LAWNS AND THEIR EMBELLISHMEN 
53 
The Snowdrop Tree 
The subject of our illustration below is the Snowdrop tree, 
Halesia tetraptera. It is a fine and nicely formed specimen, 
attained by a little care in pruning when young. The pro- 
fusion of silvery white, bell-shaped flowers produced in May 
fairly veils the tree, giving it a fairy-like appearance. It is a 
very hardy tree and easily grown. There are several fine 
varieties of snowdrop trees ; perhaps H. diptera is the most 
beautiful of all, but not quite so haroy. 
A Unique Lawn Adornment 
Is shown above, suitable for the grounds of a sum- 
mer cottage or country home. It is constructed to 
represent a saw-buck, log and saw. A hollow log 
about 6 feet long is placed upon a rustic "buck;” 
the log is filled with soil, in which various trailing 
and upright -growing plants are planted. Some grove 
from the ends and others through holes cut in the 
sides, where knot-holes are not available. The plants 
shown in the illustration are Dracaena indivisa. Dwarf 
Canna, Variegated Ground Ivy (Nepeta), Trailing 
Nasturtium, Maurandia, Variegated Vinca, etc. The 
rustic saw, made from a board, may be covered with 
Kenilworth Ivy {Linaria cymbalaria) , which should 
be planted in the ground at the lower end of the 
saw. 
