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grows more slowly, but serves its purpose for a century or more. In 

 many cases it is advisable to use the two kinds in such a way that the 

 long-lived trees will become useful about the time the short-lived trees 

 reach maturity. The latter then can be removed, leaving the ground 

 to the long-lived trees. 



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TREE PLANTING 



REES for school grounds and yards, along roadsides and streets, must 

 be such as are least liable to suffer from injuries; they should be com- 

 pact and symmetrical in shape, free from objectionable habits, such 



as bad odors, 

 root-sprouting, 

 frequent drop- 

 ping of parts, 

 and from in- 

 sect pests, and, 

 if planted for 

 shade, should 

 have a broad 

 crown and a 

 dense foliage, 

 budding early 

 in the spring 

 and retaining 

 leaves long 

 into the fall. 



Trees native 

 to the region 

 in which the 

 planting is 

 done usually 

 have more 

 promise of suc- 

 cess and are 

 generally less 

 costly than 

 exotics. Trees 

 from well- 

 managed nur- 

 series are pref- 

 erable to those 

 grown in the 



The Groves Were God's First Temples. forest, because 



