SHRUBS 



VERY yard ought to have its 

 quota of shrubs. They give 

 to it a charm which nothing 

 else in the plant-line can sup- 

 ply, because they have a 

 greater dignity than the 

 perennial and the annual 

 plant, on account of size, and the fact that they 

 are good for many years, with very little care, 

 recommends them to the home-maker who cannot 

 give a great deal of attention to the garden and 

 the home-grounds. It hardly seems necessary to 

 say anything about their beauty. That is one of 

 the things that "goes without saying," among 

 those who see, each spring, the glory of the Lilacs 

 and the Spireas, and other shrubs which find a 

 place in " everybody's garden." On very small 

 ground the larger-growing shrubs take the place 

 of trees quite satisfactorily. Indeed, they are 

 preferable there, because they are not likely to 

 outgrow the limits assigned them, as trees will in 

 time, and they do not make shade enough to bring 

 about the unsanitary conditions which are almost 



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