CHAPTER X 



HEKBACEOUS BOKDEK 



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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