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On Screening Things From View 



THERE are outlooks on every property more objectionable than others; some of them 

 so objectionable that the property is immensely improved when they are hidden 

 from view by a planting of trees, evergreens or shrubbery. Plantings to successfully 

 hide these views must be carefully thought out in every instance if the best effects are to 

 be had. 



If the object to be hidden is a tall one, trees should be planted, at least in the back- 

 ground of the plantation; while against objects of lower height shrubbery can be effec- 

 tively used. These shrubbery screens can be made objects of great beauty by selecting 

 varieties that will give an uninterrupted succession of bloom and arranging them in a 

 graceful, natural way, so that their purpose as a screen against an ugly view is scarcely 

 noticeable. Evergreens are even more effective for screening purposes, because of the fact 

 that they are attractive the year round. 



Some of the Best Trees and Shrubs for Screen Planting 



I'age 



Beech, European 45 



Beech, Purple 45 



Hornbeam 41 



Magnolia, Thurber's 48 



-Maple, European Cork 37 



Maple, Green Japan 39 



Maple, Siberian 38 



Poplar, Lombardy 51 



Willow, Thurlow's W eeping 



Willow, Weeping, Golden-barked 



Altheas (Rose of Sharon) 



Hawthorn, English 



Japan Snowball 



Mock Oranges 



Weigelias 



Hydrangea, Great Panicled 



Some of the Most Generally Used Evergreens for 

 Screening Purposes 



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Arborvitae, American 26 



Arborvitae, Pyramidal 28 



C ypress, Japan (either green, silver or golden foliage) 23, 24 



Red Cedar U 



Chinese Arborvitae 11 



Hemlock 29 



Pine, Austrian . 

 Pine, Corsican . . 

 Pine, Himalayan 

 Pine, Scotch . . . . 

 Pine, White . . . . 

 Spruce, Norway . 

 Spruce, Oriental 



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 19 

 19 

 21 

 20 

 16 

 18 



Spruce, White 16 



Lombardy Poplars make quickly effective high screens against objectionable views. 

 Their tall, slender habit lends a distinctive character to any landscape. 



A Lombardy Poplar 

 growing in our nursery 

 rows. This Poplar is 

 much used for emphasis 

 in landscape plantings 

 and for screens to hide 

 ugly views. 



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