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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. 



The 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 grow 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 



* Waugh's Landscape Gardening. 



