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ciated. They are like the second violins of an orchestra. They 
give the volume of sound and accompany the theme announced 
by the soloist. When the soloist and mass plants play on differ¬ 
ent keys the result is inevitably bad. 
Among our shrubs there are many groups from which we 
choose mass plants or fillers, notably the Dogwoods, Viburnums, 
Honeysuckles, Privets, Spireas, 
the Heather group: and so on. 
These groups contain some plants 
good both as specimens and fillers 
as, for instance, the Flowering Dog¬ 
wood. Its cousin the Gray Dog¬ 
wood would never be asked to sing 
alone, but as a thicket plant it is 
unrivalled, especially for native 
planting. 
We need to employ more mass 
plants than we do, and fewer 
specimens. Every well designed 
CONGENIAL GROUPINGS FOR 
FOUNDATION, HOUSE FRONT, 
AND GARDEN 
Foliage Harmony 
1. Fringe tree (Chionanthus) 
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) 
Corrimon Privet (Ligustrum vulgare) 
Californian Privet (Ligustrum ovalifo- 
.lium) 
Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) 
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos racenrosus) 
Tree-peony (Paeonia moutan) 
2. Sfephanandra (Stephanandra flexuosa) 
Japan Spirea (Spiraea Thunbergi) 
3. Wild Rose (Rosa blanda) 
Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera) 
Shining Wild Rose (Rosa nitida) 
Common Wild Rose (Rosa virginiana) 
Japanese Climbing Rose (Rosa multiflora) 
Father Hugo’s Rose (Rosa Hugonis) 
Bayberry (Myrica carolinensis) 
Sweet Pepper-bush (Clethra alnifolia) 
4. European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) 
Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles japonica) 
Bayberry (Myrica carolinensis) 
Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) 
Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) 
Low Cedar (Juniperus communis) 
5. Azalea (Rhododendron calendulacea) 
Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) 
Sorrel-tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) 
6. Symplocos (Symplocos paniculata) 
Japanese Privet (Ligustrum ibota, L. Regelianum) 
7. Tartarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) 
Lilac-flowered Honeysuckle (Lonicera syrin- 
gantha Wolfi) 
8. Pearl-bush (Exochorda grandiflora) 
shrubbery will have one kind of plant predominant, and this 
plant or group will form the skeleton or framework of the design. 
The filler shrubs may include several kinds, but these should 
have some common denominator which will hold them together 
whether it be color, or texture, or form, or only association. 
Notice that in all the illustrations the design is achieved 
through the foliage—by a blend¬ 
ing or harmony of form, color, 
and texture. Bloom is impor¬ 
tant, form is important, and sea¬ 
sonal interest is important; but 
we design with these in mind 
already. The thing we disre¬ 
gard is foliage, whereas foliage 
should be the great unifying ele¬ 
ment of a shrubbery. Harmony 
of texture may give our present 
“assortments” a little of the 
unity they so sadly lack. 
A GARDEN FRAMED BY LILACS 
where enframing shrubbery is composed chiefly of Lilacs which 
create a pleasant unity of plant character, foliage, and bloom. 
Such a planting continues in flower for six weeks, and for six months 
supplies a good back-ground of foliage for the walled garden. 
The common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) forms the skeleton of the 
plan and is supplemented by hybrids with facings of Persian Lilacs 
(indicated by diagonal hatch), Rouen Lilac (see“R” on plan), the 
Lilac-flewered Honeysuckle (Lonicera syringantha Wolfi; see 
“L”) etc. Other Lilac species used are: rothomagensis, japonica,vil- 
losa, Josikaea, persica, hyacinthiflora. Of hybrids the following: 
White', alba grandiflora, Marie Legraye, Jeanne d’Arc, Souvenir de 
Casimir Perier. Pink. Charles X, Professor Sargent, Gaudichaud, 
Christopher Colombus. Purple: Charles Jolv, Ludwig Spaeth 
Azalea 
Blueberrv 
(Rhododendron arbor- 
escens) 
(Vaccinium corymbo- 
sum) 
(Kalmia latifolium) 
(Calluna vulgaris) 
Laurel 
Heather 
Lily-of-the-valley 
Shrub (Pieris floribunda) 
Enkianthus (Enkianthus campanu- 
latus) 
Leucothoe (Leucothoe Catesbaei) 
Association 
Staghorn Sumac 
Aromatic Sumac 
Red Cedar 
Sweetfern 
Bayberry 
Wild Aster 
Goldenrod 
Low Cedar 
of Native Planting 
(Rhus hirta) 
(Rhus aromatica) 
(Juniperus virginiana) 
(Comptoniaasplenifolia) 
(Myrica carolinensis) 
(Aster novae-angliae) 
(Solidago canadensis) 
(Juniperus communis) 
Association of Old-Fashioned Gardens 
Garland-flower (Daphne cneorum) 
Mezereum (Daphne mezereum) 
9. Alder (Alnus incana) 
Spice-bush (Benzoin benzoin) 
Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginica) 
Bottle-brush (Fothergilla major) 
Leather-wood (Dirca palustris) 
10. Mockorange (Philadelphus grandiflora) 
Deutzia (Deutzia Lemoinei) 
Woody Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) 
White Kerria (Rhodotypos kerrioides) 
11. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) 
Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosus) 
Association of Physical Needs 
Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) 
Lilac 
Mockorange 
Weigela 
Bridal wreath 
Snowball 
Strawberry-shrub 
(Syringa vulgaris) 
(Philadelphus coronarius) 
(Diervilla florida) 
(Spiraea prunifolia) 
(Viburnum opulus) 
(Calycanthus floridus) 
Association of Character 
Hawthorn 
Inkberry 
Laurel 
Wilson’s 
Rhododendron 
Bearberry 
Trailing Rockspray 
White Azalea 
Japanese Yew 
Japan Barberry 
(Crataegus crusgalli) 
(Ilex glabra) 
(Kalmia latifolia) 
(Rhododendron arbutifolium) 
(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) 
(Cotoneaster horizontalis) 
(Rhododendron arborescens) 
(Taxus cuspidata) 
(Berberis Thunbergi) 
» 
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