160 PLANS OF RESIDENCES 



E (next to the fence). Dwarf weeping juniper, ?. oblonga pendula. 



E (in the centre of front group). The pendulous Norway spruce, 

 Abies excelsa inverta, the central stem of which must be kept 

 erect by tying to a stake until it is from six to eight feet 

 high. 



F, F. One, the dwarf Norway spruce, Abies gregoriana, and the 

 other the dwarf silver-fir, Picea pectinata compacta. 



G (in the front group). Golden arbor-vitze. 



G (opposite bow-window of living-room). A bed of assorted 

 geraniums. 



G (opposite dining-room). A single plant of Colleus verschafelti. 



H, H, H. Hemlocks ; for the left-hand front corner use Sargent's 

 hemlock, Abies canadensis inverta ; its main stem to be kept 

 tied to a stake until it has a firm growth six feet high. 



I, I, I (on the left side of walk). Dwarf-box for clipping. 



I (on right side of walk). The weeping arbor-vitse and the dwarf 

 weeping juniper, J. oblonga pendula. 



J. Podocarpus japonica, if protected in winter. 



K. Parson's arbor-vitae, Thuja occidentalis compacta, two feet from 

 the fence. Between K and L plant a golden arbor-vitae. 



L. The pendulous silver-fir, Picea pectinata pendula, four feet from 

 the fence. Directly back of it, midway, between it and the 

 fence, the erect yew, Taxus erecta, whose deep green foliage 

 will contrast well with the golden arbor-vitaes near it, and as 

 its hardiness in all localities is not so well proved as that of 

 the other trees near it, its placement back of them, and near 

 to the fence, will serve to insure its safety from cold. 



M. Irish and Swedish junipers near the fence. 



N. The dwarf white-pine, P. strobus compacta, four feet from the 

 fence ; and behind, on each side, small rhododendrons. Four 

 feet above the pine, near the fence, plant a common hem- 

 lock, and when it is large enough to form a back-ground for 

 the dwarf pine say from eight to ten feet high keep it well 

 clipped back to prevent it from spreading over the dwarfs, and 

 taking up too much of the lawn. 



O, O. Round beds for verbenas or other creeping flowers of con- 

 stant brilliancy. 



