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PARKS AND PLEASTIRE-GRC OTTOS. 



(3.) Upright or Oblongated Trees. — Of these we 

 may enumerate the Lombardy poplar, the upright oak, 

 ( Quercus fastigiata striata,) the upright cypress, (Ckir 

 pressus sempermrens,) Irish yew, arbor vitse, red cedar, 

 and Swedish juniper. The last five are suitable only 

 for the dressed grounds. 



Trees or shrubs of this form can not be anywhere 

 extensively planted by the improver. Their peculiar 

 use is to group and contrast with the broad, flowing out- 

 lines of other trees, or with the architectural objects in 

 their vicinity. The Lombardy Poplar is well suited 

 for park scenery and for lawns, and may be put in 

 combination with such trees as the sycamore, wych elm, 

 and horse-chestnut, three or four of the former being 

 made to group with six or eight of the latter. This 

 poplar may also be introduced with good enect on the 

 edges of broad glades or recesses of a wood. It should 

 be placed so as to appear to shoot up through the 

 branches of the broader trees, and sometimes to stand 

 between others ; and such positions we would generally 

 prefer. A single tree, however, or two or three closely 

 grouped, may occasionally be stationed on the edge of 

 a larger group. The Upright Cypress, where the cli- 

 mate permits its free growth, contrasts well with the 

 cedar of Lebanon. The Irish Yew, Swedish Juniper, 

 and similar shrubs, group well with the large foliage 

 and broad forms of the Portugal and common laurel, 

 and as such are valuable on the lawns and flower-gar- 

 dens. The Irish yew may be planted with good ef- 

 fect on terraces with grass banks ; and in that case it 

 should be trained with one stem, to prevent its assum- 

 ing that loose, broad, besom-like head, which, if this 



