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man with plenty of time and long pruning shears 

 can accomplish. A weeping tree is nearly al- 

 ways seen to best advantage when it stands 

 against a group or mass of foliage (Fig. 138) as 

 a promontory, adding zest and spirit to the border. 

 This leads me to speak of the planting of the 

 Lombardy poplar, which may be taken as a type 



138." A weeping tree well placid. 



of the formal tree. Fortunately, this tree is less 

 planted in New York than in many western states. 

 Its chief merits to the average planter are the 

 quickness of its growth and the readiness with 

 which it multiplies by cuttings. But in the north 

 it is apt to be a short-lived tree, and it suffers 

 from storms, and it has few really useful quali- 

 ties. It may be used to some advantage in wind- 



