TREES AND SHRUBS FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



General extent, a question of locality. A seaside garden, for instance, requires a larger 



Principles. proportion of evergreens than an inland garden. The same rule applies to gardens 



situated in districts where white chalk or limestone gives tone and character to 



the district. 



3. That whilst conifers may, under certain conditions, be fitting objects for 

 the garden, especially when used as formal trees on the terrace, they are seldom 

 satisfactory when mixed with native trees in the park or home-landscape ; an 

 exception to this rule may be made in favour of Pinus sylvestris, the " Scotch 

 pine," which is effective when planted in masses or in conjunction with Betula alba, 

 the common or silver birch. 



4. That collections of trees, shrubs, or conifers might be arranged in such a 

 way as to display the intention to possess a choice variety of one particular class 

 of plants. 





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FIG. 355. VILLA GARDEN AT WHITEHILL, BERKHAMSTED. 



5. That certain trees are to be avoided as inimical to the effect which 

 plantations or groups of shrubs should give. Thus the free use of Cupressus 

 Lawsoniana and Araucaria imbricata, or monkey-puzzle, is usually undesirable. Again, 

 when a garden is favourably situated in a district where most subjects thrive, avoid 

 planting shrubs such as Aucuba japonica and golden elders, which are reminiscent 

 of a smoky atmosphere. 



6. That flowering trees and shrubs deserve to be much more largely planted than 

 they are at present ; this rule refers more particularly to those old-fashioned varieties 

 that are sometimes spoken of as being common. Amongst these may be mentioned 

 Laburnum, Syringa, Philadelphus, Ribes, Deutzia, Viburnum, Diervilla, and shrubby 

 Spiraea, most of which bear not only beautiful but also fragrant flowers. 



7. That dotting a lawn all over with specimen trees is a doubtful expedient, 



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