TREES FOR RURAL CEMETERIES. 





drooping branches ; the young shoots hang perpendicularly downwards. We have 

 not yet seen good specimens in the open ground, but think it must be a very graceful 

 tree, and most appropriate for cemeteries. 



There is also a weeping variety of the lied Cedar, (Juiitjierus Vh'giniana pendula,) 

 ■which has been sent us from Europe. It is a remarkable tree, and must have a very 

 graceful appearance ; but we have not yet seen a large, well grown specimen, and can 

 not therefore recommend it decidedly. 



The Chinese Juniper {Juniperus Chinensis) is a very handsome, compact, little tree, 

 which proves perfectly hardy here, and keeps its color remarkably well all winter. 



There are many more interesting species and varieties of Juniper, but those we have 

 mentioned are the principal ones which we would recommend to the attention of per- 

 sons selecting trees for cemeteries. The common Juniper and the Red Cedar bear the 

 shears well, and make fine green walls and hedges. By tying in the branches, and 

 clipping, they may be trained into the most formal figures, or kept within very narrow 

 bounds. 



The Yews, from their wonderful longevity, and their dark, unchanging verdure, 

 have- a sombre and solemn expression which belongs to no other tree, and which in all 

 ages has caused them to be regarded 

 as the most fitting ornament for the 

 church-yard. There are specimens 

 now in existence that are almost as 

 old as the world, or at least so old 

 that their history appears somewhat 

 fabulous. Their growth, however, is 

 very slow. 



The English, or Common Yew, 

 {Taxus baccata,) forms a compact, 

 bushy tree, quite hardy as far north 

 as Rochester, and its color remains 

 unchanged by the winter. It thrives 

 best on good, deep soil. 



The Irish, or Upright Yew, (Tax- 

 us erecta, or Hihernica,^ is a curious, 

 erect, cylindrical tree, no wider at the ^^^ ^-^^^4 

 height of twelve or fifteen feet than 

 at the bottom. It is much loss hardy 

 than the preceding, requiring protec- 

 tion here. It is a tree that should be planted wherever it can endure the climate. 



The American Yew {Tuxus Canadensis) is a handsome, low, spreading tree, less 

 erect, and with smaller, narrower foliage, than the English, or Common Yew. It 

 abounds in the shade of the forest, in dry, rocky situations, and thrives very well in 

 the open ground, but partially loses its verdure in winter. It should always 

 shade where practicable. 







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