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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



GROUPING TREES. 



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Fig. 403. 



i weeping willow, I. 



i^HE great secret of making the home grounds attractive is in so 

 grouping the trees as to hide objectionable features and show 

 ■» the attractive ones to best advantage. An intimate know- 

 ledge of trees is also needed, in order that one may choose 

 such as will best harmonize, with respect to habits of growth, 

 color of foliage, etc. Fig. 

 403, from American Gar- 

 dening, is a good group for 

 an entrance to one's private 

 grounds. The trees selected 

 are : — 3 European linden, 

 A ; 3 American Linden, B ; 

 3 European beech, C ; 1 

 American chestnut, 1); 2 

 English elm, E ; 3 arbor- 

 vitaa (Siberian), F; 2 Norway maple, G ; 3 silver maple, H 



Another group (Fig. 403) is one for a curve in the roadway, near the house, 

 which is composed of shrubs and smaller growing choice ornamental trees and 

 shrubs, according to the following key : — 1 English elm, A; 3 Weigelia Candida, 

 B ; 1 rose acacia, C ; 1 oak-leaved mountain ash, D ; 9 Japan quince, E ; 1 

 double-flowering thorn, F ; 3 Spircea sorbifolia, G ; 6 variegated-leaved dwarf 

 weigelias, H ; 6 weigelias in assortment, I ; 2 Magnolia speciosa, J ; 3 kerria, 

 silver-variegated, K; 12 spiraeas in assortment, L; 1 Chinese double-flowering 



crab, M ; 6 Forsythia virid- 

 issima, N : 1 European bird- 

 cherry, O ; 3 mock-oranges, 

 P ; 6 Viburnum plication, Q ; 

 3 Spircea Billardii, R ; 6 Tam- 

 arix Chinensis, S ; 3 dogwood, 

 red-branched, T ; 1 European 

 larch, U. 



Another good group, just by 

 the carriage-house, and par- 

 tially screening it from view, 

 is given in Fig. 405, to which 

 Fig. 403. the following is the key : — 2 



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