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How to plant roadside trees where there are telephone and telegraph poles. 



placed to advantage, shrubs will produce highly ornamen- 

 tal effects. Species native to the neighborhood are 

 desirable, because of demonstrated suitability to climatic 

 and soil conditions. A dwarf-growing tree of shrub-like 

 characteristics which is much used for ornamental drive- 

 ways is the Hawthorn or Thornapple. The boulevard in 

 Genesee Valley Park, at Rochester, has been planted with 

 this variety for a stretch of two and one-half miles. 

 When in bloom the Hawthorn is a plant of rare beauty 

 and later in the season, it has the charm of a profusion of 

 large, red fruit and dense dark green foliage. 



The location of the rows of trees along a roadway 

 must necessarily be determined by local conditions. 

 Regard must be had for telephone or telegraph lines and 

 the trees should be located in a way that will result in 

 the smallest possible interference from wires and poles. 

 A 60 foot roadway may be advantageously subdivided 

 into a 30 foot drive, with 15 feet on either side for the 



