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Planting for immediate effect, 



The use of "foliage'' trees and shrubs, 



Windbreaks and screens, 



The making of hedges, 



The borders, 



The floiver-beds. 



Aquatic and bog plants. 



Rockeries and alpine plants; 



and then it runs into nine sub-chapters, as follows : — 



1. Plants for carpet-beds, p. 234; 



2. The annual plants, p. 241; 



3. Hardy herbaceous perennials, p. 260; 



4. Bulbs and tubers, p. 281; 



5. The shrubbery, p. 290; 



6. Climbing plants, p. 307; 



7. Trees for lawns and streets, p. 319; 



8. Coniferous evergreen trees and shrubs, p. 331; 



9. Window-gardens, p. 336; 



and then, in Chapter VIII, the particular cultures of plants 

 needing special care are briefly discussed. 



Planting for immediate effect. 



It is always legitimate, and, in fact, desirable, to plant for 

 immediate effect. One may plant very thickly of rapid-grow- 

 ing trees and shrubs for this purpose. It is a fact, however, 

 that very rapid-growing trees usually lack strong or artistic 

 character. Other and better trees should be planted with them 

 and the featureless kinds be gradually removed. (Page 41.) 



The effect of a new place may be greatly heightened by a dex- 

 terous use of annuals and other herbaceous stuff in the shrub 

 plantations. Until the shrubbery covers the ground, tempo- 

 rary plants may be grown among them. Subtropical beds 



