Introduction 



BOOK, which deals with the beauties of nature — with 

 trees, shrubs and flowers — cannot be considered as a mere 

 catalogue. For in addition to descriptions and prices, you 

 will rind in this book useful information regarding every 

 beautifving growth that is particularly adaptable to 

 planting around the home. It is a veritable storehouse of 

 suggestions for making your grounds more pleasing and 

 charming. Therefore it is neither desirable nor possible to treat such a sub- 

 ject with the cold attitude of science alone. 



Created in this manner this book is being reserved for those we know will 

 value it, and for those who request a copy. 



Aesthetic Investment 



An attractive landscape for vour home is an investment which earns increas- 

 ingly large dividends of pleasure and satisfaction as the years pass by. No 

 other form of aesthetics can give you quite the same genuine thrill or gratifi- 

 cation as that which springs from the sight of your own home tastefully sur- 

 rounded by rich evergreens, lovely shrubs, and noble trees. Nor is the figura- 

 tive sense the only way to regard landscapes as investments. So greatly is your 

 propertv value enhanced by flowers and shrubbery that planting is profitable 

 from a purely monetary valuation. 



Planting Complete 



Every home has its own individualitv, thereby requiring individual planting 

 treatment. Therefore, you will find in this book no stock plans or sketches 

 for planting, because there has been no successful method vet developed 

 where a home could be attractively landscaped without making a careful 

 study of topography, architecture and the various characteristics to be 

 emphasized. The illustrations in this book, however, will give an idea of the 

 satisfying results achieved by the observance of all the nuances of beauty 

 and tasteful arrangement. 



Planting service at Towson Nurseries for gardens and landscapes is complete 

 in every detail. We are thoroughly equipped to direct and execute every phase 

 of this work: we construct driveways, paths, stonework, and complete gar- 

 dens; we furnish all plants and materials; we do all the planting. Our wide 

 and varied experience has many times resulted in close cooperation with the 

 country's leading landscape architects, and we are therefore thoroughly com- 

 petent to carry out the plans of any one you may select. 



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