98 THE GAEDENETTE 



the open space should be in the center. Screens 

 may be arranged along boundaries or buildings. 

 In these screens, the tall-growing plants should 

 be in the rear: medium sized next, and dwarf va- 

 rieties in front. 



In angles and corners, groups may be arranged, 

 and in the open spaces, a few not many single 

 specimens of tropical growth may be planted with 

 good effect. Avoid, in planning, if possible, all 

 purely geometrical effects. Eather imitate na- 

 ture. The best designs are those where all ap- 

 pearance of design is concealed. Unsightly ob- 

 jects, sheds, fences, rocks, walls, etc., may be 

 concealed by the use of clinging or festooning 

 vines, or by suitable shrubbery. Vines do not 

 appear at their best when planted in the open, 

 even if supported by stakes or posts. Their 

 proper place is against walls, or fences, or over 

 verandas where they can spread broadly. Cling- 

 ing vines such as Boston ivy (Ampelopsis veitchii) 

 may only be trained over stone or brick walls. 

 On wood they are damaging. Flowering plants 

 or vines set near buildings require frequent water- 

 ings, as they are deprived of a large part of the 

 natural rainfall. Nooks and shady corners are 

 suitable for ferns, pansies, lilies of the valley, 

 tuberous-rooted begonias, and violets. These do 

 best in partial shade. For massed beds, some va- 

 rieties seem best in single colors, such as gerani- 

 ums and salvias. Other flowers are fine in mixed 

 colors, such as asters, zinnias, verbenas, pansies, 

 and poppies. 



While roses are universal favorites, the grower 

 must be prepared to fight scale, mildew, beetles, 



