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inches high, we cannot, without further trial, pronounce upon 

 their hardiness. 



Swedish Juniper, Juniperus sivecica, stands very well in a 

 sheltered spot. Irish, J. Hibernica, is not quite so hardy as 

 the former species. The Chinese,/. CIdnensis; Cypress-leaved, 

 /. sabina cupressiana ; Tamarisk-leaved, /. s. tamariscifolia ; 

 Variegated-leaved, /. s. variegata; and Scaly-leaved, J. squam- 

 ata, have all stood out-doors several winters, and, thus far, 

 promise well. Weeping, /. recurva, died the second winter, 

 although carefully protected. The Prostrate Juniper, /. 

 communis, though looked upon as " a troublesome shrub, and 

 useless for ornament," yet when properly trained to a trellis, 

 or arbor, forms a dense and beautiful screen of perpetual 

 verdure. It is extremely hardy, and may be pruned so as to 

 occupy but little more space than a board fence — a very 

 desirable quality where land is valuable, or where the necessary 

 room is lacking in which to use other trees or plants. 



The Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deudai'a ; Cedar of Lebanon, C. 

 Libana; Japan Cedar, Cnjptomeria Japonica; and Chili Pine, 

 Araucaria imbricata, have all disappointed the strong hopes 

 entertained a few years since, that these trees might be 

 acclimatized. 



Arbor Vita3, Thuja occidentalis . This tree, though indigenous 

 in a locality having a more austere climate than ours, has 

 frequently suffered, of late, in this vicinity. Various are the 

 causes which have been assigned for this calamity ; all of them, 

 however, seem to lie beyond human control. The Siberian, T. 

 Sibericw, is very hardy, and keeps its color pretty well in 

 winter. Plaited-leaved, 7\ pHcata. Hovey's, T. Hoveyi, has 

 been in our grounds but one winter. It has beautiful foliage, 

 and holds its color well ; the tree is doubtless perfectly hardy. 

 Weeping, T. pendula, is said to stand the coldest winters and 

 hottest summers ; but our plants being few and small, and 

 having rather an exotic look, we have not yet ventured to trust 

 them without some protection in winter. Chinese, T.orientalis, 

 does not stand well, though in a sheltered spot. Golden, T. 

 aurea. Tliis exquisite little gem cannot be made to stand our 

 winters with any reasonable amount of petting and coaxing. 

 As the trees are small, and very pretty, it is worth while to 

 have a specimen or two. We take ours up every autumn — 



