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of beds on the plan, marked 1, are for hardy flowering shrubs, 

 both evergreen and deciduous. 2 is a Norway Spruce ; the re- 

 mainder of the half oval to be in turf. 3 are for deciduous forest 

 trees, provided the front of the lot faces the east or south. If the 

 lot faces the north or north-west, these should be changed to large 

 eveigreens, like White Pine, Norway Spruce, Scotch Pine, etc. 

 The outlines of beds marked 4 should have mingled evergreens 

 planted eight or ten feet apart, if that line be to the north. On 

 the contrary, if to the south, it should be planted with second 

 class growth of deciduous trees, mingled with dwarf evergreens 

 in the fore ground. 5, 5, should be of Norway Spruce, Arbor 

 Vitas, etc., as a screen from the outhouses. All the land beside 

 what and where we have named should be in tuil 



