. Agriculture and the farming business . l-shaped, broad leafed,grow to a good size, and attract no troublesome , maples, oaks, ash, basswood, catalpa, locusts, nutand fruit trees, and, in the South, magnolias, orange, pecan,sycamore, the redbud and live oak, are among the favorites. Shrubs and flowers are to be selected both for theirfoliage and flowers. With care, provision should be madefor the appearance of blossoms during each month of thesummer, and for an attractive variety of foliage through-out the season. Flowering plants.—The plan for the home groundsshould include a few
. Agriculture and the farming business . l-shaped, broad leafed,grow to a good size, and attract no troublesome , maples, oaks, ash, basswood, catalpa, locusts, nutand fruit trees, and, in the South, magnolias, orange, pecan,sycamore, the redbud and live oak, are among the favorites. Shrubs and flowers are to be selected both for theirfoliage and flowers. With care, provision should be madefor the appearance of blossoms during each month of thesummer, and for an attractive variety of foliage through-out the season. Flowering plants.—The plan for the home groundsshould include a few beds of flowering plants. INIost of 660 AGRICULTURE AND these may be perennials, which will require but little careafter the bed has become well established. With the addi-tion of a few varieties of hardy bulbs for annual planting,beautiful effects can be produced with practically no costand with the expenditure of very little time. The lawn.—Nothing adds more to the appearance ofa homestead than a well kept lawn. Lawns should sur-. Tlie slirubs and trees add mucli to this old colouial farm borne. round the house, and as much care is needed in the plan-ning of them on the sides and rear of the house as isrequired in what is commonly referred to as the frontyard. The lawn must be close-mown during the early partof the summer if it is to produce a pleasing effect. Ifallowed to grow up, the grass becomes tufted and coarse. THE FARMING BUSINESS 661 besides looking ragged and unkempt. Farm stock shouldnot be pastured on the lawn. Their trampling will produceunevenness that interferes with the lawnmower, and theplants, shrubbery and young trees are sure to suffer frombeing browsed.
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