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GARDEN GUIDE 



tween buildings), the trees should be spaced forty feet apart. The 

 following may be used : 



Oriental Plane. An excellent street tree. It is of rather rapid growth; 

 stands smoke. 



Norway Maple. A drought-resistant and smoke-enduring, symmetrical 

 and tough tree. It is too low-headed for streets with wires. 



Maidenhair Tree, or Ginkgo. When young, this tree is very erect, but 

 when it becomes older, the head broadens out. 



For wide streets (over ninety feet between buildings), the trees 

 should be spaced fifty feet apart, and where possible they should be 

 planted on the lawn six feet inside the sidewalk line. This should be 

 agreed upon and carried out uniformly by all property owners on the 

 street. The following may be used: 



American Elm. The best of all street trees when given room, good air 

 and water. The tree grows 80 to 100 feet tall. 



Red Oak. It cannot grow in pavements, but is very well adapted to 

 wide suburban streets, where it stands poor and dry soil, but does not 

 thrive in wet situations. 



Sugar, or Hard Maple. An excellent tree needing moisture and suffer- 

 ing from heat, smoke and dust. It should only be used on the wider 

 streets. 



Planting Trees 



The best method of ascertaining how to plant a tree properly 

 is to observe the carefully prepared sketches. More can be seen 

 in these pictures than can be expressed in words. The main object 

 is to have a hole large enough for the roots, and to get the trees just a 

 little deeper than they stood in the nursery. An important necessity 

 for newly set trees is a support. The wind whips the tree about and 

 the young roots are easily loosened. Stakes should be set deeply and 

 be a real support ; or the tree may be supported by wires, taking care 

 that these wires are in contact with rubber packings on the branches 

 so that they are not girdled ; pieces of old rubber hose may be used for 

 this purpose. 



Shrubs 



(Take our advice and pick out a few varieties that no one in your town has; 

 don't limit yourself to what everyone sees everywhere, Hydrangeas, Snowballs, 

 common Lilacs, etc. If you are thinking of going into shrubs, get a catalog from 

 a reliable dealer and study it carefully for its illustrations and letterpress. Bear 

 in mind that the cheapest is not always the best ; also that the larger plants are 

 naturally dearer than the smaller ones. Where nearly every shrub is so beauti- 

 ful it is a comparatively easy matter to select two or three out of the ordinary.) 



For the garden, whether large or small, some shrubs are necessary. 

 They not only furnish a good foliage background, but some are very 

 beautiful for their flowers, which are not only decorative in a landscape 

 way, but are highly useful for cutting. They are the proper sort of 

 plants for hedges and for screening unsightly objects. 



