EVERGREENS: THEIR USES AND CULTURE 



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Pyramidal Arborvitae. Thuya occidentalis pyramidalis forms an elegant and 

 very slender shaft of dark green useful for producing columnar effects and 

 superior to the Irish Juniper, familiar from its frequent use in cemeteries. 

 This variety is one of the hardiest and can also be used in the formation of a 

 very handsome ornamental hedge or screen. 



FIG. XIV Pyramidal Arborvitae. Thuya occidentalis p^ramidatis Photo by Ballon. 



Ldwson's Cypress. Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana Murr. One of the most pleas- 

 ing evergreens in habit of growth is Lawson's cypress, a species from the 

 Pacific coast, the lower part of whose branches curve upward like those of the 

 spruce, while the extremities droop with the utmost grace. Of rapid growth, 

 the tree is covered with bluish-green foliage singularly fern-like in character, 



