In midwinter the effect in Evergreen planting lends warmth and cheerjulness 
Evergreens for Informal Plantings 
Conifers 
T HE American habit of life and thought, the architectural style of 
our houses and the amplitude of our suburban and country life 
has had a tendency to make us lean more easily to informal than 
formal arrangements of planting, and more and more we appreciate the 
charm and pleasure that is given by a strong admixture of Evergreens in 
the planting about our homes. No matter how attractive the coloring or 
how pleasant the promise that bare twigs and branches hold for spring, 
still the warmth and cheer expressed by Evergreens during the winter 
months is always most grateful. Although their attractiveness is just as 
effective under the hot sun of summer or in the fall when the beauty ol 
deciduous shrubs is in their falling leaves, still we think of the Evergreens 
in the following pages especially as cheerful winter neighbors. 
CONIFERS • SMALL-LEAVED EVERGREENS 
These varieties, together with many of the compact-growing forms— 
especially the tall ones that we have listed under “Evergreens for Formal 
Effects” (see page 29), and those which come under the category of “Flower¬ 
ing Broad-leaved Evergreens” (see page 41)—comprise a group of plants 
which are unequaled as a source of pleasure and for effectiveness the 
year round. For planting about the base of the house; for borders or 
masses of ever-changing interest from season to season; for use in rock- 
gardens, which so often are lonesome in winter if dependence is placed 
entirely upon perennials; or for specific uses, as Evergreen gardens or 
Japanese effects, our Evergreens offer a wide variety for your selection. 
In growing these plants, we have adhered to a policy of “quality above all.” 
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