lawn, of that iriaucous frreen so niiicli admired in the ])codar; it is almofit perfectly 

 conical, and its foliago more resembles the Hemlock than the Cedar, making as beau- 

 tiful a little everi>;reen as yoii would wish to see. 



As a hedgd or a screen it is e(|ual to almost any of its fellows. I sjx-ak fntm expe- 

 rience^ having thoroughly tried it. Its great hardiness and thrifty growth insure success, 

 if the least care is used in its transplantation. If the ])lants are set about a foot or 

 eighteen inches ajiart in a continuous line and sutiered to grow untouched by the 

 sheai-s, they will in a few years fonn an impervious and picturesque screen, whose 

 beauty is exceeded by few evergreens. But it bears trimming as well as the Buckthorn, 

 and you may make of it as trim and beautiful a verdant wall as you may desire. It loses 

 somewhat of its brightness in the winter, but not near as much as the Arbor Vitje ; 

 and withal, it is not that dead, yellowish, Russia-leather look, which belongs to the 

 latter, but rather a sober and becoming livery. It has an evanescent and borrowed 

 beauty, for which it is well worth cultivating — a single specimen, if no more. When 

 the first still snow-storm of winter comes, its dark branches become spriTikle<l over 

 with a fleecy burden, which gradually increases until they be<id beneath it, and the 

 tree looks like a foiry chandelier, prepared for Titania's revels. I have a long, irregular 

 screen of them in front of my drawing room windows, separating the lawn from the 

 street, which it is right pleasant to look upon through the white veil of a snow-storm, 

 its branches bending with their weight of beauty. 



But to secure all these things — if you live where Cedars are not — you may have 

 recourse to the nursei'les ; but if you live as I do, where they grow by thousands, you 

 may obtain them more to your liking and the benefit of your purse, by going into the 

 fields, spade in hand. I am not what would be called an expert, but my experience 

 may be of use to some one, so herewith it is presented : I find an old pasture or road- 

 side where they are abundant, and selecting those which have a thrifty, bushy habit ot' 

 growth, from one to four feet high, according to circumstances — though of coui-se the 

 smaller ones are more easily removed. I drive a sharp spade down as deep as I can 

 on four or more sides of the plant at six to eighteen inches from the trunk ; then, by 

 carefully prying around with the spade, I loosen the young tree, when it may be easily 

 pulled up, bringing its ball of earth with it, which will be held firm by the grass and 

 Cedar roots. You may pack your spring-wagon fidl ot them thus, and carry them as 

 far as you please with safety. 



The great hardiness and tenacity of life of this tree, are some of its recommenda- 

 tions. It is almost as patient of bad usage as an Elm. Within the last two years, I 

 have set a hedge of nearly sixty plants, and have lost only two, which were carelessly 

 transplanted by a servant in my absence. During the last spring, a half-dozen of these 

 trees, with their balls of earth attached, lay in my yard upon the surface of the grounil, 

 exposed to a week of diy, sunshiny weather. A\'hen I returned, with many misgivings, 

 I set them out, and somewhat to my surprise, they grew as thriftily as if never moved, 

 and promise soon to be an ornament to the homestead. 



I would say something in praise of the Hemlock, but it has had abler advocates 

 than I, and can well aftbrd to do without my humble advocacy. At another time I 

 may do what I can to aid the claims to notice of some other denizens of our woods 

 lome-fields, for I am fond of rambling in out-of-the-way places, and sometimes 

 lings worth looking at. But to all who are not yet aware of the beauty of this 



