CHAPTER IV 

 TREES— THEIR PLANTING AND CARE 



The lawn may be considered the canvas upon which the 

 home-picture is to be made, and trees and shrubs, together 

 with the buildings, make up the most important materials 

 to be used in the work, and no comfortable or beautiful 

 home can be made without them. No country can boast of 

 so many beautiful trees and shrubs as the United States, 

 and, with the addition of the choicest species and varieties 

 from many countries now offered by our nurserymen, we 

 have the greatest wealth of material for the most elaborate 

 work of home decoration. 



In Chapter X will be found a brief description of the 

 most desirable trees and shrubs for growth in the United 

 States, giving special conditions required for perfect growth 

 of each kind, to which the reader is referred. 



Shade Needed about the Home 



Some shade about the house is an absolute necessity for 

 comfort during the hot days of our summer months, and 

 much shelter may be afforded by them during our bleak 

 and stormy winters. But, more than this, they are neces- 

 sary in many places to cover up unsightly or unpleasant 

 objects, without covering up desirable views, to form back- 

 grounds for other ornamental materials, and also for their 

 own individual beauty and the variety they afford in their 

 varying shades of color and form. What beautiful shades 

 and tints of color may be found in the fohage of different 

 trees and in the same trees at different seasons of the year, 



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