Spruces, slender Irish Junipers, White Pines of 

 varying heights, Nordmann's Firs, Oriental 

 Spruces, White Firs, Hemlocks, Japanese Cy- 

 press, Oriental Arborvitaes, Siberian Arborvitaes, 

 Douglas Firs, Blue Spruces, Retinosporas plu- 

 mosa, Mughus Pines, etc., etc. 



It is but natural that I was anxiously inter- 

 ested as to how they had wintered, and whether 

 they had become established. My friend for whom 

 I selected the varieties, and which I watched over 

 in the preparation and their planting, would not 

 tell me how they had come through their first 

 Winter in their new environment. She said I 

 must see for myself and she looked extremely non- 

 committal, so I could not know how they had win- 

 tered until I had seen them. 



This Spring we went over for a week-end visit 

 and to inspect the success or failure of a large ex- 

 penditure, for which I felt myself morally respon- 

 sible. I could hardly wait to see the result; and 

 as the motor neared the new home of this plant- 

 ing, my friend commanded me to shut my eyes 

 until she said ''now.'' My friend said ''NOW.** 

 I opened my eyes. I looked with fear and dread, 



