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spread. The practice of shortening branches is 

 an absolutely wrong way of reducing size. The 

 immediate effect is ugly, and subsequently a 

 multitude of young shoots break out all over the 

 tree, which completely destroy its characteristic 

 growth, making a solid mass of foliage through 

 which no sun can penetrate. 



In selecting trees the planter should note those 

 natural to the locality. A certain number will 

 be planted with a view to furnishing the place with 

 timber, and for this purpose such sorts as are 

 fine in the district should be chosen. The beauty 

 of a full grown tree is its splendid strength, which 

 will never be achieved if it is alien to the soil. 

 What is more disappointing than to see a tree 

 which is beginning to be a feature, stop growth 

 and look out of health ? It has struck an uncon- 

 genial subsoil, for which there is no remedy. This 

 catastrophe can be avoided by choosing trees 

 seen to be thriving in the district. Some people 

 may not care to have trees already abundant 

 repeated on their estates. Then select different 

 varieties of the same species : where beech thrives 

 use copper beech, and the fern leafed variety ; 

 for the elm the golden elm, the Huntingdon 

 and so on. 



The garden designer needs an extensive know- 

 ledge of trees in order to plant wisely, and he 

 needs to know them from various standpoints 

 their adult size, their shape, colour, and texture, 



