52 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



too late. If this close planting is practised, it must be borne 

 in mind that two or more trees planted on a given space 

 will require more plant-food and more care than one, but, 

 on the other hand, in very exposed places one may serve 



FIG. 26. ARRANGEMENT OF TREES ON NARROW STREETS, DRIVES, 

 OR WALKS. 



more or less as a shelter for the others, and thus a better 

 growth be obtained than if but one were planted. 



Where to Obtain Trees. 



With the large number of good nurseries in the country 

 no one need find any difficulty in obtaining good trees for 

 planting. Other things being equal, the nearer home the 

 trees are obtained the better, as there is a great deal of risk 

 to run in buying trees from distant nurseries on account of 

 the danger from injury by delay in transportation. 



If one is skilled in caring for trees in the nursery, small 

 seedlings or grafted trees may be obtained a few years before 

 they are needed, and when ready for planting they will be 

 in the most perfect condition for successful growth, as they 



