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two inside lots. The house is placed a few feet east of the 

 centre to give room for a group of shade trees on the west. 

 East of the house is a handsome group of conifers with 

 cherry- and plum-trees back of them, screening the barn 



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Fig. 85. — 1, Shade trees ; 3, evergreens ; 3, plum and cherry ; 4, 

 dwarf pine ; 5, shrubs ; 6, flower-beds ; 7, house ; 8, barn ; 9, 

 garden. 



from the front view. In the corners dwarf pines are 

 shown, but a small, well-kept group of shrubs would often 

 be preferred. The wagon-road for the delivery of wood, 

 coal, or provisions comes through the fruit trees from the 

 alley. The shrub groups in all plans must be kept pruned 

 as noted in (153). 



