THE HOME GROUNDS AND WOOD LOT 469 



placed too near the house, thus excluding the sun and caus- 

 ing dampness. 



Shrubs, likewise, appear to best advantage when set 

 in clumps, or irregularly to make a border for the lawn. 

 Climbing vines can be used to screen porches, cover garden 

 fences, hide unsightly sheds and outbuildings, or clamber 

 over stumps, rocks or barren banks. 



Selecting varieties. One can select from an almost 



The shrubs and trees add much to this farm home. 



endless variety of trees, shrubs and vines. Each variety 

 has its own peculiar individuality, which should be studied 

 and known before the selection is made. A plant, once 

 given a place on the grounds, becomes a permanent part 

 of the home-place, and should therefore be chosen with as 

 much care as are our friends. 



Shade trees should be hardy, well-shaped, broad leafed, 

 grow to a good size, and attract no troublesome insects. 

 Elms, maples, oaks, ash, basswood, catalpa, locusts, nut 



