PLANTING OP SMALL YARDS 161 



rear of the plantation, next the house, one sees 

 the pear tree. The best single part of the plant- 

 ing is the reed (Arundo Donax) overtopping the 

 exochorda (not shown in the picture). The pho- 

 tograph was taken early in summer, before the 

 reed had become conspicuous. 



A ground plan of this planting is shown in Fig. 

 141. At A is the walk and B the steps. An 

 opening at D serves as a walk. The main plant- 

 ing, in front of the porch, fourteen feet long, 

 received twelve plants, some of which have now 

 spread into large clumps. At 1 is a large bush of 

 osier, Cornus Baileyi. 

 At 2 is a mass of Rubus 

 odoratus ; at 5 asters and 

 golden -rods; at 3 a clump 

 of wild sunflowers. The 

 projecting planting on 



the left Comprises about 143. Cabin opening out 



ten plants, of which 4 from the border planting> 

 is exochorda, 6 is arundo or reed, at the back of 

 which is a large clump of sacaline, and 7 is a 

 variegated -leaved elder. 



A back yard is shown in Fig. 142. The owner 

 wanted a tennis court, and the yard is so small 

 as not to allow of wide planting at the borders. 

 However, something could be done. Upon the 

 left is the weed-land border, mentioned on page 

 146. In the first place, a good lawn was made. 

 In the second place, no walks or drives were 

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