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Evergreen Trees 
Evergreens Properly Arranged to Give a Pleasing Effect 
In ornamental planting, Evergreen trees excel aU others for beautifying new 
grounds because the effect is immediate and continuous throughout the year. For hedges 
and screens, and protection from harsh winds, there are none to question their value. 
Judiciously planted, using those of the lighter shade in tlie foreground, with groups and 
masses of 'dark foliaged varieties in the background, a cheerful, life-hke home in winter 
can be produced from what may have been a bleak, dreary waste. 
Evergreens, if properly grown for the purpose, may be transplanted in the spring 
and in August and September without difficulty; and at other seasons by .skillful garden- 
ers They will grow in a great variety of soils and require less care and culture than 
deciduous trees. Frequent transplanting in our nurseries produces a vast quantity of roots 
View of Evorgroon Planting at. our Wfstiield Nursery 
