270 YARD AND GARDEN 



space is so small as to make a tree a ridiculous 

 if not a pitiful sight. 



Where the yard is narrow and shallow with 

 a front lawn not more than fifteen feet deep 

 and the area in the rear of the house not more 

 than thirty feet deep, trees are out of place. 

 Doubtless there are many who will take issue 

 with this statement, but in support of the con- 

 tention, it should be necessary only to point to 

 small yards upon which are crowded large 

 trees and small yards upon which shrubs, 

 vines and flowers appear in their stead. The 

 difference in appearance should prove convinc- 

 ing. 



PLACING TREES SUITABLY 



To begin with, trees require many years be- 

 fore they reach that stage of perfection where 

 they cease to be mere nursery stock. Until 

 that stage is attained they are usually lacking 

 in decorative value for the reason that they 

 have not perfected their growth. In the sec- 

 ond place, when they have attained mature 

 height and spread of branches, if they are even 

 fair specimens of what they should be, in by 

 far the majority of instances they have out- 

 grown their surroundings and appear out of 

 place. In the third place, it is difficult to grow 



