LAWNS AND SHRUBBERY 115 



that formal walks should be avoided. If your shrub- 

 bery is large enough, you should arrange it so that 

 you may lose yourself when strolling about of an 

 evening or a morning. Your noondays should be 

 spent under the shade of the lawn trees or in the 

 orchard. 



Shrubs that are suitable for hedges are rare, be- 

 cause most of them are liable to lean over too far, like 

 most of the spireas, while others are constantly dying 

 out in twigs that deface the hedge. The very finest 

 of all shrubs for this purpose is the Tartarian or bush 

 honeysuckle, but I have mentioned this before. This 

 shrub appears with red flowers, with white, and with 

 pink. The pink-flowering is a little more sturdy in 

 growth and might fairly be selected for a hedge. I 

 have secured a seedling with an exceedingly deep 

 crimson flower and sturdy growth. 



Lilacs are defensible for this purpose of hedging, 

 but they will die out in twigs and branches, giving 

 us great annoyance. I have seen the barberry used 

 as a hedge, but the results were always disappointing. 

 Next to the honeysuckle I would place the hydrangea 

 paniculata. This shrub will stand considerable 

 trimming, but it must have good soil to do its best. 

 Its flowers are insignificant if the plants are starved. 

 I think the new hydrangea arborescens will also make 

 a fine hedge plant, although its growth is more 

 slender. 



I could give a whole page wisely to the lilacs. 

 Fifty years ago we had only the common lilac and 



