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PLANT CONIFERS 
For an evergreen, permanent, carefree garden 
INTEREST in evergreens, particularly in the more 
J- durable conifers, is a subject particularly suited to the 
substantial amateur. The slowness and regularity of growth, 
the abiding quality in the round of the twelve months, the 
element of stability in these plants, appeal strongly to the 
person who has arrived at a settled purpose in life, who 
has an estate to develop, and whose sentiments are estab¬ 
lished. We easily reflect our human qualities into them. 
There is no haste in their nature, no radical change of 
purpose in their character. They have a strong juvenile 
habit and quality, and then they age gradually into a pic¬ 
turesque maturity, each one with outstanding individuality. 
They are not unduly elated over the advent of spring; they 
are patient in the adversity of midsummer; they withstand 
the buffet of winter. They cover the margins of the land¬ 
scapes and enclose the property securely, giving it a serene 
atmosphere. They typify the strength of strong men and 
women as they grow old with the advancing years. 
"The love of the conifers is no passing fancy. It is not 
subject to change in fashions. What a man plants today of 
the large, durable species will 
give him joy as long as he lives, 
and the trees will carry his mem¬ 
ory to his children's children; 'he 
shall grow like a cedar in Leb¬ 
anon. ' Urge to plant durable trees 
is man's desire for immortality, 
to establish something that will 
last far beyond his time." 
'THE CULTIVATED CONIFERS" 
L. H. Bailey 
Published by MacMillan Co. 
