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in proportion to the loss suffered by the roots. Large 

 branches ought not to be cut. Usually it is best to 

 confine the trimming to a part of the last year's 

 growth, so that the buds which start will be less than 

 a year old. It is sometimes best to lean a tree slightly 

 in the direction from which the prevailing winds 

 come. The soil in which a tree is planted should be 

 clean and the air which it contains should be sweet 

 and pure. The earth should, of course, contain 

 sufficient plant-food for the tree, but fresh manure, 

 street sweepings, and decaying matter of any kind 

 should be kept from contact with the roots. Leaky 

 gas mains are fatal to any plant. 



PLANTING LARGE TREES 



Large trees should be planted only when there is 

 some decided advantage in the immediate effect 

 which they will produce. There are many places, 

 however, where this advantage will exist. A new 

 building may be given an appearance of dignity and 

 age by the planting of a large tree, a tree one or 

 two feet in diameter or sometimes even larger. The 

 effect of a view in a park or a vista extending away 

 from a house may justify the use of some large trees, 

 which frame the picture that is to be developed. The 



