Planting Suggestions m 



"It is unnecessary to discover what to plant by My? 

 finding out what not to -plant. " '--Anon . 



ThE location of a home determines the kind of planting best adapted to it. 

 For example, grounds of a rolling topography require an entirely different 

 treatment from a home situated on flat ground. Then, too, there are pecu- 

 liarities of the soil which adversely affect certain shrubs and plants. Some 

 soils are fundamentally dry— so dry, in fact, that continuous watering is 

 both ineffective and impractical; but there are plants which love arid spots 

 and will grow well with very little moisture. Conversely, a spot may be so 

 moist that trees and plants which thrive in dry places should not be planted 

 there. 



It is to help you know and use the kinds of trees, shrubs, or flowers which 

 will thrive in the place you select for them, that we suggest, in a few of 

 the following pages, various plants which will tolerate all of the idiosyn- 

 cracies of the soil and the situation in which thev are planted. We have 

 recommended those which thrive easily in wet, dry, or shady places, to 

 form an ideal combination of utility and beauty. 



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