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collect much of it, and that increases their un- 

 sightliness. If the aspect is south, I prefer to 

 clothe the fence on the near side with Honey- 

 suckle, the fragrance of which, when in flower 

 — and it often blooms twice in a season — 

 amply compensates for its less efficient action 

 as a dust screen. 



Don't set up a row of mop-headed acacias, 

 and don't indulge in vegetable sculpture on a 

 row of pollard limes. 



The ruthless pruning of trees out of all 

 semblance of their proper shape and character 

 is little short of criminal. 



Better plant a few specimens of Lilac, 

 Thorn, Flowering Currant and Mock Orange, 

 and let them grow up naturally as their habits 

 dictate. 



The Golden Elder is an attractive foliage 

 tree for a front garden, bearing well the 

 ravages of a town atmosphere, and having 

 the advantage of being a quick grower. If 

 cut down to the ground annually, it will 

 send up new stems in the spring and never 

 get into a straggling trunky condition. 



