BEDDING 



modem, large-flowered types around the edges or in 

 ^ont Frequently, massing with a single variety of 

 eanna is practiced.' Next to cannas i>i PoP"l^"ty P™}"- 

 ablv come the crotons or codiieums,-the broad-leaved 

 types, as Queen Victoria, being better for this purpose 



large class of tender material -as palms, screw-pmes, 

 the coarser ferns, dracaenas, araucarias-a class of foil 

 aee plants which really does better outdoors during 

 summer in a shady and sheltered position than indoors 



the 



more formal styles of orna- 

 ttis often form the nucleus of 



mi,, ,,1 ilir imlms being hid- 

 I , ., in I i;n, or whatever 



t ban the narrower - leaved or simply cu- 

 iious kinds, as Codimim interruptum 

 md G. OTiutem, which belong to fan 

 tiers' collections, i'or carpeting the 

 ground in a croton bed, two variegated 

 Trailers can be used with good effect the 

 wandering .jew or tradescantia and Op 

 Ukmemts Burmanni, which is famil 

 lar to gardeners as Panicum laiiega 

 turn The large leaves of bananas give 

 d\ery rich tropical effect, especialh if i 

 they can be so sheltered that the wii 1 

 198. -will not split them. One of the v i 



Typical Snap, or best plants for encircling a pul 1 



String Beans fountain is the huge-leaved eleph u t 

 (XK) (Seep 136.) ear caladium. For interesting pcmts 

 * concerning its culture, see (, /o<«6iO 



Among the first half-dozen favorites for subtmi icil bed 

 ding is the castor-oU plant, or ricinus. Its marvellou- 

 erowth from seed in a single season makes it one of the 

 ?ery best of all plants for rapidly filling up large area'- 

 temporarily. Grasses furnish an exception to the general 

 rule that bedding plants are tender. There are many 

 kinds of bamboos that are perfectly hardy m the nortb 

 ern states, and these are bound to increase m pi pulirifi 

 A favorite combination of grasses for eddmg is 

 Arimdo Domix, the giant reed, surrounded 1 \ eulauas 

 Grasses and their kind are particularly effective in 

 aquatic groups. No well kept establishment is i mj lete 

 without a pond or body of water in which aquitic \\-mi^ 

 are naturalized. For a more extended account ot this 

 attractive subject, see the article Aquatics. There is a 



all the year round, 

 mental gardening, ; 

 a subtropical bid, t 

 den by lower-gro" 



s?Lirg^en;nr;i;:"'n;;:- n.. .. i:.,.:., bf ph^ 



them half-way into tbe gn.uml ,u..l «ia,h„gthe sod.which 

 has been previously broken, in .such a manner as to 

 conceal the tubs entirely. The plants are arranged in a 

 freer and more natural manner, and the outer trmgeot 

 begonias and the like maybe dispensed with. The chief 

 dangers to such plants are from the sun and wind. 

 Palms once scorched or wind-whipped are ruined. 

 Hence, a sheltered position on the north side of a build- 

 ing, or under the shade of trees, is usually the best spot 

 for their summer vacation. 



Carpet BEDoraa is the most formal and most expen- 

 s ve of all k nds of bedd ng a d e nploys plants that 

 stand pnchng a 1 1 ir nt is cole acl >_ranthes, 



r the 

 kens 



n the 



n 1 ook on the 



o a book p b- 



Ma s Th s 



g ee of tech- 



} the Gernans, 



ore n portant than the 



t pU t that are used. 



garden ng as o] posed 



lit tal garde ng makes 



no object on to leds n 1 en el b t 1 ke their 



usual pos t on Tl ey are co no ly g ven the no t con- 



spc OS places where the> t be seen whether peo- 



X like them or not. They should be m a place by 



Fhlmselves where they do not interfere with the quieter 



and larger pictures of the whole place. Sunken areas 



199 Example of fancy bedding 

 m Fairmount Park Philadelphia are Particularly 

 imendable A flower bed should not be m the mid 

 of a large lawn, because it distracts the attention 



