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Show GrAYETT IN THE TREES. It Is not necessary to havo gloomy or monotonous evergreens, as many people seem to think. Often a little grovo of trees near the dining-room window may servo a practical purpose, Just as well as a long, distant avenue making a straight line, but not harmonizing har-monizing with thc landscape. Hold your hand near yqur face and you can shut out the sun. Line your driveway with Norway sprucc3 and you may dampen the spirits of every guest who comes to vlBlt you, and if the trees do not afford shelter from the prevailing1 winter wind you will neither save a ton of coal nor protect yourself from the nuisances that arc sure to come Into your neighborhood neighbor-hood sooner or later. "What w e want la' light and cheerful evergreens about our houses, not dark, heavy dismal ones. In nearly every case, plant deciduous, trees among tho evergreens. Mixed plantings usually look better than either kind nlone, be cause twice a year, when deciduous trees are "doing things," evergreens give them the best possible background for their unfolding leaves or autumn colors. Evergreens alone generally look too somber. Garden Magazine. |