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less would one want the green carpet of the lawn 

 nearly covered with such furniture as trees and 

 flower beds." ^' And one might emphatically add 

 much less such monstrosities as trellises, pattern 

 beds, rockeries, camp-kettles, vases, paint-buck- 

 ets, and sewer-tiles. A summer-house, too, is 

 out of taste upon the front lawn. These would 

 mar the harmony of the whole surroundings. 



T/ie materials for plantings — trees, vines, 

 shrubs, and flowers— -are countless in number 

 and of infinite variety. In the selection and 

 grouping of these, harmony of color, form, and 

 texture must not be forgotten. Yet the ele- 

 ment of variety must enter in, or the picture 

 will o-row monotonous, however beautiful it 

 may be. 



Trees. — The most valuable plantings from 

 the standpoint of beauty and utility are the 

 shade-trees. Their artistic value is embodied 

 in the three qualities — form, texture, and color. 



The form of a tree is determined by its out- 

 line as described against the sky or other trees. 

 It may be eliptical, oval, pear-shaped, or of vari- 

 ous other outlines. Structure is another im- 

 portant factor in determining the form of a 

 tree. This relates to the manner of branching, 

 which may vary all the way from the drooping 

 habit of the "weeping" willow to the as- 

 piring branches of the poplar. Thus may be 



* W'augh's Landscape Gardening. 



