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Introduction 



BOOK, which deals with the beauties of nature — with trees, 

 shrubs and flowers — cannot be considered as a mere cata- 

 logue. For in addition to descriptions and prices, you will 

 find in this book useful information regarding every beauti- 

 fying 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 subject with the 

 cold attitude of science alone. 



With these thoughts in mind the book has been reserved for those whom we 

 hope will value it and request a copy. 



Aesthetic Investment 



An attractive landscape for your home is an investment which earns increasingly 

 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 gratification as that 

 which springs from the sight of your own home tastefully surrounded by rich 

 evergreens, lovely shrubs, and noble trees. Nor is the figurative sense the only 

 way to regard landscapes as investments. So greatly is your property value 

 enhanced by flowers and shrubbery that planting is profitable from a pureh- 

 monetary valuation. 



Planting Complete 



Every home has its own individuaHt) , 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 yet 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, w^ill 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 co-operation with the 

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

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



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