Vi CONTENTS. 



p. 53. Directions for the arrangement of plantations in the modern style, 

 with illustrations, p. 56. Formation of groups and masses, p. 58. Ground 

 plan of a villa residence, p. 69 : — Of a mansion residence, p. 71 : — Of a 

 suburban villa, p. 73 : — Of an embellished farm, p. 76. General classifica- 

 tion of trees as to forms, with leading characteristics of each ; — Round- 

 headed trees, p. 78 : — Spiry-topped trees, p. 80 : — Oblong-headed trees, p. 

 83 : — Drooping trees, p. 85. 



SECTION IV. 



DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



The history and description of all the finest hardy deciduous trees. Re- 

 marks on their effects in Landscape Gardening, individually, and in composi- 

 tion : their cultivation, etc. The oak, p. 93. The elm, p. 104. The plane 

 or buttonwood, p. 109. The ash, p. 113. The lime or linden, p. 117. The 

 beech, p. 121. The poplar, p. 124. The horse chestnut, p. 129. The 

 birch, p. 132. The alder, p. 137. The maple, p. 138. The locust, p. 143. 

 The three-thorned acacia, p. 146. The Judas tree, p. 148. The chestnut, 

 p. 149. The Osage orange, p. 154. The mulberry, p. 156. The paper- 

 mulberry, p. 159. The sweet gum, p. 160. The walnut, p. 163. The 

 hickory, p. 166. The mountain ash, p. 170. The ailantus, p. 174. The 

 Kentucky coffee, p. 175. The willow, p. 178. The sassafras, p. 184. The 

 catalpa, p. 185. The persimmon, p. 187. The peperidge, p. 188. The 

 thorn, p. 190. The magnolia, p. 192. The tulip-tree, p. 197. The dog- 

 wood, p. 200. The ginko, p. 202. The American cypress, p. 205. The 

 larch, p. 209. 



SECTION V. 



EVERGREEN ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



The history and description of all the finest hardy evergreen trees. Re- 

 marks on their effects in Landscape Gardening, individually and in com- 

 position. Their cultivation, etc. The pines, p. 216. The firs, p. 22-5. 

 The cedar of Lebanon, p. 230. The red cedar, p. 233. The arbor vitEe, 

 p. 234. The holly, p. 236. The yew, p. 238. 



SECTION VI. 



VINES AND CLIMBING PLANTS. 



Value of this kind of vegetation ; — fine natural effects, p. 244. The 

 European ivy, p. 245. The Virginia creeper, p. 248. The wild grape- 



