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spruce are very desirable for larger specimen 

 trees. 



For smaller low growing specimens, the different 

 arborvitaes, such as American, Globosa and Siberian 

 are best. The Pyramidallis is, as its name implies, 

 an upright grower, like the Lombardy poplar. It 

 is very hardy, holds its color good through the 

 winter, and is very desirable for a striking object. 



In small lawns it is hardly necessary to say that 

 the lawn mower should be kept in frequent use. 

 In large grounds, trees and other obstructions 

 should be arranged with a view of using the mow- 

 ing machine. Not necessarily in straight lines, 

 but at such distances apart that the machine can 

 be operated. 



Do not obstruct the view to the street, or to any 

 object of beauty, such as fountains, statuary, or to 

 fine distant landscapes. Unsightly but necessary 

 objects, such as outhouses, barns, cribs, etc., 

 should be hidden by a judicious use of trees, or 

 vines. 



In using the lawn mower, if some patches are 

 left in various figures, such as circles, diamonds, 

 stars, anchors, etc., they are very beautiful when 

 the clover is in blossom. These are used to sur- 

 round vases or statuary, or even trees that are 

 trimmed so as to show the whole figure designed. 



Among the deciduous trees and bushes Catalpa if 

 in sheltered locations, Balm of Gilead, Magnolia 

 Acuminata (not very far north) and Bass wood some- 

 times called lyinn, are.among the best of the coarser 



