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pleasant outlook over the fields, is also the best frame to the distant 

 picture, and likewise serves as a background to increase the beauty of 

 clumps of flowering shrubs along the edge of the border itself. The 

 outlooks from the house should be planned to avoid any confusion of 

 interests; in one direction one should see only unbroken lawn and distant 

 border; in another, some shrubs, showy with flowers or berries; in another 

 direction, an open view over the meadows; and perhaps, in still another, 

 the suggestion of a garden or, fully as beautiful, a vista down the rows of 

 an orchard. 



Through these pictures the yard may be made more livable and home- 

 like, and the country, of which the yard is a part, may be more enjoyed 

 and appreciated as the ideal setting for a home. 



A LIST OF TREES, SHRUBS, AND VINES FOR THE HOME 



GROUNDS 

 SHADE TREES SUITABLE FOR PLANTING ABOUT THE HOUSE 



American elm ( Ulmus americana) 

 Sugar maple {Acer saccharum) 

 Red oak (Quercus rubra) 

 White oak (Quercus alba) 



SHADE TREES SUITABLE FOR BORDER PLANTATIONS 



American beech {Fagus ferruginea) 

 European linden {Tilia europcea) 

 Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) 

 Pin oak (Quercus palustris) 

 White oak (Quercus alba) 

 Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) 

 White pine (Pinus strobus) 



SMALL TREES AND TALL SHRUBS FOR BORDERS 



Field thorns (Cratccgiis coccinea and other species) 



Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) 



Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare) 



Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginica) 



Sheepberry (Viburnum lentago) 



Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) 



GOOD FOLIAGE SHRUBS FOR BORDERS WITH FLOWERS NOT 



CONSPICUOUS 



Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum), white flowers, blue berries 



Indiajii currant, goralberry [Symfhoriccirfos vulgaris), red berries 



