HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MP. 



A handsome arrangement is to make a triple line 

 of shade trees, set rather close together, between 

 garden and yard. This of course implies that the 

 garden lies away from the direction of the cold air 

 flow. Those interested in arranging a protected 

 garden should study the explanation and directions 

 on the subject in our book, "How to Grow and 

 Market Fruit." 



COLORS AND FRAGRANCE OF SOME 

 SHADE TREES 



There are trees which bear flowers, for those who 

 want more than green leaves and shade. The 

 blossoms usually come rather early in May, 

 though some species bloom in June and July. 

 Horse-chestnut is typical of the class whose blos- 

 soms are not perfumed, while Locust flowers can 

 be smelled a mile. It is good to have one or two 

 of such trees among the more dignified Maples. 



Spring and summer effects, however, are only 

 part of the beauty of shade trees. Fall is when you 

 are rewarded for all your trouble in planting and 

 growing them. When days are cool and you don't 

 care for shade, you can't help but care for the won- 

 derful, wasteful, incomparable colors of the leaves. 

 From the time the first ones flutter to the ground 

 in sudden winds of August, till in November, when 

 the last dark brown ones go flying and catch in 

 the hedges, the trees are a real exhibition in the 

 handling of artistic colors. 



It may be that you live in a country where there 

 are plenty of woods left. If not, you can remember 

 how it used to be. But you know those September 

 and October days when the hills, from bottom to 

 top, were one gorgeous display of every color under 

 the sun, from green to richest red. Golds and 

 yellows are most plentiful, because there are more 

 forest trees whose leaves turned those colors. 



Some hills show more color than others. You 

 can pick out the Hickory trees, the Walnut trees, 

 the Maples and Ashes and Beeches. It invari- 

 ably is a grander sight than the most expensive 

 display that a Broadway ever saw. Anyone except 

 an artist gets more real inspiration from this color- 

 show of leaves than from the finest art exhibition. 

 It lasts for weeks. You cannot have a big forest 

 in your yard or near your home, but you can have 

 enough trees to make your display complete, and 

 then the autumn months will be the best of the 

 year, even better than the growing months of 

 May and June. 



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