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THB GREENING PICTORIAL SYSTEM OE LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



Plate ! ir.. < Hijilpa Biin^^ei (Cliiiu-sc I iiibrella-Tree) 



CATALPA BUNGEI (CHINESE UMBRELLA-TREE) 



The Catalpa Bungei, also known as Chinese Umbrella-Tree, 

 makes a very attractive border for a driveway, the large lux- 

 uriant heart-shaped foliage and the perfect symmetry of the tree 

 giving it a stateliness of aspect that lends a tone of dignity to 

 the surroundings. The effect is subtropical. 



This garden scene is from the yard of a fellow-nurseryman 

 of this city, and the pride of his home centers largly on the 

 beauty of these trees, which make a pleasing entrance from 

 the avenue to the barn at the rear of the lot. It shows good 

 taste in construction and testifies to the great fact that the 

 artistic sense is a very common commodity after all, and that 

 the Great Purveyor, or whoever it is distributes that kind of 

 goods, allotted a generous portion to my friend. 



RUSTIC SUMMER-HOUSE AND CATALPA BUNGEI 



This summer-house is made of natural birchwood and the 

 interior appointments are of rustic furniture. The tree is a Catal- 

 pa Bungei, which is produced by grafting the top on a Catalpa 

 Speciosa stock at the desired height. It has a very compact head 

 and makes a substitute for the Bay-Tree at small cost. This tree 

 is also grafted near the ground, in which shape it makes a beauti- 

 ful individual subject to soften the high lights in an open natural 

 garden. 



This view is from the yard of another fellow-nurseryman, 

 and the main object of its introduction here is to show that 

 Monroe has its full quota of good people. This man is passion- 

 ately fond of children and has built the rustic playhouse for their 

 enjoyment. He has none of his own, however, a fact which I 

 promised not to tell, and the reader will please not quiz me on 

 the subject, lest in a moment of thoughtless imprudence I be led 

 to violate my pledge. 



riaU' I M;. Jtiistif ,Siiiiiiiit-r-ll<iiiNe ami Catalpa 



