THE GARDEN IN TOWN 



When finally given out, the parts are something like this : 



Wall or Fence (covering) : Anemone Japonica. 



English ivy. Ferns. 



Euonymus radicans vegeta. Evergreens: 



Fence (for blooming) : Box. 



Jasminum nudiflorum. Retinospora. 



Corchorus. B ulbs : 



Viburnum plicatum. Scilla, snowdrop, Chionodoxa, 



Shrubs : snowflake. 



Andromeda floribunda. Narcissus poeticus. 



Daphne cneorum. Darwin and May-flowering tu- 



Iberis teneoriana. lips. 



Berbefis dulcis. Iris pallida and L. Dalmatica. 



Magnolia stellata. Florentine, English, Spanish 



Azalea mollis. irises. 



Caryopteris mastacantha. Madonna lilies. 



Dwarf rhododendrons. Daffodils. 



Perennials: In Pots: 



Hardy chrysanthemums. Dwarf fruit-trees. 



Foxgloves. Hydrangea hortensis. 



English daisies. Box or bay. 



Columbine. 



In making up his stock company, it will be noticed that 

 the city gardener lays stress on what the horticulturists call 

 "habit," that excellence of form and character which is to a 

 plant what good manners are in the social equipment of a 

 person. Some of the plants most brilliant in their time of 

 flowering are not good to look upon in the "off season," and 

 there is no way of making them retire from the stage. The 

 narrowly limited space of the town garden demands a certain 

 finish, a correctness of demeanor; a loose, careless growth 

 wholly charming on a country roadside is here out of place. 



For this reason, many of the race of "broad-leaved ever- 

 greens," though generally but little planted, are peculiarly 

 welcome. There is Andromeda floribunda, which keeps its 

 laurel-like foliage in a summer luxuriance throughout the 



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