A FEW GOOD TREES 8.1 



If one can afford to it is better to plant a few 

 well-developed, shapely trees and shrubs than to 

 bunch together a hundred or so insignificant 

 nurselings that will take years to develop into any 

 degree of perfection, and then will have to be 

 moved. Of course it is more difficult and expen- 

 sive to procure such material and to transplant 

 it, but the trouble and expense are worth while, 

 for your yard and garden will soon attain a dis- 

 tinction that is denied to the majority of parvenu 

 villas. 



The best trees to use for a groundwork of plant- 

 ing are those that are indigenous to that part of 

 the country in which your estate lies, the trees 

 that are identified with your particular locality 

 or county. If your grounds are bare of large 

 trees there will probably be some on the adjoining 

 properties, or along the road, that will benefit you 

 by framing your place in. Plant up to these and 

 you will find that native trees look more at home 

 and thrive better than exotics. Your greatest en- 

 deavour should be to make the house and grounds 

 look as if they were meant to be lived in and en- 

 joyed; that is the way even the smallest estates 



