HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
Our suggestion for planting at a small suburban or city home. You should 
use half a dozen evergreens, same varieties as mentioned on page 28, in 
12- to 24-inch sizes; about four shade trees, Maples, in io-foot size, and 
75 yards of Privet hedge, using 2-foot plants. If you choose large trees 
for country planting, you should select small, more formal evergreen and 
deciduous trees for town planting, as Golden Arborvitas, Irish Juniper, 
Weeping Beech and Norway Maples. This planting would cost about $16. 
those of the country many miles to the north or 
south, or of drier and rainier sections. If you live 
in a valley you likely will have more moisture than 
if you live on high land. The amount of rainfall in 
your section must be taken into account also, and 
do not forget the lay of the land—is your location 
open to winter winds or is it protected? Does 
your ground face north or south? Is the altitude 
high or low? Are you close to large bodies of 
water or in the mountains? All these things 
influence the climate and moisture. Bear them in 
mind, and plant accordingly. 
The nature of the surface of your ground needs 
to be considered. If it is flat, we use dwarf or low- 
growing trees and bushes only for borders along 
walks or for beds, and plant tall, pointed or spread¬ 
ing trees freely. Scotch Pine grows pointed, as do 
a dozen other trees, such as Blue, Douglas and 
White Spruces, Hemlock when given plenty of 
room, Silver, White and Nordmann’s Firs, Cy¬ 
presses and Cedars, Ash-leaved, Silver and Red 
Maples. Norway Maples, Chestnut, Texas Um¬ 
brella Tree, and Walnut are round and spreading, 
and look very picturesque in flat localities. 
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