104 BOOK OF GARDEN PLANS 
of Golden Larches guards the entrance. Except for the foliage of the 
Ginkgo and Kadsura trees the shape and foliage effects of the trees will 
be scarcely different from those of our native trees. “These two dominate 
the garden. 
Around the wall, within and without the garden, are shrubs and vines, 
many of them well-known, but all of eastern origin, planted to hide most 
of the brick or stone of the wall. Other lower shrubs, showy in leaf or 
flower, make lines of foliage between the outer walk and the wall, while 
tall shrubs of unique characteristics make accent points in the garden. 
The herb planting is the main feature as one wanders within the 
garden. Each of the eight panels is treated similarly in plan but dif- 
ferently as to species used, usually in three belts with herbs of three 
heights, the tallest in the centre and the lowest used as edging. Each 
bed will thus make three separate shows of flower, but the central strip 
of each side of each panel will have also plants of other species in irregular 
masses, as indicated in the list but not outlined on the plan. Infinite 
variety in detail is thus assured, yet the main lines of color will be strong 
in their season. 
It is impossible to say what a garden of this nature would cost, as 
many of the plants cannot yet be bought in great quantity. We might 
well start a nursery of our own while the wall and walks are being built. 
Aside from the fancied value due to the fact that all the plants in 
this garden are eastern in their origin, the garden itself should be a de- 
light every day in the year to him who walks and thinks within it. 
THE BEST BORDER PLANT FOR SPIKES OF BLUE IN 
MID-SUMMER, JAPANESE SPEEDWELL (VERONICA LONGI- 
FOLIA, VAR. SUBSESSILIS). 
