The General Purposes of Planting 
Plantings of deciduous and evergreen shrubs or trees on the average of residential 
premises or estates may be divided into the following sorts: 
Foundation Planting Shade Planting 
Screen Planting Individual Specimen Plantings 
(a) For shutting out unsightly views Natural Plantings 
(6) For seclusion and privacy Odd Purposes 
(c) For protection against wind, etc. Plantings to Attract Birds 
Foundation Planting 
SINCE bare foundations, sharp angles, and straight lines are the most noticeable 
features — or rather, faults — of an unplanted home, we will consider this sub- 
ject first. The purpose in foundation planting is, naturally, to soften and hide 
the straight, severe, and often unsightly, lines and angles, — to bring a pleasing attraction 
out of the fundamentally commonplace. To accompli.sh this is really very simple, and 
results in vast improvement. But, first, one must bear in mind that it is unadvisable to 
l)lant tall growing shrubs under windows. The place for them is between windows. Also 
that uniformity in planting seldom brings the desired softness or artistry of effect. Fol- 
lowing are some suggestive sketches which we hope will be of assistance to the reader in 
visualizing and carrying out the.se essential points, and others. 
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Sketch No. 1 
If your window-sills are five feet from the ground (which is about the general average 
of height) set out shrubs ultimately attaining four feet, but not over five feet in height. 
In order that this planting shall not l)e uniform and, conse(|uently, monotonous, take 
advantage of the .spaces between windows to plant taller shrubs. Sketch No. 1 illustrates 
this point. 
FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES— FRAMINGHAM, MASS. 
