CHAPTER V 



ARRANGEMENT OF PLANTING 



THE arrangement of trees, shrubs, and flowers is 

 often of more importance than the plant selected, 

 since it may make little difference whether a linden, 

 a maple, or a tulip tree is chosen to carry the sky- 

 line to the desired height, while the sky-line itself 

 may be of the greatest value. Sometimes a mass 

 of shrubs is needed in a certain place, a mass which 

 might be made satisfactorily of viburnums, dogwoods 

 or hazels, or a combination of these and similar 

 shrubs. The arrangement of plants w r ill be discussed 

 in some detail under the headings of home grounds, 

 thoroughfares, parks, arboretums, cemeteries, and 

 school grounds, but certain general rules or principles 

 may advantageously be mentioned here. 



Hills may be emphasized or accented by planting 

 tall-growing trees at the top, medium-sized trees 

 on the sides, and low ground-covering material at 

 the bottom. This is so evident that it requires no 



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