PLANTING AND CARE OF TREES 89 



is the one that furnishes a good supply of rural scenery Avithin 

 its limits. 



The Artificial Style — With small areas it is difficult to follow 

 the natural style, except at a great loss of space. The artificial 

 style, therefore, is followed usually on the small city square or 

 "green/^ In these the walks follow straight lines and the trees 

 are usually disposed in such a way as to shade the walks and to 

 contribute beauty to the surroundings. The arrangement of trees 

 along the walks should be much the same as suggested for street 

 planting. Furthermore, the varieties best suited to this purpose, as 

 a rule, are those that are generally recommended for city streets. 



Since the trees in the "green" are usually grown under more fa- 

 vorable conditions than those on the street, it is possible to select 

 varieties that are somewhat more exacting in their requirements. 

 Some of the varieties that are especially valuable for their showy 

 flowers or for their attractive autumn foliage may be used. A 

 common error in the planting of formal parks is the tendency to 

 scatter the trees evenly over the whole area, producing the "nur- 

 sery" effect. In order to show the individual beauty of the trees 

 and to furnish sufficient light for the growth of shrubs and herba- 

 ceous plants, a few open areas should be maintained. 



PLANTING SUGGESTIONS FOR CITY HOMES 



Types of City Homes — The main factor to be considered in the 

 preparation of planting plans for the city lot is the size. For 

 convenience in this discussion it seems advisable then to classify 

 city homes according to their dimensions. In the first place there 

 are the pretentious homes of the men of wealth where the grounds 

 occupy from half an acre to several acres. On such places the 

 planting need not be unlike that recommended for country homes. 

 Sometimes the owners of such homes prefer to adopt the formal 

 or artificial style, but in most cases the demand is for the natural 

 style, and in such cases the object is to imitate rural conditions and 

 as much as possible to exclude the urban scenery. 



Secondly, there is the common suburban home with its detached 

 house and its small front and back yards. This is the type of 

 home usually found on the residential streets of the smaller cities 

 and in the popular suburbs of the larger cities. The people who 

 occupy such homes are frequently owners and are anxious to make 

 their homes as comfortable and attractive as possible. 



