PROPKR SITUATION OF TREES ON LAWN8. 



Of cvoigroon shrubs, tlic Mahonia, witli its Ilolly-like leaves, and its abundanco of 

 brii,fhL yellow blossoms, tlie American Kusebay, witli its largo fine pink tluwers, and 

 the common Laurel, [Kalmia, we suppose. — Ed.] whose beauty everyone is acquainted 

 with, are suitably placed by the side of the walks and on the outside of groups of trees. 



1 refer to the Hemlock again, not because it is the most useful for ornamental 

 purposes, either single or grouped, but because it can be obtained, (not from woods, 

 but from open ground where it has had the opportunity to develop itself,) of any 

 size, which, to a person wishing to produce immediate efi'ect, is worthy of considera- 

 tion, I have moved the past six winters one hundred and ten Hemlocks, and an 

 equal number of Spruces and Cedars of from twelve to twenty feet high, (by the 

 frozen ball method,) and have lost but gne, and that was owing to the excessive 

 severity of the winter of 1852, at the time it was moved. This method (the frozen 

 ball) of moving trees has often been described, but I differ from most by covering the 

 ground where the trees are to planted in the fall, to keep out the frost, and digging 

 the holes when the trees to be placed in them are on the spot, and I can judge of the 

 necessary size and depth, instead of digging the hole (as is usually recommended) 

 in the fall, and then filling it with straw, and covering the dirt thrown out. 



Tired of the trouble of the above method, I tried in the spring of 1852 the com- 

 mon way, and as soon as the frost was out of the ground removed eighteen llemlocks 

 with the utmost care, covering the roots with wet mats the moment they were dug 

 up — taking them from similar soil to that where they were to stand, and mulching 

 after they were planted. The result was, that ten of the eighteen died, and last 

 winter I replaced them with trees moved with dirt frozen to the roots. 



Of the deciduous trees enumerated in my last communication, the Mountain Ash, 

 when placed in the neighborhood of evergreens, and covered with berries in winter, 

 produces a pleasing effect. As to the Catalpa, though late in putting out its foliage 

 in spring, yet it compensates this defect by the size of its leaves and beauty of its 

 flowers; a few can be used to advantage singly and on the outside of groups. The 

 Judas tree is pleasing, from its red buds put out early in spring, before the leaves 

 appear ; and the Purple-leaved Beech deserves a conspicuous place on the lawn for 

 the peculiarity of its foliage; and placed in the neighborhood of the Sweedish 

 Juniper and Irish Yew, the effect is striking from the unusal foliage and appearance 

 of each. The Double-llowering Cherry, with its charming flowers, should have a place 

 near the flower garden ; or if the fruit orchards join the trees of the lawn, this, with 

 the Double-flowering Apple, Double Plum, Weeping Cherry, &c., may be used to 

 advantage to form the connecting link between the useful and ornamental parts of the 

 grounds. The Osage Orange forms a handsome tree with its deep green glossy leaves, 

 and is Avorthy a place, although late in coming forward in the spring. The still 

 smaller trees, the Hawthorns, Buckthorns, White Lilacs, &c., &c., form handsome 

 trees of sufficient height to shade walks, look well when standing alone or grouped 

 together, and as they (especially the Buckthorn and Privet) grow well in the shade. 

 /} They are particularly useful in close grouping with and under larger trees. 



e shrubs which I enumerated (page 212 of the May No.) can be grouped by the 



