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outline when planted on a wet soil. It is perfectly hardy throngli- 

 out the Dominion, and contrasta finely with the darker leaved 

 Evergreens. 



White SpRU0B.^46ies Alia. — Another of our beautiful 

 native evergreens, hardy everywhere, growing rapidly, with a fine 

 compact habit, and handsome, regular outhne. It thrives well 

 in damp grounds and moist places. It should be planted in. the 

 foreground, where its beautiful glaucous-green leaves may be 

 brought into contrast with those of darker shades behind. 



White Cedar. — Gupressus thyoides. — ^This tree is found 

 upon the borders of the great lakes, but is most plentiful in the 

 middle United States. It is a different tree from the American 

 Arbor Vitse, which is so commonly called White Cedar with us, 

 and seems to be a connecting link between the Arbor VitsB and 

 the Cypress. It thrives in low, swampy places, and will make 

 a very pretty screen. 



Lawson's Cypress. — Gupressus Lawsoniana. — We can not 

 refrain from mentioning this most beautiful Evergreen Cypress, 

 believing that it will be found sufficiently hardy to enduie the 

 climate of a considerable part of Ontario,, and possibly of some 

 parts of the Maritime Provinces. There is nothing we have yet 

 seen that equals the gracefulness, elegance and beauty, of this 

 tree. Its plume-like branches have a charming, airy lightness, 

 the foliage has the most dehcate tints of bluish-green, and the 

 whole contour of the tree has such a fern-hke character, that one 

 can only gaze upon it with delight. In planting it, we advise 

 that the ground be not enriched with any stimidating fertilizers, 

 and that the location be free from excess of moisture. A late 

 autumn growth is to be avoided as much as possible, a& such 

 growth is very apt to suffer from the frosts of winter. 



