A PLEA FOR HARDY PLANTS 



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DETAILED PLAN FOR FLOfFER GARDEN 



The accompanying plan is a section of the planting plan made for the grounds (five acres 

 in extent) of the late C. L. Magee, Esq., of Pittsburg. The scheme of this garden is suffi- 

 ciently explained by the specifications. The variety of plants and shrubs used insures a suc- 

 cession of bloom from early spring until November. All the walks in this garden are of green 

 sward, which makes it far more attractive than if they had been made of gravel, cement, or of 

 any of the materials usually employed. 



There are a few old trees in the garden, and the planting near them is suitable for a shady 

 location, and vines have been planted to climb over some of them (old cherry trees). 



The beds used for spring-flowering bulbs are also used for annuals, such as petunias, 

 poppies, Pklox ''Drummondi'i, pinks, nasturtiums, and mignonette in the summer. 



A portion of the planting of tall shrubs and small trees is designed to shut out of view 

 outbuildings on the adjoining property. 



PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS 



1. Magnolia Soulangeana. 27, 



2. Spiraea ariafolia. 28. 



3. Clethra alnifolia. 29. 



4. Rhododendrons, with Li Hum auratum 30. 



planted among them. 31. 



5. 'Deulzia gracilis. 32. 



6. Snowberries. 33. 



7. Rhododendrons, with Li Hum auratum 34. 



planted among them. 35. 



8. Ligustrum Ibota. 36. 



9. Cornus sanguinea. 37. 



10. Hydrangea paniculala grandiflora. 38. 



11. Colutea arborescem. 39. 



12. Spiraa Van Houttei. 40. 



13. Cercis occidentalis. 



14. Viburnum pHcatum. 41. 



15. Rhodotypus kerrioides. 42. 



16. Magnolia Soulangeana. 43. 



17. Ilea Firginica. 44. 



18. Rosa moschata. 45. 



19. Aralia Japonica. 46. 



20. Viburnum Lantana. 47- 



21. White birch. 48. 



22. Single white altheas. 49. 



23. Penzance sweetbriers. 50. 



24. Philadelphus cordifolius. 51. 



25. Eulalia Japonica gracillima. 52. 



26. Cydonia Japonica. S3- 



Rhus glabra laciniata. 



Magnolia purpurea. 



Weigela floribunda. 



Hydrangea paniculala grandiflora. 



Forsythia Forlunei. 



Polygonum cuspidatum. 



Fitex Agnus-castus. 



Cornus florida. 



Craliegus Oxyacantha. 



Hydrangea quercifoUa. 



JVeigela Candida. 



Clethra alnifolia. 



Corchorus Japonicus. 



Azalea calendulacea, with Lilium superbum 



planted among them. 

 Lonicera fragrantissima. 

 Spirea, Anthony Waterer. 

 J^iburnum acerijolium. 

 Viburnum Oxycoccus. 

 Plburnum denlalum. 

 Viburnum dilatatum. 

 Fiburnum Oxycoccus. 

 Fiburnum Nepalense. 

 Fiburnum nanum. 

 Spirea Lindleyana. 

 Euonymus radicans variegatus. 

 Cephalanthus occidentalis. 

 Hydrangea radiata. 



