OLMSTED BROTHERS 



Lilacs. But the flower effects, attractive as they 

 are, act only as color incidents amid the prevailing 

 green of the evergreen planting. 



The planting offers an interesting diversity of 

 forms. The graceful drooping habit of Andromeda 

 japonica, the flat branching of the Yews, the 

 torchlike shoots of the Pinus mugho, the compact 

 growth of the Box, the conical shapes of the Cedars, 

 give variation to the strong billowy form of the 

 Rhododendron masses. 



The big entire oval leaves of the Rhododen- 

 dron are arranged in large paintable clusters. In 

 harmony with them, through a similarity of foliage, 

 shape, and structure, are Laurels, white Azaleas, 

 Andromedas, Myrtle, Euonymus, Magnolias, and 

 Tree Lilacs. These give the dominant foliage 

 note. Amid them Mahonia with spiny dentated 

 leaves, Spiraea with feathery foliage, White Pines 

 with soft needle clusters, Pachysandra and Christ- 

 mas Roses and Dwarf Horse-Chestnuts make pleas- 

 ing deviations. 



The planting is composed almost entirely of 

 evergreens. The green of their persistent foliage 

 becomes the prevailing color of the approach, 

 which is in consequence cool, restful, and quiet, 

 but in such a complexity of planting, green appears 



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