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however, it is an easy matter to remove some of 

 the bushes; but they probably will not. Picture 

 the color and variety and life in that little yard! 

 And if a pigweed now and then gets a start in 



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151. Nine shrubs. 



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bank of verdure and color. 



the border, let it alone: it belongs there! Then 

 picture the same area filled with disconnected, 

 spotty, dyspeptic and unspirited flower -beds and 

 rose bushes! 



Strong and bare foundations should be relieved 

 by heavy planting. Fill the corners with snow- 

 drifts of foliage. The corner by the steps is a 

 perennial source of bad temper. The lawn mower 



