An effective belt planting of tall-growing Evergreens combined with Deciduous Trees 
to form a good windbreak 
Evergreen Trees for Landscape Groups, 
>creens, or 
W mdtreaki 
I N the climate of the eastern United States, characterized as it is by 
spells of zero weather in winter and droughts in summer, we can 
never hope to equal the Cedars of Lebanon brought back by the 
returning Crusaders, or the Redwood trees which, in the soft, mild climate 
of the British Isles, grow so luxuriantly; but luckily we are endowed with 
other trees more valuable to us and more in keeping with our natural 
landscapes, some of which are natives of our own country and some 
are introductions from Japan and China. 
The sturdy White Pine in the open, the graceful Hemlock of more 
shade-enduring habits, together with the quicker-growing Austrian and 
Scotch Pines and the Spruces, are the trees best suited for effective land¬ 
scape massing, or for purposes of protection from unpleasant winds or 
sights. Again, they are very useful as high borders back of the smaller- 
Planting of Evergreens completely screening the service end 
of the bouse 
growing Evergreens, 
especially in combi¬ 
nation with flowering 
trees. The pleasing 
variety in form and 
coloring of these trees 
produces beautiful 
effects when they are 
planted in group s, 
and many are desir¬ 
able for specimens. 
NO CHARGE FOR PACKING 
