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Note: — In all the plans for this article the first figure is the index, the second gives the number of plants to be used. 



TREES. 1 — Cladrastis tinctoria, yellow-wood, 2 plants. Medium size, fringe-like 

 white blossoms in spring, smooth gray bark. 2 — Pyrus atrosanguinea, flowering crab, 1 

 plant. Makes a medium sized tree with deep red buds, opening to pink. 3 — Tamarix 

 Africana, tamarisk, 2 plants. Small tree, feathery foliage, small pink blossom. 



SHRUBS. 4 — Ligustrum Ibota, Ibota privet, 325 plants, 12" apart for boundary 

 hedge. More hardy than California privet. 5 — Hibiscus syriacus, Rose of Sharon, 30 

 plants, 12" apart. Pure white only. Flowers in August. 6 — Philadelphus coronarius, 

 mock orange, 8 plants, 3' apart. Fragrant white flowers in June. Will grow in shade. 

 7 — Deutzia Lemoinei, Lemoine's deutzia, 2 plants. Attractively rounded low shrub, 

 snowy white flowers in May. 8 — Spiraea Van Houttei, Van Houtte's spiraea, 4 plants, 

 3' apart. Drooping branches of medium height covered with white flowers in May. 

 Common, but too attractive to omit. 9 — Lonicera Tatarica rosea, bush honeysuckle, 3 

 plants, 3' apart. Be sure to choose this variety as it has pink flowers. Bright red 

 berries in July. 10 — Berberis Thunbergii, Japanese barberry, 3 plants, 18" apart. 

 Striking red foliage and berries in the fall. 11 — Forsythia Fortunei, golden bell 2 

 plants, 3' apart. Almost essential in every plan for bright yellow in early spring. Too 

 much is tiresome. 12— Cornus sibirica, red-twigged dogwood, 5 plants, 3' apart. This 

 variety has the reddest twigs. Also gives quick effect of luxuriant foliage. 13 — Syringa 

 alba grandifiora, white lilac, 2 plants, 3' apart. Very large white flowers, May and June. 

 14 — Syringa vulgaris, var. Maxime Cornu, lilac, 7 plants, 3' apart. Double pinkish violet. 

 15 — Syringa Persica, Persian lilac, 7 plants, 3' apart. Combined with tamarisk at end of 

 garden. 



VINES. 16 — Wisteria chinensis, purple wisteria, 3 plants. 18 — Ampelopsis Engle- 

 manni, Virginia creeper, 2 plants. 19 — Evonymus radicans. Evergreen Evonymus, 3 

 plants. 20 — Grapes, 3 vines, Catawba, Concord, and Delaware. 



SMALL FRUITS. 21 — Standard currants, 12 plants, attractive in fruit. Dwarf pears 

 also satisfactory; 8' apart. 22 — Raspberries, 11 plants, 3' apart. 23 — Blackberries, 12 

 plants, 3' apart. 24 — Gooseberries, 8 plants, 2'/ apart. 



HERBS. 25— Rhubarb, 10 plants, 3' apart. 26— Chives, 10 plants, Tarragon, 10 

 plants. Lemon verbena, 3 plants; Lavender, 5 plants; Sage, seed in ground. Parsley 

 seed in ground. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. Tall; 27— Boltonia latisquama, false chamomile, 

 19 plants, 18" apart. White aster-like flowers, fall. 28 — Delphinium hybrids, larkspur, 

 23 plants, 18"-2' apart. Striking blue spikes, June and July. 29 — Digitalis purpurea 

 foxglove, 50 plants, 12" apart. Used to fill in shady corner under trees. 30 — Althea rosea, 

 hollyhocks, 16 plants, 18"-2' apart. 31 — Anemone japonica, Japanese anemone, 50 plants, 

 12" apart. Pink or white, fall. Also for shade under trees. 32 — Campanula persicifolia, 

 peach-leaved bellflower, 18 plants, 12" apart. Blue or white, July, very showy. MEDIUM: 

 33 — Iris Germanica, German iris, 38 plants, 12" apart. Blue, purple and yellow, May. 

 34 — Iris Kaempferi, Japanese iris, 18 plants, 12" apart, July. Blooms when the garden 

 may be dull. 35 — -Aquilegia hybrids, columbine, 15 plants, 8"-12" apart. Pink, blue, white 

 or yellow. May and June. 36 — Phlox, pink varieties, 66 plants, 12" apart, July and 

 August. Pink Beauty, clear, cool pink. Pantheon, soft pink, very large. 37 — Dicentra 

 spectabilis, bleeding heart, 2 plants. 18" apart. Useful for early effect, pink, April, and 

 May. 38 — Gypsophila paniculata, baby's breath, 6 plants, 18"-2' apart. Fine white mass 

 in July. 39 — Funkia lancifolia, lance-leaved day lily, 19 plants, 12" apart. Lavender 

 flowers July, to September 40 — Paeonia, peony, 6 plants, 3' apart. Festiva maxima 

 standard double white variety. 41 — Chrysanthemums, hardy, 24 plants, 12" apart. 

 Small button varieties bronze or yellow; also large-flowered dull pink. 42 — Sedum specta- 

 bile, showy stonecrop, 10 plants, 8"-12" apart. Dull pink, September. SHORT: 43 — Au- 

 bretia deltoidea, false wall cress, 24 plants, 8"-12" apart. Showy purple, in April or May. 

 44 — Alyssum saxatile, gold dust, 6 plants, 12" apart. Bright yellow accent in May. 

 45 — Campanula carpatica, Carpathian harebell, 20 plants, 6"-12" apart. Blue flowers 

 blooming July and August. 



BULBS. 46 — Crocus, mixed, 200 bulbs, 2"-3" apart in groups in grass. 47 — Narcissus 

 mixed, 100 bulbs, 5"-6" apart. 48 — Early tulips, mixed, 100 bulbs, 5"-6" apart. 49 — 

 Darwin, or May-flowering tulips, mixed, 50 bulbs. 5"-6" apart. 



Note "A" — Annuals used to form border at front of house are mixed zinnias and tall 

 orange marigolds in back, tall ageratum and mixed balsams, sweet alyssum in front. Very 

 effective and not at all inharmonious owing to presence of blue and white. 



Note "B" — Near service walk to kitchen, red border of scarlet runner beans against 

 house, scarlet zinnias and sweet alyssum. 



The following is an itemized estimate of 



5 Trees at $i.oo .... 









$ 5.00 



73 Shrubs at $.25 







18.25 



235 Privet at $.15 







35 25 



14 Vines at $.25 .... 







3 -5° 



12 Standard Currents at $1.00 







12 .00 



10 Rhubarb 







2 .00 



30 Berry bushes at $.15 









4-5° 



400 Perennials at $.20 . 









80.00 



200 Crocus 









1 -5° 



100 Narcissus .... 









1 .00 



100 Early Tulips 









2.50 



100 Darwin Tulips . 









1. -50 



mixed seeds . 









5.00 



35 172.00 



It will reduce the cost considerably if 

 some perennials are raised from seed, such 

 asCampanulas, Hollyhocks, Foxgloves, Col- 

 umbines, Larkspur, Boltonias, Alyssum, and 

 Aubretia. They should be sown in the 

 open ground in rows in May and trans- 

 planted once before being placed in their 

 permanent position; they will bloom the 

 following season. 



Effects for the annual border may be 

 obtained at a much lower cost, though 

 unlike the perennials, it has to be repeated 

 each year. To buy plants is the most 

 expensive method, though they may be 

 purchased as low as $.03 to $.06 each in 

 lots of a hundred or more. The best way 

 to raise them at home is to buy packets of 

 named varieties from the seedsman, sow 

 in rows or drills in the frames in March or 

 April [as will be explained in a later issue — 

 Ed]. When warm weather is assured, usually 

 about the middle of May, they are then 

 moved to their place in the "show." If 

 you have no frame they may be started in 

 the house in shallow wooden boxes filled 

 with finely sifted loam. The earth must be 

 kept warm and moist until the seeds sprout 

 when care must be taken that they do not 

 become too wet and damp off. The seed- 

 lings should be shielded from the direct 

 rays of the sun by a screen of cheese cloth 

 and when large enough transplanted two 

 to three inches apart. 



Certain annuals, Candytuft, Sweet Alys- 

 sum, Poppies, and Eschscholtzia must be 

 sown where they are to grow and are thinned 

 later. Others may be grown in the ground 

 with fair success, such as Ageratum, Core- 

 opsis, Centaurea, Zinnia, Marigold, Nico- 

 tiana, Nasturtium and Sunflower. Stocks, 

 Snapdragons, Salvias, Verbenas, Annual 

 Asters, and Cosmos are best started in 

 frames, especially if early flowers are de- 

 sired. The seeds may be started in a 

 window garden or given to a local green- 

 house man in February and fine large 

 plants will be ready to bloom in May, 

 except Cosmos which, of course, flowers in 

 the fall. 



The question of maintenance is of prime 

 importance, yet is often ignored when plans 

 are made. Do not attempt more than can 

 be kept in an attractive condition. How- 

 ever, once the plants have grown to a fair 

 size they need only occasional attendance, 

 for as they grow stronger they will of 

 themselves crowd out the weeds. 



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