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evergreens, some spotted with Avhite foliage all through the plant, and others 

 white only on the ends of the branches, — the bine or glaucous evergreens, some 

 of which are exceedingly beautiful, — the yellow evergreens, some yellow all 

 through the tree, and others only on the ends of the branchlets of the current 

 year's growth, and in some varieties this yellow and white foliage is sound and 

 hardy,— the white will probably prove more liable to burn in the summer than 

 the yellow. Perhaps it will not be out of place right here to say, that I think the 

 best way to bring out the greatest beauty in these variegated evergreens is to 

 give them a good place where they will make a reasonable growth every year, 

 and then dip them in regularly, so as to get a full supply of new branchlets 

 all over the plant, just where we want them. 



Id this country where we see so many small sized yards and lawns — so many 

 containing less than an acre of ground, I think our best dwarf evergreens are 

 Avorthy of a thousand times more attention than they have heretofore received. 

 It seems but a very few days since I planted near my front door a beautiful 

 Austrian Pine, — it was very beautiful, and though some distance from the 

 street, many times we have seen people stop and look at it, and come into the 

 yard and walk around it, but now it is so large it obstructs the view, detracts 

 from the appearance of my house, looks out of place and must be cut down. 

 If I had planted a handsome Dwarf instead, and placed the Pine some distance 

 from the house, I might have saved the tree, and added largely to the beauty 

 of my place. 



We do not want our houses overgrown with trees, — we must have the sun- 

 shine about them. Neitlier do we want large trees only standing about us as 

 so many stifi" sentinels. The beauty of many a nice little home is spoiled by 

 large trees. It is the opinion of the writer that we should plant our larger 

 trees some distance from the house, if possible, — on small places near the out- 

 skirts of the lot, and then how beautiful and effective the dwarfs inside, and 

 then the open clean lawn, in the whole plan using care to produce variety 

 without regularity. For groups near walks and drives, and near the edge of 

 the lawn, nothing can be more interesting or effective than these fancy and 

 dwarf evergreens. It is an encouraging fact that, in different parts of our 

 country may be found men of wealth and taste, who are collecting on their 

 own private grounds all the varieties of evergreens that can be found, and so 

 well are they pleased with their efforts and specimens, that others are following 

 the example. 



The list of fancy and dwarf evergreens is a very interesting one, and con- 

 tains a good variety of form and color, and gives the planter a wide range for 

 selection in forming his combinations and contrasts. 



I will name a few of the choice, hardy sorts, beginning with the old 

 neglected, but best of all the Spruces, the 



AMes Alba — The White Spruce makes a medium sized tree, is moderate in 

 its annual growth, and has the most beautiful silvery grey foliage and a com- 

 pact conical form. It is a tree that will inspire new love and admiration every 

 year. The Black Spruce, sometimes sold for the White, is unworthy of culti- 

 vation as an ornamental tree. 



AMes Alba Olauca — This variety of our White Spruce has very marked sil- 

 very glaucous foliage, — makes a small tree and is exceedingly beautiful, — a per- 

 fect gem. 



Abies Excelsa Conica — A very handsome dwarf, — erect, compact and regular 

 in form, — a very neat, cheerful little Spruce. 



