Aristolochia Sipho (Birthwort), 

 Berberis Darwini, B. stenophylla, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (south 

 aspect), Bignonia grandiflora, B. radicaus major, Cotoneaster, 

 Escallouia macrantha, Euonymus radicans variegata, Garrya 

 elliptica; Ivies, a very great number, including such beautiful 

 kinds as aureo-maculata (clouded gold). Emerald Gem, japonica 

 argentea, latimaculata, marmorata elegans, marginata argentea, 

 palmata, palmata aiu-eo-purpurea, Riegneriaua, tricolor variegata, 

 baccifera lutea, salina elegantissima, etc. Honeysuckles, Jasmines, 

 and Clematis are numerous enough to suit the most fastidious. 

 The Honeysuckles and Clematis are well suited to traiu round 

 doors and windows, even when the other parts of the building are 

 clothed with other plants. Magnolia grandiflora is a grand plant for 

 a Avarm southern situation. I have seen plants of this 70 feet high 

 in the West of England. For southern aspects Passittora crerulea 

 Pomegranates, Pyrus japonica, and Pyracantha. Roses in great 

 variety. Stauntonia latifolia (a fixst-growiug climber in a warm 

 aspect), Vinca major elegantissima. Grape Vines are pretty wall 

 plants, and when well cultivated their fruit is useful, but I shall 

 have something to say about this fm-ther on. Chimouauthus frag- 

 rans, Wistaria chiuensis, and the Laurustiuus. 



CHAPTER III 



The Lawn. — What is commonly termed the lawn assumes a 

 variety of characters. There is the formal lawn, which it is 

 customary for the architect to embellish with steps, often with 

 walls, and sometimes with statuary. The outline is generally 

 square, or at least straight lines prevail, and the surface is flat, 

 and sometimes intersected by green slopes. This is an expensive 

 lawn to make and keep, though in its best form it is not without 

 a certain degree of grandeur when placed in front of a modern 

 Grecian or Italian villa. But this kind of lawn broken up into 

 formal walks and terraces does not look well on a small scale, as 

 it wants breadth and depth to show it ofi" to the best advantage. 

 If the terraced garden is introduced in small places the elevations 

 should be in proportion to the size of the place. Short slopes are 

 best if there is only a moderate elevation for villa gardens of small 

 dimensions— that is, if it is necessary to introduce the terrace-garden 

 system at all ; but I cannot help thinking that when tlie garden does 



