six] windbreaks and hedges 



nurseryman, Mr. J. J. Harrison, says, " Many homes 

 are almost desolate for want of common -sense pro- 

 tection. We have screens in our nursery, and the 

 difference between being behind them and outside 

 of their protection is almost the difference between 

 being chilled through and being by a fire. Most 

 of the trees needed can be obtained by any one 

 from a pasture lot or the edge of a forest." 



In some of the Western cities school-houses have 

 been carefully protected by windbreaks. In Chi- 

 cago some one has planted Irish junipers in boxes, 

 and these are used for screens in school yards, as 

 well as for an ornament. The idea has caught so 

 that it is not seldom one may see these junipers 

 standing around a kitchen door, or to conceal 

 refuse piles. They have the advantage of being 

 movable. 



Now you will wish to know more about strictly 

 ornamental windbreaks. Among the shrubs, the 

 Tartarian honeysuckle is incomparably the best. I 

 have described this shrub more fully in another 

 chapter. It is hardy, beautiful in flower, and more 

 beautiful in berry. Best of all, it quickly renews 

 a breach. This is a notable and very valuable 

 peculiarity. There are three varieties, distin- 



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