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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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are ruined by overcrowding the first two years, and when 

 thinning out has to be performed there will not be one 

 probably fit to be used as a specimen. 



When close planting has to be done, the best method is 

 to place the trees that have to remain permanently at the 

 proper distance, and then fill in for a few years with the 

 smaller and some of the upright varieties. Juniperus Vir- 

 giniana with its long list of types and colors are excellent to 

 use between the permanent trees. They range from upright 

 to low spreading forms, and so can be used between the 

 windows and as a fronting to the groups. 



In the taller growing Junipers, a nice selection can be 

 made. Virginiana Glauca Elegantissima, Schotti and Chin- 

 insis. While in the lower growing forms we have Sabina 

 Procumbens Canadensis and Var. Aurea, Prostrata, Tamar- 

 iscifolia, and the beautiful distinct type Pfitziriana, graceful 

 in habit and a color of bright, silvery green. 



Several of the Biotas lend added interest to the planting. 

 Orientalis Aureau with its Var. Nana Pyramidalis, Ele- 

 gantissima and Compacta. 



Among the Taxus are some real gems for this work: 

 Canadensis, bushy, with dark green foliage and gloriously 

 bright-red berries; Cuspidata is another fine type with Brevi- 

 folia and Capitata, both hardy and real additions to the 

 collection. 



There are several golden forms such as Washingtoni 

 Baccata, Aurea and Tardiva Aurea, making in their peculiar 

 forms and colors a picture that once seen is always remem- 

 bered. 



Pinus Cembra, Mughus and Brevifolia can also be used 

 in this style of planting; they are easy to move or transplant. 



FORMAL GARDENS 



Where Evergreens are freely used in the formal garden, 

 the change from Summer to Winter appearance is not so 

 severe. Each year the country home appeals to the occu- 

 pants more and more, with the result that a planting scheme 

 should be carried out as much for Winter effect as for other 

 seasons of the year. Here is where Evergreens count alike 

 practically the year round. Charming in shades of Sum- 



A tall specimen Colorado Blue Spruce 



mer growth, and a glorious picture when veiled in snow. 



Thuyas Rosenthali and Standishi are excellent for formal 



work, the latter having a graceful drooping effect. While 



the former is an erect grower and of darker color, both are 



A fine specimen of the Weeping Hemlock 



