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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
A Screen Planting, Eliminating the Greenhouses from View and 
Subduing the Boldness of the Garage. 
be with propriety added, which will give relief to the 
more sombre appearance of the evergreens, but from 
their nature of annually shedding their leaves and con- 
sequently becoming thin in Winter, they are not so well 
calculated for a permanent screen. Attention should be 
paid to the planting of the evergreens, to give them a 
somewhat natural appearance, so that they may naturally 
set off the beauties and conceal the blemishes of each 
other. For the Winter aspect evergreen trees have a 
value that is unassailable. The question of transplanting 
is important, but prevailing weather conditions are more 
to be considered than the time of the year. Planters re- 
gard the months of August, September and October as 
the ideal time for this work. In Spring an apparently 
An Evergreen Scene in Winter. Draped with Snow They Make 
as Charming a Landscape as in Summer. 
favorable time is apt to be followed by one of prolonged 
drouth and drying winds. In the work of planting out, 
perhaps, the greatest injury is done when the roots are 
exposed to the air, drying quickly and shriveling; many 
subsequent failures are directly traceable to neglect at 
this time. The different species of evergreens vary in 
shade-enduring qualities, and this fact should be given 
some thought when selections are made for grouping 
purposes. The Yews and Hemlocks are most tolerant 
of shade followed by Junipers and Arborvitaes. The 
Norway Spruce (Abies excelsa) has in the past been the 
most popular of all evergreens, but of late years its 
growth has become ragged and unsightly, due to the 
ravages of the Gall-mite. The thinning out or clearing 
A View from the Highest Point on the Petmcr Estate. Tarrytown, N. )'.. with the Hudson River in the Background. 
