TREES OUTSIDE THE GARDEN 



one of the best of the small, ornamental trees. Its 

 flowers, of a delicate, rose color, open before the leaves 

 and fairly cover the slender branches, drooping almost 

 to the ground. By its early and fascinating bloom the 

 tree is of great advantage to a lawn, since it makes 

 everything about appear gay and beautiful. Indeed, 

 the Japanese have contributed largely to the number 

 of flowering trees, and trees of brilliant foliage, that 

 are now used to serve many definite and special pur- 

 poses outside the garden. 



It is to be regretted that some of the most important 

 trees do not like the scent and the nearness of the sea. 

 The swamp and the silver maples, the tulip tree, and 

 many others of unusual beauty are not identified with 

 seashore planting. At a distance inland, however, 

 they can be used with the average amount of success. 

 But if the lordly American maples will not show them- 

 selves in perfection along our coasts, their little rela- 

 tives from Japan, which are not expected to grow 

 tall and stately, serve somewhat as a consolation for 

 their loss. 



Although, in truth, the Japanese colored maples 

 are trees, they are often so dwarfed in size that they 

 find a place among shrubbery, to which they give 

 color and accent. Their appropriateness for small 

 spaces cannot be overestimated, since they seldom 

 grow sufficiently large to produce a crowded effect. 

 There are a large number of these wonderful, dwarf 

 trees, always resplendent with color, and yet which 

 change and deepen in hue as the season advances. 

 There are some of blood red; others of golden yellow 



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