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should harmonize with the lay of the land, concealing 

 defects and emphasizing the attractive features. 



Second, the planting itself should be rightly done, 

 so as to insure proper growth and permanence. Ar- 

 bor Day has been celebrated by the planting of many 

 thousands of trees throughout the Western States; 

 but, in all probability, not 10 per cent of these are 

 alive and in healthy growth at the present time. The 



A CORNER OF A WELL ARRANGED SCHOOL GROUND. 

 (Whitewater, Wis., Normal School.) 



practice of planting trees and naming them after great 

 men, as Grant, Dewey, and the like, is a commend- 

 able practice, if followed by proper care of the trees 

 thus planted; but quite otherwise if the trees die and 

 are consigned to the brush pile through neglect of 

 our second principle. 



Application of Principles. In order to apply these 

 two principles successfully, it is necessary to make a 



