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HAND-BOOK OF PRACTICAL 



Arbor Vitoz — Tom Thumb. — Botanically this has no distinct 

 designation, but the plant is distinct, and for a compact symmet- 

 rical grower it has no equal. It deserves a place in every man's 

 grounds, and thousands of them should be used in cemeteries. 

 It originated in Ellwanger & Barry's gardens, Rochester, N. Y. 



Arbor Vitce — Chinese. — Some place this as botanically Biota, 

 instead of Thuja. In many sections it is one of our most 

 delicate shrub evergreen trees, and may be trained to any form. 

 It often browns in winter, but with careful clipping in early 

 spring it comes out beautiful with its clear light green. We 

 have grown it conical, oval, flat and rounded. 



Arbor V'dae — Compacta. — This is a variety of the Chinese, but 

 more dwarf and compact in its natural form. It is hardy. 



Arbor Vita — Golden. — A variety of the Chinese, with foliage 

 of a yellowish hue ; beautiful, and said to be hardy — of which 

 we have doubts. 



Arbor Vita — Pygmea. — A very dwarf variety. There are 

 many more of these, but when we work for the benefit of the 

 public we do not feel like wasting time noting novelties 

 untested. 



Cypress — Cupressus Lawsoniana. — This is one of the most 

 graceful of evergreen trees. It is not, however, fully hardy in 

 all locations, but deserves a place where some other evergreens 

 sha'le and protect it from the sun in winter. Like the Chinese 

 Arbor Vitas it requires to have the ends of some of the twigs 

 clipped in spring. 



There are several other .varieties more erect and compact 

 One Slricta is among the best. McXabiana has glaneous leaves. 

 Kidkaensis has glossy, dark green foliage, and is very beautiful- 

 Thyoides is the true white cedar, quite hardy. There are two or 

 more of Japan Cypress, but their hardihood is not yet fully 

 tested. 



Juniper— {Juniperus. J — All of this class are hardy and valu- 

 able. They arc of all forms, from lowest creeper to tall stately 

 trees, like the Red cedar. 



