TREE-PLANTING 2 5 1 



and graceful leaves, planted alternately, produce 

 beautiful and artistic effects when in full bloom and 

 leaf in May and June. These points the landscape 

 gardener should study. 



Among other trees and shrubs may be mentioned : 

 Acer Californica aurea (with its golden foliage 

 Rohina hispida (rose acacia), Rhus cotinus (with its 

 beautiful plum-like leaves), lUacs, catalja, elm, elder, 

 guelder rose, syringa, etc., which are all deciduous 

 and ornamental trees. These form a beautiful con- 

 trast to the evergreen trees, such as the golden and 

 silver hollies, golden yews, variegated aucubas, dark- 

 green leaved and early flowering laurustinus, dark- 

 green leaved euonymus, privets, yuccas and pines. 



In addition to ornamental foliage and flowers, 

 the artistic gardener will have an eye to the 

 beautiful barks on various trees. The white barks 

 of Betula alba, Populus alba, Cornus candid- 

 issima, etc. ; the red barks of Betula nigra, Rosa 

 lucida, Salix purpurea, Tilia rubra, etc. ; and 

 the yellow barks of Fraxinus excelsior aurea, 

 Salix aurea, Forsythea suspensa, Kerria aures 

 vittata, etc., are valuable for pictorial effect — even 

 for the critical eye of a Ruskin; also the same 

 remarks apply to the yellow and black berries of 

 the privet. 



The various colours of the leaves should also be 



