Planning the Grounds 



such as the Pine, Eucalyptus, Acacia, Cypress, Redberry and 

 others of this class. No shrub, either exotic or indigenous, is so 

 well adapted to the planting of a rocky ridge or in the foreground 

 of hillside groups as our native Holly (Heteromeles arbutifolia). 

 Another native which groups well in .any such situation is our 

 evergreen shrub Oak. Like the Redberry, its leaf has a good 

 color, it has a semi-drooping habit of growth, it is evergreen and 

 grows on dry banks on any exposure either North, South, East 

 or West, excepting within a mile from the ocean, where, if fac- 

 ing the West and much exposed, it is apt to get wind-blown and 

 generally does not thrive so well. 



Where a shrubbery effect is desired and the soil is rich, some 

 other shrub must be substituted, as the effect of a good soil will 

 be to force the Oak into tree shape and to grow too large for a 

 shrub effect, but where the soil is of a loose, rocky nature, and 

 not too rich, the evergreen native shrub Oak gives one of the best 

 effects possible without cultivation or irrigation. 



These hardier trees are recommended also for planting on the 

 outer lines of grounds of the extent of about one acre or over, or 

 on those portions of a Pleasure-Garden which are much exposed 

 or beyond the reach of the hose, and, as already suggested, they 

 can be planted at any parts where the soil is poor. 



For the planting of groups or clumps to be located immedi- 

 ately about the lawns or near hydrants where they can be 

 watered, a much larger variety of trees and shrubs may be 

 drawn from, the Bamboo, the Birch, the Maple, the Hawthorn, 

 the Lilac, the Laurel and many others giving character and com- 

 pleteness to the composition. 



Where the grounds are as large as from three to four acres, 

 separate groups of each genus should be planted. For instance, 

 exceedingly effective groups can be formed by planting a mass 

 consisting of three or four varieties of Pines; another of Euca- 

 lyptus in variety ; another of Spruce and Fir ; another of a vari- 

 ety of evergreen Oaks; another of our native Laurel; another 



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