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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



BEFORE PLANTING 



No matter how attractive the house may be, the foundation lines need to be softened 

 by ornamental planting, and in this instance a simple but beautiful effect was secured 

 through the use of both deciduous and evergreen shrubs. 



bearing trees are characteris- 

 tic of the north, tlie forests of 

 the extreme north being com- 

 posed almost exclusively of 

 these trees, while the broad- 

 leaved evergreens are char- 

 acteristic of the south, there 

 being a long list of kinds 

 availab'.e for southern plant- 

 ing that leaves little to be de- 

 sired in material to provide 

 variety. In almost all of the 

 L'nited States some species of 

 both types can be grown, al- 

 though the coniferous trees in 

 greater variety are available 

 for the north, while the broad 

 leaved evergreens are more 

 abundant for the south. 



There is a great difference 

 in the general appearance of 

 the various species in the dif- 

 ferent groups. Not only is 

 there a difference in the green 

 of the foliage but there is 

 also a difference in its arrangement on the branches and in the direction of the growth of the branches that make 

 what is called difference in texture of the plant as seen from a little distance. The difference in texture of the 

 foliage of the broad-leaved evergreens may possibly be somewhat less than with the coniferous trees but then 

 most of them have showy flowers or berries. 



Both broad-leaved evergreens and cone-bearing plants have freak forms, the use of which should be largely 

 avoided. Among them are those with variegated leaves, as well as those with yellow and with blue foliage. Among 

 the most abused plants listed by nurserymen is the Colorado blue spruce in its various forms. There are places 

 where one of these plants may be used to advantage with a group of twenty or more other evergreens, but its use 

 alone in the middle of a lawn 

 or with a group of a half 

 dozen or less other trees is not 

 warranted from the stand- 

 point of good taste in planting. 

 Nurserymen list the ever- 

 greens that prove most suc- 

 cessful in their respective lo- 

 calities and reliable nursery- 

 men are careful in their de- 

 scriptions of the kinds that 

 they handle so that the cata- 

 logues of near-by reliable 

 nurserymen are the safest 

 available source of informa- 

 tion on kinds to use in any 

 community. The trademark 

 "Trustworthy Trees and 

 Shrubs" is coming to be a 

 guide in the selection of re- 

 liable nurserymen, as a large 



majority of the membership 



,\\ . . . ,. AND THE CONTRAST AFTER PLANTING 



of the American Association 



of Nurserymen that has Abelia, a broad-leaved evergreen of the South, was placed to the left of the steps. 

 J i I iu- i. J 1 Hemlocks to the right. Crape myrtle, hardy phlox, trumpet vine and climbing roses 



adopted this trade mark are ^t the left corner, and the "house" was transformed into a "home." 



