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sure that no one will have the nerve to undertake to apply the rem- 

 edy when it is demanded. I could name a city in this state where 

 I think if some "vandal hand" went through and swept it almost en- 

 tirely clear of its present street trees, in twenty-five years it could be 

 made almost ideal in its beauty, whereas now as time advances 

 it can only go on from bad to worse. 



THE NURSERYMAN'S PART IN LANDSCAPE ADORN- 

 MENT. 



O. F. BRAND, OWATONNA. 



It is true that in some respects the nurseryman occupies a place 

 before the public paralleled by that of all tradesmen, although in 

 many respects the field of his operation is wider and his responsibili- 

 ties greater than in' most other occupations. He is in a position 

 where his advice is constantly sought and sometimes followed. 



There are but few fields where better advice is needed than in 

 landscape adornment, in the attempt to make the home surroundings 

 at once useful and attractive. A few hints may be given from which 

 broader ideas may be drawn and so help to obviate serious, expen- 

 sive and oft-times irreparable mistakes. In most cases the advice 

 given is by way of suggesting improvements to those grounds on 

 which some work has been done. To give added beauty to all land- 

 scape scenery where possible and advisable is the nurseryman's 

 work. I would not have the nurseryman take the field and work 

 of the landscape gardener where there are men of that profession, 

 but as a matter of fact except in large cities there are no landscape 

 gardeners in this country; so the nurseryman, so far as recommenda- 

 tions are concerned, has to attach that profession to his own. 



The man who has the natural ability of a first class landscape 

 gardener added to that of a good nurseryman is in a position to 

 accomplish great good in landscape adornment. He can and should 

 materially assist in aiding the public to obtain a maximum of land- 

 scape beauty for a minimum of expense. To secure this much de- 

 sired object it is not necessary that there should be a large outlay 

 of time or money, for numerous instances are not wanting where 

 $100.00 judiciously invested in flowers, shrubs, trees, vines, labor 

 and paint have added more than ten fold to the selling price of the 

 property. In order that the nurseryman may fully perform his duty 

 along this line two things are essential : First, he must furnish to 

 his customers the proper stock to be planted ; second, he must be 

 competent to instruct them not only how to plant, but also how to 

 best arrange that which they plant so as to produce the best results 

 in contrast effects. 



