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name in the little company of shrubs, and yet I doubt 

 whether some of them would have been remembered by 

 jou as desirable for the school yard lawn. 



If you really wish something a little less familiar — 

 although old friends are the best — then get that one of 

 thespireas known as Bridal Wreath. It is able to endure 

 the cold, it will cover itself with bloom and be always 

 graceful and beautiful whether in flower or leaf only. 

 The Japan Quince is another pleasant acquaintance to 

 make, whose branches in early spring are brilliant with 

 scarlet flowers. Along the fence what could be more 

 beautiful than several wild rose bushes ? There are some 

 hardy roses, such as the old-fashioned yellow rose and the 

 June roses of our grandmothers' days, all of which would 

 make the border planting a delight to the eye in early 

 springtime. 



If there is a dead tree on the school premises — don't 

 grumble at it or have it taken away before Arbor Day 

 imless it is far enough gone to decay to be in danger of 

 falling. If sound enough to stand high winds, plant at 

 its base a wild honeysuckle, bittersweet or trumpet-creeper 

 or even the five-leaved ivy, if the others are not to be 

 secured in time for this year's planting. These vines are 

 all hardy and once planted will soon cover the old trunk 

 with a foliage more beautiful than its own was. 



HOW TO PLANT. 



In transplanting a tree or shrub as much of the root 

 system as possible should be left with the plant. It is 

 just as important to spare the fibrous roots as the larger 

 ones. These gather plant food for the tree while the 

 chief purpose of the other roots is to hold the plant firmly 

 in place. It has been proven by examination of many 

 young trees that there is a sort of balance between root 



