August, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



11 



Wall of an old garden at Tlalpam. White roses and bougainvillea clamber- 

 ing over. Such profuse growth abounds everywhere 



Even a cobblestone walk is between hedges of Japan privet, bordered with 

 begonias and forget-me-nots. An idea that could be reproduced 



Calla lilies, sempervivum, fern and nasturtiums; and a hedge of honeysuckle 

 and a low one of privet about a lake 



The boxes to hold the plants which ornament this stairway in a Mexican 

 garden are made of lava. They are clothed with sempervivum 



Pink ivy geraniums quickly cover a wall in this 

 warm climate. The hedge is of Japan privet and 

 the border of blue forget-me-not 



The prickly pear was set on the wall around a corn 

 field near San Juan Teotihuacan. It gives a very 

 tropical note 



In the gardens of President Diaz. Vegetation is 

 so luxuriant that the work of tne gardener is. 

 largely in controlling it 



