Beautifying the Farmstead. 



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By making a few clumps largely of one kind of shrub and by 

 scattering plants of it in others, the impression may be given of 

 the yard being full" of this plant when in the height of its bloom. 



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FIG. Go. Sketch showing the plant arrangement in the groups illustrated in figure 28. 

 The number signifies the height of the shrub : l=large, 10 to 15 feet ; 2=medium, 

 G to 10 feet ; 3=small, 2 to G feet ; 4=low, 1 to 2 feet. The letter signifies the 

 period of bloom : E=early, M=midsummer, L=lato. 



Then, by having another shrub predominate in other clumps with 

 more scattering plants a similar impression may be created 

 for another plant at another season. Other kinds can then be 



