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INDIVIDUAL SPECIMENS SHOULD HE USED 

 SPARINGLY 



Shrubs of striking floral effect should be at only a few widely sepa- 

 rated places 



Trees that have their branches low to the ground, such as beeches, 

 hemlocks, field thorns (Crataegus), and lindens arc suitable for border 



planting, and care 

 should be taken to see 

 that the low branches 

 have not been 

 trimmed ofE before 

 the trees are set out. 

 Such trees do not need 

 any shrubs in front 

 of them, and, in fact, 

 nothing can be more 

 beautiful than their 

 own foliage spreading 

 out on the ground. 

 Many trees may be 

 used in the borders 

 of a large place, and they not only add informal charm and beauty 

 but lessen the expense. Most trees and shrubs suited to border planting 

 should be selected for their moderate-sized leaves, dark green foliage, 

 and rounded or irregular habit of growth. Leaves persist longer than 

 flowers; therefore foliage should be the deciding feature in the selection 

 of plants. Shinibs of striking floral effect and trees or shrubs with accented 

 points or spirelike growth should be at only a few widely separated places 

 in the border, and also where they will be seen to advantage. 



Many of the common shrubs may be gathered from hedgerow and 

 brush lot and are the same as may be bought from the nurseries ; they will 

 not grow so fast the first year transplanted, but they have the advantage 

 usually of being larger at the start, and they are assuredly hardy in their 

 locality. 



HOW TO MOVE TREES 



Native trees that are not too subject to insects and diseases, for example, 

 the locust and its borer, the chestnut and its canker, may be transplanted 

 to the yard. This may be done by cutting the roots in the spring or early 

 simimer before the trees are to be moved, or, in other words, by root- 

 pruning them. A tree from four to six inches in diameter should be 

 root-pruned by means of a trench in which the roots are cut in a circle 

 from eighteen inches to two feet from the base of the tree. This trench 

 need not be more than eighteen inches deep and may be refilled immediately 

 with the soil that came out of it. When the tree is to be moved, during 

 the dormant period, or after growth has ceased in the fall, or before 

 it has started in the spring, a larger circle is allowed to include the new 



