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(with a fine brown hue toning well 
with greens), Azaleas, Berberis Thun- 
bergi and so on. It should be remem- 
bered that the latter, though a very 
common and popular shrub, has a 
texture that disagrees with most oth- 
ers unless used very discreetly. It is 
difficult to prescribe what should be 
used with it, conditions and tastes 
vary so much, but it is very apt to 
rebel against coarse leaved things like 
Weigelas and Hydrangea p. g. and to 
merge fairly well with small dark fo- 
liage such as Spirjea Van Houttei 
privets or snowberries. Still in front 
of these, especially in the hollows of 
curves, may be set small shrubs like 
Spiraea A. Waterer, Deutzia gracilis 
and Lemoinei, Rosa nitida, dwarf al- 
monds, etc. As a result of such a 
scheme the shrubbery will be break- 
ing out into flower at times and 
places not always foreseen and with 
results sometimes spotty; but the 
flowering season is short, and the bal- 
ance will be disturbed, if at all, only 
for a while, and the sporadic splen- 
dor of a bush may be forgiven as 
readily as the glowing of the fireflies 
in unexpected places on a summer 
night. 
We will suppose one more shrub- 
bery with a bold projection in front. 
The projection to count as it should 
must be strong in elevation as well 
as in plan, must be high and bold 
as well as deep. We will suppose 
that the whole can be seen against a 
background of woods, natural or arti- 
ficial, so that the outline may be more 
broken than if the shrubbery were 
the only border. It strikes us that a 
handsome conifer or two would look 
well in front of the projection, and 
it seems a good idea to mass one kind 
of foliage (say Viburnum tomentosum 
or Weigelas) behind, and near so that a 
striking mass of foliage at all times 
and of blossom at the right time may 
emphasize this part of the planting 
and contrast it with the rest. At 1 
put some small trees such as white 
or purple fringe, yellow wood, Acer 
polymorphum, magnolias, or what- 
ever serves best that is large enough 
in scale to dominate the shrubs and 
make a background for the conifer. 
Destroying Grub Worms 
L. C., Iowa, asks: Will air slacked 
lime sprinkled on sod penetrate and 
kill grub worms? Will it hurt the 
sod? 
Ans. by John W. Duncan : Lime 
cannot reach the grubs quick enough 
that way. Air slacked lime will de- 
stroy angle worms if spread on the 
sod previous to a rain, so that the 
rain can wash it into the wormholes. 
Kerosene emulsion is said to destroy 
grub worms but care must be taken 
not to use it too strong or the grass 
will be destroyed. Heavy rolling is 
probably the best preventive of 
grub worms; where practical to use 
a five or six-ton steam roller on a 
lawn, grubs may be all destroyed. 
Street Tree Planting 
E. C. L., Washington, asks: How 
should trees be planted to give the 
best appearance to curved streets, 
where gutter line, sidewalk lines and 
property lines are concentric? The 
streets having a width of from 60 ft. 
to 80 ft. 
Ans. by O. C. Simonds: “My own 
preference for planting in the situa- 
tion described would be to put the 
After a little experimenting we try 
for an outline like II with the coni- 
fer repeated at 2 and another accent 
at 3. The rest of the shrubbery may 
be filled up on principles similar to 
those described under Fig. 1. with 
the material prepared by the design- 
er, using, if he wishes, red or yellow 
foliage with due caution and restraint. 
This is a very short and imperfect 
discussion of a very interesting and 
complicated subject. It is compli- 
cated because of the difference of 
conditions everywhere, and the vast 
variety of planting material available. 
It is not the writer’s purpose to en- 
large on the relative attractiveness 
of the various shrubs, to make a com- 
prehensive list, but merely to use a 
few of the commonest to illustrate 
such general principles as are re- 
ferred to. Perhaps a consideration 
of them may help some designers to 
arrange the material they prefer with 
a little more ease and confidence. Its 
purpose will be sufficiently served if 
it makes clear the important fact that 
this kind of design is more and better 
than merely assembling groups of 
beautiful but unrelated things to get 
a casual harmony or contrast. 
Harold A. Caparn. 
trees in groups. This arrangement 
will give the most beautiful pictures 
for those riding along the street, and 
also the best effects from the houses 
that may front the street.” 
Labels for Park Trees 
Park Superintendent, Washington, asks 
what are the best labels for park trees 
and where can they be bought? Ans. 
Enameled iron has been used for this 
purpose. A former advertiser of such 
supplies is now ,out of business. Will 
park superintendents kindly inform the 
editor? 
Cemetery Records 
J. T. B., Pennsylvania, wants to know 
the best system for keeping record of 
care, grass-mowing and the payments 
for same, in cemetery having about 
4,000 lot owners. 
Ans. Inquiry at several cemeteries 
fails to discover any special books for 
keeping such records. Sid J. Hare, 
Kansas City, recommends a card index 
for all transactions. 
Beware of Tree Doctors 
P., Delaware, calls attention to a self- 
styled ' “Professional Forester” who has 
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