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MTIEriNa TREES. 



It is equally in bad tasto to plant largely of trees in wbieb any particular cbaracter 

 prevails to a striking Jogree. At certain points on tbe Hudson, tbo tapering Arbor 

 Vita> is so tbickly planted in some grounds tbat one can see nutbing else. Tbesc, tbe 

 stiffist, most artificial-looking, of all other trees, sbould be planted with tbe greatest 

 caution. "While two or three might produce a fine ellect, entire groves or masses of 

 them become monotonous or disgusting. 



It is quite obvious tbat weeping trees, to produce any effect, must be pretty well 

 isolated ; for their streaming side branches are tbe source of their peculiar grace and 

 elegance. This points out the jutting edges of groups of trees, and the open lawn, as 

 their appropriate situation. Tbe Willows have a particularly fine effect on the margins 

 of streams, ponds, or other bodies of water. Those with stronger branches, such as 



' the Ash, Elm, &c., are well 



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ITEOPEAN ■WEETIXG ASH. 



adapted to forming arbors, and 

 are much employed for this pur- 

 pose. All the drooping trees 

 are ccnsidered appropriate orna- 

 ments to cemeteries ; tbe mourn- 

 ful expression which their droop- 

 ing habit conveys, certainly ren- 

 ders them fitting objects for this 

 purpose. 



This class of trees has, within 

 a few years past, received more 

 than ordinary attention ; and the 

 consequence is, numerous impor- 

 tant additions have been made to 

 tbe list. Formerly our collection 

 of weeping trees was meagre, 

 extending but little beyond the 

 Weeping Ash, Weeping Willow, 

 and Birch. At present we have 

 five or six varieties of Weeping 

 Ash, several of Willow, beside 

 Weeping Oaks, Elms, Poplars, 

 Mountain Ash, Beech, Larch, 

 Linden, Laburnum, Sophora, 

 Thorns, and many others. Am- 

 ple material has the landscape 

 gardener here to meet every 

 emergency. 



The common European Wee2> 

 incf Ask is one of the oldest and 

 most widely disseminated trees 



