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of this fly i.1 about In in iix liiri/c mill luuLs likr llir iiirniiit norm, 

 wliiih irill detour nil thr iietdhs close to the stem. Theij ilo their 

 feeding in Jtilii. Sometimes tliey lire attaiked with vinikers on 

 the stem, hratirlies iioinij ont, one iit a time, until the tree entirrlu 

 goes. ll'/if« »■(' /ind <i dead hriineh ire should eiit it off and hum 

 it. Ilig down at the root, and put in some neir soil, and if found 

 dry {tire « muleh and a iiood soiiKinij. Often lelien a hraneh 

 becomes injured a fungus called Phoma Aricola attacks where the 

 branch is injured. These trees loitl ijrow to fifteen or twenty feet. 

 uith a icidc spread, and can be kept down to four feet. 



ijembra, or Stone I'ine, grows the same shape as a Lombardy 

 I'oplar. Good color and hardy. This pine, and some of the 

 other pines as well, become infested with a scale called Chronasjiis 

 I'inifoliae. I'ndcr each scale is a mass of reddish eggs which go 

 through the winter on the needles and begin to hatch about the 

 time the nete growth starts in the spring. The young crawl about 

 and setth on the newly formed needles from which they suck 

 the .lap. After they begin to feed a waxy si'ale forms onr their 

 bodies. If enough of them get on a tree, they will weaken it so 

 that, should tee hare a long dry spell or a hard winter, it will not 

 hare ritalitg to stand the scale and dry weather. 



I'inus I'arriflora, (Jlauca Blue fine, not long introduced, seems 

 to be rery hardy with interesting twisted needles and hears cones 

 young. 



Siiadopitys W-rlicilliita. .lupan I nibrella l*iiie, our of the most 

 ri iiiiirkable forms of growth knoirn. A pyramidial tree, needles 

 in irliirls on the ends of the limbs. This is the reason it is called 

 I inbrella Pine. Very hardy and rery expcnsire : more desirahlr 

 for a single tree than for a clump planting. 



The Korensis Densifloru and lied I'iiic arc good for nil purposes 

 and of a good color. 



The Tanoshia, or Tahh I'im. bids fair to rival the Miujho. .1 

 green, dense grower ami nry hardy. Good for border and for 

 porch planting: no collection complete without il. 



'I orrea y uicefera, Monteriiy \ut I'iiie, a splendid tree, hiinlij 

 with itn very broad leaf. 



Abies Candensis. natire Hemlock. This is one of the best 

 Conifers for all purposes that is in cultiration today. Easy to 

 transplant, leill grow in the open or in the shade, graceful in form 

 of growth, looks well planted among rocks, along brooks, among 

 other trees of any kind, and when alone makes a specimen to he 

 proud of. I'lantcd at the edge of a wood with some irhite anil 

 pink dog-wood or shadbloir. is attractire. Grows to a greiit heii;ht 

 and can be trimmed to a low hedge. 



The Junipers are an interesting and hardy group. lie irill 

 bigin icith our natire lied Cedar, Juniperux Virginia, often used 

 to get the same effect as the Italian Cyprus in formal gardens. 

 A native of our hill and rery hardy, it can he sueces.sfiilly trans- 

 planted at most any height, effective among White Birch and 

 Sumac. Is attacked hy a small borer that bores into the buds at 

 the ends of the limb.^; makes them look In'oirn and dead. One way 

 to control this is to give the tree plenty of water and nourish- 

 tne:it, so as to create a good flow of sap. 'I'hcre is a fiat-headed 

 borer that attacks weak trees: do not hi your trees become weak. 



The other Junipers to be recommended are Hchotti .lapouiiu 

 Aurra. Siredish and Irisli, 'I'hese should he planted in u pro- 

 tected loiation in this climate. Thr trailing of I'rostrata pariciies. 

 Chinese procumbrence. Sabina, Canadensis, all hardy and rery low 

 groieing. During dry summers they are attaiked by red spiders, 

 which give them a burned appearance. 



The .imerican Arbor \ ilea is too well knoirn to say mucli ulioiil. 

 It ts hardy, useful and ornamental. Good for hedges, grows lehcn 

 planted alone the sha/ie of aur natire Cedars, a good color. Tin 

 Sibcriim is a dense, low-growing, broad, bush-liki growth, very 

 hardy. Tin alohe does not grow more than one or two fed. 

 Heary. very light green, slow gi'oiver. George I'eabody. grown 

 like the .American .Xrbor Vitea, bright yellow, all free from pests. 



The Cidrus .iilaniiea Glawu, nn attractive tree but in color, 

 irregular in form of growth, needles short, much admired and one 

 of the hardiest trees we have. 



yow comes the Retinospora : this type of ercrgrecn is nttractirc. 

 especially while young: bears shearing to keep them to the disireil 

 height. Hare not been iiitrodiict d long enough to say how Ihiu 

 will look at from one to two hundred years from now. 



The I'lumosa. green and yellow, are hardy, lift good iiml sliiml 

 transplanting u-cll : groirs to a good sized tree with eare. 



'I'll! Ti.^xifi rii. II griin unit yellow, and Fillifera, green ami 

 yelloir. arc hardy and groie to a good height. The Obtusa. green 

 and yellow, are dwarf, good for garden borders or for pots. 



The Hpuarossa. when groning well, is most admired of tin 

 Retinosporas. hut in, the spring or plaiilid loo close to other treex 

 looks rather sad. 



The Biota, or Chinese Arbor Vitea, ire cannot leave out, though 

 not the hardiest ire hare in cultivation. Their dense, knife-like 



joliiigi in iiirioux shades of green, irith their different shape buds, 

 make till ui attractire and useful. The lliotu Ulegant issima, uhen 

 it starts to grou in the spring, is a light golden green, (hanging 

 from month to month until in irinter it turns to a beautiful bronze. 



All the trees named in this paper are hardy under 

 nuist all conditions. Evergreens cannot stand ex- 

 tremely wet locations. Keep the ground stirred 

 around yt)ur trees; if they re(|uire water give it to 

 them; if planted in a bleak, wind-swept place, protect 

 for two or three winters, until they get a good root 

 growth. 



Do not get provoked at a tree because it may look 

 sick, the chances are that it has been neglected. 



A DOG FANCIER AND HORTICULTURIST. 



Judge J. llayanl Kirk])atrick. owner of the famous 

 Closburn P""arm and Kennels, at West Caldwell, .V. J., 

 is a great fancier of the Scottish Deer Hounds. He is 

 seen in the accompanying illustration standing in the ring, 

 at one of the recent dog shows, waiting to have his famous 

 stud dog. "Roderick of Closburn." judged. 



Judge Kirkiiatrick has imported a great many Scottish 

 Deer Hounds and is greatly interested in their breeding 

 and training. This is purely a pleasure w ith him and he 

 regards these dogs as the most affectionate animals in 

 dogdom. At the Westminister Kennel Club Show at 

 Aladison Square Garden, New York, this year one of the 

 features were the famous Scottish Deer Hounds exhibited 

 fi^om the Closburn Kennels. 



While a great dog fancier, Judge Kirki)atrick is also an 

 enthusiastic horticulturist and is at the present time de- 

 veloping his estate at West Caldwell. ( )n it are to be found 

 some of the most modern farm buildings in this section 

 of the country. The construction of a sunken garden 

 is now contemplated, wdTich, when C()m])leted, is ex]iected 

 to be one of the most .-ittractiNe in the state of Xew 

 [ersei . 



criAMI'IOX KODKK'ICK OF CI.OSF.IU.'RN'. WINNTNT, HIS FIRST 

 .\MKKIC.\.\ CII.XMPIOXSHIP. WITH HIS .TUDGE. 



