200 Coniferous Hrees. 



branches. It is a fine and hardy plant for a rockery or as a 

 specimen tree on the lawn. 



The Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo btloba) is a large and or- 

 namental, deciduous tree, with the habit of a common pear- 

 tree, and fan-shaped, lobed leaves. It will form a fine 

 specimen tree, and may also be planted in a shrubbery. 



The Bald Cypress (Taxodium disticJium) is more com- 

 mon ; a deciduous tree of a pyramidal habit, growing in 

 swamps and low ground generally. Fine for shores of rivers 

 and lakes. 



The Yew, Taxus baccata. This is a very beautiful but 

 slow-growing tree. It has flat sprays of dark olive-green 

 leaves, and is generally of a broadly conical habit. It is 

 often used for evergreen hedges, and in cemeteries, for 

 which purposes it is excellent. There are several beautiful 

 forms, now little known and seldom used because of their 

 slow growth. All are fine for planting as an undergrowth 

 in shrubberies and woods. 



