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150. In the disposition of the trees, the object is, to preserve an irregular- 

 sided vista along the centre of the lawn ; to break the formality of the straight 

 lines of the walks and fences on each side of it ; to conceal the termination of 

 the lawn, and hide the asparagus-beds ; and to vary and partially conceal 

 the scenery of the neighbouring side gardens and of the country beyond. 

 The principle of guidance in the selection and disposition of the shrubs is, 

 partly to cooperate with the above object; but principally to produce an 

 agreeable variety of flowers and foliage throughout the whole space, and 

 during every month in the year. For this purpose, certain evergreens (such 

 as the laurustinus), and certain flowering shrubs (such as the China rose), are 

 distributed throughout ; the same variety of the species not being repeated, 

 but different varieties. There are also shrubs for flowering at every season 

 of tlie j'ear : such as the chimonanthus and Cydonia japonica for autumn 

 and winter ; the mezereon for early spring ; the common azalea and rhodo- 

 dendron for the beginning of summer; the clethra for August; and the 

 arbutus and wych hazel for the latter part of the season. The whole of the 

 trees and shrubs are of kinds which do not require peat eartli, and may be 

 purchased at moderate prices. 



151. The trees are almost all of the low-growing and flowering kinds; 

 under 20ft. in height; and purchasable, on an average, for cash, at Is. Gd. 

 each. Their names are as follow. The prices were kindly put to them by 

 a respectable London nurseryman : 



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1. Pyrus spectdbilis, the Chinese crab- tree, 



Is. 



2. Quercus /lex, the evergreen oak, Is. Gd. 



3. 21iuja occidentalis, the American arbor 



vita;, 9rf. 



4. Zaiirus nobilis, the sweet bay, Is. Gel. 



5. Juniperus virgiuiana, the red cedar, Is. 

 0. Cytisus Zabiirnum, the common labm'- 



num. Is. 



7. Pyrus aucuparia, the mountain ash. Is. 



8. Pavta rubra, the red-flowered Buckeye, 



or American horsechestnut. Is. 6rf. 



9. Pjrus pinnatiflda, the cut-leaved white 



beam-tree, Is. Gd. 

 Crataegus odoratissima, the sweetest- 

 scented (large red-fruited) hawthorn, 

 9(?. 



11. Cratse^gus Aronia, the aronia (yellow- 



fi-uited) ha^vthorn, 9d. 



12. Cratfe'gus Crus-galli, the cockspur haw- 



thorn, 'id. 



13. Cratge^gus tanacetif olia, the tansy-leaved 



(yellow-fruited) hawthorn, 9d. 



Cratrc'gus cordata, the heart-leaved 

 hawthorn, 'Jd. 



Berberis aristata, the bristle-leaved ber- 

 berry, 2s. Gd. 



16. Cratx^gus Cnis-galli var. sahcifblia, the 



wUow-leaved cockspur hawthorn, 



17. Q-atse^gus coccinea, the scarlet- fruited 



hawthorn, Qd. 



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Cratje^gus AzarUus, the azarole haw- 

 thorn, 9fZ. 

 C'ratai^gus nigra, the black- fruited haw ■ 



thorn, ^d. 

 CratM^gus Oxyacantha var. flava, the 



yellow-fruited common hawthorn, Is. 

 Gymnocladus canadensis, the Kentucky 



coffee-tree, Is. 

 Piptanthus nepalensifl, the Nepa pip- 



tanthus, 2s. Gd. 

 KolreuttTirt paniculata, the panicled- 



flowering koelreuteria. Is. Gd. 

 Liriodc'ndron TuUpifera, the tulip tree,' 



Gd. 

 lb. Gleditschzffl triacanthos, the three- 



thorned honey locust, Gd. 

 28. Ailantus glandulosa, the ailanto, Gd. 



27. Cercis Siliquastrum, the Judas-tree, Gd. 



28. Cerasus vh-giniana, the Virginian bird- 



cherry, Is. 



29. Cytisus alpinus, the Scotch labm-uum, 



Is. 



30. Kobin/a viscosa, the glutinous locust- 



tree, or false acacia Is. 



Crataj^gus Oxyacantha var. coccinea, 

 the scarlet-flowered hawthorn, ^d. 



Crataegus Oxyacantha fibre pleno, the 

 double-flowered hawthorn, 9d. 



Magnolia couspicua, the Chinese or 

 Yulan magnolia, 3s. Gd. 



Cytisus iabiirnum incisum. the cut- 

 leaved labui'num, Is. Gd. 



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