CHAPTER XII. 



FOREIGN EVERGREENS. 



Of course we cannot give the names of all the earth's Ever- 

 greens. This is not necessary. We mention those that have 

 been widely introduced and that succeed In many localities. 

 The Japanese Retinispora are beautiful dwarfs. Tou see large 

 quantities of them in New England. These are very effective 

 in lawns and parks, where you do not wish for large trees. But 

 from all that I have seen of them' they are worthless in the 

 West. 



The Irish Juniper. 

 This is a, fine compact tree, the branches growing close to 

 the main stem giving the tree a conical symmetrical form. This 

 does well in the Bast and has been planted by the thousand in 

 the West. But I do not know of one that has succeeded. They 

 cannot endure our dry winters. 



The Swedish Juniper. 



This has much the same form and is la very fine tree. I 

 have had them several years. Some winters the tops of some of 

 them will be a little injured but they soon recover. In the same 

 row you will note that some are hardy and others tender. It is 

 an easy matter to multiply those of known hardiness. The 

 tree throws out numerous branches at the base and these seem 

 Inclined to take root. Dig up a good hardy tree with the dirt 

 attached; plant it six inches deeper than it was before and in 

 a year or so you will have half a dozen well rooted branches 

 which can be separated and planted and they will all make 

 nice trees. I think In the northern states these would succeed 

 well, for It is not the cold but the dry air of winter that kills 

 many trees. 



In planting we need variety In form and this is a variation 

 from the usual types of Evergreens and is right for the lawn 

 where you do not want the view obstructed. 



Siberian Arborvltae. 

 This succeeds much better in the West than the Ameri- 

 can. There are fine large specimens in many places and they 

 will help to give diversity to our plantations. 



