. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use. Gardening. 26 MANUAL OF GARDENING zias and a juniper. Much the same effect secured, and with much less trouble, by layin end to end and standing a third one between rfPs '"' '"'—i could have been g two flour barrels them. I must hasten to say that I have not the slightest objection to the shearing of trees. The only trouble is in calling the practice art and in putting the trees where peo- ple must see them (unless they are part of a recog- nized for
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use. Gardening. 26 MANUAL OF GARDENING zias and a juniper. Much the same effect secured, and with much less trouble, by layin end to end and standing a third one between rfPs '"' '"'—i could have been g two flour barrels them. I must hasten to say that I have not the slightest objection to the shearing of trees. The only trouble is in calling the practice art and in putting the trees where peo- ple must see them (unless they are part of a recog- nized formal-gar- den design). If the operator sim- ply calls the busi- ness shearing, and puts the things where he and oth- ers who like them may see them, objection could not be raised. Some persons like painted stones, others iron bulldogs in the front yard and the word "welcome" worked into the door-mat, and others like barbered trees. So long as these likes are purely per- sonal, it would seem to be better taste to put such curiosities in the back yard, where the owner may admire them without IS. A bit of semi-rustic work built into a native Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan Company
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