GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



these trees still breathe their faint aroma, telling us 

 a story of a splendor long past. 



The hardiness of the red cedar, Juniperus Vir- 

 giniana, combined with its ability to accommodate 

 itself to almost every condition of soil, has been influ- 

 ential in its wide distribution as well as in its selection 

 for much landscape work. In its tall, slim outline 

 it suggests the cypresses of Europe. Its forms, how- 

 ever, are varied, since it occurs as a low bush or again 

 as a tree possibly a hundred feet high. It is very 

 satisfactory to introduce among rockwork. 



The low, trailing forms of Juniperus, such as 

 J. prostrata and J. Sabina prostrata, are evergreens 

 that should be included in the rock garden that it 

 may not be dreary in the days of snow and ice, and also 

 to hide rocks of too great prominence. These junipers, 

 moreover, have a use on sloping ground where it is 

 difficult to keep the grass from drying out under the 

 intense sun of midsummer. 



There is invariably a fresh look about the low- 

 growing junipers which, with their evergreenness and 

 the beauty of their piquant blue fruit, makes them of 

 value at many places near the sea. J. communis 

 aurea is a variety known as Doughla's golden juniper, 

 one most lovely in June when the gold-tinted young 

 growth is projected from every point and angle. 

 J. Virginiana glauca is one of the bluest tinted of the 

 family, extremely attractive in early summer, and one 

 of the desirable evergreens for specimen planting. 



Of late years the Japanese cedars, Retinosporas, 

 have become the fashion for landscape work, owing 



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