DESIGNS FOR ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS. 17 



a play-ground for children, surrounded by seven deciduous 

 shade trees, which might be, in preference, the Silver- 

 leaved Maple (Acer dasycarpum,) a healthy, strong-grow- 

 ing, and clean tree. At 15, for variety of foliage, a Weep- 

 ing-Willow. 16, a hedge-row of Siberian Arbor-vitae. 

 17 is a flower-bed, with an outside border made of the 

 small-leaved, trailing Juniper, or Juniperus procumbens. 

 This magnificent plant, which, in small beds, forms the 

 densest glaucous-green carpet, may be easily trained for a 

 border by planting small young plants at 8 to 10 inches 

 apart, and then guiding the main leader with small wooden 

 pins in the direction of the border. It ofiers something 

 entirely new in color and shape, and it is to be regretted 

 that it is so little in use. 



A second border, immediately around the flower-bed, 

 affording a greater contrast in color, would be the small 

 Tom Thumb Arbor-vitae a very precious novelty, too, 

 on account of its very dark foliage. 



At 18, on the north-west side of the house, there would be 

 a very favorable location for a group of Rhododendrons 

 and other so-called North American evergreen shrubs. 



At 19, may be placed two single bushes of Calycanthus 

 floridus, or, still better, two large vases or other pieces 

 of statuary. 



At 21, a circle, to be decorated with a purple Beech, or 

 a good specimen of the Kilmarnock Willow. 



At 22, all along the eastern boundary, a row of Norway 

 Spruces, Balsam Firs, and American Arbor-vitae, in the 

 rear, planted at sufficient distance from each other to per- 

 mit a second row in front of them (alternating), about 4 

 or 5 feet from the side of the walk. 



In this front line ought to be employed Siberian Arbor- 

 vitae, Irish and Swedish Junipers, Golden Arbor-vitae, "Op* 

 right Yews, Retinispora ericoides, and Podocarpus. 



At 22 a, in the rear of the play-ground, there ought to 

 be the following shrubs, in three rows ; for instance, in the 



