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an almost feminine appearance. The rugged, strong out- 

 line of the weeping Norway spruce, on the other hand, 

 offers the greatest con- 

 trast to the habit of 

 this hemlock, and de- 

 lights the eye, espe- 

 cially in winter. The 

 long branches of this 

 slow - growing ever- 

 green droop and hug 

 the stem in most per- 

 sistent fashion, now 

 and then curling up 

 eccentric shoots, 

 which afford conven- 

 ient lodgment for the 

 snow. Both these 

 striking evergreens 

 should occupy the 

 middle-ground of the 

 picture in specially effective positions. A cedar of Leb- 

 anon, where a cedar of Lebanon can be coaxed to grow, is 

 also a prize on the winter lawn. 



Among the pines we find, perhaps, our most lovely and 

 refined winter colors, but to establish pines upon the lawn 

 is not always easy. Unless transplanted frequently in the 

 nursery, pines develop naked roots, hard to remove with 

 safety. The spruces and arbor vitaes act better, but silver 

 firs and pines are, to say the least, troublesome in this 

 respect. The most lovely pine, to me, in winter is the 



WEEPING NORWAY SPRUCE AND DWARF PINE. 



(PICEA EXCELSA INVERTA AND PINUS STROBUS COMPAOTA.) 



