GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



in the variety aurea, since in early summer its wonder- 

 fully bright golden growth makes it one of the most 

 noticeable of all evergreens. 



To comment on the appearance of evergreens in 

 summer seems at variance with the fixed idea that 

 they should be planted for winter greenness, or for 

 beauty at a time when deciduous plants are bare of 

 leaf. This tree illustrates, however, what is true 

 of various other species, that June is their high day 

 of beauty, and that as winter comes on they lose their 

 brilliancy, becoming dull and brownish in tone. Before 

 planting evergreens, T. baccata especially, one should 

 consider whether the tree is desired for early summer 

 or for winter effect. For the former purpose baccata 

 is exquisitely lovely; for the latter it cannot hold its 

 own with the majority of other evergreens. 



This new growth which comes on evergreen trees 

 in early summer is one of the enchanting sights of 

 nature, even in her month of roses. The color is 

 so ethereal, it so lights up the somberness of the trees, 

 that it appears in truth like a child leading a gray- 

 haired man. 



Numbers of Norway spruces in June planted among 

 maples afford a sight not soon forgotten. 



Evergreen trees are one of nature's means of securing 

 contrasts. Against the horizon, they appear as restful 

 and as distinct as statues in a drawing-room, for it 

 is only when putting forth their new growth that there 

 is the apparent energy about them so noticeable in 

 connection with deciduous trees. No landscape can 

 be truly beautiful without them; few gardens are 



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