SHADE TREES AND EVERGREENS 



of Rhododendrons stand the winters, while Irish 

 Juniper, the Retinosporas, Cypresses and Cepha- 

 lonian Fir neither freeze out nor get to Ije that 

 dingy brown they sometimes develop in the Nrjrth. 

 Of course, the hardier evergreens are all right in 

 this section. For northern planting, select the har- 

 diest varieties, like Blue and White Spruces, Scotch 

 and Austrian Pines, Firs, Common Juniper, West- 

 ern and the dwarf Arborvitaes, Maples, Ash, 

 Beech, Linden, Walnut and Boxwood, Hydrangea 

 and Euonymus. 



Some vicinities have "spouty" soil, with lots of 

 ground-water all summer. In such places Hemlock 

 Spruces, Arborvita?s and Pines are right at home. 

 Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Hydrangeas are the 

 shrubs to plant. Among shade trees. Elm, Chest- 

 nut, Beech and the Maples also like plenty of 

 water. Other localities have little ground-water 

 during dry seasons. Springs go dry in summer, 

 and there even may be sink-holes in the neighbor- 

 hood. In such vicinities plant drought-resisting 

 varieties, such as Junipers, Scotch Pine, hardy 

 Spruces, Firs, Hydrangeas, Euonymus, Maples, 

 Ash, Beech, Chestnut, Plane and Walnut. 



In almost every hilly section conditions vary 

 greatly. Spots a mile apart have conditions like 



Planting around our nursery stables, and residence of Mr. Orlando 

 Harrison. The five hundred Privet plants, 3 feet high, in the one hundred 

 yards of hedge, are worth $12.50. In the lower picture the seven little 

 Evergreens, that some day will make a splendid protectioii and screen, 

 and the six shade trees, should cost $8. 



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