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LANDSCAPE (iARDENING 



Ihh'oiiu' :i cloar bit i)f srocnswanl iiiclnscil by iiiarsiinal 

 slirubbory. In Fig. 209t, an o]wn front lawn ami 

 st'diutoii n\ir lanilscape (;■"'''''" <it't('nnim'(l tlic plant- 

 ings. Hiuindarifs are fori;(ittct\ by tlic stndicd (uitlinc.'i 

 of tliis shrub plantation, wliicli. it slioiild bo notod, are 

 in long siinplo swoops, rather than little wiggly kinks 

 so often sivn. Projeeting points and reeoding bays in 

 tliis shrub mass atTord interest to the lawn vistas, as 

 well as seelusion to the back yard and i)leasant course 

 for the walks to the sun-<lial. pool, and rustie arbor at 

 entrance to the vegotabU^gardon at the extreme rear 

 of the lot. 



In Figs. 2092 and 2093, use is made of the side 

 lawns for the family enjoyment. The boundary planta- 

 tion is evident and in one ease has boon extended to a 



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2093. Fonnal garden pivoted on an extended house line. 



comploto border across the stne t front . This was made 

 IKjssible by the elevation of the lawn above the sidewalk 

 and the use of a stone retaining wall whifh the plant inj^ 

 relieves praf;efully. This street front might have been 

 treatefj more cheaply and ver\' well by a planted bank 

 which also afforris a pleasing street appearance and a 

 perfectly sechuled lawn. 



The make-up of these plantations is of simple material 

 chosen for good foliage, hardiness, anfi seasonal attrac- 

 tiveness of flower, habit, and winter fruit or bright bark. 

 The plants are mainly those which mix well, without 

 clashing of bright foliage colors or incongruous forms. 

 The consideration of size to which the plants will 

 attain is very important and much material valuable 

 in the large park must be eliminated from the lists for 

 small placcjs. Those plants which grow slowly and are 

 in the nature of dwarf species arc appropriate and 



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particularly useful for the permanent plantings. Quick- 

 nnd rank-growing plants may be used for screens, but 

 provision shouKi be matU- here also for permanent but 

 sliiwer plants to come on and replace the others. Plants 

 ing (]uick-growing material or close planting for imme- 

 diate etTect is a dangerous i)ractice, for the proper thin- 

 ning is usually not accomplished and the entire plant- 

 ing will be robbed of beauty. It is better to space 

 plants at reasonable distances, and use less, but of large 

 nursery sizes. 



It may be valuable to note, as to choice of plants for 

 small areas, those which were common to the planting 

 plans of the three places here illustrated. The list does not 

 contain all the plants possible to use in like circumstances 

 in the northeastern states, but will alTord at least an 

 indication of choice depending upon the restrictions of 

 space, amateurish care, results not too far remote. 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR SMALL GROUNDS. 



Those marked with an asterisk (*) are common to 

 the three places here illustrated. 



Deciduous trees. 



♦Maples — Acer campestre, A. saecharinum and var. Wieri, A. 



taturicum, A. ginnala, A. rubrum, A. palmatum, in variety. 

 *Shad-bush — Amelanclucr canadensis and others. 

 *Ohio buckeye — ,'KscuIus (Pavia) glabra. 

 ♦Birch — Betula alba and B. laciniata of trade lists, B. lenta. 



Catalpa — Catalpa bignonioides. 



Hackberry — Celtis. 

 ♦Flowering dogwood — Cornus florida, and vur. rubra. .\Iso 

 ehrub species. 



Double-flowered cherry — Prunus Avium fl.-pl. 

 ♦Red-bud — Cercis canadensis. 



Cercidiphyllum.japonicuin. 



Yellow- wood — Cladrastis tinctoria. 

 ♦Beech — Fagus sylvaticii, and varieties, all of which 



much space for growth finally. 

 ♦Maidenhair tree — Ginkgo biloba. 



Varnish tree — Koelreuteria. 

 ♦Larch — Larix leptolepis. 



Liquidambar. 

 ♦Magnolias — the Chinese species in variety. M. stellata is 



very low. 

 ♦Crab-apples — Pyrus floribunda, Eva Rathke, Kaido, etc. 

 ♦Ironwood — Ostrya ^'irginica, slow and good. 

 ♦.Sorrel tree — Oxydcndron arboreum. 



♦Poplars — Populus nigra var. fastigiata. P. alba var. Bolleana. 

 ♦Oaks — Quercus palustris, Q. coceinea, Q. pedunculata var. 

 fastigiata. 



Pagoda tree — Sof-hora japoniea. 

 ♦Moun(ain-ash — Horbus amcrirana, S. Aucuparia. 

 ♦Deciduous cypress — Taxodium dietichum, verj' useful. 



Evergnai trees. 



*Fir — Abies concolor. 



♦Spruce — *Pieea Engelmannii, P. excelsa (for screen only), *P. 



orientalia, *P. pungens, and P. pungens var. glauca. 

 ♦Pinos^ — Pinus Htrobus, P. Laricio var. austriaca, *P. Cembra 



and *P. Mughus, which are indispensable. 

 ♦Douglas spruce — Pseudotsuga Douglasii, a fine screen or 



specimen. 

 ♦Umbrella pine — Sciadopitys vertieillata. dwarf and interesting. 

 Hendock — Tsuga canadensis, nothing better under shade. 



The following are really mostly trees, but used as dwarfs either 

 for massing or standing alone. They are material which ia 

 valuable; 



♦.Japanese cypress — Cham^cyparis, in variety. 

 ♦Arbor-vita? — Thuya, in variety, according to form desiretl. 

 ♦Cedar — Juniperus, tall and dwarf or prostrate forma. 

 ♦Yews — Taxus cuspidata, T. canadensis. 



Evergreen shrufis. 



.\ndroriieda floribunda. 

 ♦Azalea (Rhododendron) amoena. 



f'oforie:iHter. 

 ♦Ilex ffcnafa. 



Kalmia latifolia. 



Leucfithfii'. 

 ♦Mahonia Afiuifolium. 



Rhododendron maximum, *U. catawhienHe. hybrids. 

 ♦Yueea. 



Hedges, evergreen. 



♦BuxuH sempervirent 

 Thuja oecifientalis, 

 TMUga. 



T. orientalis var. pyramidalis. 



