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sow in the seeds of hardy annual flowers, like 

 phlox, petunia, alyssum and pinks. The person 

 who plants his shrubs in holes in the sward does 

 not seriously mean to make any foliage mass, 

 and it is likely that he does not know what re- 

 lation the border- mass has to artistic planting. I 

 have said to plant the bushes thick. This is for 



155. Clump of ribbon-grass against the clothes -post. 



quick effect. It is an easy matter to thin the 

 plantation if it becomes too thick. I should gen- 

 erally plant all common bushes as close as two 

 feet apart each way, especially if I get most of 

 them from the fields, so that I do not have to 

 buy them. Excellent mass effects may also be 

 obtained by cutting well established plants of 

 sumac, ailanthus, basswood, and other strong- 



