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American and the European Judas trees ; the magnolias, Chinese 

 white {conspicua), and the showy-flowered {speciosa) ; the dwarf 

 profuse-flowering mountain ash [nana floribunda) ; the weeping 

 Japan sophora ; the double scarlet-thorn {coccitiea flore plena) ; 

 the weeping larch ; the Kilmarnock willow ; the large-flowered 

 rose-acacia {grandiflord), if trained and carefully supported when 

 young; the American and the broad-leaved strawberry trees ; the 

 largest and most tree-like lilacs ; the purple-fringe ; the syringa, 

 zeyheri ; and the new snow-ball or viburnum, V. machrophylliim, 

 are all pleasing small trees, or tree-like shrubs, any two of which 

 will be appropriate for these two places. Our preference among 

 them would be the weeping Japan sophoras grafted from seven to 

 eight feet high. If evergreens are desired for these two places, we 

 would certainly select the weeping Norway spruce {invertd) and 

 the weeping silver-fir. The small group //, should be made up of 

 choice small evergreens, yews, arbor-vitaes, and dwarf firs. The pair 

 of deciduous trees at /, on the right, may be a catalpa and a pau- 

 lonia for places south of New York ; and northward, a pair of 

 sassafras and a dogwood (C florida), to make a group of three, or 

 a pair of Kolreuteria paiiiculata only. The group /, on the upper 

 side of the walk, is intended to be filled by an Austrian pine, sur- 

 rounded by evergreen shrubs that will form a dense mass. At k, a 

 Siberian arbor-vitae, with the erect yew, on one side, and the golden 

 arbor-vitae on the other. At /, an Irish juniper. At m, a collec- 

 tion of magnolias, beginning with the purple-magnolia nearest the 

 house, next to it the Chinese white, then the M. soulangeana, and 

 at n, the M. machrophylla, — all to be encouraged to branch as close 

 to the ground as they will grow. At o, the arbor-vitae compada, 

 or another purple magnolia. At /, the weeping beech ; at ^, a 

 group of the following firs, beginning nearest the house with Nord- 

 manns fir, next the Cephalonian, and last the Norway spruce. At 

 r, another Magtiolia machrophylla. At s, a Bhotan pine if on the 

 north or east side, and an Austrian pine if on the south or west 

 side of the house. The shrubbery adjoining the house may be 

 composed of a great variety of common species ; but none that 

 attain a height of more than six feet should be planted under or in 

 front of windows where they might eventually obstruct the views. 



