Art Oiit-of -Doors 



concealed and denied. For such a purpose 

 the so-called Japanese ivy is an excellent 

 plant. It looks as though nature had in- 

 vented it to serve the architect's needs. 

 English ivy is not so certain to prove hardy 

 in our Northern States, and although the 

 Japanese ivy loses its leaves in winter, even 

 then its beautiful net-work of delicate 

 branches seems to tie the stone on which it 

 clings to the bosom of Mother Earth. 



Formally clipped plants, growing in sim- 

 ple but handsome pots, are sometimes ap- 

 propriate around a monument, especially if 

 it is placed on a terrace; and in certain 

 other cases a plantation of shrubs is de- 

 sirable, though rather as forming a back- 

 ground to the pedestal than as encircling it. 

 The Farragut monument on Madison Square 

 needs such a background, which, indeed, 

 was planned for by the architect; and it 

 will look much better when, from the rear, 

 only the figure itself is visible. 



When we think of the variety of beauti- 

 ful effects which might be produced in our 

 parks by monuments carefully planned for 

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