What Can he Done in Ten Years 
THE OLD BOX ARBOR AT “ OVERLEA" 
Pyrus baccata , a small tree which is kept 
pruned into shrub-like shape, is the one 
which best rewards our care. In the very 
early spring it never fails to send out shoots 
of deep roseate flowers in pendulous clus¬ 
ters, completely hiding the young leaves. 
Pyrus Parkmani also has rosy buds, which 
open into white, and every alternate year our 
tiny tree hangs full of beautiful red berrylike 
crab apples, which make it a perfect wonder 
to the passerby and a delight to belated 
birds, as the seedy little fruit hangs on all 
winter. These Japanese crabs make one 
understand the pilgrimages made in Japan 
to see the early blossoming of the fruit- 
trees, for they are certainly a joy forever. 
Berberis Thunbergii is also a beautiful contri¬ 
bution to our shrubberies from Japan, with 
its compact green head, tiny leaves and yel¬ 
low blossoms ; and nothing is more graceful 
and feathery in early spring than the white 
sprays of Spiraea 'Thunbergii , which are almost 
the first to come forth. 
To catalogue the various interesting and 
beautiful shrubs which require space to show 
their wonderful beauty is beyond the com¬ 
pass of a brief article. A list of them woidd 
mean little, and directions for planting al¬ 
most futile, since conditions vary so great¬ 
ly. Suffice it to say that it is never well 
to overcrowd one’s grounds, but to let 
the rare single shrubs have the force of 
surprise in an unexpected spot, often hid¬ 
den from the casual observer. 1'hese can 
perhaps be more properly treated as ad¬ 
juncts to the garden, since they form an 
important part of its adornment. Before 
planting, it is wise to visit a nursery in 
the blossoming season, to study the de¬ 
sired shrub, and learn what are the condi¬ 
tions for its best growth and development. 
Above all, to find out how much space it 
requires, so as not to set it out too near a 
driveway or walk, where it must neces¬ 
sarily become one-sided. It is very hard to 
realize the circumference these little twigs 
will soon attain, and it is a common thing 
to see them crowded together and planted 
where either they or the walk must soon be 
removed. 
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