CHAPTER X 



HERBACEOUS BORDER 



Some school grounds are so limited and the 

 conditions such that it is not possible to attempt 

 anything more than an herbaceous border. Noth- 

 ing, however, would afford greater returns for 

 the labor than the annuals, biennials, and peren- 

 nials which are now to be secured in such beau- 

 tiful forms and such varied and satisfactory 

 colors. The proper place for such a border is 

 against a fence, or planted to screen outbuild- 

 ings, ash-heaps, or anything that is unsightly. 

 The best effect is produced against a back- 

 ground of green. Either cover the fence or 

 building with some quick-growing vine, as Am- 

 pelopsis quinquefolia — Virginia Creeper — Eng- 

 lish Ivy, Clematis paniculata, or plant shrubs 

 of rapid growth and good luxuriant foliage, as 

 Syringa, Lilac, Buckthorn, Spircea prunifolia — 

 Bridal Wreath — or any of the many desirable 

 shrubs that are suggested for the nursery. 



The space to be occupied should be thor- 

 oughly cultivated and heavily enriched before 

 planting in order to produce the most perfect 



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