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our bust I'ttV'cls \\ill lack aiiiiiuilioii and cliarni \\iili(»iit llic 

 action and nnisic ot" l)irds : and to coinnlctc tlic w hole we musi 

 luive fraj^rance — ci})|)lr blossouis. lilacs and syrinj^as (»! Mav, 

 roses and ^'rapcs of .hnic, lioneysncklt' and niudnllnwcrs, 

 cinnanioii \ ine and niii^iionetti* of sninnicr, and ilir spicv, 

 health-giving aronia of [)ines, tirs, and spruces all the year. 

 And liiuilly, our pictures \\ill grow iVoni year to year, .so thai 

 when "we plant trees we nnist imagine alunid — ten, twenty, 

 fifty, one hundred years. 



Trees. Given the ground, the first thing to plan is the posi- 

 tion and grouping of the trees. In order to do this intcdli- 

 gently we nnist know the biology of the different species — 

 the soil hi which each grows best, and, esju'eially for our future 

 pictures, tlie height and spread and general foriu and color 

 of each. 



For outdoor laboratory work measure the height and spread 

 to scale and sketch the general form of ten specimen trees of 

 different kinds. These data will be neede<l in determining the 

 distances apart at which different trees are to be planted in 

 the following plans of residence lots, parks, and streets. Ai- 

 rancre, bv committee of the class or otherwise, to have all the 

 trees of the district studied so that notes of the class may be 

 combined into a table like that on page Sl!, which shall give 

 the planting data for all the native and horticultural trees 

 availa])le for the locality. 



We need to develop clear ideas of these dimensions in order 

 to avoid the common mistakes of plantuig trees too near the 

 house and too close together. In the one case the trees cause 

 damimess and decay about the home, and in the other they 

 grow into crowded jumbles rather than into beautiful pictures. 



After learning the individual trees we may next study 

 effective groui)nig as presented both in natural woodlands antl 

 in specimens of artificial planting in the neighborh«»o(l. Select 

 some of the finest groups available and analyze into comp..nent 



