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imparting a ragged look to the shrubs. A straight border against 

 a hedge, if the place is not large enough for a garden, or a wide 

 border along a walk, is more efifective than the wavy ribbon of a 

 curving border following the outlines of shrubs. 



Of flowers about foundation walls I have spoken in the first 

 part of this chapter. For garden walls, rules are less rigid; here 

 the idea of permanence in planting is not so important, and al- 

 though the appearance of the wall and the flower borders both 

 benefit by vines and an occasional shrub planted against the wall, 

 these are not the necessities demanded by a house wall. The 

 planting at the base of the Hubbard pergola is a pleasing com- 

 bination of vines, wall surface, and flowers. 



The final test to which any of the kinds of planting listed at the 

 beginning of the chapter must be put, is that of appropriateness. 

 The object of each especial planting must be considered, the 

 purpose for which it is planted, or the atmosphere it is designed to 

 produce, and those shrubs, trees, and flowers used which will con- 

 tribute to this efifect. Types of planting are just as distinct as 

 human beings, with personalities as different, and they must be 

 arranged with the same care one expends in choosing guests at a 

 dinner party, if the effect is to be harmonious and satisfying. 



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