I hope the day will come when one variety 

 of anything will not be planted exclusively, but 

 fewer varieties and a greater number of each; 

 when we will eliminate "dotting" and confine our 

 efforts to "mass" planting. Let our orders be for 

 big stock, stock that will require no waiting for it 

 to develop to splendid size. 



FALL PLANTING OF BANKS, TERRACES 

 AND LOW HILLSIDES 



I think, probably, we have all had the un- 

 pleasant experience of having our roadside banks 

 and low hillsides carried away or partially carried 

 away by miniature washouts. With the correct 

 planting of certain suitable shrubs these washouts 

 will be impossible, adding utility and charm to 

 places made unsightly by exposed clay. Perhaps 

 the most practical of all the flowering shrubs for 

 banks and low elevations is the Forsythia for- 

 tunei and the Forsythia suspensa. Fortunei, 

 although gracefully tall, is not at its best when 

 planted alone, but planted in triangles, placing 

 the tall Fortuneis here, and Suspensas there, you 

 will see these golden-flowered shrubs worthily 



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