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SCREEN FOR BARN 



Barns and sheds are necessary on the farm; but it is not 

 necessary to let their plain blank walls offend the sight. Groups 

 of evergreens shut off unsightly views, are pretty in themselves 

 and make the lawn look much better. When planted on the north 

 side of buildings they lessen the force of the winter winds and 

 add greatly to the comfort of stock. In the present instance 

 Thuya Occidentalis, Thuya Pyramidalis, and Picea Excelsa were 

 used. The shrubs near the house are Spiraea Van Houttei, Sym- 

 phoricarpos Rubra, Rhodotypus, Rosa Rugosa, Deutzias, For- 

 sythias, and Weigelia Variegated. 



There is no reason why farm properties should not be made 

 attractive, especially in these days of high prices for produce, 

 when the agricultural interests of the country are very prosper- 

 ous. Many farmers are buying automobiles, which is all right, 

 but I submit that the improvement of home grounds is at least 

 as important as to own an automobile. 



A MASS GROUPING OF HARDY SHRUBS 



A good illustration of the Greening Pictorial System of 

 Landscape Gardening, with large open lawn and heavy 

 background of shrubs and trees. Observe the varying height 

 of planting, from the tall trees in the far offing to the low 

 shrubs that melt in a soft vignette near the lawn. Maples 

 are used in the extreme background for the density of the 

 foliage, and the heavy banking of shrubs is made up of Ber- 

 beris Thunbergii and Vulgaris, Deutzia Gracilis and Crenata, 

 Syringa Grandiflora, Persian Lilac, Lonicera Tartarica, Weigelia 

 Rosea, Golden Elder, and Staghorn Sumac. This garden has 

 beautiful fall coloring, the Maples, Sumac, and Berberis turn- 

 ing to bright tints of red and gold. The house faces the west, 

 and the beauty of the sunset as the last shafts of golden light 

 sink below the horizon is beyond description. 



PE COMPANY, MONROE, MICHIGAN 



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Plate 118. A Mass Grouping- of Hardy Shrubs 



