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vigor. The beginner in gardening will do well to con- 

 fine his selections to hardy forms, such as grow in his 

 locality, or in regions which he knows to be similar to 

 his own. As a rule one may more safely transfer 

 plants from the North to the South than from the 

 South to the North, but this is not the universal rule. 

 The long summers of the South are as trying to some 



PAMPAS GRASS AS AN ORNAMENT FOR GROUNDS. 



Northern plant forms as are the cold winters to 

 Southern. 



Individuality Must Be Considered. Every tree has 

 its own individuality, which fits it for certain uses and 

 locations. The lombardy poplar grows slender and 

 tall, and the willow oak is a spreading tree. The mag- 

 nolia and the holly are both evergreen and are broad- 

 leaved, but how different their appearance! So, too, 

 the flowering shrubs vary greatly in form and foliage 

 as well as in flowering habit. Some are compact and 

 shapely, like the Thunberg barberry, others are of 

 graceful drooping habit, like the Van Houtei Spiraea, 

 while the thick upright prickly stems of the Aralia have 



