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the clefts of rocks, the risk is great, especially if 

 the tree has attained sufficient age to make it 

 attractive; and the operation is not recommended 

 to amateurs. In Winter the well-defined outlines 

 of the Cedar trees stand out with clearness against 

 the snow, the dark green foliage showing a little 

 subdued and rusty in the frosty air. Dignified in 

 the extreme, they do not lower one's cheerfulness 

 like the funereal Spruce. In some parts of the 

 South, Maryland and Virginia particularly, one 

 notices the Cedars lining the lanes as if they had 

 been carefully planted, when the birds perching 

 on the near-by fences are entirely responsible for 

 their appearance. These trees are very beautiful 

 when located on a terrace among flowers. The 

 green of their foliage is of much the same colour 

 as the English Yew and it sets off most effect- 

 ively such bright blooming plants as Phlox, 

 or Foxgloves and Lilies. This tree is so desirable 

 that if you have any well-shaped specimens it 

 would be a good plan to work up your grounds 

 and garden to them. 



The Japanese evergreens that are planted so 

 much nowadays are very attractive, but their use 



