24 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



SO arranged that the view is obstructed, are better than formal 

 hedges. A trellis covered with vines may often be made effec- 

 tive and attractive as a screen. 



There may properly be a border of low growing shrubbery 

 next to the house and it is well to plant a vine of some sort by 

 the piazza. Nothing is better for this purpose than the com- 

 mon woodbine or Virginia creeper. Akebia and actinidia, two 

 new Japanese climbers are also good. In general, a better effect 

 is produced by planti^ng in masses and borders, than by dotting 

 the plants here and there over the lawn. By the first method 

 a picture is created with the residence as the central object, and 

 one sees the grounds as a whole. The other method is meaning- 

 less and the effect produced is that of an orchard or nursery. 



SOME NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS VALUABLE FOR 

 PLANTING. 



The following list of trees and shrubs includes only those which are 

 most common in our forests and which may thus be obtained at slight 

 expense. 



EVERGREEN TREES. 



Arbor Vitae, or white Cedar (Thuja Pine, Norway (P. resiwos«, Ait.). 



occidentalis,!^.). Spruce, White (Picea alba, Link.). 

 Hemlock {Tsuga Caniulenis, Carr.). Black (P. niger, Link.). 



Pine, White (Pinus strohus, L.). 



EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



iixxnvQev IJuniperus communis, Ij.). Laurel, Sheep Laurel {Kalmia august- 



Laurel, RIountain Laurel {Kalmia lati- ifoUa, L.). 



folia, L.). 



DECIDUOUS TREES. 



ABh, White [Fraxinus Americana, L.). Hackmatack, Tamarack or "Juniper" 



Basswood (Tilia Americana, L.). {Larix Americana, Michx.). 



Beech {Fagus Jerruginea, Ait.). Maple, Rock or Sugar M. {Acer sacchari- 



Birch, Black or Cherry B. {Betula lenta, num, Wang.). 



L.). White or Silver M. (Acer dasy- 



Birch, Yellow B. (^Betula lutea, Michx.) . carpwn, Ehrh.). 



Gra,y B. (Betula populifolia. Ait.). Red, Soft or Swamp M. (Acer 



Bird Cherry (Prunus Pennsylvanica, L.). rubrum, L.). 



Black Cherry (Prunus serotina, Ehrh.). Mountain Ash (Pt/rus Americana, DC). 



Chestnut (CastaneaA7nericana,Wa.t9on.). Oak, White (Quercus alba, L.). 



Elm, White or American (C/'toiMS ^meri- Scarlet (Quercus coccinea, Wang.). 



cana, L.). Plum, "Pomegranate" (Prunus Ameri- 



Hawthorn (CraUegus coccinea, L.). cana, Marsh.). 



