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as well as numerous varieties of foliage, but 

 there will be found shrubs for almost every 

 conceivable situation and purpose. Indeed, 

 with so many varieties at hand the amateur 

 will experience no difficulty in obtaining what 

 he may require but, on the contrary, will doubt- 

 less be embarrassed by the quantities from 







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which to select. As he reads descriptions it will 

 seem to him that first this shrub and then that 

 is absolutely indispensable, but he will do best 

 if he limits the varieties he selects to those 

 which are most commonly employed. Ex- 

 perience has proved the value of these and they 

 are, generally speaking, quite as effective and 



