PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS. 
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Where there is an open space in front of the house, 
a portion of it should be laid out as a grass plat, on 
which should be planted a few of the handsomest 
kinds of shrubs, but they ought not to be crowded, 
nor set too near the house, and it is desirable so to dis¬ 
pose of the shrubs and trees as that they shall hide 
from view, any unseemly objects that would otherwise 
present themselves to view from the parlor windows. 
In like manner all the subordinate offices of the house 
may be surrounded with shrubbery. 
For a small garden, the parterre is most to be recom¬ 
mended, because it admits the greatest quantity of 
flowers in the least space. The design or plan on 
which it is laid out will depend on the shape and size 
of the ground, and the taste of the proprietor; but it 
should have gravel walks and box edges. The ar¬ 
rangement of the beds, and contrasting of the colors, 
are the principal things to be attended to. 
PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS. 
The transplanting of trees and shrubs is attended 
w T ith more or less success according to the suitableness 
of the soil, and the injury the roots may have sustained 
in removing them, but its success principally depends 
on the care with which the operation is performed. 
That many trees die when first planted is unquestion¬ 
able, but in most instances this may be traced to the 
following causes, 
