American as well as English botanists have cause to mourn his death; 
and the gardens, both of Europe and America, will be the poorer by 
the loss of the new species which he had meant to bring back from a 
region hitherto unexplored. 
Summer Our new Member Club, The Garden Club of Evanston, Illinois, 
School of has organized a Summer School of Landscape Architecture at the 
Landscape home of Mrs. Edwin M. Ashcraft, Jr. Lectures and demonstrations 
Architec- in landscape architecture and gardening are being given by Mr. Ralph 
TURE Rodney Root, Mr. Noble Parker HoUister, and Mr. Earl H. Reed, Jr. 
The course began on June 6th and will continue through July. It has 
a large attendance and is among the most successful of the many 
achievements of an unusually enterprising Garden Club. 
Edging The following article is evidently clipped from the Enghsh maga- 
Plants zine Popular Gardening — it was sent to me — but there are some sugges- 
tions for "edgings" which might be helpful to our American gardeners. 
"When a flower border is flanked by a path, the gardener wishes 
to know what to form a suitable edging with. In many cases grass 
about a foot wide is used, but this has the disadvantage of requiring 
a good deal of work to keep it neat and presentable. One of the best 
edgings, and perhaps the most artistic one, consists of rough rocks, 
between which are inserted such dwarf Alpine plants as Aubretia, 
Mossy Saxif ragas, Arabis, Alyssum 5axa/i^g, Cerastium (Miller's Dust), 
Acaena, dwarf Campanulas, Sedum, etc. By exercising a little care 
in the selection of the plants used, a succession of bloom throughout 
the season can be obtained. It is economical and effective to make the 
edging of London Pride {Saxif raga umbrosa). Clipped Box, too, 
makes a good edging; the variety generally used is Buxus semper- 
virens suffruticosa. Land of a heavy nature is detrimental to this edg- 
ing — a well drained soil of porous character being best. 
Ivy edgings are effective in suitable situations but they soon 
render the adjacent soil barren and are liable to harbor pests; Ivy 
edgings should be trimmed annually in early spring. Heather makes 
an excellent edging when a light, peaty soil is available; such low- 
growing kinds as Erica carnea and Erica vagans — the Cornish Heath — 
are best. Periwinkles or Vincas can be relied on to make a good edg- 
ing even if the situation is a shady one. Thrift (Armeria) can be 
raised quickly by division and has the advantage of being evergreen, 
its flowers are lovely in early summer, and as well as the pink variety 
there is a white one — Armeria maritima alba — which is equally suit- 
able. Double white Pinks form a splendid edging, and a good supply 
can be raised by inserting cuttings in June in sandy soil under a hand- 
light. They require light soil containing much lime, so add a quantity 
of old plaster and mortar rubbish to the existing compost." 
M. H. B. McK. 
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