SHADE TREES AND EVERGREENS 
than Pines; no evergreens are more beautiful or more satis¬ 
factory. All the varieties we have get very large. In a big 
yard, one or two of the trees standing alone make a wonder¬ 
ful effect, but the greatest usefulness of Pines is when they 
are planted in windbreaks or groups. White Pine is the best 
of all, though Scotch and Austrian Pine are exceedingly 
desirable in exposed positions where the soil is poor. 
White Pine. The common forest tree of the eastern 
United States. Nursery-grown and transplanted trees are 
very much finer than wild seedlings; they develop evenly 
and grow much faster. 
Austrian Pine. Fast-growing, dense, adapted to any soil 
and location. Quickly becomes tall, with a broad, round top. 
Cones yellowish, 3 inches long. Adapted to windbreak and 
shelter-group planting, particularly in the Central West. 
Scotch Pine. Large, fast-growing, hardy and healthy. 
The foliage has a bluish tone and grows very thick. Cones 
reddish, about 2 inches long. Trunk and branches tapering 
and slim. Excellent windbreak tree. 
ARBORVITAE 
Useful evergreen tree, quite different in appearance from 
any of the Pines and Spruces. The foliage, or “leaves,” is 
flattish instead of needle-like, and has a tendency to set on 
edge; especially with certain varieties. None of the kinds 
get very large, and all, excepting Western, are slow growers. 
This makes them valuable where space is limited and you 
want the trees to stay small. Their chief use is in hedges and 
as single specimens. The odd shapes and colors of some of 
the varieties make them especially well adapted for planting 
where they stand alone. They make wonderful hedges, 
What we mean by windbreak planting. Ordinarily it is best to plan^ u 
double row rather than the single row as shown in the upper picture^ 
Such a break two hundred yards long will call for about $25 worth o>) 
Spruces, and about $30 worth of Pines. In the lower picture you set A 
break about twelve years old. 
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