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ANDORRA NURSERIES 
Shade Trees in Groups at Edge of Lawn that Shut Out Disagreeable View 
Beyond 
Tbe Beauty of Shade Trees 
N ATURE opens the Spring with a wealth of soft green 
foilage, interspersed with the brilliant purple bloom 
of the Judas Tree and rich red flower of the Swamp 
Maple, great white trusses of bloom on the dignified Horse V 
Chestnut, the dainty white and pink flowers of the Apples and 
Cherries, and not satisfied with these, she gives us from week 
to week, bloom on other shade trees to continue the riot of 
color of our Spring shrubs. No other feature of the tiny 
suburban bungalow or spacious country place is more necessary 
to its real enjoyment and comfort than the shade afforded in 
Summer by properly planted trees on street and lawn; no other 
feature of the out-of-doors adornment of our American homes 
adds so much to their general attractiveness and real value, as 
the trees which furnish a setting for the house and garden. 
For planting singly or in groups near the house, for their 
shade or for landscape effect on lawn or meadow, there are the 
Maples, Lindens and Oaks in many varieties, and the graceful 
Elms suitable for the widest range of soils. Of quicker growth, 
no trees can compare with the symmetrical Norway Maple, giv¬ 
ing a rich dense shade, and the spreading Oriental Plane of 
graceful foliage and interesting gray-green branches, the Wil¬ 
lows with their graceful drooping branches and the Tulip Tree 
with its wonderful rich foliage and gorgeous bloom. Of the 
slower growing varieties there are the Beeches (Fagus) and the 
beautiful Maidenhair Tree, both of which make beautiful speci¬ 
mens. 
