'Mattie Edwards Hewitt 
Flowering Trees 
VERY home landscape needs trees. They provide the necessary 
shade for summer and also add immeasurably to the beauty of the 
house and grounds. However, there is not always room for more 
than several large shade trees on a plot because of the restricted 
lawn area or because of the need of more sunlight for the flower garden. 
Flowering Trees, such as the Dogwood, Magnolias, Flowering Crabs and 
Cherries grow tall and wide enough to cast some shade, but do not grow 
too large so as to interfere with the garden either with shade or root 
robbery. They also provide an abundance of bloom themselves at various 
times in the spring and summer and many varieties give twice the moneys 
worth with their brilliant foliage and handsome berries in autumn. 
There are many uses for Flowering Trees. For instance, they 
are equally at home in the shrub border or standing as specimens or in 
groups on the lawn. They may be used near the house to shade the terrace 
or cover a large bare wall space or the sharp angle of chimney or house 
corner. In the flower garden they may be planted to overhang a seat or 
pool, or provide a feature at the end of a vista. 
A lawn and garden well planted with Flowering Trees can be a 
fairyland in spring. A little grove of Dogwood and Birch trees sheltering 
a massed planting of Daffodils, is an inspiring sight and one that is possible 
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