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of selection to the Norway or the Sugar Maple, 

 the Oriental Plane or the Pin Oak, much depending 

 upon personal preference and our surroundings as 

 to which of these we should choose. 



And now just a few words as regards tree 

 planting on the lawn. Personally I would pre- 

 fer no trees scattered about the lawn, confining my 

 tree planting entirely along the street for shade, 

 unless mayhap the lawn were quite large, large 

 enough in fact to permit of the grouping of suit- 

 able specimens. I might, however, violate this rule 

 in one instance to plant a specimen Weeping Wil- 

 low in some odd corner of the lawn, for this is 

 one of our prettiest native trees and thrives any- 

 where. 



When considering the planting of trees it is an 

 excellent plan to visit some of our large city parks, 

 observe the trees, and jot down the names of such 

 as make particular appeal to us. Some may be 

 rather rare and unusual specimens that we will find 

 it hard to duplicate, but ordinarily we will be able 

 to locate most of them in the larger and most 

 reliable nurseries. 



For sturdy types we can go to the oaks and the 

 walnuts. Various fine types of either may be had. 



For unusual characteristics, and for beauty, 

 there are a wealth of subjects from which to 

 choose. Amongst the unusual types my fancy 

 turns, for one, to the Japanese Saphora Trees as 



