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Four Plans for a 75x 125 Ft. Plot—F. C. Leible, sx 
THE SEVENTH OF A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THE “‘CHEAPEST GARDENS FOR THE SMALLEST 
LOTS,’’ EACH OF WHICH GIVES FOUR SOLUTIONS COSTING $25, $50, $75, AND $100 RESPECTIVELY 
| ere February I explained why a 
depth of 125 feet is the minimum 
for a lot upon which a family can live with 
decency, comfort, and health. Suburban lots 
that are 125 feet deep are commonly 25 feet 
wide, and are usually sold in blocks of not 
less than two or three. Consequently, the 
75 x 125 ft. plot is a favorite one for people 
who have from five to eight thousand dollars 
to spend upon house and grounds. 
A person ought to spend about 5 per cent. 
of the entire amount for house and grounds 
upon the outdoor features. This would be 
a minimum of about $200 for a place that 
is designed to be attractive throughout the 
year, in which the trees and shrubs are 
choice kinds arranged in accordance with 
the principles of landscape gardening. 
I. THE CHEAPEST SOLUTION: $25 
The only value of the first plan is that it 
indicates roughly what you can get for $25. 
There is nothing either in the choice of the 
shrubs or their arrangement which I would 
particularly recommend. It would be 
much better to have a continuous belt of 
shrubbery lining both sides of the lot and 
extending clear across the back so as to 
hide the back fences. Such an arrangement 
is suggested in the third plan, and instead 
of spending $25 and scattering the trees 
about the lot in such a manner as shown 
in Fig. 1 (which is the sort of thing most 
people do), I strongly recommend that 
you take a plan like No. 3 and work 
toward it, planting what you can afford quire no special care after planting except 
this year and a little more the next year. 
II. A SHRUBBERY COLLECTION FOR $50 
The second plan is a good one for people 
who are not particularly interested in 
gardening, because it consists only of trees 
and shrubs which are permanent and re- 
pruning, which anyone can do a little at a 
time after each shrub has flowered. Al- 
though the plan is not as good as No. 3 
because it does not provide a continuous 
belt of shrubbery, it has the merit of giving 
a fair succession of flowers, as particular 
thought has been given to having some- 
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. Two plane (Platanus occidentalis). 
. Six Japan quince (Cydonia Japonica). 
. Six shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa). 
. Three bush honeysuckle (Lonicera Tatarica, var. graci- 
lis). 
. Three golden leaved ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 
var. lutea). 
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6. Three Japan oleaster (Eleagnus longipes). 
7. Seven red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum). 
8. Three white fringe (Chionanthus Virginica). 
9. Three red osier dogwood (Cornus sanguinea). 
ro. Three mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius). 
zz. Two common catalpa (Catalpa speciosa). 
12. Two flowering ash, (Fraxinus Ornus). 
1. An effective planting at the small price of $25 
. Two American linden (Tilia Americana). 
. Twenty-five Japan virgin’s bower (Clematis paniculata). 
. Forty Hall’s honeysuckle (Lonicera Japonica, var. Halliana). 
5. Ten Waterer’s spire (Spirwa Bumalda, var. A. Waterer). 
. Three Japan snowball (Virburnum plicatum, var. tomen- 
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7. Seven Japan barberry (Berberis Thunbergii). 
9. One Persian lilac (Syringa Persica). 
zo. Two rose of Sharon (white) (Hibiscus Syriacus). 
11. Two golden bell (Forsythia suspensa). 
12. One Xanthoceras sorbifolia. 
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4. Six pearl bush (Exochorda grandiflora). 
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13. Two lilac (Syringa wulgaris). 
14. Eight dwarf deutzia (Deutzia gracilis). 
1s. Two deutzia (Deutzia crenata, var. Pride of Rochester). 
16. Two Japan lilac (Syringa Japonica). 
17. Eight abelia* (Abelza floribunda). E 
18. One Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera Tatarica). 
to. One sorrel tree (Oxydendrum arboreum). 
20. Three coral berry (Symphoricarpos vulgaris). 
21. Three rugosa roses (Rosa rugosa). 
*In cold localities substitute for Abelia either Spirea Bum- 
a)da var. A. Waterer or the so called blue spirea (Caryopteris 
mastacanthus), 
2. A simply planted garden of flowering shrubs, costing $50 
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thing in bloom each month from May to 
October. i 
The distinctive feature, however, of the 
second plan is that the lot is surrounded by 
vines, Clematis paniculata on the front and 
back and Hall’s honeysuckle along the 
sides. Both of these vines can be grown 
high enough to furnish complete privacy. 
But for the average city or suburban lot, it 
would be better to omit the vines in the front 
yard, leaving the front lawn an open one. 
WI. SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS FOR $7 5 
The third plan is the best of them all so 
far as arrangement goes and is best suited 
to a family that is fond of flower gardening. 
No provision has been made for a vegetable 
garden. I believe that an average of about 
one hour’s work each day would keep the 
place in excellent condition. There are 
plenty of vines for the house and there is a 
good show of flowers in front of, and around, 
the veranda. The shrubbery forms a 
continuous border in the back of the lot 
and might well be extended clear across the 
north side of the lot. 
The most effective way to grow perennials 
is to put them against a background of shrubs 
rather than in beds in the middle of the 
lawn. The reader can see at a glance 
