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SHADE TREES AND EVERGREENS 
across the south side, and ending in a clump toward 
the west will insure coolness in the house. The 
trees seem to absorb the heat. It is always fairly 
cool beneath their protection. In this case the 
trees mean more than mere enjoyment for you a 
little while each day or week. They mean the 
difference between decent and impracticable living 
conditions; between a comfortable, attractive home 
and a place in which one merely exists from day 
to day. The influence of home surroundings is 
reflected in the lives and character of those who 
live within. 
Town-houses, on account of the large amount 
of heat radiated and reflected from the paving, 
should be protected by trees. Country-houses 
seem to suffer from the effects of hot winds more 
than town-houses, and should be protected just as 
much. In planting for this purpose it is well to 
select varieties of shade trees that will grow taller 
than the house. Those on the east and west sides 
can be lower, if you wish, but toward the south, a 
generous length of shade should be high enough and 
close enough to the house to shield the roof at 
midday. Arrange the planting so as not to cut off 
the views, but to retain the handsome vistas that 
you like so much. 
Poplars grow fast, but are not good trees. Better plant Maples, Elms, 
etc. With the seven io-foot Poplars and ioo yards of Privet hedge, 18- 
inch plants, this planting would cost about $12. With 9-foot Norway 
Maples instead of Poplars, it would cost only $2.30 more, or with Silver 
Maples, $2 less. 
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