select young trees as large as you have means to move, 

 for these seem to suffer less from the change and will re- 

 ward you sooner for your labor. One tree from ten to 

 fifteen feet hiofh with o^ood root system, will be more 

 satisfactory than two or three not more than five or six 

 feet high. As to the varieties of trees you should plant, 

 you must be governed, as was noted before, by what 

 available material the neighboring fields or home nursery 

 affords. It is safe to assume that you can find some 

 splendid young plants that will make most desirable 

 members of your tree groups. There are many varieties 

 to select from, but you will be governed by what appears 

 sturdiest in your locality. 



Your neighboring woods will probably offer walnut, 

 hickory, elm. oaks, maples and locust — any or all of which 

 are worthy of a place on the school grounds, if there is 

 room for so many larofe ofrowino: varieties. 



Next for us to consider after the trees, are the shrubs, 

 without which our lawns would seem very barren. They 

 fill up empty places along the foundation wall, the fence 

 and before unsiofhtlv outbuildinofs, It mav at first 

 thought occur to you that they are too small for a school 

 yard, and this mav be true of some of the smaller crrow- 

 ing or dwarf shrubs, but there are many which will prove 

 most useful and beautiful additions to your list of plant 

 friends. 



I feel sure that you will be surprised when I tell you 

 that the elderhervy hushes, as many people call them, 

 really the American elder, will be among the finest of 

 shrubs for your school yard, while purple and white 

 lilacs, sumachs, snowballs, black currants, and even the 

 smaller ofrowino: currant bushes are not to be scorned. 

 You will see that I have not mentioned one unfamiliar 



