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AGRICULTURE 



and fruit trees, and, in the South, magnolias, orange, pecan, 

 sycamore, the redbud and live oak, are among the favorites. 



Shrubs are to be selected both for their foliage and 

 flowers. With care, provision can be made for the appear- 

 ance of blossoms during each month of the summer, and 

 for an attractive variety of foliage throughout the season. 



Flowering plants. The plan for the home grounds 



A fine homestead management, showing wood lot, orchard and a 

 good set of buildings. 



should include a few beds of flowering plants. Most of 

 these may be perennials, which will require but little care 

 after the bed has become well established. With the addi- 

 tion of a few varieties of hardy bulbs for annual planting, 

 beautiful effects can be produced with practically no cost 

 and with the expenditure of very little time. 



The lawn. Nothing adds more to the appearance of 

 a homestead than a well kept lawn. The lawn should first 

 of all be well smoothed, the low places being filled and all 



