Ornamental Gardening 



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Street and Highway Planting 



FIGS. 120 and 121. If a stub is left when a branch is removed, decay is very 

 likely to enter the trunk of a tree. But if a branch is cut off close to the trunk, 

 the wound will heal over. 



pruning either trees or shrubs, if a branch is to be removed 

 the cut should be made close up to the trunk or limb 

 that supports the branch (Figs. 120 and 121). If a short 

 stub is left, it will die, and decay may spread from it as 

 shown in Figure 120. For the same reason, if only part 

 of a branch is to be removed, the cut should be made 

 just beyond a bud. 



Flowers ; the rose garden. Flowers are the gems for 

 which the garden furnishes a setting, and their effective- 

 ness depends very much upon the way in which they are 

 arranged. Some flowers are most attractive standing 

 alone ; some look well in a mass ; others, as daisies, do 

 best if they are allowed to grow as wild flowers do, here 



Pruning 

 trees or 

 shrubs ; 

 where to cut 



Effective 

 arrange- 

 ment of 

 flowers 



