House and Garden 
THE WEST END OF THE GARDEN 
level with the surface and only enters the pond 
when evaporation lowers the surface. 
I'he following hardy aquatics are growing in 
the lily'pond: 
Water Lilies. 
Gladstomana Marhacea chroniatella 
Laydekeri purpiirata Pygmcea, white 
Laydekert rosea Pygmcea, yellow 
Other Aquatics. 
Japanes 
A. atropurpureum 
(^Nomura) 
A. Osh lu-beni 
A. Japonicum (Itaya) 
A. sanguineum^ Seigen 
A. roseum (^Kagirt) 
A. atropurpu 
Maples. 
A. versicolor (Ortdono- 
nishiki) 
A. Osaka-ziiki 
A. atrodissectum 
variegatum 
A. sanguineum 
Chishio 
A. dissectum 
um dissectum 
Striped calamus Pontederia cordata 
Eichhoriiia crassipes major Sagittaria Chinensis 
Limnocharis Humboldtii Vallisneria spiralis 
The plants in the garden are about equally divided 
between deciduous and evergreen and all hardy, 
as everything remains in the ground all winter, 
their permanence being a desirable and necessary 
feature. Nearly all the plants were imported 
from Japan and strange to say are less expensive 
than if bought in this country and far more satis¬ 
factory. At first it was difficult to know just which 
plants were needed and how to get them. Even 
after the source of supply was discovered several 
amusing incidents occurred by reason of the confu¬ 
sion of names but this was exceptional, 
d'he principal plants are as follows: 
Hardy Azaleas. 
A. Hinodegiri A. Indicum, Matsus¬ 
hima 
A. Fuji-Manyo A. Omurasaki 
A. Mollis Kirenge A. Kirishirna 
A. ledifolium, var. Leucanthum 
Small Evergreens. 
Chabo-Hiba (dwarfed Thu- Juniperus Chinensis 
ya obtusad) procurnbens 
Sciadopitys verticillata Pinus Tanyosho 
variegata Pinus Koraiensis 
Miscellaneous. 
Ins Kcempferi Cornus Kousa 
Magnolia conspicua Magnolia stellata 
Wistaria brachybotrys Wistaria Chinensis 
The word “Garden” seems always to suggest 
flowers; the true Japanese garden is not a flower 
garden and there is nothing in it suggestive of flower 
beds. There are a few flowers, but as minor de¬ 
tails, and allowable only on account of being the 
plants making up the landscape. 
The path leading to the garden is planted with 
Japanese flowering cherry trees; in the early spring, 
for a few days, producing a soft, pink cloud of 
blossom. The azaleas with their rich yellows, 
crimsons, whites and purples, give color to the May 
garden. The irises (Kcempferi) growing on the 
margins of the ponds are a revelation when properly 
grown, thriving in the low damp ground where 
they get an abundance of sun. 
These beautiful flag-like blossoms, bursting into 
magnificent bloom the middle of June, are from 
ten to twelve inches in diameter, rivaling the orchid 
in beauty, ranging in color from pure white to deep 
royal purple, including maroons, deep blues, violet, 
beautifully veined, mottles and almost endless 
charming combinations of colorings, but outside 
of these few blooms the garden is not intended to 
be anything more than a piece of rough natural 
woodlands. C. J. P. 
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