TASTE AND TACT IN ARRANGING HOME AND OTHER GROUNDS. 5 



It would be a good place in which to set such choice things as European and purple barberries, mahonia, and that 

 most lovely hardy shrub, the variegated-leaved corchorus. 



The parts 9 and 10 are devoted to fruits in the original plan, and here we see no changes to suggest, especially 

 as the fruit-trees are well established. 



At II is the outhouse, which should be surrounded by heavy masses of evergreens and coarse shrubs. Were 

 we to make out a list for the place, it might include Norway spruce, American arbor-vitje, hemlock and the white 

 pine among conifers; and pinnate-leaved bladdernut (staphylea), tamarisk, silver-leaved oleaster, purple-leaved 

 filbert, ForsytJiia siispensa, flowering currant, Tatarian honeysuckles, snow- 

 drop-tree, colutea or bl 

 leaved clethra, witch-ha: 

 flowering shrubs, Oppo 

 central lawn area are 

 apart ; for the larger of tt 

 for the other, several pla 

 to the ground annually, 

 trees overhanging the wa 

 of scarlet oak and doul 

 Instead of having grap 

 rear walk, we advise that 

 yard at 12. The two trei 

 the poultry-house, may 

 a white mulberry tree, ; 



It is recommended 

 hardy evergreens be planli 

 including Austrian pine, 

 mountain pine, Alcock's s] 

 Blue Colorado spruce, 

 white spruce and Nor- 

 way spruce, tapering 

 off with thorn trees, 

 cork-barked maples, 

 variegated cornelian 

 cherry, and similar 

 growths, towards the 

 house. 



The triangular area 

 back of the vegetable- 

 garden and the poul- 

 try-house is rather 

 wild in its present 

 state. We propose that 

 the central part {14) of 

 this be cleared up into 

 lawn to connect with 

 the large lawn towards 

 the house, extending 

 the clearing also in 



various directions. At 15 a vine-clad arbor might be located, around to the rear of which could be a rock-garden- 

 The borders might be defined by lines of rocks partly embedded, the soil being thrown inwards to form mound-like 

 borders. Thin rocks or stones might be embedded in the borders. In the intervening soil hardy perennial and 

 Alpine plants, and small evergreens, shrubs, annual flowers, etc. , would thrive. For plants for rock-garden, see 

 catalogues of hardy plant growers. The spire-headed Irish and other junipers might find places, also the trail- 

 ing species, the dwarf species, and arbor-vitaes, pines, yews, retinosporas, etc. In other parts of this rear triangle 

 may be set some forest and evergreen trees, native shrubs, vines and flowers. 



The vegetable plat (18) may be laid out with rows lengthwise. Parallel rows toward the right-hand side might 

 be devoted to small fruits or the smaller tree fruits, such as dwarf pears and cherries, quinces, etc. 



One feature remains to be mentioned : It is the terminus of the cross garden walk, which we recommend should 

 be treated as a vine arbor, however rudely constructed, with a garden seat within. If the vegetable garden be well 

 made and neatly tilled, it, too, becomes a pleasure-garden, in which an inviting seat is wholly appropriate. 



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Tmpkoved Plan for Place in New H.wen County, Conn. 



