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SCENE SHOWING EFFECT OF PLANTING SHRUBBERY 

 BETWEEN SIDEWALK AND STREET 



By the co-operation of all the residents of a street or block, 

 the individual expense is light and the effect beautiful. 



Another picture illustrating the idea is shown in Plate 89. It 

 is taken from the author's own garden in the city of Monroe, Mich. 

 Sheridan Drive in Chicago was made famous by this style of plant- 

 ing. As we drive along this beautiful avenue it gives us the im- 

 pression of being on a gentleman's private estate rather than on 

 a public thoroughfare. The charm is distinctive and gives the 

 onlooker a feeling of individual ownership. This is a nice feeling 

 to have. 



GRAPE VINES ON A PERGOLA 



The grape vine makes long reaches of new wood every year 

 and, with careful pruning it makes a thick growth that is very de- 

 sirable for the wings and canopy of a pergola. The wild grape is 

 especially fine for this purpose. 



Among all the fruits that tempt the palate and tease the taste 

 the grape takes high rank. It has become such a popular favorite 

 that an amount almost inconceivble is consumed. And yet few 

 people know what a really good grape is, unless they are so fortu- 

 nate as to possess their own vines. Fermentation sets in so soon 

 after being picked that the original purity is lost long before the 

 fruit reaches the consumer. 



Consider how easy it is to grow your own grapes. The vines 

 accommodate themselves to the most scanty room. They may be 

 trained on the fence or on the side of a building. The roots make their 

 way amid rocks, under sidewalks, etc., so that there is no waste of 

 space. Think, too, how beautiful is a grape-arbor, how delicious 

 the aroma of the grape blossom, and how poetic are the " clustered 

 spheres of wit and mirth." Nor must we forget the satisfaction 

 that comes to the good housewife as she gathers her own grapes 

 and with her own hand makes the wine, which like a blessed bene- 

 diction annoints the soul with a thousand sweet delights. 



Plate 178. Grape Vines on ii I'eriaola 



