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should get a clear view of the lawn and of most of the house. If 

 the yard is large, clumps of trees or even single trees may be 

 scattered about the front and back yards. In planting trees and 

 shrubs about the home it is in most cases desirable not to mix the 

 planting too much. In other words, group together in one part of the 

 yard a few lilacs, in another corner a few honeysuckles, etc. A clump 

 of five lilacs with a background of other shrubs looks better than 

 a clump made up of five different kinds of plants. Avoid crowding 

 the yard full of trees and shrubs. Leave a goodly portion of open 

 lawn. If the yard is small, one tree with a few shrubs about it will 

 look better than a group of five trees with the additional shrubbery 

 which would crowd the lawn. 



The shrubs used in the yard must be selected from a rather 

 limited list. The Russian olive may be pressed into service as a 

 yard shrub. It makes a very good appearance when used in masses 

 about the border, as a hedge, or as a screen. Two forms of the 

 Siberian pea tree (Caragana arborescens and Carasjana frutescens) 

 are among the hardiest shrubs. The first mentioned grows to a 

 height of fifteen feet, but it is useful as a shrub to be planted in 

 masses or in hedges and screens. It takes several years to reach this 

 height, and as it will stand severe pruning it may be kept down 

 quite low. The other is a smaller shrub which grows into more 

 graceful specimens. It is a useful shrub to plant about the house 

 or about clumps of trees upon the lawn. Both forms produce rather 

 showy yellow flowers. 



The common lilac succeeds very well in trying locations. It 

 may be used as a hedge plant in the screen or as specimen plants 

 about the lawn. It grows into a graceful shrub or high hedge with 

 little pruning. The Tartarian honeysuckle should thrive under dry 

 farm conditions. It grows to a height of ten feet and forms a very 

 graceful specimen plant with small but fragrant blossoms. It is a 

 good plant for high hedges or screens or for filling in corners about 

 the border of the yard. The buckthorn is another desirable shrub 

 for hedges or screens. It stands pruning well and will make a stock- 

 proof hedge. It should prove hardy under most conditions. Any 

 of the taller-growing trees suggested for the windbreak may be used 

 in the yard. 



