. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ?? 'T^ 72 The Florists' fiev^ y August 10, 1916. of large lots. A mass of shrubs or a combination of trees and shrubs makes not only the best possible ground cover, but also furnishes a background for the lot. Against such a background a mass of flowers, such as peonies or iris, will extend the ground cover and furnish a pleasing bit of color. In place of peonies and iris, one might have any suitable, hardy perennial, or might use low, creep- ing plants like the Wichuraiana roses with their hybrids, the running straw- berry bush, dewberries, t
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ?? 'T^ 72 The Florists' fiev^ y August 10, 1916. of large lots. A mass of shrubs or a combination of trees and shrubs makes not only the best possible ground cover, but also furnishes a background for the lot. Against such a background a mass of flowers, such as peonies or iris, will extend the ground cover and furnish a pleasing bit of color. In place of peonies and iris, one might have any suitable, hardy perennial, or might use low, creep- ing plants like the Wichuraiana roses with their hybrids, the running straw- berry bush, dewberries, the American yew, prostrate junipers, or any low, at- tractive plant that can easily be kept within bounds. In order to make large grounds attrac- tive, it is necessary to have open spaces, some large and some small, but in be- tween these spaces, framing them in or forming their boundaries, there should be foliage so arranged as to hide, at least partially, one open area from an- other, foliage sometimes reaching only to the height of the eye and again ascending to the top of the tallest tree. These areas of foliage make a ground cover quite distinct from the usual lawn. They make the lawn itself more effective and form the pictures which constitute the charm of any grounds. By the al- most infinite number of different kinds of plants that can be used to cover the ground and produce the banks of foliage desired, one can secure the greatest pos- sible variety. DAVENPORT, B. ISLAND, MOUNE. The Markets. Trade last week was good for this time of year. Flowers, with the excep- tion of roses, are scarce and the demand is such as to create a shortage in most lines. Lilies were not to be had last week. Asters are small and of poor quality. Gladioli, too, show the effects of the dry, hot weather, as do all out- door flowers, and the prospects for the immediate future are not brilliant. Various Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Staack and Mr. and Mrs. John Staack and family, of Moline, are on a
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