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outline when planted on a wet soil It is perfectly hardy through- 

 out the Dominion, and contrasts finely with the darker leaved 

 Evergreens. 



"White Spruce. — Ahies Alba. — Another of our beautiful 

 native evergreens, hardy everywhere, growing rapidly, with a fine 

 compact habit, and handsome, regular outline. It thrives well 

 in damp grounds and moist places. It should be planted in the 

 foreground, where its beautiful glaucous-green leaves may be 

 brought into contrast with those of darker shades behind. 



White Cedaei. — Cupressus thyoides. — This tree is found 

 upon the borders of the great lakes, but is most plentiful in the 

 middle United States. It is a different tree from the American 

 Arbor Vitae, which is so commonly called White Cedar with us, 

 and seems to be a connecting link between the Arbor Vitae and 

 the Cypress. It thrives in low, swampy places, and will make 

 a very pretty screen. 



Lawson's Cypress. — Cupressus Lawsoniana. — We can not 

 refrain from mentioning this most beautiful Evergreen Cypress, 

 believing that it will be found sufficiently hardy to endure the 

 climate of a considerable part of Ontario, and possibly of some 

 parts of the Maritime Provinces. There is nothing we have yet 

 seen that equals the gracefulness, elegance and beauty, of this 

 tree. Its plume-like branches have a charming, airy Hghtness, 

 the foliage has the most delicate tints of bluish-green, and the 

 whole contour of the tree has such a fern-like character, that one 

 can only gaze upon it with delight. In planting it, we advise 

 that the ground be not enriched with any stimulating fertilizers, 

 and that the location be free from excess of moisture. A late 

 autumn growth is to be avoided as much as possible, 03 such, 

 growth is very apt to suffer from the frosts of winter. 



