108 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



made to encourage the growth of sucli and preserve any 

 that may be already established. 



Fruit-trees as Ornaments. 



Fruit-trees on suitable land in many cases may be used 

 in work of decoration on the farm, thus serving a double 

 purpose. The apple, pear, and plum require a strong well- 

 enriched soil and an avenue just inside the road boundary, 

 bordering large mowing lot or farm roadways, if properly 

 cared for so as to make well-formed heads, would be sources 

 of great beauty when in blossom, and again when loaded 

 with fruit in the autumn. The cherry and peach require 

 a lighter soil with a full exposure of air, as on the brow of a 

 hill or a western or northwestern exposure, and nothing is 

 more beautiful than an avenue of pyramidal cherry-trees 

 when in bloom early in the spring, while the beauty of the 

 peach blossom and its ripening fruit have not been too 

 highly praised in song and story. 



The labor and expense required to produce the few 

 touches of beauty on many of our farms to make them 

 homes of comfort and beauty is very small, and the skill 

 and taste acquired in this work will enable one to become 

 more skilful in other directions, i.e., in growing and pre- 

 paring many of the profitable crops for market. 



It is generally conceded that the most successful and 

 thrifty farmers are those who have a love for the beautiful, 

 who keep their premises in a neat condition, and who have 

 every tool kept in its proper place when not in use, and who 

 never allow anything to be out of place longer than is 

 necessary. No waste, no leaks are allowed, and if weeds or 

 brush interfere with their growing crops, or with ornamental 



