CHAPTER XII 



SHEUBS 



In planting as it is usually done on the city 

 or town lot of average size, in most cases a 

 shrub would be preferable to the tree which is 

 ordinarily set out. Too often trees are crowded 

 into situations far too small for them, which is 

 neither good for the tree nor of value to the 

 site. Due allowance is seldom made for the 

 tree's growth and spread and, planted in close 

 proximity to some building on one side and 

 subject to exposure on another, a straggling, 

 unbalanced specimen is produced that lacks 

 beauty, strength and vigor. This does not 

 mean, of course, that trees have no place in 

 the small yard; whei:i properly selected and 

 properly located, they add immeasurably to the 

 appearance of the home. But, before a tree is 

 set out, careful thought should be given to its 

 fitness for the place where it is proposed to 

 establish it. 



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