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sumes are myriad, and it is only apt to grow well after 

 it is about ten years old. It is not a good shade tree. 

 Its transplanting qualities are excellent. 



Another tree of many interesting qualities is the 

 deciduous cypress. Its form is picturesque as well as 

 symmetrical. Delicate foliage and erect carriage give 

 it dignity and elegance. There is a variety of it, the 

 Chinese cypress (wrongly so-called, as it is a form of 

 the American deciduous cypress), which is particularly 

 refined and elegant. This tree naturally Ukes low wet 

 grovmd, although it will grow well on high land. Fine 

 specimens may be seen on the streets of Flushing, 

 Long Island, on ordinary high land. One drawback it 

 has, that of putting out its foHage very late in spring, 

 as late as the middle of May. 



The mountain-ash is a fine tree bearing beautiful 

 berries. It is of moderate size and classes in that re- 

 spect with the white birch. The Sophora japonica (the 

 Japanese pagoda tree) is little used although it is ex- 

 cellent, and perfectly hardy, bearing quantities of yel- 

 low flowers in June in the midst of attractive foliage. 



There are a few shrubs that have not been touched on 

 which are well suited for summer bloom on the lawn. 

 Very hardy and picturesque is the Aralia pentaphylla. 

 It is somewhat low and compact in growth and al- 

 together much superior to the Aralia japonica, the 

 angelica tree from Japan, sometimes known as the 

 devil's walking-stick, a great awkward, aggressive-look- 

 ing object with large, ragged, tropical-looking foliage. 

 The angelica tree is perfectly hardy, but so coarse 



