Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . Fig. 267.—An ideal location for the farm buildings. The residence is among the treeson higher ground than the barns, which are also on a well-drained ridge. Note that allbuildings are painted and kept up. () as part of the canvas of your picture. Put the trees as you do theshrubs, at the corners, angles, and along the borders. There is noobjection to planting some straight lines of trees along roads,. Fio. 268.—A few community meetings in the side yards of the neighborhood will encouragethe beautific
Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . Fig. 267.—An ideal location for the farm buildings. The residence is among the treeson higher ground than the barns, which are also on a well-drained ridge. Note that allbuildings are painted and kept up. () as part of the canvas of your picture. Put the trees as you do theshrubs, at the corners, angles, and along the borders. There is noobjection to planting some straight lines of trees along roads,. Fio. 268.—A few community meetings in the side yards of the neighborhood will encouragethe beautification of the premises. fences, etc. These straight lines may be broken occasionally; atleast at the ends they may blend into masses of shrubbery. Trees to Plant.—For quick effect, rapid growths are sometimesdesired. Cottonwoods or poplars are sometimes used where shademust be produced quickly. Remember that the trees which grow24 370 BEAUTIFYING HOME GROUNDS fast are seldom permanent; they will die young. For more perma-nent growths we would probably select elms, maples, oaks andother slow growing kinds. Among those which grow rather quickly, and are also ratherpermanent might be mentioned walnut, hardy catalpa, hickoryand tulip tree. 1 TOOLS 6m/IG£ SI (1 VEGEmBLES ^ HOUSE PORCH ( -$ S flOM/E/?S FiG. 269.—Showing poorly planned walks, drives and planting. For wet places we would select willows, swamp maple, sycamore,alder and others growin
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