

HOME BEAUTIFYING SUGGESTIONS 



Including Lists of Hardy Ornamental Stock 



and Information for Their Proper Use 



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THIS little booklet is put out to assist our customers in arriving at a decision as to 

 what they want to plant in their grounds. It is hard to judge by the catalogue 

 description as to how these shrubs will look in connection with the different style 

 ^ houses. We hope that the planting list placed at the side of the result will be a 



great assistance in doing this. 



The engravings have been made from photographs that were taken of cheap or mod- 

 erate priced homes, such as the majority of us must be satisfied with, and which respond to 

 horticultural planting even more effectively than the more elaborate houses which have spe- 

 cial architectural beauties of their own that can best be set off by experienced landscape 

 gardeners. Even books upon landscape gardening are written by those whose experience 

 runs to the large plantings, and their suggestions and plans are too large for the average 

 home owner. 



The principles of proper planting are not hard to master. The shrubs should be massed 

 into corners and borders, and a selection made differing in height so that all of them can be 

 seen and intermingle in effect, with their bloom coming at different seasons so that they are 



