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Red cedar, Juniperus Virginiana.* 



A common tree, North and South; several horticultural varieties. 



ArborvitsB (white cedar, erroneously), Thuja occidentalis.* 



Becomes unattractive after ten or fifteen years on poor soils; the horti- 

 cultural varieties are excellent; see p. 333, and Hedges, p. 220. 



Japanese yew, Taxiis cuspidata. 



Hardy small tree. 



Conifers for the South. 



Evergreen conifers, trees and bushes, for regions south of 

 Washington: Abies Fraseri and A. Picea (A. pedinata) ; Nor- 

 way spruce; true cedars, Cedrus Atlantica and Deodar a; cypress, 

 Cupressus Goveniana, majestica, sempervirens; Chamcecyparis 

 Lawsoniana; practically all junipers, including the native 

 cedar (Juniperus Virginiana) ; practically all arborvitae, includ- 

 ing the oriental or biota group; retinosporas (forms of chamse- 

 cyparis and thuja of several kinds); Carolina hemlock, Tsuga 

 Caroliniana; English yew, Taxus baccata; Libocedrus decur- 

 rens; cephalotaxus and podocarpus; cryptomeria; Bhotan 

 pine, Pinus excelsa; and the native pines of the regions. 



9. Window-Gardens 



Although the making of window-gardens may not be properly 

 a part of the planting and ornamenting of the home grounds, yet 

 the appearance of the residence has a marked effect on the 

 attractiveness or unattractiveness of the premises; and there 

 is no better place than this in which to discuss the subject. 

 Furthermore, window-gardening is closely associated with 

 various forms of temporary plant protection about the resi- 

 dence (Fig. 268). 



Window-gardens are of two types: the window-box and 

 porch-box type, in which the plants are grown outside the win- 

 dow and which is a summer or warm-weather effort; the inte- 



