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stumps, mosses, lichens, and the flowers — last, 

 but neither least nor most. 



Of trees there must be enough for partial 

 shade at least, and if it is wholly shady it will 

 be no disadvantage. Given a site otherwise 

 suitable, minus trees, the first thing to do there- 

 fore will be to introduce these; not a great 

 number perhaps, but enough to shelter and 

 seclude a portion of the space. And these trees 

 will necessarily be native kinds, and of these 

 not a wide assortment. Mingled together trees 

 grow in the woods, to be sure; yet within 

 small space there will be only two large grow- 

 ing kinds perhaps, with some lower growth, 

 such as dogwood beneath them. Keep to this 

 standard, using any trees native to the section. 



Of wide distribution are maples, beeches, the 

 ash, the oak, the hickory, the sassafras, the elm, 

 the tulip tree, the wild cherry, plum, thorn, 

 and birch; and any one of these may be chosen 

 therefore. Inasmuch as the wild cherry, the 

 sassafras, and certain of the birches are perhaps 

 less esteemed as landscape material, these are 

 less often seen in artificial plantings and are con- 

 sequently in closer association with wilderness 

 in our thought; so choice might well fall on one 

 or two of these. Wild plum in a suitable variety 

 andi^ thorn will serve as underplanting, prefer- 



