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OP LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



ASH-TREES FOR THE STREET " 



The Ash-Tree possesses a gracefulness of form and a sym- 

 metry of outline that make it very appropriate for street plant- 

 ing. The trunk is straight and clean, and of a neutral gray color 

 that is not obtrusive. The branches are broad-spreading and the 

 foliage just thick enough to give a protecting shade but not thick 

 enough to prevent the growth of grass. The picture also shows 

 clumps of Eulalia Univittata Gracillima Grasses and many groups 

 of dwarf-growing shrubs between the trees along the avenue. 



One of the prettiest avenues that I ever saw is lined with a 

 row of White Ash trees on each side. It is in the city of Mil- 

 waukee, Wisconsin. The tree is also very appropriate for lawn 

 planting, and I strongly recommend its use for that purpose. 



AN ARTISTIC COMPOSITION 



A good example of the Greening Pictorial System of Land- 

 scape composition. By selecting the proper varieties of shrubs 

 for the soil and location, the most luxuriant growth was obtained. 

 The house is fairly smothered with vines, and the shrubs are a 

 compact mass of large, healthy, glossy foliage; and such thrift 

 as this is what pleases us in a garden. We are charmed by the 

 unconscious display of strength in whatever form exhibited, 

 whether in the muscular feats of the athlete, the rhythmic 

 cadence of the orator's florid rhetoric, or the garden's exuberance 

 of growth as seen in this picture. The border next to the walk 

 consists of Funkia Variegata, a low-growing silver-leaved plant, 

 and then Hybrid Perpetual Roses. The vines on the house are 

 Ampelopsis Veitchii, Ampelopsis Quinquefolia and Climbing 

 Roses. The shrubs in the background are Lilacs, and in front 

 of them are Spiraea, Hydrangeas, Japan Maples, Weigelia and 

 Rosa Rugosa. 



The other side of the house is treated in the same intensive 

 fashion. As may be judged from the location of the house the 

 yard is not large; for if it were, the house would be farther back. 

 A small lawn is kept in the center; the borders are planted with 

 trees and shrubs; in a far corner there is a rose and cut-flower 

 garden, which is connected with the conservatory by a pergola; 

 and in the other far corner is located the automobile garage — the 

 whole making a very homelike scene on a small property. 



