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As to Flowering Evergreens 
{Continued from page 62) 
year’s buds form immediately it has 
done flowering, and as these look 
very much like flowers,, it almost has 
the appearance of being perpetually 
in bloom. Ledum latifolhim, or 
Labrador tea, is' a foot lower than 
it, hence is suited to the very lowest 
edge where ‘ the shrubbery mass 
comes down to the ground. 
There are one or two evergreen 
shrubs or small trees that are out¬ 
side this family, which ought not to 
be omitted, if one is planning ever¬ 
green shrubbery or general planting. 
One is the native holly. Ilex opaca, 
which is hardy as far north as Mas¬ 
sachusetts though it grows only as a 
shrub and never into a tree in the 
north. This is very difficult to trans¬ 
plant, and difficult to establish; but 
once started growing, it is a thing of 
so much beauty and such sentimental 
value that all the trouble is well 
worth while. One of the secrets of 
success with it is to strip every leaf 
from it at the time of transplanting. 
There will be no success otherwise. 
The evergreen thorn (Crataegus 
pyracantlia) has brilliant orange ber¬ 
ries all winter, lighting up its dark 
foliage very much as holly berries 
shine in the midst of the holly’s 
prickly leaves. This may indeed be 
used in place of holly for Christmas 
greens. The flowers are white or 
pink, early in the spring; and all in 
all it is a charming species either for 
a mass or for a single striking, in¬ 
dividual note. 
Then there is the holly-leaved ma- 
honia, enough like a holly to fool the 
unwise—really Berberis aquifolium, 
or holly-like barberrj'; and the creep¬ 
ing form of it, which is Berberis 
repens; and the “great bear” berry 
(Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi), which fs 
a creeping, shrubby growth that 
makes fine ground cover in shady, 
sandy places; and the Daphne Cne- 
oriim of ravishing fragrance, trailing 
on the surface of the ground and 
sending up umbels of lovely pink in 
spring, and often again later in the 
summer; and the evergreen Cotone- 
astcr microphylla, with bright red 
berries—low and spreading, and so 
well suited to banks or rocky places. 
There is no material richer in pos¬ 
sibilities than just the heath family, 
given suitable conditions for their 
use; hut where these conditions do 
not prevail, and evergreen shrubs are 
still desired, I would advise choosing 
some of these last mentioned, and 
leaving out rhododendrons, laurel 
and their kind altogether. It is es¬ 
sential to the fullest realization of 
their beauty that natural conditions 
should be right, as I have endeavored 
to point out, and that the spirit of 
the wilderness should brood over all, 
preserving the wild and elfin quality. 
Tulip Time in the Garden 
(Continued from page 16) 
foreground. Back of this group 
again, more green, more green, and 
tulip Bleu Aimable beyond. The 
color of Bleu Aimable is the same 
as that of Bleu Celeste, but the for¬ 
mer is a single tulip of the Darwin 
type. Clara Butt stands beyond this 
grouping, at a distance sufficient to 
keep its cooler rose pink from con¬ 
flict with the strange and lovely 
color of Le Reve. 
All through this garden, too, in cer¬ 
tain springs at the time of tulip 
bloom, little colonies of Narcissus 
pocticus are in flower. These, the 
only white in the garden since the 
general scheme is lavender and pale 
to bright rose, give that delicate ef¬ 
fect which is found when Stevia, 
gypsophila and other fine-flowering 
whites are added to bowls or bou¬ 
quets of subjects which are decidedly 
strong in form and color. 
On leaving the garden by its gate¬ 
way toward the house, it is a marvel 
to lift one’s eyes from all this beauty 
within formal limits and above a 
bar of dark hedge to see long gar¬ 
lands of wistaria in full bloom along 
the old stone wall of the spring- 
house, the quaint little building with¬ 
out which no Pennsylvania or Mary¬ 
land farmwife in the old days was 
expected to perform the duties of a 
housewife. The spring-house now 
serves as a studio. 
Beauty in Environment 
Too much can never be said of the 
charm of the Pennsylvania farm¬ 
house—the old farmhouse, generally 
of blue limestone most beautifully 
laid. The proportions of some of 
them, their delicacy of color, and 
their comfortable, convenient plac¬ 
ing and rare environments of fine 
tree groupings make the old rural 
architecture of that state a thing to 
covet and enjoy. Those old builders 
understood not only what to build 
but how and where to set their 
houses for shelter and for practical 
purposes; wherefore, a picture of 
high beauty was (sometimes uncon¬ 
sciously) created. When considering 
foregrounds such as this charming 
little formal garden affords, the 
backgrounds furnished by nearby 
buildings, or by a landscape soft and 
finished, can hardly be passed by 
without a word, so bound up to¬ 
gether are all the elements of such a 
picture. And I am always wondering 
why Pennsylvania is not the resort 
of more people who love beauty 
which belongs to Nature and to Man. 
A Michigan Garden 
If I may let this spring garden 
serve as a text for further tulip 
preachings, I would tell of an effect 
on my own grounds in Michigan. 
From the house in which we live a 
walk of dark brick like the house 
runs east some 60' to the street. To 
dwell upon the borders flanking the 
sides of an insignificant walk such 
as this may sound a bit presumptu¬ 
ous ; but let me quickly say that last 
year these borders were positively 
kaleidoscopic in effect. And to en¬ 
courage those who think they can do 
little in gardening because of re¬ 
stricted space, I will give approxi¬ 
mate measurements as well as some 
account of the plantings. 
This walk is some 5' in width and 
runs from east to west. Some years 
ago word came to me concerning 
the interesting manner in which 
grapes were grown in low festoons 
along the walks of certain Lenox 
kitclien gardens; wherefore, lacking 
other place for grapes, and thinking 
that the little decoration of such 
vines might not be out of place 
here, I set to the south of this walk 
and onh' 10" from it a number of 2' 
iron posts 9' apart, painted dark 
(Continued on page 66) 
