CHAPTER IV 



EVERGREEN TREES 



r complete the planting of trees outside the 

 garden and not to give a place to those that 

 are evergreen would show little feeling for 

 the eternal and unchanging element of nature, for 

 these trees have not only distinct and varied beauty, 

 but great stability. After those that are deciduous 

 have dropped their leaves, they still hold their marvel- 

 ous green. In fact, without the evergreens this color 

 would be almost lost to the out-of-door world for several 

 months in the year. The grass throughout the winter 

 is pale and dead looking, the framework of the decidu- 

 ous trees appears gray against a cold sky, and the leaves 

 of plants have gone. It is then that the evergreens 

 give a hopeful message, recalling the verdure of summer 

 and encouraging the thought that it but waits its time 

 to return. 



The planting of evergreens should be especially 

 considered by those who live near the sea, since there 

 the winters often show a severity that is disconcerting 

 to the most sanguine temperaments. Snow, ice, and 

 sleet are picturesque companions for a time, but most 

 people gladly see them take their departure. Evergreen 

 trees, more than any others, have been chosen to com- 

 bat the wind by forming breaks against its power. 



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