Chap. VI.] 



THE LUXEMBOURG GARDEN. 



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wreaths, so as to join tLe stems at about eight feet from the 

 ground. At about a foot or so above the Ivy, another and almost 

 straight wreath of Virginian Creeper is placed, and the effect of 

 these two simple wreaths from tree to tree is excellent. They 

 seem to fall from the pillar-like stems of the Planes, the bottom 

 of the lower wreath resting on the earth. An adoption of such a 

 plan would add verdure and grace to many a formal grove, now 

 bare about the base of the trees. 



A little pavilion here has a hollow wall with a space for plants 

 in it, reminding one of a 



way of growing flowers 'f^^^ , ■ 



in various countries 

 which deserves mon 

 attention than it has re- 

 ceived from us. It con- 

 sists in leaving hollo\' 

 the upper portion ci 

 a terrace or other wall 

 and using this fur 

 flowers. The crest of 

 the wall is, in fact, a 

 flower-border from one 

 to two feet in breadth ; 

 but, though narrow, it 

 has a depth of from 

 two to three feet for 

 soil, thus giving ample 

 root-room for the pro- 

 duction of a vigorous 

 and graceful vegetation. 

 The architect or builder 

 can easily arrange for such wall-vases. One may often see very 

 charming eff"ects produced in this way on the Continent, even in 

 poor houses where little evidence of other beauty is to be seen. 

 By adopting the principle of variety instead of repetition in such 

 cases, a beautiful garden of flowers miglit be grown on the crest 

 of many a barren wall near, or part of, a town house. 



In one of the small side gardens here is a climbing Eose, 

 allowed to grow free on the grass unstaked and untrimmed. 



CUmbiiiff Kose isolated on Grass. 



