THE GENERAL PLAN OR THEORY OF THE PLACE AT 
sunflowers. The projecting planting on the left comprises 
about ten plants, of which 4 is exochorda, 6 is arundo or reed, 
at the back of which is a large clump of sacaline, and 7 is a 
variegated-leaved elder. 
Another example. 
A back yard is shown in Fig. 39. The owner wanted a 
tennis court, and the yard is so small as not to allow of wide 
planting at the borders. 
However, something could 
be done. On the left is 
a weedland border, which 
formed the basis of the dis- 
cussion of wild plants on 
page 35. In the first place, 
a good lawn was made. In 
the second place, no walks 
or drives were laid in the 
area. |The drive for grocers’ 
wagons and coal is seen in | 
the rear, ninety feet from FUE ie 
the house. From I to J ul vl iil 
is the weedland, separating a i ad Hi 
the area from the neighbor’s (| l i ll \ 
premises. Near lisa clump 39. Diagram of a back-yard peer. 
of roses. At K is a large BEDE Reet 
bunch of golden-rods. H marks a clump of yucca. G is a 
cabin, covered with vines on the front. From G to F is an 
irregular border, about six feet wide, containing barberries, 
forsythias, wild elder, and other bushes. D E is a screen of 
Russian mulberry, setting off the clothes yard from the front 
lawn. Near the back porch, at the end of the screen, is an 
arbor covered with wild grapes, making a play-house for the 
children. A clump of lilacs stands at A. At B is a vine- 
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