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showy ones while their beauty is brought out to its fullest 
extent in front of them. Indicate on the plan by a circle 
( O ) or in some other manner the place where the shrubs 
should be set; put a number in the circle and the same 
number in the margin of the plan with the name of the 
shrub after it. Do not select shrubs wholly from nursery 
catalogue descriptions. hook over your neighbor’s 
shrubs, those in the parks, and those growing wild along 
the highways. As kinds that will look well about the 
home are found, indicate them on the plan. Plants may 
be grown from cuttings or layers and the home planted 
without a money expense, [see Chapter XIII.] This will 
take several years but as good results may be had. Most 
shrubs planted in groups of the same kind may be set as 
far apart as they naturally grow high. For quick effects, 
Spotty planting 
