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afford shade during winter, will prevent in- 

 jury. 



Arbor viUe. — Of the American Arbor vitae 

 [Thuja occidentalis) there are several beauti- 

 ful dwarf varieties, well suited to cultivation 

 in small gardens. 



Booth's dwarf is a very neat, compact bush, 

 and of a lively, cheerful shade of green. 



Globosa is, as its name indicates, globular 

 in form, and the foliage of a deep rich green 

 color. Plants in my ground, fifteen years 

 old, are three feet in diameter, and about the 

 same in height, and as perfect as though 

 turned in a lathe. 



Ericoides is a very pretty variety, with very 

 fine, soft leaves, like a Heath ; hence its 

 name. 



Tom Thumb is one of the most curious as 

 well as beautiful varieties ever raised from 

 our native species. It assumes a somewhat 

 conical form and its leaves are soft and fine. 

 It browns in winter unless shaded. 



Lutea, or American Golden, is a new dwarf 

 variety, with the ends of the branches of a 

 clear, bright golden color. It is very hardy, 

 and the rich golden color of its leaves gives a 

 pleasing contrast with the dark green of other 

 kinds when planted in groups. 



Argent ea, or Silver-tipped Arbor vitaa. 

 This is a very pretty variety, with the branches 

 tipped with white. 



Eastern Arbor vitces {Biota orient alis). 

 — Of these there are also many beautiful 

 varieties ; but as a class they are not as hardy 

 as our native sorts. Still some of them are 

 worthy of a place even in the choicest collec- 

 tions. 



The Chinese Golden Arbor vitae is a very 

 pretty variety, with fine foliage of a light 

 yellowish green. Another variety, known as 

 the "Elegant" (B. elegantissi/i/a), has the 

 branchlets tipped with golden yellow. Mel- 

 den's Arbor vitae {B. Meldeiisis) has very fine 

 soft leaves, similar to the Tom Thumb, but 

 not quite as deep and rich in color. In winter, 

 unless protected from the sun, the leaves 

 change to a brown or reddish color. 



tliinipers. — This genus furnishes us some 

 very desirable dwarf species and varieties. 



The common Savin {Juniperus sabina) and 

 the variegated-leaved variety are two of the 

 best for small gardens, as they are low, com- 

 pact growhig shrubs, with fine, handsome 

 foliage. The Trailing or Creeping Juniper 

 (/. squamata) and Tamarack-leaved (J. sab- 

 inoides) should always be planted at the 

 extreme outer edge of a group, as they creep 

 over the ground or form a very dense, low 

 bush. They are very hardy, handsome, and 

 desirable. 



Taxns, or Yetvs. — Few plants have been 

 more praised in prose and poetry than the 

 Yew, and it deserves all that it has received. 

 It is scarce in the gardens of this country, 

 owing perhaps to its conservative character, 

 there being none of the rapid-growing "spread- 

 eagle " habit about the Yews which is so 

 "taking"' among our people. But it is to be 

 hoped, in the good time coming when we 

 think as well as act in all matters pertaining 

 to homes and their surroundings, the Yew, 

 which is the personification of fixedness of 

 purpose and steady habits, will become as 

 popular in this country as it ever was and is 

 in Europe, and we shall be able to say of men 

 and their gardens : " Well do I know thee by 

 thy trusty Yew." 



I will not try to discriminate between the 

 dozen species and varieties cultivated by our 

 nurserymen, because one can scarcely go 

 amiss in selecting one or more, as all are 

 suitable for small gardens, none growing very 

 large during a lifetime ; and, should a speci- 

 men pass beyond prescribed limits, the prun- 

 ing knife or shears may be freely used in 

 bringing it back. There are golden and 

 variegated-leaved varieties, in strong contrast 

 with the dark green foliage of the parent 

 species. Our native Yew (7'. Canadensis) 

 should never be omitted from the list of dwarf 

 evergreens. Its deep green foliage and bright 

 red berries in autumn are merits which place 

 it high in the estimation of all lovers of 

 beautiful plants. 



JPhies. — There are few of the true pines 

 which are admissible in a small garden or in 

 a group of evergreens such as I have proposed. 

 Mugho Pine {Finns Mugho), from the 



