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planting of shrubs should not be included in Arbor Day. 

 The native bushes are much neglected. They make 

 attractive screens and covers for bare and unsightly 

 objects. They break up the monotony of a lawn more 

 completely and satisfactorily than trees of the larger sizes 

 can do. 



3. Exotic trees or shrubs. When these are planted, 

 select the best known. 



How SHALL WE PLANT? 1. The shrubs in groups 

 irregular in outline. 



2. The trees in groups or long belts along many road- 

 sides and in large grounds. These groups can be man- 

 aged easily in the crooks and about the corners of roads, 

 where they will add greatly to the beauty of the highway. 

 Mix in many kinds, in some cases using bushes about the 

 borders. Along straight and level highways trees look 

 best in rows. By planting in groups in roomy places the 

 trees may be set closer together than in lawn planting, for 

 we aim at the effect of the whole group rather than that 

 of a single tree. The groups themselves, however, should 

 not be crowded. 



MICHIGAN TREES. 

 BY E. H. REYNOLDS, MONROE, MICH. 



I have been engaged in the nursery business here nearly 

 fifty years. Our little city of about 6,000 is nicely 

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