be necessary, to wait until they have grown before all their lower branches can 

 be cut off. Of course, if one can afford it, large trees should be purchased at the 

 start for the distinctive positions about the house. Under these circumstances, 

 both the desired species and a habit particularly suitable may be simultaneously 

 obtained. However, whether one or two specimen trees are to be used in the rear, 

 and whether they are to be near the house, or distant from it, or both, the spa^ 

 ciousness of the lawn should by no means be obstructed, nor the good quality of 

 the turf broken by too much shade. Generally speaking, all such trees should be 

 either grouped about the house in order to appear related primarily to it, or 

 sufficiently near the boundaries to somewhat demark the extremities of the lot. 

 It is thought that a judicious use of large trees, for the most part of the indefinite 

 class, does not clutter up a small property, affords shade where it is needed, and 

 thus may contribute materially to the effect of enclosure and of a pleasant, home- 

 like atmosphere. 



In the case of an enclosed lawn which is very deep and ample, a recess in the 

 borders and views terminating therein may be accentuated in depth by means of 

 two or more massive trees disposed on either side of the recess, thus narrowing 

 it. Of course, this use of individual trees requires foliage not of itself very notice- 

 able, as the plants of showy nature must be located in the depth of the recess in 

 order to accentuate the length of the view. Large shrubs may be used where 

 the space is more limited with similar but with not as marked results. Specimen 

 shrubs and trees located at the far sides of lawns and serving primarily as termini 

 for long views from the house may be of a somewhat conspicuous nature. How- 

 ever, unless the lawns are quite ample, plants intended to sharply terminate the 

 longest view lines, thus giving prominence to the lawn's greatest dimensions, had 

 best be incorporated in the borders. 



In Addition to these possibilities for the use of individual plants there are, of 

 course, many which pertain more particularly to specific conditions in various 

 yards, and these are none the less important. Among these particular oppor- 

 tunities are situations at the angles of houses, in which a single, fine, large plant 

 looks far better than a lot of little plants, or even than a number of larger 

 plants. Also the use of evergreen, or even deciduous, specimens, regularly disposed 

 in formal garden plans or picturesquely grouped or scattered in unconventional 

 arrangements, may serve effectively to delineate the design, to decorate the garden, 

 and to contribute good color. Moreover, the horticultural nature of these showy 

 plants also contributes to their gardenlike character. To use the right plant in 

 the right place is exceedingly important when dealing with plants which must 

 of necessity be more or less conspicuous; and there is but one safe course with 

 respect to individual plants: to use too few, and the less conspicuous kinds, 

 rather than too many. 



Groups of plants, by reason of their isolation, receive a degree of prominence, 

 as their circumstances are not unlike those of single plants standing quite alone. 

 Hence, in selecting and arranging plants for groups, one should observe much the 

 same caution that is necessary in the use of individual plants; and if the group is 

 intended for focalization, one should remember that it will have a degree of 

 prominence as a group, quite aside from the conspicuousness of the individual plants 

 of which it is composed. 



