mortImer and Shrubs. 



Thorn. 



We need scarcely praise trees and shrubs for their 

 beauty, for that is apparent to everyone who 

 glances at the lovely landscapes of these Isles ; yet it is only 

 during recent years that there has been a general awakening to 

 the previously known utility of the trees and shrubs of our 

 own and foreign lands for , garden decoration. The tree- and 

 shrub-life of foreign climes has adorned our gardens ever since 

 travellers began to send over things which they considered 

 worthy of use here. Japan, China, New Zealand, the 

 Himalayas, and other temperate lands contribute trees which 

 rank amongst the most beautiful objects of the garden and park, 

 and some of them are becoming so familiar that we are almost 

 led to believe they are indigenous. We cherish trees, too, 

 for their varied forms; some are erect, as the Lombardy Poplar; 

 others are like the spreading Oak and the purple-leaved Beech; 

 while the Willow touches the water's surface with its slender 

 branches : a delightful variety indeed, and indispensable in the 

 well-planted garden. 



A hundred shrubs also are at hand to embellish the English 

 garden; shrubs of beauty in some form, whether it be their 



