WEEPING TREES AND THEIR USES 89 



directly turned to account in the making of arbours 

 and pergolas ; for by planting the large-leaved 

 Weeping Elm or the Weeping Ash at the back and 

 on each side in the case of an arbour, or alternately 

 on each side of the walk for a pergola, a living 

 shelter may be made in a very few years. The 

 trees in this case are standards pollarded at about 

 8 feet from the ground, the form in which they 

 are generally sent out from the nursery. 



Among evergreens the Holly is invaluable. As a 

 rule the weeping or pendulous varieties are budded 

 on tall stems of the type, and trained out in an um- 

 brella-like fashion, thus forming a hollow mound 

 of greenery. In some places, notably at Brookwood 

 in Surrey, pendulous Hollies have been allowed to 

 grow without any attempt at training. Stout stems 

 10 feet to 12 feet high are surmounted by irregular 

 heads, which droop down 6 feet or 7 feet, leaving 

 several feet at the base of the stem bare. In winter 

 the long pendulous branches, smothered with bright 

 red berries, are very pleasant. Facing page 248 is 

 an illustration of a weeping Holly (/. Aquifolium var. 

 pendula) at Kew. Of variegated weeping Hollies there 

 are Argentea pendula (Perry's Weeping), with silver 

 variegated leaves ; aurea pendula (Waterer's Weeping), 

 with gold variegated leaves ; and pendula tricolor. To 

 encourage height rather than width, it is often neces- 

 sary to tie up a few of the top shoots, otherwise they 

 get out of shape ; they increase more quickly in width 

 than height. 



