January, 1914 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



227 





hollyhocks, horse mint, Japan- 

 ese iris, larkspur, lemon lily, 

 moss pink, New England aster, 

 Oriental poppy, phlox, platy- 

 codon, Pyrethrum roseum, rose 

 mallow, Salvia azurca, shell 

 flower, sunflower, sweet Wil- 

 liam, tawny lily, tickseed, yar- 

 row, and several varieties of 

 grass, like Erianthus Ravennae, 

 eulalia etc. 



Those that have done fairly well are: 

 Cone flower, goat's beard, peonies, 

 speedwell, stonecrop, Stoke's aster, 

 tufted pansy. 



Those that have not done at all well 

 include: Cardinal flower, chrysanthemums, 

 (red and yellow), fever few, forget-me-not, 

 Iceland poppy, leadwort, monkshood, peach 

 bells, Prunella grandi lor a, thoroughwort. 



Most of these made some show the 

 season following their planting, but suc- 

 cumbed the next winter, which, curiously, 

 was unusually mild. 



There are two or three points necessary 

 to bear in mind in designing any garden. 

 It must be protected and screened if near 

 a street. If on a large estate it must be 

 framed by trees to give a "setting" in 

 summer and for the winter protection of 

 its occupants. It should bear some rela- 

 tion to the house without being exactly 

 attached to it. A vista should be obtain- 

 able from the house and it ought to con- 

 tain objective points with the paths or 

 walks so placed that they increase the per- 

 spective on these points. A garden should 

 have a more or less formal entrance and 

 sometimes an exit. 



The limited area in this case and the 

 lay of the ground prevented us from doing 

 anything in the way of wooded vistas, but 

 on large estates where part of the property 

 is wooded, the site may be cleared; and 

 from the sunken garden the property may 

 be developed by maintaining natural vistas. 





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Plan of the garden witn perspective. (A. Raymond Ellis. Landscape Architect 



The sense of better elevation is given to the house 

 when seen from the sunken garden 



AS AN adjunct to the gar- 

 den there are few "ready- 

 made" accessories that equal 

 the attic. One may make a 

 rough bench on casters, and 

 on it lay a strip of galvanized 

 iron with the edges merely 

 turned up by using a pair of 

 five-cent pinchers, set boxes and tins there 

 galore and have the beginning of a wonder- 

 ful early garden. Mine is close to the attic 

 tank that has the house supply of water, 

 and into this we dip and water the plants 

 at pleasure. Any surplus is caught by the 

 sheet of galvanized iron and run into a 

 pail. Severe nights call for the rolling 

 back of the bench from contact with the 

 glass. The warmth from the house makes 

 a degree of heat in the attic that is almost 

 unbelievable. Soil is readily hoisted from 

 the ground into one of the windows. For 

 planting we use old fish and vegetable cans 

 that have been through a bonfire and lost 

 their bottoms. These are set on the sheet 

 of iron filled and planted. When the 

 earth is warm enough, they are sprung 

 open and the ball of roots planted where it 

 can remain undisturbed. A dozen cans 

 will make a family glad with sweet corn 

 three weeks earlier than out-door planting; 

 and tomatoes, cauliflower, etc., may be 

 raised by the thousand for sale. These 

 will do well if furthest from the light and 

 turned occasionally. 



Every builder of a house to live in will 

 make no mistake if he puts in a more than 

 usual supply of attic windows on the 

 south and east sides. By exercising a 

 little care, choice lettuce may be grown 

 there during September and October and 

 held after the growing period until late 

 in winter as well as radishes, beets and 

 even cucumbers. S. A. Geer 





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Long vistas are had in all directions and not too 

 much formality is shown in the planting 



