190 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



any locality, whether dry or moist, planting material 

 should be used which is indigenous to the region or 

 which grows in some other locality having a similar 

 soil and climate. In dry sections, as has already 

 been suggested, use can be made of several species 

 of shrubs generally known as sage-brush, although 

 in many cases this is not a correct appellation. In 

 some dry localities, a cactus garden perhaps in com- 

 bination with rocks would be appropriate and in- 

 teresting. There are also numerous herbaceous 

 plants which come into bloom even in our so-called 

 desert at certain seasons of the year and which are 

 exceedingly interesting. These can be used about 

 one's home as a ground cover and are often attrac- 

 tive even when dry. They do not always make a 

 suitable carpet to walk on, but paths along the 

 routes usually traveled may be made with stepping 

 stones, gravel or any other suitable material that 

 may be available. 



It is unwise to attempt to change Colorado or 

 Arizona to give them the appearance of Ohio or 

 Georgia, but much can be done to make the homes 

 in these and other western states attractive. The 

 writer has been to western towns when they were 

 entirely destitute of trees and seemed to him most 



