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over most of its family, and, with the silver and spruce fir, it forms a very 

 pleasing group. Three or more pines placed at various distances round a 

 larch, or three larches blended with four or five pines, produce an imposing 

 effect. I think it thrives best in a cool soil. 



The Pious excehis is a large, handsome, quick-growing tree, of recent 

 introduction, with foliage similar to the Weymouth pine, but more silvery. 

 Its habits assimilate to those of the last-named tree, but it is more robust. 

 Pinus cembra and Webbiana, and many others of the same family, which have 

 been more recently introduced, are highly ornamental. None of these, 

 however, should be over-planted, as they would produce too much gloom, and 

 mar the landscape. 



The Common Lime (Tilia Europcea) is a handsome, ovated, closely-formed 

 tree, with pendulous branches, which in some fine aged specimens re-curve 

 from the ground. Groups of hmes exceeding three in number may have 

 their sameness broken by one, two, or three larches, according to the size of 

 the group, or by one or more evergreen trees, rising out of the midst of 

 them. A single lime would show its character and be in harmony, if placed 

 in front of some two taller and loosely-formed trees, such as the Turkey oak, 

 Fulham oak, or Spanish chesnut. It would also be in harmony if placed as 

 a principal, with three or four low- growing trees, planted at unequal distances, 

 and sufficiently distant to avoid interference with its form : as, for instance, 

 with some of the fancy thorns or hollies, and even with still lower growths, 

 when it is necessary to vary the ground-line, such as the rhododendron, 

 laurestinas, pyracanthos, Mahonia aquifolia, &c. The broad-leaved American, 

 yellow, and red twigged lime, are desirable species grouped together. 



The Spruce Fir (Abies alba) is an interesting evergreen spiral tree, and, 

 like the larch, too lightly esteemed ; but to me it appears strikingly beautiful 

 in groups of two, three, four, or more, or when grouping with two or three 

 larches. It harmonizes well with the various pines, or in the midst of a 

 group of English elms ; but, in consequence of its sombre appearance, a 

 numerous repetition of it should be avoided. 



The Abies menziesii, morinda, and doitglassii, are considered handsome 

 species, and should be similarly treated. 



The Acacia or Locust Tree (Eobenia pscudo) is an open, long-jointed, 

 thorny or spiny tree, of quick and large growth ; but it is more to be admired 



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