PARK AND CEMETERY. 
miy be va’-Ied t > meet the exigencies of any situation. 
The important thing is a realization of its necessity. 
At present, too often the house “goes bare” or is 
provided with a badly-fitting, poorly-fashioned 
dress suggestive of the old-clothes man.' 
After making sure of well-proportioned masses 
of foliage that are effective as a whole, as suggested 
in our April notes, it is perfectly legitimate to select 
material for its composition that, while suited to 
the conditions, shall supply a succession of bloom 
through spring, summer an 1 early fall, charming 
autumn color schemes, and even pleasing winter 
effects. Robinson says: ‘ ‘all hardy plants will be 
found to have the best effect when planted in an 
informal manner — not higgledy-piggledy; that is 
the reverse of Nature’s arrangement, but in bold 
groups and broad colonies with some stragglers 
detached from the principal groups” and again, 
“always choose for the conspicuous groups plants 
that remain in flower for a considerable time, and 
subordinate those whose blooming period is short.” 
These general rules hold good for small grounds 
where individual, specimen plants take the place of 
“groups.’ ’ 
Our illustration shows a fine effect of massed 
foliage in one of the glades that Mr. Simonds has so 
successfully evolved in Graceland cemetery, Chi- 
cago. F. C. S. 
SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 
Wnat is known as creeping Jenny, also money- 
wort, Lysimachia nummularia, is a pretty basket 
plant, but a nasty weed when in a garden or other 
place where it is not wanted. It spreads, roots, and 
soon overruns all bounds. 
Where there are large trees which it is desired 
to transplant it greatly conduces to the safety of 
the operation to root prune them a season in ad- 
vance. Dig a trench around the trees now, severing 
any large roots met with. Refill the trench. Then 
next fall or the following spring transplant them. 
Where the large roots were cut, there will be numer- 
ous small ones, which adds to the safety of the op- 
eration. 
In many parts of the country the common white 
•pine is attacked by a white insect, not unlike the 
well known greenhouse pest, mealy bug. It soon 
spreads, and if not destroyed will kill the tree. Use 
kerosene emulsion for its destruction. 
Mulchings of short grass are excellent for newly 
planted trees and shrubs, but it is not well to use 
it after the first year, unless very light. A contin- 
uous mulch entices the roots to the surface, which 
is not desirable. A dust mulch, from continuous 
cultivation, is preferable. 
Among perennial plants are kinds to select to 
have continuation of flower one after the other from 
spring till fall. Visit some large collection and 
note the sorts to procure in autumn, to plant for 
next season. 
As soon as rhododendrons and azaleas hav'e done 
blooming, take a pair of scissors and cut off all the 
old flower heads. If not done they produce seeds, 
which besides being of no use, sap the strength of 
the plant. When seeds are cut off at once, the new 
growth is much superior. 
It is a sad sight to see many arbor-vitses and 
other trees in public gardens devastated by the bag- 
worm, so-called because the woven bag in which it 
lives is carried with it. When at work its head ap- 
pears from the top of its bag; and in a short space 
of time it will clear a branch of its foliage. It 
dearly loves arbor-vitae, though it will attack other 
trees as well. This pest must be hand-picked and 
destroyed, as sprayings cannot reach it through its 
bag. 
If chrysanthemums have not yet been planted 
out for fall blooming, set them at once. Many of 
the large flowered ones are hardy as well as the 
pompones. Maud Dean and Gloriosum do well 
treated as hardy perennials. Mrs. Murdock is 
another good hardy variety. 
As June roses go out of flower, a slight prun- 
ing back encourages fresh growth, which often 
gives some flowers late in the season. What are 
known as the hybrid perpetual class come under 
this head. The latter part of the name, perpetual, 
is somewhat of a misnomer, as to themselves they 
bloom but once. 
Privet hedges, now so much in use, will be the 
better for a clipping before the month of June has 
passed. Pruning when growth is vigorous greatly 
aids bushiness, besides the desirability of a neat 
appearance. 
Gloire de Dijon, a climbing tea rose, is per- 
fectly hardy in the latitude of Philadelphia. Many 
porches there have this rose attached to them, 
where it blooms from June till November. A good 
plant set out now would be well established by fall. 
Itblooms from the shoots made the previous season. 
The spraying of trees has become an important 
part of gardening work. Numerous blights and in- 
sect pests abound among trees and shrubs. Fungi 
pests are to be subdued by Bordeaux mixture, eat- 
ing Insects by Paris green and scale and similar 
ones by kerosene mixtures. These enemies should 
be closely watched for. Sprayings not only clean 
the trees, but experiments prove that they grow the 
better for its use, even where the pests do not exist. 
When the larch leafs out in early spring, there is 
