SHRUBS 



the place of stalks that have been shorn away, 

 and the effect of this thick growth near the root 

 is to make the shrub so dense that dogs, cats and 

 poultry will not pass through. I frequently walk 

 by a city yard that is shut off from the street by 

 a row of privet which has been allowed to grow 

 a dozen feet high. It is thin below; hence it 

 gives no concealment, but it attains arboreal im- 

 portance in its outspreadings. And, apropos, 

 the severity of a hedge, when there is a long 

 reach of it, can be broken by a few evergreens 

 behind it, or a few potted plants on the lawn or 

 walk before it, or by both. Spruces and hem- 

 locks show well against the solid green of privet, 

 and they can be grown in tubs, where they are 

 to be manured and watered, like deciduous 

 growths. 



If one has large grounds he should not plant 

 a hedge where it will obstruct a pleasing view, 

 or cut across a generous vista. Indeed, nothing 

 should be planted in an open space, if it will have 

 the effect of breaking that space into inconse- 

 quent and disconnected areas. If we can not 

 plant In masses, at least we can plant In rows. 

 In the orchard we plant in rows for convenience' 

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