. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 528 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. porch, at the corner of the house, almost anywhere except in the center of the lawn. Make the ground rich, secure a strong root and plant it with care; then w^ait. The little clump will not only have a beauty and interest of its own, but it will add immensely to the fui-niture of the yard. About its base one ma^^ plant stray bulbs of glowing tulips or dainty snowdrops and lilies-of-the- valley; and these
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 528 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. porch, at the corner of the house, almost anywhere except in the center of the lawn. Make the ground rich, secure a strong root and plant it with care; then w^ait. The little clump will not only have a beauty and interest of its own, but it will add immensely to the fui-niture of the yard. About its base one ma^^ plant stray bulbs of glowing tulips or dainty snowdrops and lilies-of-the- valley; and these may be followed with pansies and phlox and other simple folk. Very soon one finds himself deeply interested in these random and detached pictures, and almost before he is aware he finds that he has rounded off the corners of the house,. 174.—A'careless corner. The growth came from a sod dug in a swale in early spring. Clematis and purple cupatorium, and lesser weeds, comprise the colon3\ made snug little arbors of wild grapes and clematis, covered the rear fence and the outhouse with actinidia and bitter-sweet, and has thrown in dashes of color with hollyhocks, cannas and lilies, and has tied the foundations of the buildings to the greensward by low strands of vines or deft bits of planting. He soon comes to feel that flowers are most expressive of the best emotions when they are daintily dropped in here and there against a background of foliage. Presently he rebels at the bold, harsh and impudent designs of some of the gardeners, and grows into a pure and sub dued love of the plant forms and verdure. He may still like the weeping and cut-leaved and party-colored trees of the horticultur- ist, but he sees that their best effects are to be had when they. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Corn
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