Four Plans for a 50 x 100 ft. Lot-By f. c. Leibie, 



New 

 York 



THIRD OF THE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THE "CHEAPEST GARDENS FOR SMALLEST LOTS," WHICH 

 GIVE FOUR SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY COMMON-SIZED LOT FROM 25 X 100 FT. UP TO 150 X 150 FT. 



[Editor's Note. — In February were published four plans for a 25 x 100 ft. lot; three for a 40 x 100 //., and three for a 50 x 100 it. 

 IOO x 100 ft., 50 x 125 ft., 50 x 150 ft., 75 x 150 ft., 100 x 150 ft. and 150 x 150 /(.] 



The other sizes will be 75 * 100 ft.; 



r I "HE 50 x 100 ft. lot is a very common 

 -1 unit and a most objectionable one, 

 as 125 feet is about the minimum depth for 

 a lot that is fit for human beings to live upon. 

 The 50 x 100 ft. lot is one of the common 



fathers who do not see the necessity for alleys 

 in clean, self-respecting communities. 



Nevertheless, it is possible to have a small 

 vegetable garden even on a 50 x 100 ft. 

 lot, as shown in the first of the four plans, 



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HOUSE 



VEGETABLE 



QflRDEN 



1. American ash (2)* 



2. Alexandrian magnolia (1) 



3. Blood-red Japanese maple (1) 



4. Japanese barberry (12) 



5. Chinese wistarias (2) 



Fraxinus A mericana 

 Magnolia Soidangea, var. 



Alexandrina 

 Acer palmatum, var. atro- 



sanguineum 

 Berberis Thunbergii 

 Wistaria Chinensis 



Price of plants, 825.00 

 ♦The figures in parentheses indicate the numbers of plants which the plan calls for. 



6. Crimson Rambler rose (2) 



7. Rugosa rose (3) 



8. Japanese snowball (3) 



9. Siberian dogwood (1) 

 10. Golden-leaved dogwood (1) 



Rosa mrdtiflora 



Rosa rugosa 



Viburnum tomeniosum, 



var. plicatum 

 Cornus alba, var. Sibirica 

 Cornus alba, var. elegan- 



tissima 



Plan 1. The cheapest solution for a 50x100 ft. lot — trees and shrubs costing $25 



sizes in the nearby suburbs of New York. 

 It is, in fact, only two New York lots, as the 

 miserable New York unit has spread like a 

 contagion, owing to the greed of real estate 

 dealers and the shortsightedness of city 



but it will not be sufficient for all the family's 

 needs so that it can hardly be justified on 

 grounds of economy. I should not be- 

 grudge a vegetable garden to anyone who is 

 homesick for one, but from the standpoint 



1. Rugosa rose (13) 



2. Deutzias (10) 



3. Waterer's spirea (9) 



4. Mollis azalea (7) 



5. Blue spirea 



6. Eva Rathke weigela (11) 



7. Button wood (2) 



8. Common berberry (2) 



9. Rose of Sharon, red (6) 



10. Fringe tree (4) 



11. Weigela (3) 



12. Carolina allspice (3) 



Rosa rugosa 



Deulzia gracilis 



Spircea Bumalda, var. 



Anthony Waterer 

 Azalea Sinensis 

 Caryopteris Mastacanthus 

 Diervilla hybrida, var. 



Eva Rathke 

 Platanus occidentalis 

 Berberis vulgaris 

 Hibiscus Syriacus, var. 

 Chionanthus Virginica 

 Diervilla florida 

 Calycanthus floridus 



13. Japanese bush clover (4) 



14. Golden Bell (4) 



15. Hardy hydrangea (6) 



16. Smoke tree (5) 



17. Mock orange (4) 



18. Red Tartarian honeysuckle (5) 



19. Rose of Sharon, white (3) 



20. Persian lilac (3) 



21. Mahonia (2) 



22. Japanese virgin's bower (4) 



Price of plants 



Lespedeza Sieboldi 

 Forsythia suspensa, var. 



Fortunei 

 Hydrangea paniculata, 



var. grandiflora 

 Rhus Cotinus 

 Philadelphus coronarius 

 Lonicera Tatarica, var. 



rubiflora 

 Hibiscus Syriacus var. 

 Syringa Persica 

 Berberis A quifolhtm 

 Clematis paniculata 

 $50.00 



Plan 2. Shrubbery for $50 'hat will provide flowers almost every day from April to October 



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of civic beauty, the best treatment for 50 x 100 

 ft. lots in closely built suburbs is a lawn 

 surrounded by shrubbery— something like 

 Plan 2. 



You cannot do much for $25 — simply 

 make a lawn, plant a few shrubs and hope for 

 better times. Fifty dollars is about the 

 minimum for which you can get a lot well 

 furnished with shrubbery that will be attrac- 

 tive from April to October, with a touch of 

 color in winter. The lowest sum for which a 

 flower lover can plant the whole place with 

 hardy perennials for the main feature is 

 $75. The least sum for which you can get 

 something highly artistic and personal is 

 $100. 



PLAN I. THE CHEAPEST SOLUTION $25 



This plan provides that all the money 

 shall be spent on permanent things that re- 

 quire little care. It is for-a person who likes 

 formality; witness the magnolia and Japan 

 maple standing like sentinels in the middle 

 of the front lawn and the hedge of Japanese 

 barberry lining the walk. If you prefer an 

 informal treatment, omit the costly specimens 

 just mentioned and put shrubs in front of the 

 vegetable garden. 



If you can afford to spend $5 a year for 

 five years, you can add gradually to the 

 shrubbery in the side yard until you have 

 the place well furnished, as in Plan 2. 



PLAN 2. SHRUBBERY FOR $50 



This plan provides shrubs that will be in 

 flower from April to October without a break, 

 unless possibly for a day or two. You could 

 not accomplish this and have evergreens, too, 

 and about the only distinct winter attraction 

 is some barberries. 



This scheme, I believe, is the best for the 

 greatest number of people who own their 

 homes, especially if they are commuters, 

 because it is permanent and easily cared 

 for. 



You could plant the whole place, with the 

 aid of a laborer, in one day. After that, it 

 needs an average of not more than fifteen 

 minutes' care a day. About the only care 

 it needs is pruning and rearranging a few 

 shrubs every spring or fall, in case some die 

 and others grow too big. 



The renter's objection to this plan is that 

 he does not know how long he will stay. 

 For him, annuals are cheaper, because they 

 cost only five cents a package and flower the 

 same year. Shrubs cost from thirty-five to 

 fifty cents each and take about three years 

 to reach full beauty, but they are cheaper 

 in the end. 



The mahonias at the entrance (marked 21) 

 are broad-leaved evergreens of an architec- 

 tural character and would perhaps look 

 better near the house. They require shelter 



