CHAPTER XXI 



ECONOMY IN THE PURCHASE OF SHRUBBERY 



MAY often be achieved by a wise selection 

 of varieties. Any extensive planting 

 runs up into dollars fast, especially if the larger 

 sized shrubs are selected. Fortunately success- 

 ful planting depends as much upon a number of 

 plants of one variety as upon the size and dis- 

 tinction of the sorts. A dozen plants of one 

 variety of spiraea, for instance, is far more ef- 

 fective than one plant each of twelve varieties — 

 try it and see if I am not right. 



If, therefore, one has several strips of lawn to 

 embellish with shrubbery and wishes to econ- 

 omize the expenditure as far as possible it will 

 be found a most excellent plan to make a mixed 

 planting on the most urgent section, selecting 

 those shrubs which by their manner of root forma- 

 tion offer possibilities of rapid increase and use 

 the product for subsequent planting; taking all 



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