THE GENERAL PLAN OR THEORY OF THE PLACE O51 
set definite borders to this little place, it is desirable to plant 
the boundaries rather heavily. If the adjoining lawns were 
on the same level, or if the neighbors 
would allow one area to be merged into 
the other by pleasant slopes, the three 
yards might be made into one pic- 
ture; but the place must remain iso- 
lated. 
There are three problems of struc- 
tural planting in the place: to provide 
a cover or screen at the rear; to pro- 
vide lower border masses on the side 
terraces; to plant next the founda- 
tions of the house. Aside from these 
problems, the grower is entitled to 
have a certain number of specimen 
plants, if he has particular liking for 
given types, but these specimens must 
be planted in some relation to the 
structural masses, and not in the mid- 
dle of the lawn. 
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44, Present outline of a city 
back yard, desired to be 
planted. 
The owner desired a mixed planting, for variety. The follow- 
ing shrubs were actually selected and planted. The place is 
in central New York: — 
Shrubs for the tall background 
2 Barberry, Berberis vulgaris and var. purpurea. 
Cornus Mas. 
Tall deutzias. 
Lilacs. 
Mock oranges, Philadelphus grandiflorus and P. coronarius. 
Eleagnus, Hiwagnus hortensis and E. longipes. 
Exochorda. 
1 
2 
3 
2 
2 Variegated elders. 
2 
1 
2 Hibiscuses. 
