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seem to entertain very questionable ideas. Where the 

 purchasing of trees at a low figure, without any appropri- 

 ateness or beauty in them, approaches economy, is beyond 

 our conception. 



Economy can just as readily be kept in view by the pur- 

 chaser when procuring a well-selected assortment of trees 

 and plants from a responsible establishment, as the " penny 

 wise, pound foolish " policy of one who purchases his trees 

 at auction for a mere pittance. In the first instance the 

 owner expects all his trees to grow, and by care in plant- 

 ing is very rarely disappointed. The latter expects the 

 same result, is disappointed, and he usually is obliged, 

 sooner or later, to adopt the course pursued by his 

 wiser friend. Trees whose first cost is the lowest do 

 not always prove the cheapest in the end, unless every 

 other consideration be equal. Let all who live in the 

 country plant good trees around their dwellings, and then 

 take care of them ; as much depends upon the after-man- 

 agement, in many cases, as upon the original condition of - 

 the tree itself. 



A few Avords of advice in regard to selecting suitable 

 evergreens for permanent value. After having enumerat- 

 ed and described so long a list as the foregoing pages 

 present, the uninitiated reader will no doubt turn away in 

 discouragement, as there exists such a diversity of opinion 

 in regard to the adaptability of a large portion >of the 

 really beautiful species, which cannot be regarded as 

 entirely unobjectionable. We desire to impress upon ev- 

 ery owner of a rural spot who is about commencing to 

 plant for the first time, the importance of selecting only 

 such as have been well tested and are satisfactory beyond 

 a doubt. Then, as a knowledge of the family shall be 

 gained, the newer and promising species may be sparingly 

 introduced. No greater error can be committed than for 

 a novice to select a list of trees such as Cedrus Deodara, 

 Cryptomeria Japonica^ Abies Morinda, Cimninghamia 



