168 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



eral plants were used, and the plants were all of a 

 half century old, with trunks like trees, and it 

 was a sight to gaze on with delight. One may 

 easily imagine the beauty of such a picture at 

 blooming time. 



The charm, beauty, and utility of a pergola is 

 undeniable. Located near the house, it comes in 

 very handy as a charming place for an afternoon's 

 siesta on a warm day, an ideal place to sit and 

 sew, or read or talk, and occasionally it will be 

 much appreciated as an adjunct to the home, there 

 to set the table and have a quiet, delightful meal 

 with the family in the great outdoors. 



Where there are walls, instead of fences, con- 

 structed of brick or stone, the English Ivy is an 

 excellent plant to grow on them, as it will cling 

 closely and is almost an evergreen, also if you have 

 a dead tree on the lawn and saw it off into a 

 stump six or eight feet high, leaving a foot or so 

 of each of the branches, the Ivy will quickly turn 

 unsightliness into a beauty spot. 



For covering small lawns where grass will not 

 grow, this plant will be found ideal. For cover- 

 ing the walls of a house constructed of brick or 

 stone, we know of no plant more popular than the 

 Virginia Creeper (amphelopsis veitchi). 



We must not overlook mention of the Clematis 

 paniculata or Japanese Virgin's Bower, which is 

 one of our most excellent vines for screening 



