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THE ARBOR DAY LADY 
EVERGREENS 
In this group of trees there contains some 
of the most valuable for specimen or land¬ 
scape planting. Only one familiar with them 
can have an adequate idea of the variety of 
color effects they present. There are deepest 
and lightest greens, bright and sombre golden 
tints, and soft steel-grays and blues. 
When most plant life is sleeping in the 
winter, evergreens endeavor to cheer us up, 
and indeed, it is then they are unexcelled. 
Their bright, warm foliage is certainly a wel¬ 
come. The odor they distill on damp morn¬ 
ings is intoxicating; and they present a picture 
of indescribable beauty when the branches 
are heavily laden with snow, with here and 
there the deep green needles peeping through. 
They are most fitting for planting in 
memory of those we wish to remember. 
When I planted an American Hemlock in 
honor of the Living Heroes of the World 
War I closed my message with the following: 
