CHAPTER IV. 



TREES THEIR PLANTING AND CARE. 



THE lawn may be considered the canvas upon which the 

 home-picture is to be made, and trees and shrubs, together 

 with the buildings, make np the most important materials 

 to be used in the work, and no comfortable or beautiful 

 home can be made without them. No country can boast of 

 so many beautiful trees and shrubs as the United States, 

 and, with the addition of the choicest species and varieties 

 from many countries now offered by our nurserymen, we 

 have the greatest wealth of material for the most elaborate 

 work of home decoration. 



In Chapter X will be found a full description of the 

 most desirable trees and shrubs for growth in the United 

 States, giving special conditions required for perfect growth 

 of each kind, to which the reader is referred. 



Shade Needed about the Home. 



Some shade about the house is an absolute necessity for 

 comfort during the hot days of our summer months, and 

 much shelter may be afforded by them during our bleak 

 and stormy winters. But, more than this, they are neces- 

 sary in many places to cover up unsightly or unpleasant 



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