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HENDERSON’S PICTURESQUE GARDENS 
A Rich Bedding Effect 
Lawn Harmony 
We illustrate above a very effective bit of 
lawn planting. The grouping of the trees is 
especially harmonious, while the brilliant col- 
oring of the scroll planting in the foreground, 
composed of red Alternantheras with the 
center bed of Crotons, is elegantly brought 
out by the green setting of the well-kept 
lawn. Among the trees shown are Retinos- 
poras, Abies, etc. The large, round deciduous 
tree to the right is Platanus occidentalis, the 
native "Buttonwood;” the deciduous tree 
in the center is Liriodendron tulipifera, or 
"Tulip Tree.” The shrubbery bordering the 
evergreens at the right is mostly Hydrangea 
paniculata grandiflora. The shrub in the 
foreground, to the left, is a Flowering Cherry. 
To the right we illustrate a handsome bedding 
effect. The immense vase in the center is filled 
with the trailing variegated Vinca. Surrounding 
the elevated vase is a row of the evergreen Reti- 
nospora plumosa, trimmed to form. This makes a 
rich green background for the surrounding circles 
of colored foliage plants, viz. : Commencing with 
the outside border of grass, the next row is red 
Coleus (C. Verschaffeltii ) second row. Golden 
Redder Coleus ; third row, red Achyranthes ; 
fourth row, red Coleus again. The two trees 
to the right of the picture are the American Lin- 
den {Tilia Americana)', the tree to the left is 
the Oriental Plane {Platanus orientalis) . 
