The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-29

of the hand rails, extending the series
 entirely around. They should be filled
 with low-growing, hardy plants, such
 as geraniums, lobelia, vlnca and nas-
 turtiums, trained to fall over and trail
 For every house of this category
 should be planted an irregular back
 ground screen, biding the vegetable
 garden outhouses or other objectiona-
 ble views at the rear, or wherever they may be situated. If the house be new and immediate effects are desired cer- tain high grasses are best. But with these should be planted such shubs as
 barberry. sweet shrub, dogwood, haw-
 thorn, dentzia, silver thorn, strawber- ry bush, rose of sharon bush, honey
 suckle or mock orange. These will ma
 ture and later give permanent effects. | Among the tall grasses are the arun-
 do donax or giant reed, growing to a height of fifteen feet; zebra grass, six | feet; eulaie gracilis, three feet. A | large pyramid of these grasses, planted | in Concentric circles, the tallest in the
 center and the shortest outside, pro- vides a screen giving tropical effect l Their dry stems stand throughout the | winter without detriment to the land- | scape. If cut down in the early spring | they will attain their growth and color l by summer In the rear of the house such tall plants as castor beans, scarlet | sage and cannas may also be grown to shut out objectionable views.
 Outbuldlngs should be covered with vines. If they are of brick this is an easy matter, but if of frame the pro- bem is a trile more difficult. For brick buildings Boston ivy is best north of Washington; English ivy south. These vines will cling to the bricks, but on frame outbuildings supports must be provided for nearly all vines.
 There are two very excellent Japa- nese species-actindia and akebia--to be recommended for the latter; also the native fiye-fngered ivy and the bitter sweet, common in the north. All of these serve well for covering fences as well as outbuildings. Rabbit netting wire affords them the best support,
 For covering banks where grass will not grow, Japanese evergreen honey suckle should be used,
 Trees may be properly arranged in side yards and on either side of paths, but never in rows, except along straight path or the street walk For the latter purpose nothing is better in the city than Norway naples and elms, also sugar and soft naples and some of the oaks. Catalpas are to be especially recommended for the west American linden or bass wood for the east and northwest; for the latter also the burr oak and green ash
 As specimen trees for lawns the buttonWood and svcamore--is excellent for the east central and western coun- try; for the climate of Washington and farther South the Oriental plane tree. Other beautiful lawn trees which I re- commend are the improved cut-leaf and purple-leaf beach, cut-leaf birch and Weir's cut leaf maple.
 The Japanese bladder-pod tree is very handsome, gives fine foliage and bears flowers In large clusters. From Wash ington southward it is excellent for lawn planting. For the same climate there is the yellow-wood tree, as clean as the beech and with very ornamental flowers, The pin bak is also excellent for lawns in the north.
 Trees planted along the streetshould to It's lines In lawns and side yards tree planting should always be ir- regular and promiscuous, even along curved drives, but leaving in the middle of the lawn always an open space.'