CHOOSING SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES 135 



thing either inside or outside the house will be 

 particularly well done if left entirely to the tender 

 mercies of servants. 



It is a much better plan io know exactly what 

 you want and to choose the varieties yourself. 

 For that reason you should patronize the nurseries 

 in your neighbourhood, as then you can run over 

 at odd times when you have the leisure, or when 

 the particular shrubs you are interested in are in 

 bloom. Tag these carefully with the copper-wired 

 tags which the nurseryman will provide, and on 

 which your name should be plainly written with 

 an indelible pencil, so that there will be no doubt 

 about identification when the time for transplant- 

 ing arrives. 



The nurseryman will want to sell you novelties, 

 of which an incredible number are put upon the 

 market every year; and some of his reasons for 

 doing so will not be entirely disinterested. The 

 beginner should leave novelties alone, especially 

 if the area to be planted is limited and his pocket- 

 book is not over-extended. Novelties are the best 

 anti-fat for a plethoric pocketbook that has ever 

 been devised. 



