WOODY GKOVVTHiS — TKEES AND SHRUBS. 



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CHAPTER V. 



WOODY GROWTHS.— TREES AND SHRUBS. 



In trees and slirubs we have some of the finest forms of 

 natural beauty. These present a great variety of orna- 

 mental qualities, in habit, foliage, and flowers, and possess 

 wide adaptability for beautifying purposes. In nature, 

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A, 60 feet and upwards ; B, 30 to 60 feet ; C, 15 to 30 feet ; D, tree 9 to 15 feet ; E, 

 shrubs 9 to 15 feet ; F, tree 5 to 9 feet ; G, shrub 5 to 9 feet ; H, 1 to 5 feet. 



-p\g. 1.— THE COMPARATIVE SIZES OF TREES AND SHRUBS. 



mountains, plains and valleys all support kinds peculiar 

 to these localities and that are perfectly at home in them. 

 Planters who know only the comparatively few kinds of 

 trees and shrubs that are commonly seen in American 

 yards and pleasure grounds, can hardly be aware what 

 they miss, in not employing larger assortments of trees. 

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