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can be made to grow. They are perfectly hardy 

 in many places where they are not supposed to 

 flourish, and if properly planted, really do not 

 require the care that many suppose. The 

 writer does not know that their seeds are eaten 

 by birds; but when planted in masses, in ap- 

 propriate places in gardens or about the borders 

 of woods, they are very beautiful all the year 

 round, particularly when in bloom; and afford 

 a cover much resorted to by birds, both winter 

 and summer. 



"On suburban places and in the country, the 

 use of evergreens, large plantations wherever 

 possible, is of prime importance as a source of 

 perpetual food supply, and as a protection from 

 the elements, as well as on account of the wel- 

 come nesting sites they offer. From an artistic 

 standpoint also the use of evergreens is to be 

 recommended. They warm up the landscape, 

 and in these days when so many of us live in the 

 country throughout the year, it behooves us to 

 make our country places as attractive in winter 

 as in summer. 



" I am indebted to Messrs. William Brewster 

 and Walter Deane of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 

 and to Mr. C. E. Faxon of the Arnold Arboretum 

 of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, for their many 

 helpful suggestions in making up this list; and 



