TREES FOR THE LAWN 



there, before the tree planting is commenced. The best 

 way is to scatter them freely and plant them where 

 they fall. 



Among Conifers there are perhaps none to surpass 

 the glaucous Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus atlantica glauca), 

 or the blue-grey Spruce (Picea pungens glauca) ; the 

 Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata), with 

 deep green, needle-like foliage ; the tall, columnar 

 Libocedrus decurrens, somewhat funereal though still 

 most alluring, and Lawson's Cypress (erect a viridis variety), 

 of elegant form and rich, green leafage. These, with the 

 Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and its golden 

 variety, are trees and shrubs that attract by their grace of 

 form and pleasant leafage. 



Among shrubs proper, suitable for grouping on the 

 outskirts of the lawn, are some of the most vigorous of 

 the Spiraeas, notably lindleyana and ariaefolia, that form 

 giant clumps some 8 feet high or more, crowned in summer 

 with plumes of creamy blossom. The Barberries, especi- 

 ally stenophylla and Darwini, are very charming in spring ; 

 the flowers are produced in great profusion, those of 

 Darwini orange-coloured, of stenophylla golden yellow. 

 The Azaleas and Rhododendrons offer variety enough and 

 to spare, and their brilliant colouring in May and June 

 is unsurpassed. It is wise to plant them for the sake 

 of a distant view, for their colour glow in the landscape 

 is their greatest charm. No other tree or shrub can show 

 such wonderful variety of colour shades as the Azalea ; 



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