PLANTS FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS 275 



Virginia Creeper Rhus cotinus 



Honeysuckles, in var. Euonymus Japonicus 



Clematis large flowered (partial Forsythia 



shade) 



Clematis virginiana Philadelphia coronarius 



Tecoma radicans Daphne Mezereum 



Euonymus radicans Andromeda floribunda 



Ivy English Box 



Celastrus scandens Rhododendrons, in var. 



Cornus florida Azaleas, in var. 



Cersis canadensis Amelanchier canadensis 



Laburnum vulgare Kalmia angustifolia 



Ribes aureum and sanguineum Hypericum Moserianum (protect) 



Lonicera fragrantissima Ligustrum Japonicum 



Berberis aquifolium 



PLANTING THE LOW DRY BANK 



If such banks occur in parts of the place where it is 

 desired that great neatness prevail, they are best sodded 

 and kept in order with the rest of the lawn, but if in 

 more informal localities where grass grows upon them 

 only in untidy whisps, a charming feature may be made 

 of such a bank by the employment of some of the creep- 

 ing plants, which will easily find a footing upon its 

 sloping surface and finally form a sort of turf. 



They will, of course, need care and water until thor- 

 oughly established, and the bank must be kept free 

 from weeds until the little plants have fairly covered the 

 surface. 



The plants may be set out about a foot apart each 

 way, and will soon cover the space between. All the 

 plants listed are easily raised from seed, so the large 



