HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
A handsome arrangement is to make a triple line 
of shade trees, set rather close together, between 
garden and yard. This of course implies that the 
garden lies away from the direction of the cold air 
flow. Those interested in arranging a protected 
garden should study the explanation and directions 
on the subject in our book, “How to Grow and 
Market Fruit.” 
COLORS AND FRAGRANCE OF SOME 
SHADE TREES 
There are trees which bear flowers, for those who 
want more than green leaves and shade. The 
blossoms usually come rather early in May, 
though some species bloom in June and July. 
Horse-chestnut is typical of the class whose blos¬ 
soms are not perfumed, while Locust flowers can 
be smelled a mile. It is good to have one or two 
of such trees among the more dignified Maples. 
Spring and summer effects, however, are only 
part of the beauty of shade trees. Fall is when you 
are rewarded for all your trouble in planting and 
growing them. When days are cool and you don’t 
care for shade, you can’t help but care for the won¬ 
derful, wasteful, incomparable colors of the leaves. 
From the time the first ones flutter to the ground 
in sudden winds of August, till in November, when 
the last dark brown ones go flying and catch in 
the hedges, the trees are a real exhibition in the 
handling of artistic colors. 
It may be that you live in a country where there 
are plenty of woods left. If not, you can remember 
how it used to be. But you know those September 
and October days when the hills, from bottom to 
top, were one gorgeous display of every color under 
the sun, from green to richest red. Golds and 
yellows are most plentiful, because there are more 
forest trees whose leaves turned those colors. 
Some hills show more color than others. You 
can pick out the Hickory trees, the Walnut trees, 
the Maples and Ashes and Beeches. It invari¬ 
ably is a grander sight than the most expensive 
display that a Broadway ever saw. Anyone except 
an artist gets more real inspiration from this color- 
show of leaves than from the finest art exhibition. 
It lasts for weeks. You cannot have a big forest 
in your yard or near your home, but you can have 
enough trees to make your display complete, and 
then the autumn months will be the best of the 
year, even better than the growing months of 
May and June. 
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