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N. Weigda rosea three feet from fence. Close to fence, on each 

 side of it, the English ivy. 



O. Beds for creeping flowers as in previous plan. 



P. Bed for annuals or low shrubs. 



Q. Same as in former list. 



R. A bed of salvias, to fill in between the hemlocks. 



S. Cannas, or some lower bedding annuals. 



T. The lilac, Rothmagensis rubra. 



U. Gordon's flowering currant. 



V. Two dwarf rhododendrons, roseum elegans and album can- 

 didissima, and behind them towards the grape trellis and next 

 the fence, the taller rhododendrons, grandiflorum and album 

 elegans. These will fill as near to the trellis as anything 

 should be planted. 



X. Rhododendrons, grandiflorum and candidissima planted to- 

 gether. 



Shrubs shown at the house-corners should be selected from 

 those whose branches droop toward the ground, well covered with 

 foliage, and whose flowers are fragrant ; such as the common 

 syringa, bush honeysuckles, jasmines, wild roses, purple magnolia, 

 etc., etc. ; the beauty and abundance of the foliage throughout the 

 season being of more importance than the blossoms. But there 

 are shrubs which combine nearly every merit of foliage, bloom, 

 and fragrance, and these are often the common sorts best known. 



It is not practicable to name in detail everything which may be 

 planted on a lot of this size, and the two lists just given will form a 

 ground-work into which may be interwoven a great variety of quite 

 small shrubs without breaking the arrangement intended. 



In whatever way this place is planted, the area in lawn is so 

 narrow that it can only be made to look well by the nicest 

 keeping. 



