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the other bay and act as a unifying factor. Masses 

 of native Rose Bay are placed in back of hybrid 

 varieties. There are crimson Rhododendron " Par- 

 sons/' pink Rhododendron "H. Sargent," and white 

 Rhododendron album elegans. They are arranged 

 in a continuous easy flowing line around the bay. 

 Where the boundary rounds in toward the gate- 

 way the Rhododendron masses merge into Laurels 

 and these give place to dwarf Rhododendron Wil- 

 soni. Where the planting approaches the house, 

 the Rhododendrons are supplanted by Azalea 

 hinodegiri and by the lovely Azalea indica alba. 

 A few Magnolia stellata and Cedars are placed in 

 back of them, the lovely Magnolia flowers acting 

 as forerunners to the even lovelier bloom of white 

 Azaleas. 



This planting offers flower effects of great beauty. 

 Take, for example, the Andromedas with tender 

 white sprays, the pure white Azaleas, the delicate 

 Laurels, the brilliant Rhododendrons. Each effect 

 is distributed through the various sections of the 

 planting. Besides, emphatic color spots are pro- 

 vided, here by a group of bright Azalea hinodegiri, 

 there by a few starry Magnolias, here by a cluster 

 of Dwarf Horse-Chestnuts, there by a mass of Tree 



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