HO.ME PLANTING AND LAXDSCA IM: ( i A 1; I >1:M N < ■ 7'.' 



public parks and buildings, the aljatonicntof snioki* and billlioard 

 nuisances, conservation of llic natural beauties of forest, moun- 

 tain, waterfall, woodland, s[)ring, glen, g<>rge, and ciinyou — for 

 these real values to the whole people of a l)eautiful America. 



The appearance of a country, especially of its Ikmhc^. ailords 

 the best index of the char- 

 acter of a people. Some 

 homes express taste, re- 

 finement, good sense, and 

 morals which warm the 

 heart of the passer-by with 

 a friendly feeling for those 

 who dwell within. Some 

 express pride and repel 

 with ostentatious display 

 of wealth. Alanv are mere 

 nuuldles, accidents, com- 

 mercial affairs of the nur- 

 seryman. With the advent 

 of the modern landscape 

 gardener perhai)s the 

 greatest present danger 

 is the monotony of set 

 [)1 anting — a bit of shrub- 

 bery here, another there, 

 '' just so," which is frankly 

 more tiresome than nat- 

 ural accidents. 



The practical biology of landscape gardening relates to 

 effective planting of the home or street, park, town, or city. It 

 consists in problems of forming pictures with adual trees, 

 shrubs and vines, lawns and llowers ; and the lirst recpiisUe 

 for success must be a clear knowledge of the living things 

 with which we build. AVe must also bear in mind that we are 



Fig. 36. Lanciistei- elm, attt-r tlie .sionii 



