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Abelia grandiflora and white phlox. The 
most beautiful of the dwarf shrubs are the 
junipers, including the nana, procumbent 
Chinese, and Savin varieties, and a bed of 
these was laid off to the side of the porch 
fronting the lawn, where they have given 
excellent results in the loamy, well-drained 
soil with its admixture of peat. On either 
corner of the terraced portion of the front 
lawn, these junipers were also used to good 
effect. Along the front, connecting the 
side privet hedges, I planted Abelia grandi¬ 
flora a year ago. 
The side lawn is separated from the rear 
garden by a privet hedge, along the street 
side of which is a combination of Philadel- 
phus grandiflora, deutzias and forsythias, 
bordered by Abelia grandiflora. Thus 
privacy is assured to the rear garden. A 
most satisfactory shrub is the variegated 
pittosporum, which stands in the center of 
the front terrace, where its beautiful foliage 
is always a joy to those who take an interest 
in Nature’s beauties. 
The Pergola and House Treatment 
The pergola occupies the space to the 
rear of the front lawn, and being screened 
from the street furnishes an ideal outdoor 
living-room. The vines climbing over it 
are Vitis Henryana, Lady Banksia roses, 
and wistaria, all of which have been planted 
for later results. For temporary purposes, 
however, I used morning-glory. Brick pil¬ 
lars and cypress beams insure the perma¬ 
nency of the pergola. Its construction is 
strong, too, for the beams are tied to the 
pillars by 1" iron rods, 5' long, bolted down 
to the pillars and painted white. 
My Cedrus deodara has attained a height 
of 15' in three years. It was planted in 
well drained, loamy soil, without enrich¬ 
ment or fertilization, and seems to have 
found there a most suitable and permanent 
home where it fits perfectly. 
The Japanese bamboo, on the side of the 
house opposite the lawn, was used for a 
c|uick and permanent screen for the ser¬ 
vants’ quarters in the rear. It has grown 
very rapidly, but requires about two years 
for its root system to develop; and after 
that time it is necessary to control it. It is 
not advisable to plant this bamboo near any 
other plants or shrubs, for it has a voracious 
appetite for moisture and plant food, and 
nothing will thrive near it. It is evergreen 
and a graceful addition to any plan of 
landscape work. 
The final touch to the house is given by 
the window boxes of steel, placed about 
the front windows. Their ferns and gera¬ 
niums always attract the eye, and they can 
be watered from the bottom where there 
is space for the roots to gain the necessary 
air as well as water. 
Ways and Means 
In six years at the utmost, all of these 
results have been obtained, without large 
expense or great amount of labor. The 
various nurseries are always pleased to 
furnish their catalogs and render assistance 
in the way of suggestions, sometimes even 
furnishing designs from their landscape de¬ 
partments. It is, of course, of the greatest 
importance that the soil be good. Few 
plants will thrive without proper nourish¬ 
ment ; but with proper care and attention, 
sufficient water in the dry spells, occasional 
spraying when attacked by insect pests, and 
a little patience, satisfactory results can be 
obtained that will be lasting in their effect. 
There are few plots of ground that can¬ 
not be beautified and improved regardless of 
their present development. Procrastination 
deprives many of us of the results, for it is 
only at certain seasons that transplanting 
may be safely accomplished, and to delay a 
few months means an enforced postpone¬ 
ment for an entire year. 
A COMPLEMENT OF BOUDOIR COMFORT —THE SLIPPER CHAIR 
Yisuallze a quaint Colonial four poster 
with spotless lohite valances and cover 
and then beside it see a little Windsor 
slipper chair. A mite of a thing in 
mahogany, 28%" high and only 18" 
from the floor to the seat. Here com¬ 
fort ayid convenience are pressed into a 
smart small parcel that harmonizes in 
line and color with the most Colonial 
of Colonial bedrooms and yet is up-to- 
date enough to go perfectly in the most 
modern. $6.50 
In the center is a slipper stool that 
would go in almost any boudoir. It is 
of sturdy ivicker painted green, blue 
and brown with ornaments and two tas¬ 
sels at the side. The tassels, of gold 
with beads of green, silver and red, 
give the stool an Oriental air that is 
not displeasing in these days of a Yel- 
loto Peril in fashions. 13" high and 
12" X IOjA" around. $7.75 
But lohat is a slipper chair? A low 
chair to sit on while you slip off your 
heavy street boots and slip on slippers. 
Before we slip any further, we will 
slip you the information that this slip¬ 
per settle is of plain wood with a 
woven seat, that it can be painted to 
suit the color scheme of the room and 
that it stands 16" high and is 14" x 18" 
around. In solid color or plain. $15. 
Decorated it is $16 ayid $17 
Then there is the slat back slipper 
chair with woven rush seat that comes 
in mahogany. The seat stands 14" 
high, 18" wide and 15" deep. It costs, 
if loe mtist descend to such mundane 
matters as dollars and cents, exactly 
$10.50. The figure is low considering 
how she will bless you at nights when 
she comes home tired and what bliss it 
will give on a rainy day when she 
wants to stay in her room and sew 
Like the good goods that come in small packages, this slip¬ 
per chair. It is comfortable, compact and convenient. The 
Shopping Service, 445 Fourth Avenue, New York City, 
will purchase it for you, or name the shop. 
