222 Trees for Shade and Ornament 
most graceful, feathery foliage and spiiy top. Although of southern 
origin, it is hardy as far as New England, and although a tree of the 
swamp, it is adaptive to many soil conditions, but thrives best in moist, 
sandy soil, although it will do well in drier situations, varying in form 
according to soil. 
Sequoia, The two giant tree species of this genus, differing widely 
from each other, but both exceedingly beautiful and ornamental, have 
in the United States hardly yet been appreciated for their ornamental 
value: they are less planted here than in Europe, and less than they 
Fic. 63. — Abies Nordmanniana Spach. 
deserve. Their climatic limits, to be sure, make success doubtful in 
the East, except in certain positions where in the soil compensation can 
be made for the drouthy climate, and also provided that the plant mate- 
rial is collected from the driest sites. 
S. sempervirens Endl. (20), Redwood, the most beautiful of the two, 
is less hardy than the Big Tree, and requires a cool, humid atmosphere, 
for which even a deep, well-watered soil does not readily compensate. 
S. gigantea Decne. (21), the Big Tree, is hardier than the Red- 
wood and has sustained itself in Rochester, N.Y., for forty years, although 
now showing signs of suffering. With a foliage between the Cypress 
and the Arborvite, and a gracefully curved branch habit, it forms a 
beautiful lawn tree. It is not selective as to soil, except that the deep 
