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companions. They appeal to the eye, fancy, and 

 feelings of different people differently. Therefore 

 I shall leave the choice of arboreal associates to 

 to those who are to plant them, a choice best 

 guided by observation of trees. Why should you 

 not plant those you like the best, those which are 

 the most congenial? 



A few suggestions, however, may be useful. I 

 would advise the reader not to be in too great 

 haste to fill up his grounds. While there are trees 

 to which his choice reverts almost instantly, there, 

 are probably many other beautiful varieties with 

 which he is not acquainted. If he has kept space 

 for the planting of something new every spring and 

 fall, he has done much to preserve his zest in his 

 rural surroundings, and to give a pleasing direction 

 to his summer observation. He is ever on the 

 alert to discover trees and shrubs that satisfy his 

 taste. 



During the preparation of this book I visited the 

 grounds of Mr. A. S. Fuller, at Ridgewood, N. J., 

 and for an hour or two I broke the tenth com- 

 mandment in spite of myself. I was surrounded 

 by trees from almost every portion of the north- 

 ern temperate zone, from Oregon to Japan ; and 

 in Mr. Fuller I had a guide whose sympathy 

 with his arboreal pets was only equalled by his 

 knowledge of their characteristics. All who love 



