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light and fresh air, they are forced upward, the lower 

 branches, which are deprived of these, dying. This 

 makes a tall trunk and small top, just what we do not 

 want in shade trees. 



Too many trees should not be set round a house, 

 and no large trees should be set near it. A certain 

 amount of sunlight and plenty of fresh air are nec- 

 essary to health. If there is too much shade both 

 are obstructed and the premises become damp and 

 unhealthy. If large trees are placed near a house it 

 renders topping of them necessary in a few years, and 

 afterward cutting back from time to time. This treat- 

 ment always injures trees. Shrubbery comes in here 

 of various kinds and sizes, to suit the taste of the 

 owner, or small trees, as the Mulberry, Wild Cherry, 

 Sassafras, Persimmon, Coffee Nut, etc. 



No yard should be crowded with small trees or 

 shrubbery. A few of them, well chosen and well ar- 

 ranged, shows better taste and presents a finer appear- 

 ance. A clean grass plat is hard to beat. 



In setting trees due regard should be had to the 

 size they will naturally attain. The larger trees, as 

 the Maples and the Elms, should be twenty or twenty- 

 five feet apart, smaller ones require less space. The 

 Lombardy Poplar grows very tall, with a remarkably 

 long and slender top, rarely becoming more than ten 

 feet in diameter; therefore, they may be, when put in 

 a row, set ten feet apart, and still give the trees ample 

 room to develop into their full proportions. 



If trees are set in this way, that is far enough 

 from our houses, and given plenty of room, and then 

 never trimmed to any extent, they will be handsomer, 

 more healthy and vigorous than they can possibly be 

 by any system of severe pruning. 



