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WILLOW (Salix.) 
AMERICAN WEEPING, (Purpurea Pendula.) An American dwarf, slender, 
branched species; grafted five or six feet liigli, it malces one of the most orna- 
mental of small weeping trees; more hardy than the Babylonica. 
KILMARNOCK WEEPING, (Caprea Pendula.) An exceedingly graceful tree; 
with large glossy leaves; very hardy. 
WEEPING, (Babylonica.) Our well known weeping willow. 
EVERGREEN TREES. 
Evergreens are very desirable, but they are difficult to transplant, and both the time 
and manner of transplanting should be looked to. They should never be set in the fall, 
after the growth of other trees has ceased. They maybe set in May or August; but they 
should be subjected to as little exposure as possible, and be set with great care. 
ARBOR VIT^ (Thuja.) 
AMERICAN, (Occidentalis.) This is one of the very finest evergreens for hedges. 
It is very hardy, and if set at the proper time with care and without undue ex- 
posure, it may be relied upon to live; but small plants 12 to 18 inches high, 
which have been transplanted several times are preferable. It bears shearing 
belter than any other variety, and may be made a very beautiful and dense 
hedge or screen to divide grounds, or for any purpose where it is not required 
to resist cattle or other animals. 
COMPACTA. A dwarf compact variet3% with a conical head; of a bright green 
color; perfectly hardy; a native of Japan. 
HEATH-LEAVED AMERICAN, (Occidentalis Ericoides.) A remarkable and 
beautiful little evergreen shrub, with heath-like leaves, very dwarf and compact. 
SIBERIAN, (Siberica.) One of the best of the genus of this country; exceed- 
ingly hardy, keeping color well in winter; growth compact and pyramidal; 
makes an elegant lawn tree. 
TOM THUMB. Similar to the Heath leaved, but more desirable: remarkable for 
show, compact; valuable for planting in cemeteries and small places, where 
large trees are not admissablc. 
CYPRESS (Cypressus) 
LAWSON'S. Forms a very large tree, with elegant drooping branches, and 
very slender feathery branchlets. Leaves dark glossy green. 
