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quite a number of small or dwarf Conifers? 
which may be used with good effect, such 
as Abies excelsa v. Ellwangerii , A. e. v. pu- 
mila, A. e. v. conica, A. e. v. compacta, and 
a number of others. And there are the 
Thujas and Biotas, which are never out of 
place. — P. B. Mead. 
less and sometimes those higher were thinned 
out or removed there would be far less com- 
plaint of lack of success in their living and 
thriving. When removing deciduous trees 
we know they must have their branches 
cut back or removed, to insure their well 
doing, and why not so with evergreens 
which have all their leaves intact? 
Evergreens for the Lawn. 
One of the most beautiful of the Spruces 
is Abies pungens, or Colorado Blue Spruce, 
known also as A. Englemannii, A. Memic- 
sii, Picea pungens, etc. It 
is thoroughly hardy, a coni- 
cal, upright grower, and in 
habit resembles A. alba. 
The blue color of this Spruce 
is simply charming. It is 
still scarce, and only small 
plants can be bought. The 
price may seem high for 
such small plants; but when 
one sees how handsome they 
are he is not apt to think of 
the price. It may be added 
that the color varies a little 
in some of the seedlings, and 
this is said to be owing 
to the different localities in 
which the seeds are gather- 
ed. Abies pungens will be 
planted every where in time. 
Another good hardy ever- 
green is Abies alba, our na- 
tive White Spruce. It is 
pyramidal in form, and has 
silver gray foliage and light- 
colored bark. A handsome 
form of this, and usually 
most admired, is A. alba v. 
ccerulea, or Glaucous Spruce. 
The foliage is bluish green, 
and is especially beautiful 
in the new growth. The 
habit is more spreading than 
in the species, which rather 
adds to its picturesqueness. 
Abies (Picea) Nordmanni- 
ana, Nordman’s Silver Fir. 
is a noble lawn tree. It is 
distinct in habit and very 
symmetrical in form, a large 
tree, with its dark, massive 
foliage, producing a strong 
impression of grandeur. 
Once established,. it is a vig- 
orous grower, and is seen at its best as a 
single specimen. 
Abies ( Picea) Piehta, Pitch Silver Fir, is a 
valuable hardy tree for the lawn. It is a 
compact, conical growing tree of medium 
size, with dark green foliage. It readily 
adapts itself to a variety of soils, and main- 
tains the integrity of its lower branches 
longer and better than some other ever- 
greens. 
There are many other handsome Conif- 
er® that deserve a place on the lawn, which 
may be noticed hereafter. It may be add- 
ed, however, that for a small place, where 
large trees are not admissible, there are 
Have you tried the Japanese Poplar? It 
bids fair to be the best of poplars, having 
double the number of leaves of other kinds 
and of a dark green color. Among the 
beautiful early blooming trees none at the 
present time are so attrac- 
tive as the Japan Double- 
flowering Cherry. It is full 
of bloomwhich literally cov- 
ers the tree; hardy and easy 
to grow. The Prunus trilo- 
ba, the Flowering Peaches 
and Almonds, are rather 
short lived. There are so 
many ornamental flowering 
trees that bloom early (a 
greatly desirable merit) that 
there is no trouble in obtain- 
ing a good selection. The 
Exochorda is perfectly har- 
dy and among the earliest 
bloomers; the Double Eng- 
lish and Chinese Flowering 
Cherries follow closely after 
the first of May. If one will 
give the Japan Judas some 
protection in winter they 
will be rewarded by a splen- 
did show of rich red flowers 
covering every branch and 
twig. Among all the spring 
beauties the Magnolias will 
not be overlooked, especially 
the Soulangeana, the most 
showy and hardy of them 
all. A very pretty and per- 
fectly hardy bush now ready 
to flower is Azalea mollis, 
which is in bloom long be- 
fore its leaves are out and is 
liked by all lovers of flowers. 
— Isaac Hicks, Long Island, 
New York. 
Rosa Kiigosa. 
Give us your hand, Broth- 
er Mead, for the excellent 
description of the above in 
last Orchard and Garden. 
A group ot' white and red ones, close to my 
eastern window, is a show just now. The 
clump is six feet high and five feet in diam- 
eter, and at this time, May 18th, has at 
least twenty open flowers on it, the two col- 
ors well intermixed. You are right about 
not cutting the flowers, so as to have the 
fruit, which is equal in beauty to its bloom; 
but at the same time I think from observa- 
tion that by cutting the early flowers the 
trees will bloom later in the season. As to 
leaving the handsome berries or little apples 
on until ripe, it is no easy matter for us, as 
every one who comes here and sees them 
wants to take some along. — Sam’l Miller. 
Weigela Candida. 
The more recently introduced Weigela 
Candida is a better plant than the old W. 
nivea. Previous to its introduction, W. 
nivea was the only really white Weigela we 
Nordman.n’s Silvkr Fir (Picea Nordmanniana). Fig. 171. 
• had; but it is a poor grower. W. Candida is 
not only a pure white, but it is also a strong 
grower, and in all respects an excellent 
plant. It blooms profusely, and sometimes 
almost continuously till autumn. It makes 
a good upright growth, and should take the 
place of the older white. — P. B. M. 
Lawn Notes. 
In my opinion the reason that so many 
evergreen trees die after transplanting is 
that they are not treated in the same way 
as deciduous trees in regard to pruning. If 
1 the branches were shortened in, or if the 
* lowest branches, which are often lying use- 
