. Making horticulture pay; experiences in gardening and fruit growing. Gardening. ORNAMENTALS 255 ican elm, horse chestnut, sugar maple, locust, honey locust, white pine, Norway spruce, Kentucky coffee tree, various magnolias, yellow wood, catalpa, golden chain, great laurel, red maple, white oak, pepperidge, sweet gum, whitewood, paper birch, yellow willow, mountain ash, maidenhair tree, shadbush and Judas tree. Many of these are highly attractive because of their flowers, others are interesting because of their color and almost all are beautiful in their foliage. Many of them can be secured
. Making horticulture pay; experiences in gardening and fruit growing. Gardening. ORNAMENTALS 255 ican elm, horse chestnut, sugar maple, locust, honey locust, white pine, Norway spruce, Kentucky coffee tree, various magnolias, yellow wood, catalpa, golden chain, great laurel, red maple, white oak, pepperidge, sweet gum, whitewood, paper birch, yellow willow, mountain ash, maidenhair tree, shadbush and Judas tree. Many of these are highly attractive because of their flowers, others are interesting because of their color and almost all are beautiful in their foliage. Many of them can be secured in nearby woods and often from nurserymen at very rea- sonable prices. One thing about plant- ing trees around the home is to avoid using too many. It is better to use two or three of one kind in a group than to scatter the specimens over the place and thus give a nur- sery effect rather than a home HOME GREENHOUSE VINES GIVE HOMELIKE EFFECT The home idea can also be accentuated by the use of vines. On brick and stone work, nothing is so satisfactory as Boston ivy. It requires no supports, since it clings to the bricks. Contrary to the popular belief, ivies which cling in this way do not produce dampness in the house; they draw. 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 Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York, Orange Judd Co.
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