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is entrusted to some person unacquainted with trees and shrubs, 

 or a contract is given to a nurseryman by which he bind3 

 himself to furnish a certain number of trees, or to plant a 

 certain area at the lowest remunerative cost. The consequence is 

 that little or no care is exercised in selecting appropriate plants 

 properly prepared for removal. The nurseryman — very pro- 



Fig. 14. 



perly from his point of view — avails himself of the oppor- 

 tunity to clear off his refuse and surplus stock. The fault here 

 rests with the ignorance and false economy of the purchaser. 



In selecting suitable subjects for planting, the circumstances 

 of each case must first of all be taken into consideration, such 

 as the climate and general atmospheric and terrestrial conditions ; 

 the nature of the locality in which the planting is to be carried 



