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other is more cheaply obtained from nurseries; no 

 other is more successfully transplanted. It is perfectly 

 hardy; its growth is vigorous and rapid; its branches 

 and foliage dense and compact, and it readily adapts 

 itself to a variety of soils and climate. Its lower 

 branches are persistent; its growth is perfectly up- 

 right, and where room is allowed, it pushes its limbs 

 out in all directions, in defiance of the force of the 

 wind." 



The Hemlock — Abies Canadensis, is a graceful 

 tree, with dense, dark green foliage, a native of the 

 colder parts of the United States and Canada. It will 

 doubtless thrive best where it is somewhat protected 

 from the sun. 



Bryant says of it: "Although despised as ' com- 

 mon ' by many in the countries where it is native, the 

 Hemlock has few, if any, equals among evergreens as 

 an ornamental tree." 



The Balsam Fir — Abies balsamea, is handsome 

 while young, but is short lived and of little value. 



The Red Cedar — Juniperus Virginiana, does reas- 

 onably well on the declivities of the bluff. Its growth, 

 however, is very slow, and in the winter its foliage be- 

 comes dark and dingy. 



The Dwarf or Ground Juniper — Juniperus commu- 

 nis, and the Swedish and Irish Junipers, which are va- 

 rieties of this species, is an evergreen which we must 

 not overlook or neglect. It might have been placed 

 among the other shrubs, but I prefer noticing it here. 

 It is a prostrate or ascending shrub, with a profusion 

 of branches spreading in all directions, and is very 

 ornamental. It will flourish on the most exposed grav- 

 elly and barren knolls of the bluff, where few other 

 things will grow. If extensively planted in these 



