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r^of beautiful flowers, and besides, every one cannot get it; it must be^j 

 o purchased and that not at the cheapest rate. But then we have thee/ 

 / Pavias, the Ohio Buck Eye— why it is little inferior to the CEsculus \ 

 and very similar in habit, indeed it was once included in the same 

 family, but the officious botanist drew a separating line, and these 

 botanists are not to be opposed in their nice arrangements by the^ 

 uninitiated, they have it all to themselves and they do well to make 

 the most of it. Our Evergreen Cedars, or Red Cedar as it is called, 

 must certainly command the respect of Americans. Look at those 

 splendid trees in Mantua, Hamilton Village, and all around, and who 

 will not exclaim, America is rich in evergreens. 



But they cannot cheat us out of our ornamental shrubs, the Mag- 

 nolias, Azaleas Kalmias and Althaea. They may for a time exclude 

 from the favored boundaries of the country seat the more common 

 trees, as they are termed, (no product of nature is common) yet the 

 majority are forced to acknowledge the rich and abundant bloom 

 afforded by the Magnolia ; how striking is its pure white flowers, so 

 profuse in the early spring, charming to the eye even of the merchant 

 absorbed as he is, hurrying towards his counting house. The Caly- 

 canthus or Shrub is a universal favorite. Let but the claims of 

 American Trees be fairly represented — let them be seen in a Public 

 Park or Botanic Garden, so arranged and accompanied by other 

 attractions, such as neatly kept flower borders — collections of Ameri- 

 can Herbaceous Plants, Hardy Shrubs and well kept Lawns — place 

 in such company, and with such accompaniments, the stately trees which 

 are the spontaneous production of our country, let their technical and 

 familiar names be legibly displayed, and we do not fear but they 

 would be valued by the people of good taste in America. 



While the advocates of more attention being given to indigenous 

 trees would claim for certain favorites a trial, they would not it is 

 hoped become exclusive; if so, they would exhibit bad taste, and 

 narrow and contracted ideas of the beautiful in nature. No Euro, 

 pean would dream of banishing the Araucaria from the park, but all 

 who possess specimens, pamper and encourage them; and so it is 

 with the Cryptomeria Japonica, and hundreds of others, and North 

 American trees are not the least numerous in the Arboretums of 

 British Botanic Gardens. The Shrubs of America are more valued 

 there than here. Kalmias, Gaultherias, Azaleas, without number 

 cultivated with much expense, are never looked upon as intruders — 

 and such is also the case with the different Maple trees so abundant 

 in America — they are there planted and cared for, and their native 

 country if known, is only looked upon as a stronger argument in 

 \ their favor. While therefore we hope to see American trees more 

 ^valued in the parks of this country, we have no idea that the hardy 

 (2 and ornamental trees of other countries will be- undervalued or ex- 



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