TREES AND SHRUBS FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



and most characteristic colouring, that they supply just the requisite amount of warmth Conifers. 



of tone to the district in the Winter season, and that they are generally seen against 



a background of hills. 



ABIES (Silver Fir). A fine ornamental genus, which mostly produces large trees, with 

 erect cones. The following are the most interesting : -A. brachyphylla ; A. bracteata, 

 the " Santa Lucia Fir ; " A. cephalonica, A. cilicia, A. concolor, A. firma, A. lasiocarpa, 

 A. nobilis, and A. n. glauca, A. Nordmanniana, A. numidica, A. pectinata, the "Silver . 

 Fir ; " A. Pinsapo, A. Webbiana, and A. Webbiana var. Pindrow. 



ARAUCARIA IMBRICATA, the " Monkey Puzzle," should never be planted except in collections, 

 as a curious tree. 



CEDRUS (Cedar). C. Libani, the " Cedar of Lebanon," has always been in great repute 

 with garden makers and improvers, and very properly so, as it is one of the 

 most stately trees both in form and colour, especially when seen in conjunction with 

 classic architecture. A single specimen at maturity is a noble tree, whilst an 

 avenue formed of cedars is one of the most beautiful it is possible to rear. Other 

 species and varieties are C. atlantica, and C. a. glauca ; the latter with its glaucous 

 foliage, is very fine. C. Deodara, "The Deodar," or "Indian Cedar," forms a very 

 interesting specimen when in good health, but is not so beautiful as C. atlantica 



CEPHALOTAXUS is a very ornamental genus for inclusion in a collection. C. drupacea. 

 C. Fortunei and C. pedunculata are the most distinct forms. 



CRYPTOMERIA JAPONIC A, the " Japanese Cedar," which in Lakeland grows to an enormous 

 size, is a useful and beautiful specimen for the pinetum. 



CUPRESSUS. This genus includes many very handsome hardy evergreen trees, some of 

 which can be strongly recommended for planting on terraces, for hedges, as specimens 

 on lawns, and for boundary plantations in the gardens. C. Lawsoniana (syn. 

 Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana), the ' Lawson Cypress," may occasionally be used as 

 a hedge plant, but it is too funereal in appearance for other purposes. The following 

 varieties are very prettj^ : C. L. aurea, C. Allumi, C. erecta viridis, C. pendula. C. 

 nootkaetensis (syn. Thuiopsis borealis) should be planted instead of C. Lawsoniana. 

 C. obtusa (syn. Retinospora obtusa), with the large number of useful varieties, 

 provide beautiful forms for a mixed collection. C. pisifera, with the varieties of 

 C. p. plumosa and C. p. filifera, cannot be passed over, being very graceful subjects 

 C. thuyoides, the " White Cedar," (syn. Retinospora ericoides) has quite a number 

 of varieties which furnish medium-sized specimens. C. macrocarpa, the " Monterey 

 Cypress," is tender in some localities, but when established is very handsome. For a 

 seaside garden, C. macrocarpa is one of the most useful conifers known to the writer ; 

 it grows very rapidly, can be planted as a hedge and closely clipped, or it may be 

 treated as a close-trimmed formal tree. 



GINGKO BILOBA, the " Maidenhair Tree," is a deciduous conifer which thrives well in towns. 



JUNIPERUS (Juniper). A genus of useful trees and dwarf shrubs, the principal species 

 and varieties being as follows: J. communis, the "Common Juniper," with its 

 varieties, provide good subjects for natural masses ; while J. c. hibernica, the " Irish 

 Juniper," is a useful shrub for planting on terraces. Other species are J. littoralis. 

 J. drupacea, the " Syrian Juniper," and J. sabina, the " Savin." An interesting variety 

 is J. s. tamariscifolia, the " Carpet Juniper ; " while J. chinensis and varieties, J. excelsa 

 the " Greek Juniper ; " J. recur va, J. thurifera, the Spanish or " Incense Juniper ; " 

 J. virginiana, the " Red Cedar," with a host of varieties, make up a pleasing effect 

 for every kind of situation, but preferably where the lawns are expanding into the 

 wild garden or woodland. 



LARIX EUROP^EA (Larch) is one of the best trees for plantations in hilly country, being 

 hardy, quick growing and valuable for timber. 



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