always interesting. You can easily choose this graduation from the lists referred to. Speci- 

 men trees or shrubs should be planted sparingly, and with plenty of "elbow room" so that 

 their beauty can be fully appreciated. 



When shrubs get old and become unsightly or course they should be grubbed out and 

 replaced by new ones of slender willowy growth. The modern practice is to allow about 

 three feet for each shrub. The tendency is to crowd the shrubs for a denser, more pleasing ef- 

 fect. They will thrive just as well but require pruning from time to time. Landscape gar- 

 deners are generally planting a border of summer flowering perennials in front of each plan- 

 ting of shrubs to cover their stems, and also to carry the color attraction after the shrub it- 

 self has lost its flowers. The perennial that was once grown "in the flower garden" is now 

 a legitimate part of every landscape planting. 



One may have an "elegant house" but it is impossible to have a Beautiful Home that is 

 not surrounded in some degree with the verdure of nature. No matter how substantial or 

 how costly, no building is complete until it is set in a frame of God's own making. Many 

 an old and unsightly building is made beautiful by the trees and foliage with which it is 

 surrounded. 



No other investment possible for a man to make will bring the pleasure that will spring 

 into his heart at the sight of his home surrounded with lovely shrubs and trees, and in addi- 

 tion to its dividends of satisfaction such plantings have an economic value of as great pro- 

 portion. Your new house may be all that you can ask for, the niftiest on the street, but you 

 must know that in a few years nicer and newer ones will overshadow it. If you let nature 

 help you, you need fear no rivals. The newcomers must wait until they can grow surround- 



