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Swedish Juniper, Jmiiperus sweclca, stands very avoU in a shel- 

 tered spot. Irish, J. Hibernica, is not quite so hardy as the 

 former species. The Chinese, J. Chlnensis ; Cyprcss-lcavcd, 

 J. sabina cupressiana ; Tamarisk-leaved, J. s. tamariscifolia ; Va- 

 riej^ated-leaved, J. s. varieyata ; and Scaly-leaved, J. squamata^ 

 have all stood out-doors several winters, and, thus far, promise 

 well. Weeping, J. recurva, died the second winter, although 

 carefully protected. The Prostrate Juniper, J! communis, though 

 looked upon as " a troublesome shrub, and useless for ornament," 

 yet when properly trained to a trellis, or arbor, forms a dense and 

 beautiful screen of perpetual verdure. It is extremely hardy, 

 and may be pruned so as to occupy but little more space tban a 

 board fence — a very desirable quality where land is valuable, or 

 where the necessary room is lacking in which to use other trees 

 or plants. 



The Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deodara ; Cedar of Lebanon, 

 G. Libana ; Japan Cedar, Cryptomeria Japoniea ; and Chili Pine, 

 Araucmia imbricata, have all disappointed the strong hopes enter- 

 tained a few years since, that these trees might be acclimatized. 



Arbor Vitge, Tliuja occidentalis. This tree, though indigenous 

 in a locality having a more austere climate than ours, has fre- 

 quently suffered, of late, in this vicinity. Various are the causes 

 which have been assigned for this calamity ; all of them, however, 

 seem to lie beyond human control. The Siberian, T. Sibericoe, is 

 very hardy, and keeps its color pretty well in winter. Plaited- 

 leaved, T. j^licata. Ilovey's, T. Iloveyi, has been in our grounds 

 but one winter. It has beautiful foliage, and holds its color well ; 

 the tree is doubtless perfectly hardy. Weeping, T. piendula, is 

 said to stand the coldest winters and hottest summers ; but our 

 plants being few and small, and having rather an exotic look, we 

 have not yet ventured to trust them without some protection in 

 winter. Chinese, T. orientalis, does not stand well, though in a 

 sheltered spot. Golden, T. aurea. This exquisite httle gem 

 cannot be made to stand our winters with any reasonable amount 

 of petting and coaxing. As the trees are small, and very pretty, 

 it is worth while to have a specimen or two. We take ours up 

 every autumn — three or more can be packed in a common soap 

 box — and put them in the cellar, and in spring set them out again 

 in the open border. In this way they succeed admirably. Gigan- 

 tic, T. gitjantea ; Taxodium sempervireus ; and Mammoth tree of 

 California, Wasliingtonia gigantea, are three giants of the forest ; 

 .growing — one 140 feet, another 200 to 300 feet, and the last 

 named, 450 feet high. These all get sadly cut up every Avin- 

 ter, though well protected by evergreen boughs. They recover 

 somewhat in summer, and then grow rapidly ; but the prospect 

 that they will ever become acchmated, appears very dubious. 



