Evergreens for Foiindation Plantings cannot be suitably classified according to 
their ultimate heights. Some of them ultimately attain heights greater than 
desirable for this sort of planting. Most of them, however, require many years 
(some of them thirty or forty) to grow beyond a useful size. This period of 
time compares favorably with the useful length of life of Deciduous Shrubs. In 
addition, a little attention such as top-pruning and root-pruning will help check 
their growth and add several years to their usefulness. 
Evergreens for Foundation Plantings should consist mainly of the fine-branched 
Forts. These we list below, and present by types. All the sorts of the same 
type have similar shapes and the same general proportions of breadth to height 
We also furnish a sketch showing a comparison of the types, and indicate by 
suitable letters the comparative rate of growth of each variety listed. 
A comparison tif the various types of Evergreens. Types A, B, and C are meas- 
ured by height; types D, E, and F usually by breadth 
For large or high-posted houses the back rows should contain the larger sizes 
of the more rapid-growing sorts ; for smaller houses, the medium sizes of the 
moderate-growing kinds. Grade down toward the lawn hy using smaller and 
slower-growing varieties in the intermediate and front rows. Remember to 
select the slower sorts for planting under the windows. 
In (leterniining the number of Evergreens for a bed, there is no set rule for 
planting distances. Very slow sorts should have a space of 6 to 10 Inches be- 
tween the outermost branches; slow sorts a space of 8 to 12 inches; moderate 
and more rapid sorts a space of 10 to 15 or occasionally 18 Inches. Types D, E 
and F, which are listed by spread, are easily placed. Types A, B, and C, which 
are measured by height require a little study. After you have decided upon 
the height of these types, which you will use. consult the sketch which shows 
I'elations between heights and breadths. Apply ttiese proportions and you can 
determine the appro.ximate breadth. 
Our seasonal price lists issued twice a year, in March and September, pre- 
sent the sizes available at each planting .s^-ason. Have you a copy of our latest 
list? 
