﻿April, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  XXV 
  

  

  year 
  around 
  and 
  will 
  prove 
  perfectly 
  hardy 
  

   as 
  to 
  the 
  roots, 
  though 
  the 
  tops 
  do 
  die 
  down 
  

   during 
  winter, 
  springing 
  up 
  afresh 
  each 
  

   spring. 
  

  

  This 
  and 
  other 
  species 
  of 
  the 
  bamboo 
  are 
  

   for 
  this 
  reason 
  good 
  for 
  base 
  planting 
  along 
  

   the 
  foot 
  of 
  the 
  terrace 
  as 
  they 
  make 
  a 
  thick, 
  

   fringy 
  growth 
  each 
  year 
  that 
  is 
  pretty 
  and 
  

   feather}' 
  and 
  has 
  the 
  charm 
  of 
  novelty. 
  

  

  Another 
  desirable 
  tub 
  plant 
  for 
  the 
  terrace 
  

   is 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  lantanas. 
  These 
  may 
  be 
  

   grown 
  from 
  seed 
  or 
  from 
  cuttings 
  or 
  from 
  

   plants 
  purchased 
  from 
  the 
  florist 
  but 
  the 
  seed 
  

   grown 
  plant, 
  it 
  seems 
  to 
  me, 
  gives 
  better 
  satis- 
  

   faction, 
  blooming 
  when 
  very 
  young 
  and 
  small 
  

   and 
  producing 
  an 
  astonishing 
  profusion 
  of 
  

   bloom 
  when 
  fully 
  grown. 
  I 
  have 
  grown 
  from 
  

   March 
  sown 
  seed, 
  plants 
  that 
  by 
  mid-summer 
  

   were 
  three 
  and 
  four 
  feet 
  in 
  diameter 
  and 
  one 
  

   solid 
  mass 
  of 
  flowers. 
  The 
  growth 
  of 
  the 
  

   plants 
  is 
  naturally 
  symmetrical 
  — 
  being 
  usually 
  

   as 
  great 
  in 
  diameter 
  as 
  in 
  height 
  and 
  needs 
  

   no 
  pruning 
  or 
  trimming 
  to 
  keep 
  it 
  within 
  

   bounds. 
  There 
  are 
  shades 
  of 
  red, 
  yellow 
  and 
  

   pure 
  white 
  and 
  one 
  and 
  all 
  are 
  most 
  florif- 
  

   erous. 
  

  

  Then 
  there 
  are 
  always 
  the 
  palms, 
  than 
  

   which 
  there 
  is 
  nothing 
  more 
  beautiful, 
  but 
  

   care 
  should 
  be 
  taken 
  not 
  to 
  place 
  a 
  valuable 
  

   palm 
  where 
  the 
  hot 
  afternoon 
  sun 
  will 
  burn 
  

   the 
  foliage. 
  For 
  terrace 
  planting 
  our 
  na- 
  

   tive 
  palms 
  will, 
  doubtless, 
  prove 
  the 
  more 
  

   satisfactory 
  ; 
  the 
  Washingtonia 
  — 
  a 
  native 
  of 
  

   the 
  Colorado 
  and 
  Arizona 
  desert 
  — 
  should 
  stand 
  

   the 
  sun 
  of 
  our 
  northern 
  summers 
  without 
  

   serious 
  damage 
  ; 
  then 
  there 
  is 
  the 
  cocoanut 
  

   palm, 
  which, 
  although 
  not 
  a 
  native, 
  is 
  so 
  long 
  

   acclimated 
  to 
  our 
  southern 
  states 
  that 
  it 
  can 
  

   scarcely 
  be 
  considered 
  in 
  the 
  nature 
  of 
  an 
  

   alien, 
  and 
  the 
  Sabal 
  Palmetto 
  — 
  another 
  na- 
  

   tive 
  species, 
  makes 
  attractive 
  plants 
  when 
  

   young. 
  

  

  Then 
  we 
  have 
  always 
  with 
  us 
  the 
  rubber 
  

   plant, 
  some 
  well 
  grown 
  specimens 
  of 
  which 
  

   are 
  really 
  beautiful. 
  

  

  The 
  magnolias, 
  when 
  successfully 
  grown, 
  

   are 
  very 
  beautiful 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  single 
  brug- 
  

   mansia 
  we 
  find 
  a 
  most 
  desirable 
  terrace 
  plant, 
  

   though 
  the 
  leaves 
  lack 
  the 
  waxy 
  beauty 
  that 
  

   characterizes 
  the 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  plants 
  already 
  

   cited. 
  This 
  plant 
  is 
  very 
  easily 
  raised 
  from 
  

   spring 
  planted 
  cuttings 
  and 
  requires 
  little 
  care 
  

   beyond 
  good 
  soil 
  and 
  water; 
  in 
  partial 
  shade 
  

   the 
  great 
  creamy, 
  fluted, 
  satiny 
  flowers 
  remain 
  

   open 
  all 
  day, 
  but 
  in 
  full 
  sunshine 
  they 
  remain 
  

   partially 
  closed 
  during 
  the 
  day, 
  opening 
  softly 
  

   towards 
  evening 
  and 
  flooding 
  the 
  air 
  with 
  

   the 
  wonderful 
  fragrance. 
  The 
  blossoms 
  are 
  

   from 
  nine 
  inches 
  to 
  a 
  foot 
  in 
  depth 
  and 
  seven 
  

   or 
  eight 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter 
  when 
  open. 
  

  

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