August, 1913 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
97 
A white pine hedge, a rather uncommon but a very beautiful use of 
an American tree that should be more widely planted. It is attract¬ 
ive, is easy to grow and resists bad weather 
In its later years Pinus Strobus is difficult to be excelled by any other 
evergreen. These two pictures show what a variety of effect may be 
obtained with the same trees in different uses 
what does nature do with 
them ? 
As to the first question — 
really the second : they are as¬ 
sertive and individual always, 
and severe very often. They 
strike a sharp, clear, distinct¬ 
ive note wherever they are 
come upon, and one that dom¬ 
inates and rings insistent 
above everything else. But 
each kind strikes its note on a 
different key. In addition to 
this marked individuality, they 
are always dignified, even 
when they are not majestic; 
An exceedingly fine landscape planting. The cedars are used as they 
would grow naturally and their effect is not impaired by other trees 
the little fellows as well as the 
big, preserve the same seren¬ 
ity and hold themselves with 
the same lofty reserve, im¬ 
pressing t h e i r importance 
upon the most casual. 
So, passing on to the second 
query, nature, herself im¬ 
pressed, handles them differ¬ 
ently from anything else. She 
establishes them under very 
much stricter laws than those 
governing the less imposing- 
deciduous plants; and she ac¬ 
cords them privileges in keep¬ 
ing with their importance. 
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A show case landscape such as this attempts to crowd into a small space as many varieties of evergreen as possible under the theory that the more 
kinds there are the more beautiful the effect is. The immediate effect is ugly and when the trees mature, is still more unpleasant 
