THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 39 
“ The wind, like a lover, 
Woos the young aspen trees till they tremble ail over.” 
But all this applies to the aspen proper; here we have a sort of 
aspen improper, or, at all events, remarkably artistic, and approach- 
ing to that severity of outline which fits a tree for special, and unfits 
it for general uses. But let the picture speak for the rest. 1s it not, 
in its way, a most elegant object ? 
Once more for a smaller object, Sophora Japonica pendula. This 
is pre-eminently a lawn tree, and makes a better effect when used 
in well-balanced pairs than when planted singly. I can imagine a 
repetition of these on either side of a terrace-walk, at distances of 
about twenty feet apart, having a fine effect, and giving exquisite 
finish to the planting, but I never saw it so used. 
Once more, the American Willow, Saliz purpurea pendula. Itis 
a toy tree, and the way to have it near a fountain would be to get a 
standard six to nine feet high, and plant it at once, or within a week 
or two, and carefully stake it to keep it upright until established. 
Perhaps then it may need help with three lengths of No. 1 iron 
wire, drawn out to stakes driven in like tent-pegs, the wires being at 
an angle like tent-ropes, and the tree having the protection of a piece 
of tough sacking where embraced by the wires close under the head. 
This support is literally invisible, and therefore dangerous if used on 
a grass-plot, where a person might chance to fall overit in passing 
near the tree; but if it can be adopted without danger to any one, 
it is far preferable to stakes of any kind. It is a willow of very 
light make and wiry growth, the stems reddish, the leaves light 
green, and the leaf-stalks reddish like the stems. In growth it is 
very fountain-like, and is truly a fountain tree. 
There are many more good weeping trees. Connoisseurs should 
consider for themselves the claims of the following to a little more 
attention than they have had hitherto. The Weeping Almond, 
Amygdalis communis pendula, which flowers quite as freely as the 
common kind. The Weeping Birch, Betula alba pendula, a be- 
witchingly beautiful tree; in fact, all birches are beautiful; and 
instead of giving them a paragraph, it would be much better some 
day to give them a chapter. The Weeping Thorn, Crataegus oay- 
acanthus pendula, is a great beauty, weeping quite to the ground, 
and forming when in flower a bell-tent of snow-white gauzy flowers, 
fragrant as the breath of May. The Weeping Walnut, Juglans 
regia pendula, a fine tree for a paddock, or any such place ; it is not 
wondrously beautiful, yet when old makes a fine object. The Weep- 
ing Mountain Ash, Pyrus awewparia pendula, a scarce and beautiful 
tree, and a good companion, if needful, to the weeping thorn. The 
Weeping Turkey Oak, Quercus cerris pendula, a park tree of the 
highest importance, both for its distinctive character, and its graceful 
proportions. There are many more, but their claims to notice in 
this eclectic gathering are more or less doubtful. 8. 
February. 
