June, 1909 
on the wall. A period of 
mild showery weather 
must be selected for the 
purpose, but, should the 
time by any chance prove 
dry afterward, the seed 
lings will be all the better 
for a little watering. But 
nothing in the way of 
coddling is permissible, as 
the sooner the plants can 
realize that they are in 
rather a strange situation 
the more likely will they 
be to make the modifica- 
tions necessary for their 
well-being. 
To make a groundwork 
of green there are, of 
course, any number of 
small creeping plants 
which will be found in- 
valuable. Many of the 
succulents, such as the 
Sedums, are extremely 
useful, and with these it 
is best to place small por- 
tions of the plants into 
the desired situations, giv- 
ing them a little water to 
prevent flagging. The 
useful little stonecrop 
(S. micranthus) are also 
very easily established, 
and will make a gay show in the spring with their clusters 
of golden or white blooms. 
creeping plants which may well be placed in suitable posi- 
Any gardening book will offer sugestions as to 
tions. 
Flowering shrubs growing on the top of an old wall 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
—— ad Ee 
An attractive type of garden located on the top of a brick wall 
There are a whole host of 
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trailing species, almost all 
varieties of this kind being 
well at home on the wall. 
In mild localities there 
is no more splendid 
group of wall plants than 
the Mesembryanthemums. 
Cuttings of these magnifi- 
cent succulents easily take 
root and grow with a 
great luxuriance. The 
sunniest position possible 
should be accorded to the 
plants, as, although they 
will grow in the shade, a 
warm, bright place is the 
only one in which they 
will produce their lovely 
flowers. The family is a 
large one, and there are 
many species which in the 
color of their blossoms em- 
brace a great variety of 
tints. 
In the foregoing, the 
possibilities of a wall gar- 
den in a more or less sunny 
position have been con- 
sidered. Charming wall 
gardens, on which are 
planted various kinds of 
shade-loving species, may 
be devised where the situa- 
tion is such that not much 
sun is experienced. Of course, the ferns are to the forefront 
among the varieties which are suitable for this purpose. All 
the ferns which grow naturally in rock crevices will flourish 
here, and many of the other kinds may be naturalized. 
A fine natural wall garden 
