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best. The Norway bears the shears with impunity, but, except 

 for hedges, or perhaps the shortening of an occasional irregu- 

 larly extending branch, we consider the use of shears as a prac- 

 tice in clipping the trees as erroneous, and creating only a stiff 



Fig. 39. The Norway Spruce. 

 bank or cone of green, where there should be flowing lines and 

 light and shade, varying with every breeze. The Norway does 

 the best in a light, rich loam, but will grow freely in any soil not 

 wet. In positions where it develops itself fully as a single tree, 



