. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 556 The American Florist. April II, more or less formal, they should not ap- pear stiff. Every plant should have plenty of room for full development and where a number of varieties are used in one bed, the tall ones should not be massed all together, but here and there one should rise above the lower ones, so as to present a loose and pleasing ar- rangement, while in this manner every plant will show its valuable points more advantageously. For example a bed planted only with Ficus elastica would look very stiff,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 556 The American Florist. April II, more or less formal, they should not ap- pear stiff. Every plant should have plenty of room for full development and where a number of varieties are used in one bed, the tall ones should not be massed all together, but here and there one should rise above the lower ones, so as to present a loose and pleasing ar- rangement, while in this manner every plant will show its valuable points more advantageously. For example a bed planted only with Ficus elastica would look very stiff, but intermingled with the graceful Grevillea robusta and a border of ivy, it loses this stiffness and presents a very pleasing effect. This shows that by careful study we can improve the bad points of one plant with the good ones of another. Particular care should be given to the selection of the various tints, blending richly colored foliage tastefully with the more gorgeously tinted flowers, so as not to create too big a contrast. Beds of solid colors, alternating with some of less contrast will tie the entire display harmoniously together and this will help greatly to achieve the desired plan. It is in the designers power to present a very brilliant or a very quiet picture ac- cording to the scheme that is required. Quiet and restful effects are worked out by using tints of various blues, white and grey, variegated, glaucous and bronze foliage with a little touch of red. An- thericum vittatum variegatum Punica granatum pumils, Abelia rupestris, helio- tropes. Plumbago Capensis and P. C. alba, Phygelius Capensis, santolina and Abutilon Savitzi lend themselves well to this purpose. Sluch more could be said on the subject, but, in my opinion, one runs no risk of failures by adhering to the points laid out in my modest essay. Beddins: Plans. We present herewith some diagrams of the flower gardens at Lincoln and Washington parks, Chicag;o, together with lists of plants used in ea
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