. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Photo by Horticiilt lira! Department Neiv Hampshire Agricultural College Figure 2—WHERE SOME PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS HAVE CARRIED OUT GOOD IDEAS ON THE USE OF SHRUBBERY eral composition of the finished whole (Figure 3). It is just as important to improve the ground line in our land- scape composition as it is to plant trees to secure a pleasing skyline. If the vision is not arrested and the attention. l iGUKE 1 -A HI.\T FROM NATURE IN THE USE OF SHRUBS These plants in tlieir struggle for life have grouped themselves in an artistic manner and crudeness of areas s
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Photo by Horticiilt lira! Department Neiv Hampshire Agricultural College Figure 2—WHERE SOME PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS HAVE CARRIED OUT GOOD IDEAS ON THE USE OF SHRUBBERY eral composition of the finished whole (Figure 3). It is just as important to improve the ground line in our land- scape composition as it is to plant trees to secure a pleasing skyline. If the vision is not arrested and the attention. l iGUKE 1 -A HI.\T FROM NATURE IN THE USE OF SHRUBS These plants in tlieir struggle for life have grouped themselves in an artistic manner and crudeness of areas simply planted to trees. A glance at Figure 4 will illus- trate this point quite forcibly. This is a reproduction of a small city park. The money expended in flower beds in this park would have purchased a great num- ber of choice shrubs, which, if judi- ciously used, would make the place very inviting. Almost all the important groups of trees in parks and nature have shrubbery growing at the base. These groups almost invariably contain a good collection of shrubs, and we wonder why our modern parks are so attractive and inviting. Shrubbery has many specific uses. It affords the most excellent screen to cut off undesirable objects. Most of us have a chicken yard, clothes yard or an unsightly rear fence which we can screen from public view by the use of shrubs. If we have barren places or banks which are inclined to wash shrubs can be used here to great advantage. High founda- tions, rocky areas and unmanageable corners about buildings are all fit places for the planting of shrubs (Figure 5). Shrubs planted under wide eaves and near buildings have a tendency to tie the building to the green sward. Figure 6 shows a pleasing effect at the base of a public building. It would be unwise for the writer to mention a number of shrubs for planting and expect the reader to choose only from this list. Shrubs must suit the objects for which they are intended to beautify. The writer thinks
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