LAWNS AND THEIR EMBELLISHMENT 
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A Bed of Crotons 
We illustrate below a bed of Crotons, the 
tropical luxuriance of which, combined with their 
magnificently colored foliage, render this a bed of 
unapproachable beauty. Although this bed was 
placed in partial shade, yet the plants usually thrive 
equally well in full sunshine. The small -leaved 
variety on the outside of the bed is Croton 
aureum pictum ; the center plants are the numer- 
ous varieties removed from the greenhouse and 
arranged according to size. The brick wall in the 
background is covered with the Japan Ivy (Ampe- 
hpsis Veitchli). 
Ornamental Park Bedding 
The outer scroll can be made of red 
and yellow Alternantheras, or dwarf blue 
and white Ageratum, or double white Sweet 
Alyssum and Alternanthera nigra. The cir- 
cular beds are suitable for Geraniums, scar- 
let preferred, with a border of Centaurea 
gymnocarpa. The square pattern bed in 
the center is made with Echeverias, a speci- 
men of Echeveria metallica on each corner. 
The center plant is Dractena indivisa, the 
border and squares of Alternanthera parony- 
chioides major. Of course many other beau- 
tiful combinations are possible with other 
kinds of bedding plants, giving effects of 
varied charm. 
