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grounds for recreation between the factory and the 

 street. The appearance of a city would indeed 

 be greatly improved if there could be less crowding 

 of apartment houses and some more or less public 

 buildings upon the front property lines. Often it 

 would be of great advantage to the appearance of 

 a street if the fence protecting home grounds could 

 be set back so that shrubs could be planted in front 

 of it without encroaching on the sidewalk. This 

 arrangement could often be adopted without any 

 disadvantage to the home grounds. The fence 

 might even be of inexpensive wire entirely hidden by 

 the shrubs on either side, serving as a protection 

 both to the grounds and to the shrubs because it 

 would prevent passing through. 



The argument in favor of grouping applies just 

 as well in the city as in the country. If the space 

 for planting is wide enough, varied groups may be 

 introduced. If the space between the curb and the 

 sidewalk is narrow, trees might be planted in rows, 

 but it is not essential that the spacing in this case 

 should be uniform. A wide space may be left to 

 provide a view from a house or from the street across 

 attractive grounds, and where there is no view and 

 no objection to continued shade, the trees may be 



