THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



as on the south side of the streets, where the 

 bushes are protected from the sun, they are 

 quite likely to live. 



Sheared plants of American arborvitae 

 would answer the purpose of supplying an 

 evergreen exterior decoration, and, unless 

 neglected or allowed to become too dry or 

 root-bound, will live for several years, even 

 under the abnormal conditions of life they 

 find in the city. 



Upon every place, even those where space 

 is limited, a few evergreens should be grown, 

 even if only one pine, one hemlock and one 

 spruce, with a few of the smaller varieties of 

 evergreens. To people who spend any time in 

 the late autumn or during the winter in the 

 country, the evergreens will give extreme 

 delight. Even if the country house is closed 

 during all the cold months, the evergreens 

 should stiU be grown, not "only for the beauty 

 they add to the place, — as a house in winter- 

 time looks cold and lonely with nothing green 



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