LANDSCAPE GARDEN SERIES 



3. Give attention to the alley and other portions of your prop- 

 erty unseen by the public, for upon this may depend the 



health of your neighbor. 



4. Plant trees upon the parking which conform with the 

 others on your street. 



Upon the consideration given to the last of these general principles, 

 depends, in a large measure, the beauty and welfare of our cities. 



The ancient city had no street trees, for the streets were narrow 

 and trees were seen only in public places and a few private grounds; 

 while in the modern city trees are universal, and none of us would like 

 to live in a city which had none. The progressive city is giving much 

 consideration to the planting and care of street trees, and the one which 

 is not giving thought to this important question is behind the times. Mr. 

 J. J. Levison, in discussng the increased interest in street tree planting, 

 says: 



*"The impetus for this wide spread interest can be traced to several 

 sources; first to rapid increase of cosmopolitan environment with the 



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Fig. 4 A small home can be designed in as attractive manner as a larger one 

 * American City Pamphlets No. 106, by J. J. Levison, M. F. 



