HENDERSON’S 
PICTURESQUE GARDENS 
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Small, Fretty Trees for Small Grounds 
The Japanese Maples, the "blood -leaved” variety of which we show at 
foot of page, form strikingly handsome shrub-like trees for lawn decoration, 
and especially 
for grounds of 
limited area. 
The leaves of 
some are finely 
dissected; oth- 
ers have foliage 
colored with 
yellow, pink, 
maroon and red, 
giving them 
during the en- 
tire summer a 
rich autumnal 
appearance. 
A Village Yard 
The surroundings of many village homes are often 
possessed of greater charm than the more pretentious 
environments of suburban residences. The simple 
architecture of the village house is often partially hid- 
den under a drapery of climbing Roses, Honeysuckles 
or other vines, and the "yard” is usually large enough 
to afford comfort under the shade of its several trees, 
and sufficiently embellished with shrubs and flowers to 
denote refinement and taste. 
The garden space at our left is further orna- 
mented with a pretty example of scroll bedding, the 
groundwork of which is yellow Alternanthera, edged 
with Echeveria. The scroll is of red Alternanthera, 
allowed to grow taller. 
