750 Home Nature-Study Course. 



PLANTED evergreens 



1 6. There are three kinds of evergreens commonly planted through- I 

 out our country : the Norway spruce, the balsam fir and the arbor vitae. 

 Compare these trees and describe their differences in leaf, cone and 

 shape of tree. 



17. On which side of the house should evergreens be planted? 



18. Which evergreen would you plant for shade? for protection 

 from wind? for ornamental purposes? 



19. How would you prune evergreens? 



20. How would you transplant evergreens? At what time of the 

 year? 



general questions 



21. What birds do you find seeking shelter in evergreen trees? 



22. Of what use is resin to the tree? ^^^hat are the manufactured 

 products of resin of pine and spruce? 



23. Do evergreens shed their leaves? If so, when? 



24. Which is the most destructive to evergreens, the wind or the 

 snow ? 



25. Which of all the evergreens that you know shed snow most 

 successfully? 



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