SHADE TREES AND EVERGREENS 



across the south side, and ending in a clump toward 

 the west will insure coolness in the house. The 

 trees seem to absorb the heat. It is always fairly 

 cool beneath their protection. In this case the 

 trees mean more than mere enjoyment for you a 

 little while each day or week. They mean the 

 difference between decent and impracticable living 

 conditions; between a comfortable, attractive home 

 and a place in which one merely exists from day 

 to day. The influence of home surroundings is 

 reflected in the lives and character of those who 

 live within. 



Town-houses, on account of the large amount 

 of heat radiated and reflected from the paving, 

 should be protected by trees. Country-houses 

 seem to suffer from the effects of hot winds more 

 than town-houses, and should be protected just as 

 much. In planting for this purpose it is well to 

 select varieties of shade trees that will grow taller 

 than the house. Those on the east and west sides 

 can be lower, if you wish, but toward the south, a 

 generous length of shade should be high enough and 

 close enough to the house to shield the roof at 

 midday. Arrange the planting so as not to cut off 

 the views, but to retain the handsome vistas that 

 you like so much. 



Poplars grow fast, but are not good trees. Better plant Maples, Elms, 

 etc. With the seven lo-foot Poplars and loo yards of Privet hedge, 18- 

 inch plants, this planting would cost about $12. With 9-foot Norway 

 Maples instead of Poplars, it would cost only $2.30 more, or with Silver 

 Maples, $2 less. 



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