ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT-EVERGREENS 
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WILLOW, Continued. 
ica). The well-known common Weeping Willow. 
A large tree covered with drooping branchlets. 
Kilmarnock (S. Caprea pendula ) . A distinct 
variety, having reddish shoots and large, glossy 
foliage; grafted at a proper height, about 5 feet 
from the ground, it makes a very desirable small 
lawn tree, having a perfect umbrella-shaped 
head, with the branches drooping gracefully to 
the ground. It is well suited for planting in 
cemetery lots or other small enclosures. Ex- 
tensively planted, and should be in every col- 
lection of ornamental shrubbery. Hardy and 
vigorous growth. 
EVERGREENS 
( Coniferae ) 
Evergreens are very desirable 
as they retain their foliage 
throughout the Winter, and are 
now everywhere appreciated as 
indispensable for variety, giving color and effect to lawn or landscape, and adding 
to the tone, warmth and verdure, especially in Winter. The constant green of the 
coniferae is the quality most valuable in them; the prevailing color which they give 
to their surroundings is deep-toned, but if the bright-leaved sorts, now plentiful, are 
planted among the somber ones, they greatly enliven the effect. They are also very 
desirable for hedges, shelters or windbreaks, or for screening undesirable objects. 
They should be judiciously planted in small lawns as well as large and should be 
given sufficient room to fully develop. The sap of most evergreens, being of a resin- 
ous nature, is not so active in early Spring as that of deciduous trees, and, as a rule, 
all evergreens and coniferous trees succeed better planted late in Spring and earlier 
in Autumn than deciduous trees. The latter part of April or during May and latter 
part of Summer, say August, are the best times in ordinary seasons for transplant- 
ing in this latitude. August planting is not recommended, however, unless the sea- 
son be favorable. 
ARAUCARIA 
Imbricata (Chilli Pine, or Monkey Puzzle). A 
fine tree of regular pyramidal form. Leaves bright 
green, broad, thick, pointed and overlapping each 
other. 
ARBORVITAE. Thuya, or Thuja 
American ( T. 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 exposure, it may be relied upon to 
