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Figure 90- McMahon’s plan for “design for a villa garden”: A) House, B) Barn, C) Hose clumps,<br />

D) Central fi gures of fl ower garden, E) Lawn, F) Grape-arbor, G) Vegetable grounds H) Fruit<br />

department, K) Yard, L) Piazza, S) Rustic seat V) Vase. (The ground measured 120 feet by 200<br />

feet). The following named trees are placed as indicated by <strong>the</strong> fi gures on <strong>the</strong> plan : 1. Magnolia<br />

purpurea, Purple Magnolia. 2. Magnolia conspicua, Chandelier Magnolia. 3, 4. Cedrus Deodar,<br />

Deodar Cedar. 5, 6. Abies canadensis, Hemlock Spruce. 7. Liquidambar styracifl ua, Sweet<br />

Gum. 8. Fagus sylvatica purpurea, Purple Beech. 9. Acer campestre, English Maple. 10. Chionanthus<br />

Virginica, Virginia Fringe Tree. 11. Magnolia tripetala, Umbrella Magnolia. 12. Rhus<br />

cotinus, Mist Bush. 13. Cytisus laburnum, Golden Chain. 14. Virgilea lutea, Yellow Wood. 15.<br />

Halesia tretraptera, Silver Bell. 16. Larix Europa, European Larch. 17. Celtis occidentalis, Nettle<br />

Tree. 18. Acacia julibrissin, <strong>the</strong> Julibrissin Tree. 19. Juglans regia, Madeira Nut. 20. Berberis<br />

purpurea, Purple Berberry. 21. Pyrus Japonica, Japan Quince. 22. Buxus sempervirens arborea,<br />

Tree Box. 23. Euonymus Japonica, Evergreen Euonymus. At D in <strong>the</strong> fl ower-garden, a plant<br />

of <strong>the</strong> weeping cherry, and <strong>the</strong> * shows <strong>the</strong> position of sugar maples for shade.<br />

Image from <strong>the</strong> book: The American Gardner’s Calendar, adapted to <strong>the</strong> climate<br />

and season of <strong>the</strong> United States, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1857 (fi rst ed.<br />

1806) p. 86 by Bernard McMahon

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