FIVE] LAWNS AND SHRUBBERIES 



Where only one very choice tree is needed, some 

 consideration must be made of what is wanted of 

 the tree. There is no more homeful tree than the 

 common butternut. One of these planted near 

 the house will reach out its huge arms and shake 

 down bags of nuts ; adding very much to household 

 good cheer, and to the children's happiness. It is 

 a hardy, long-lived tree, but it hates neighbors. If 

 crowded, the limbs will die, while underneath and 

 about the roots almost nothing will grow. It is a 

 curious fact, however, that there are friendships in 

 vegetation. The wild cherry will nestle very closely 

 to the butternut, and thrive; but an apple tree or 

 a pear tree positively refuses the association, while 

 vegetables and corn sustain the same prejudice. 

 Another tree for single planting is our magnificent 

 weeping white elm. This, as I have already said, 

 needs room, and abundance of it. It should be 

 trimmed up when young, until it gets its lofty out- 

 look and sweep of limbs. The Norway maple is, 

 if given abundance of room, one of the most mag- 

 nificent trees for single planting that I know. Its 

 foliage is dense enough to make it a fine resort in 

 midsummer, and in autumn its color is unequaled. 

 A single white oak will also make a lawn by itself. 



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