TASTE AND TACT IN ARRANGING HOME AND OTHER GROUNDS. 



curves, the shrubs, plants and trees suggested for plant- 

 ing are to be located chiefly in masses of irregular out- 

 line, after nature's invariable suggestion for arranging 

 such materials. As is apparent by a glance at the plan 

 (page 715) the effort which thus is possible in connection 

 with the broad open lawns is at once In the direction of 

 a very handsome garden arrangement. 



Proceeding to details, let us consider how the garden 



intermingling somewhat with them, could be placed a 

 mass including Norway and white spruces, with a few 

 of each of the conical spruces, and such dwarf varieties 

 as Maxwell or Gregory spruces, and in due order 

 some Siberian aud other arbor-vitaes, the red cedar, the 

 Irish and Chinese juniper, the hemlock, etc. The 

 clump to the east, beyond the apple-tree line, migh' 

 consist of some such choice conifers as the Colorad( 



View of a City Back Yard. 

 Effect of Arrangement Shown on Opposite Diagram. 



material may be made up with good effect. Of existing 

 trees the removal of a few, for the sake of breaking 

 up regularity, would undoubtedly be desirable. One of 

 these should be that fruit tree which is nearest thehouse, 

 of the four directly in front of the stable. Let an- 

 other be the cherry tree to the right, about three- 

 fourths of the way back through the right hand lawn 

 plat. The middle one of the three forest trees at the 

 extreme end of this part, also, had better come away, 

 to obtain the best general effect. 



Proceeding to the part marked A, it is suggested that 

 here, to the north of the dwelling, evergreens could 

 be most appropriately introduced in a border of 

 irregular outline, against the north fence, beginning 

 at its east end ; to include, among others, such hand- 

 some thrifty pines as the white or Weymouth, the 

 Austrian and the dwarf mountain pines, the latter to be 

 set in the foreground. Among the good qualities of the 

 last named species are its suitability for small grounds 

 (when given fairly generous treatment it assumes a 

 decidedly handsome form), and its low price as com- 

 pared with other dwarf pines. Next to the pines, and 



blue spruce, Nordmann's silver fir, plume-like retinos- 

 pora, and Alcock's spruce. 



It is not advised that evergreens be continued to the 

 west end of this north border, but here, for about one- 

 fourth the length and arranged to have the mass mingle 

 at the edges with the evergreens, it is suggested that 

 some deciduous trees and shrubs having striking foliage 

 be located. When making up a list of such kinds the 

 writer feels very friendly towards the common Ailiuitiis 

 glandulosa . This should be cut back near to the ground 

 every spring. The aralias, especially the Japan and 

 Chinese species, the garden and other catalpas, the 

 chionanthus-leaved lilac, the Patilozvnia imperialis , the 

 honey locust, the golden poplar and the cut-leaved 

 elder, are all suitable companions to the ailantus. The 

 strong-growers of this list may be cut back in the spring 

 like the ailantus, with good effect. 



The circular bed in front of this border would look 

 well if planted to tulips and other brilliant hardy bulbs 

 flowering in the spring ; to be followed by geraniums, 

 coleus or similar bright summer flowers and plants. 

 Easterly from the round bed is shown a small irregular 



