FIVE] LAWNS AND SHRUBBERIES 
Where only one very choice tree is needed, some 
consideration must be made of what is wanted of 
the tree. There is no more homeful tree than the 
common butternut. One of these planted near 
the house will reach out its huge arms and shake 
down bags of nuts; adding very much to household 
good cheer, and to the children’s happiness. It is 
a hardy, long-lived tree, but it hates neighbors. If 
crowded, the limbs will die, while underneath and 
about the roots almost nothing will grow. It is a 
curious fact, however, that there are friendships in 
vegetation. The wild cherry will nestle very closely 
to the butternut, and thrive; but an apple tree or 
a pear tree positively refuses the association, while 
vegetables and corn sustain the same prejudice. 
Another tree for single planting is our magnificent 
weeping white elm. This, as I have already said, 
needs room, and abundance of it. It should be 
trimmed up when young, until it gets its lofty out- 
look and sweep of limbs. ‘The Norway maple is, 
if given abundance of room, one of the most mag- 
nificent trees for single planting that I know. Its 
foliage is dense enough to make it a fine resort in 
midsummer, and in autumn its color is unequaled. 
A single white oak will also make a lawn by itself. 
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