HOUSE AND GARDEN 
August, 1910 
The Box-bordered walk to the garden from 
an old Long Island home 
Spruce has been used for the hedge in front and Arborvitae for the one beyond. The for¬ 
mer Evergreen is seen at its best in a very high hedge. Arborvitae is of comparatively 
rapid growth 
growth are: the Mt. Atlas Cedar, Eng¬ 
lish Yew, Red Cedar, Cephalotaxus, Com¬ 
mon Juniper, Canadian Yew, and the 
Retinisporas. 
Then it is well to remember that the 
following are: Short-lived Evergreens: 
White Spruce, Scotch Pine, Balm of Gil¬ 
ead Fir, Common Juniper, Austrian Pine, 
Cypress ( Cupressns macrocarpa ). Long- 
lived Evergreens: Colorado Spruce, Bull 
Pine, Scotch Pine, White Pine, Concolor 
Spruce, Englemann’s Spruce, Douglas 
Spruce (among the tall species) ; and, 
among Evergreens of low growth, Mugho 
Pine, varieties of Retinispora, and a dwarf 
Spruce ( Picea nigra var. Doumettii). 
There are a number of dwarf Conifers that 
may be referred to as Dwarf Architectural 
Evergreens by reason of their adaptability to 
positions in tubs and window-boxes as decora¬ 
tive featui'es, to enhance architectural effects. 
Among this number the following will be 
found especially useful: The Retinispora 
(Chamcecyparis pisifera, C. plumosa, C. aurea, 
C. Squarrosa) White Pine ( Pinns Strohus var. 
brevifolia), English Juniper, Chinese Juniper, 
and American Arborvitae. Then almost all of 
the Broad-leaved Evergreens may be considered 
as Architectural Evergreens. 
As it occasionally happens that one wishes to 
establish a little forest of Evergreens, the fol¬ 
lowing species (planted at a distance of about 
five feet apart), are suggested for the purpose: 
White Pine, Norway or Red Pine, Common 
Hemlock, Canadian Juniper, Norway Spruce. 
All these should thrive in the north. Canadian 
Juniper, it should be borne in mind, requires a 
dry position. 
Certain Evergreens assume, more or less, 
weeping forms, such as the Hemlock ( Tsuga 
Canadensis var. pendnla Sargenti ), Common 
Juniper ( Juniperus communis var. oblonga, 
and also var. pendula) , Norway Spruce 
(Picea excelsa, var. invert a), and Retinis¬ 
pora ( Chamcecy paris pisifera, var. obtusa 
pendula.) 
There are few Conifers that equal the 
Junipers ( Juniperus Sabina, J. prostrata, 
J. communis prostrata, and J. Chinensis 
prostrata ) for this purpose. The Canadian 
Yew also lends itself to such positions. 
Nearly all the Broad-leaved varieties, from 
the low-growing Myrtle to the splendid 
and gorgeously flowered Rhododendron, 
fit into rock-work admirably. 
As Evergreens vary in color, much de¬ 
pends, in selecting and in grouping them, 
on bearing this in mind. Therefore some 
of the species with marked color character¬ 
istics are given here to aid one in choosing 
according to color. Eight green: Siberian 
Fir, Carolina Hemlock, Chinese Evergreen, 
Austrian Pine, Retinispora (Chamcecyparis 
pisifera var. plumosa), Box, Japanese Ma- 
honia and Yucca. Dark green: Siberian 
Arborvitae, Pyramidal Arborvitae, White 
Cedar, Nordmann’s Fir, Fraser’s Balsam 
Fir, Trailing Juniper, Pinus densidora, 
Norway Pine, Retinispora (Chamcecy- 
paris obtusa, also var. nana) , Japanese 
Yew, Oriental Spruce, Dwarf Japanese 
Yew, Spreading Yew, English Yew and 
Rhododendron. Golden: George Pea¬ 
body Arborvitae, Golden Japan Cypress, 
Tiger-tail Spruce, Golden English Yew, 
Chinese Arborvitae (Thuya orientalis, 
var. aurea) and Golden Juniper. Blue- 
green: Blue-red Cedar, Blue Cedar, 
White Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Sub- 
Alpine Fir, Noble Fir, Scotch Pine, 
£- < (Continued on page 123) 
We can best appreciate the real value 
lished gardens such as this one at 
Cedar arches 
of evergreens in the older and more fully estab- 
Camden, S. C., with its Olive hedges and fine old 
