February, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



19 



being attractive both in flower and fruit, 

 and they vary remarkably in the color of 

 their berries. Cornus and Viburnum are 

 two of the most important groups of 

 American shrubs, and anyone who plants 

 a collection of either or both may feel 

 that his place will have a strong American 

 element in it. 



One beauty of a lot of such generous size 

 is that four or five good-sized shade trees 

 can be grown upon it. In this particular 

 case I have specified a sugar maple, 

 Norway maple, pin oak, and linden. 

 Also, I have put in a small flowering tree, 

 namely Bechtel's crab, which is a tree with 

 large double pink flowers. 



3. a flower-lover's solution for $75 



I would recommend such a plan as No. 3 

 only to some one who is an enthusiast about 

 hardy flowers and is willing to give an 

 average of an hour a day to their care. 



The most effective way of arranging 

 hardy flowers is to give them some sort of a 

 background. This I have tried to do with 

 what shrubbery could be had for the money. 



This is the only solution in which I have 

 indicated a considerable space for a drying- 

 yard. Such an institution would add con- 

 siderably to the neatness and order of a 

 place, and if the privet hedge surrounding 

 it is allowed to grow eight feet high, the 

 home grounds would not present an un- 

 sightly appearance on wash-days. On 

 other days the drying-yard might be used 

 as a children's playground. 



In selecting the flowers I have avoided 

 all tender bedding material, and have con- 

 centrated on hardy perennial flowers, so that 

 there will be a maximum of floral effect 

 with a minimum of effort. Such a garden, 

 once started, can be maintained indefinitely 

 with the same materials, but should any 

 gaps occur they can be cheaply filled with 

 annual flowers. 



4. ATTRACTIVE ALL THE YEAR FOR $IOO 



The fourth plan is, of course, the best of 

 all, since it shows a well-furnished, but not 

 overcrowded, place which will have some- 

 thing of interest every day during the year. 

 It has been particularly planted with refer- 

 ence to winter effect. 



The material can be grouped about as 

 follows: 



First, evergreen trees, of which the tallest 

 and most permanent are Nordmann's fir 

 and the Oriental and white spruces. 



Second, shrubs with berries that are 

 attractive in winter, such as the Indian cur- 

 rants which are grouped under the linden 

 tree, as they have the rare faculty of growing 

 well in rather dense shade beneath trees. 



Third, shrubs with brighly colored bark, 

 such as the salmon-barked willow and 

 Kerria Japonica (which has attractive green 

 branches), and the Siberian dogwood, the 

 twigs of which are bright red all winter. 



Fourth, the broad-leaved evergreens. I 

 have specified only seven vines of the English 

 ivy. North of New York I substitute for 

 this the climbing euonymus (Euonymus 

 radirans). 



1. Six Japanese snowball ( Viburnum tomentosum, var. plica- 



lum). 



2. Twelve single snowball {Viburnum plicatum). 



3. Six cranberry bush (Viburnum Opulus). 



4. Six soft-leaved viburnum (Viburnum molle). 



5. Five white rod (Viburtlum cassinoides). 



6. One wliite rod (Viburnum Sieboldii). 



7. Three hardy hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata, var. 



grandi flora). 



8. Nineteen Japanese barberry (Berberis Thunbergii). 



9. Thirteen coral berry (Symphorkar pos vulgaris). 



10. Three black haw (Viburnum prunijolium). 



11. Five golden bell (Forsythia suspensa). 



12. Three weigela (Diervilla florida). 



13. One Bechtel's double-flowered crab apple (Pyrus. 



loensis, var. Bechieli). 



14. One sugar maple (Acer saccharitm). 



15. One Norway maple (Acer plalanoides). 



16. One pin oak (Quercus palustris). 



17. One American linden (Tilia Americana). 



18. Three white ash (Fraxinus alba). 



19. Two wistaria (Wistaria Sinensis). 



For $50 a good collection of viburnums can be bought 



st/j BL £. 



Five banded eulalia (Miscanthus Sinensis, var. ?xbrinus). 

 Five striped eulalia (Miscanthus Sinensis, var. varie- 



gatus). 

 Three fine leaved eulalia (Miscanthus Sinensis, var. 



gracillimus). 

 Three plume grass (Erianthus Ravenna;). 

 Three blue limegrass (Elymus glaucus). 

 Four bamboo (Bambusa Metake). 

 Five hollyhock (Althcea rosea). 

 Five peach leaved bell flower (Campanula persicijolia. var. 



Moerheimi). 

 Nine blackberry lily (Pardanthus Sinensis). 

 Twelve ever-blooming larkspur (Delphinium belladonna). 

 Twelve St. Bruno's lily (Anthericum liliaslrum) . 

 Eighteen Japanese windflower (Anemone Japonica). 

 Five summer hyacinth (Caltonia candicans). 

 Nine Japanese iris (Iris laevigata, I. Kazmp]ert). 

 Six Chilian lily (Alsirameria Chilcnsis). 

 Six yarrow (Achillea ptarmacoides, var. The Pearl). 

 Five larkspur (Delphinium jormosum). 

 Eight coneflower (Rudbeckia Newmanni). 



A flower-lover's garden for 



10. Fourteen sweet William (Dianlhus barbatus). 



20. Twenty-six pompon chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum 



Indicum). 



21. Eleven Japanese iris (Iris laevigata.). 



22. Fifteen montbretia (Trilonia crocosmazflora). 



23. Ten Chinese peonies (Paonia albiflora fl. pi.). 



24. Three cotoneaster (Cotoneasler buxijolia). 



25. Two Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa). 



26. Three Norway maple (Acer plalanoides). 



27. One maidenhair tree (Salisburia adiantijolia). 



28. One purple beech (Fagus sylvatica, var. purpurea). 



29. One sugar maple (Acer saccharum). 



30. One American ash (Fraxinus alba). 



31. Three white fringe (Chionanlhus Virginica), 



32. Three weigelam (Diervilla florida). 



33. Three purple fringe (Rhus colinus). 



34. Three drooping andromeda (Lcucothoe Catesbai). 



35. One hundred privet (Ligustrum ovalijolium). 



36. Six English ivy (Hedera Helix). 



37. Five Boston ivy (Ampelopsis Veilchii). 



38. Two wistaria (Wistaria Sinensis). 



$75 and one hour a day 



