SHADE TREES AND EVERGREENS 



than Pines; no evergreens are more beautiful or more satis- 

 factory. All the varieties we have get very large. In a big 

 yard, one or two of the trees standing alone make a wonder- 

 ful effect, but the greatest usefulness of Pines is when they 

 are planted in windbreaks or groups. White Pine is the best 

 of all, though Scotch and Austrian Pine are exceedingly 

 desirable in exposed positions where the soil is poor. 



White Pine. The common forest tree of the eastern 

 United States. Xursery-grown and transplanted trees are 

 very much finer than wild seedlings; they develop evenly 

 and grow much faster. 



Austrian Pine. Fast-growing, dense, adapted to any soil 

 and location. Quickly becomes tall, with a broad, round top. 

 Cones yellowish, 3 inches long. Adapted to windbreak and 

 shelter-group planting, particularly in the Central West. 



Scotch Pine. Large, fast-growing, hardy and healthy. 

 The foliage has a bluish tone and grows very thick. Cones 

 reddish, about 2 inches long. Trunk and branches tapering 

 and slim. Excellent windbreak tree. 



ARBORVITiE 



Useful evergreen tree, quite different in appearance from 

 any of the Pines and Spruces. The foliage, or "leaves," is 

 fiattish instead of needle-like, and has a tendency to set on 

 edge; especially with certain varieties. None of the kinds 

 get ver>' large, and all, excepting Western, are slow growers. 

 This makes them valuable where space is limited and you 

 want the trees to stay small. Their chief use is in hedges and 

 as single specimens. The odd shapes and colors of some of 

 the varieties make them especially well adapted for planting 

 where they stand alone. They make wonderful hedges. 



What we mean by windbreak planting. Ordinarily it is best to plant a 

 double row rather than the single row as shown in the upper picture. 

 Such a break two hundred yards long will call for about $25 worth of 

 Spruces, and about $30 worth of Pines. In the lower picture you see a 

 break about twelve years old. 



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