OGLESBY PAUL 



sporas were only good for strictly formal effects, 

 but here by being scattered along the length of 

 the borders in irregularly placed groups of two or 

 three plants they have attained a distinctly in- 

 formal feeling. They have been so grouped that 

 in each small clump plants of different tints and 

 different feathered foliage offset one another, which 

 gives variety in foliage and a nice warmth of tone 

 to the borders. 



Azalea amoena and Abelia rupestris form the 

 predominent note among the lower plants that are 

 used between the Retinispora groups. The foli- 

 age of these two varieties is so harmonious that 

 they look charming so interplanted. The spread- 

 ing habit and lovely foliage of the Azalea amcena 

 make it a welcomed member of a border in sum- 

 mer and in winter but its magenta flowers are a 

 difficult color element to deal with in most places. 

 Here, however, where it is the only color at the 

 time it is in bloom amid many evergreens, its 

 brightness must be altogether pleasing and re- 

 freshing. While the Azalea amcena makes the 

 important spring color, the Abelia rupestris gives 

 a charmingly soft effect with pale blush flowers in 

 drooping clusters in early autumn. In between 

 the Azalea and Abelia groups are scattered other 



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