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As a combination screen and background planting, red cedars are effective. As they grow 
larger they may be faced down with bushier growths 
by filling in with smaller plant groups. 
Within the garden itself, ball-shaped or 
pointed specimens of the rarer evergreens may 
be used to accent the corners and focal points 
of the design. Retinospora obtusa nana or the 
upright Japanese yews have good form and 
excellent dark green color. Where a lighter 
green is desired, the various kinds of arborvitae 
are very satisfactory. 
If box is of doubtful hardiness, dwarf Japa¬ 
nese yews or globe arborvitae may be used to 
edge the beds, and are easily kept down to 
about 18" in height. 
As a background for the larger architectural 
features, the dense, dark foliage of the oriental 
spruce may be effectively placed outside the 
garden boundaries. 
An interesting treatment for the evergreen 
garden shown in the plan would be to fill the 
beds with dwarf Chinese junipers, the spread¬ 
ing Japanese yew, Daphne cneorum, coton- 
easter, and hybrid azaleas, between which in 
early spring there appear clumps of yellow daf¬ 
fodils and tulips in striking contrast to the rich 
green. This is the ideal type of formal garden 
PLANTING LIST FOR AN ENTRANCE GATE 
Quantity 
Dis¬ 
tance 
Apart 
Height 
Price 
1. Tsuga canadensis, 
American hem¬ 
lock. 
5 plants 
3' 
4M-5' 
$4.00 each 
2. A melanchier cana¬ 
densis, Shad 
bush. 
12 plants 
4' 
5'-6' 
1.00 each 
3. Aroniaarbuti/olia, 
Chokeberr.v... . 
10 plants 
3' 
1^-2' 
4.00 per x 
4. SpiraeaVan Hout- 
JeLVanHoutte’s 
spirea. 
15 plants 
3' 
3'-3 M' 
4.00 perx 
5. Evonymus radicans 
var. vegetus. 
Broad leaved 
climbing evony¬ 
mus . 
15 plants 
2' 
2 yr. size 
1.50 perx 
for the place which is occupied only in winter 
and early spring. If, as sometimes happens, 
the family stays in town for the summer, lilies, 
ferns, and tuberous begonias may replace the 
bulbs. 
Hedges, Windbreaks, Screens and Speci¬ 
mens ■' The uses for the larger evergreens are 
many. Hedges of white pine and hemlock, 
though beautiful if allowed to grow naturally, 
are equally successful if clipped, and form ex¬ 
cellent partitions for shutting out the drying 
lawn, vegetable garden or service yard. Such 
hedges require 4' or 5' in width, however, so 
that in a limited space closely planted red 
cedars are preferable. Their slight tendency to 
sparseness may be corrected by shearing off the 
tips of the branches in early summer. 
White pines planted in groves from 6' to 8' 
apart will quickly shut out a disagreeable view. 
In regions where they are plentiful specimens 
as tall as 15' may be dug in late summer, placed 
on a wagon with abundance of soil and wet 
burlap to prevent exposure of the roots, and re¬ 
planted at once in their new position. 
Cedar and Spruce 
Owing to their tap-roots, cedars are collected 
with difficulty when 3' or 4' high, but larger 
trees may be moved with comparative safety, 
as their root systems become more developed. 
Nursery specimens are, of course, transplanted 
several times when young, so there is little 
danger in moving them at any stage of their 
growth. 
The most successful windbreaks are of 
spruce, but they must have plenty of room, a 
double row staggered or zigzag from 15'. to 20' 
apart being the best arrangement. The Cana¬ 
da and Norway spruces are the least expensive 
varieties for this purpose, though the oriental 
spruces are the most attractive. 
The light blue-greens of the Colorado spruce 
and the silver fir, so universally planted as 
specimens, must be carefully placed. The cool 
gray-green foliage of the snowberry or bush 
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2 . 
3. 
4 . 
5 . 
Tsuga canadensis, American hemlock. 
Thuya occidentalis var. pyramidalis, Pyramidal arborvitae, bushy specimen.' 
(sun or shade). 
Taxus canadensis, American yew. 
Kalmia latifolia. Mountain laurel. 
Symphoricarpos racemosvs, Snowberry. 
Comus Jlorida, Flowering dogwood. 
Viburnum dentalum, Arrow-wood. 
Quantity 
Distance 
Apart 
Height 
Price 
6 plants 
r 
J 2V£'-3' 
1 7'-8' 
S 1.75 each 
10.00 each 
2 plants 
1 3*^'-4' 
1 8'-10' 
3.00 each 
7.50 each 
6 plants 
2' 
18" spread 
1.50 each 
18 plants 
O' 
2\i' clumps 
2.50 each 
7 plants 
3' 
2 , -3 / 
.35 each 
1 plant 
J 3H>'-4' 
1 8'-10' 
1.00 each 
5.00 each 
3 plants 
4' 
4'-5' 
.75 each 
ALTERNATIVE LIST FOR SUN 
1. Juniperus virginiana, Red cedar. 
or Thuya occidentalis var. pyramidalis, Pyramidal arborvitae. 
2. Thuya occidentalis var. Vervaeneana. Bushy arborvitae. 
3. Juniperus chinensls var. Pfitzeriana, Upright Chinese juniper. 
or Pinus montana var. Mughus, Mugho pine. 
4. Andromeda floribunda, Lily-of-the-valley shrub. 
5. Deutzia Lemolnei, Lemoine’s deutzia. 
6. Syringa vulgaris var. alba. Common white lilac. 
. Viburnum opulus. High bush cranberry. 
3'-3H 
$2.50 each 
6 plants 
4' 
< 
7'-8 
7.50 each 
S'-9' 
10.00 each 
3'-3H' 
1.25 each 
6 plants 
4' 
7'-8' 
6 .00 each 
8'-9' 
7.50-10.00 ea. 
2 plants 
2'-2M' 
1.00 each 
7-8' 
7.50 each 
6 plants 
2' 
, 2'-2W 
3.50 each 
(M12"-15" 
6 plants 
2' 
J (spread) 
\ M20"-24" 
1.00 each 
l (spread) 
2.50 each 
18 plants 
2' 
10"-12" 
22"-24" 
1.50 each 
3.50 each 
7 plants 
3' 
2'-3' 
4'-5' 
.35 each 
.75 each 
2'-2 H' 
.50 each 
1 plant 
4'-8' 
(clumps) 
5.00 each 
3 plants 
4' 
4'-5' 
.60 each 
