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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
should be of those that look well twelve months in the 
year. Such plants as paeonies, hollyhocks, or other 
licrhaceous plants that die down to the ground, are pleas¬ 
ing enough when in flower, hut their season is brief and 
they should he relegated to other parts of the grounds. 
Shrubbery is very effective and suitable, and when 
proper kinds are used it looks well for the greater part 
of the year, but the foliage or general eff'ect should be the 
prime consideration rather than the bloom and fruit. 
Evergreens, however, are the most fitting, but here 
again so much depends upon the selection of kinds. Too 
often one sees the stiff firs and spruces used in these 
groupings. Such plants are out of place from the gar¬ 
dener’s point of view, because there is no future for them; 
they soon become one-sided, overgrown and diseased. 
The accompanying illustration shows a well selected 
assortment, nicely arranged. They are kinds that are 
not too formal in their growth and blend nicely with each 
other. 
The Arbondtae, Retinispora pisifera, R. pliimosa may 
be recognized in the background, while in the foreground 
are those of a dwarfer nature, Piniis Mughiis, Mahonia 
and Rhododendrons at the right of the picture near the 
entrance. 
Right off the corner on the left the grouping is im¬ 
proved by planting the taller growing, Retinispora squar- 
rosa, well to the front. 
Some people are apt to say that evergreens are mon¬ 
otonous and stiff. Only too many plantings give just 
cause for this criticism, but if the selection is skillfully 
made there is constant change in the color as well as har¬ 
mony in the growth that is pleasing at all times. As in 
the illustration, a pretty spring effect may be added by 
planting small groups of Darwin Tulips among the 
dwarfer growing evergreens in the foreground. Daffodils 
may also be used to good effect. 
Rank growing summer bedding plants, such as ger¬ 
aniums and Scarlet Sage, which are sometimes used to 
give a touch of color are likely to damage the evergreens 
unless carefully kept in bounds. There is much more 
dignity to the grouping if proper plant harmonies are 
observed. 
Many such plantings are a failure largely due to the 
American impatience for immediate results; too large 
plants being used to give this effect from the start. 
Such positions are invariably dry, due to the founda¬ 
tions of the house and the walls and eaves keeping off the 
rains, so that extra care should be taken in the prepara¬ 
tion of the bed, which should be so made as to conserve 
as much moisture as possible. A common practice, es¬ 
pecially with amateurs, is to raise the bed too high; about 
two inches above the turf is ample elevation. 
Evergreens cannot be pruned and kept within bounds 
to the same degree as shrubbery. A better way to keep 
the group in harmony is to dig them up and rearrange 
them about every third year. Pruning may be jud¬ 
iciously done every June, but never with the shears. 
Prune back the straggling shoots with a knife, but not 
beyond the previous year’s growth, as an evergreen is 
slow to break from old wood; keep the dead twigs and 
leaves cleaned out from the centers of the plants so as to 
allow for the circulation of air and prevent red spider. 
Sheared evergreens in groups is wrong in every phase 
of this very common practice. It may be permissable to 
shear certain kinds such as box when planted in a very 
formal manner along terraces, walks and such like but in 
groupings near the walls of a building aim to allow each 
plant to show its individuality yet select them so they will 
harmonize with each other and fit the position. 
xNEW JUNIPERS ORIGINATING AT THE D. HILL 
NURSERY GO., INC. 
Mr. George B. Sudworth, Dendrologist of U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture, Forest Service has suggested the 
following names for four new types of the Juniper fam¬ 
ily: Juniperus Virginiana pyraniidalif orrnis Hillii, Jun- 
iperus scopulonun pyramidalis argentea Hillii, Juniperus 
Scopuloruni viridifolia Hillii, Juniperus scopulorum hor- 
izontalis Hillii. 
The above Junipers are distinct in form and color. The 
J. Vir. pyrarnidiforrnis Hillii is a neat, compact pyramidal 
type of the Platte River Cedar. The specimen was 
found growing in a block of Juniperus Virginiana, pro¬ 
duced from seedlings from the hardy, rapid growing 
Platte River type of the Red Cedar. It has a somewhat 
similar form and habit of growth as Juniperus Sinensis 
stricta and offers the lovers of fine conifers a hardy, 
rapid growing juniper which is native of soils and con¬ 
ditions over a large portion of the United States. 
Juniperus scopuloruni argentea Hillii, Juniperus sco- 
pulorurn pryainidalis viridifolia Hillii, Juniperus scopul¬ 
oruni Horizontalis Hillii. The three above forms were 
selected from seedlings grown from seeds gathered by 
Mr. D. Hill, President of the D. Hill Nursery Company 
from the beautiful silvery tinted juniper growing in the 
Rocky Mountains. 
The Juniperus scopuloruni argentea is a compact, nar¬ 
row pyramidal, showing a fresh silvery colored foliage. 
Juniperus scopulorum pyramidalis viridifolia is also a 
pyramidal form showing an attractive shade of green. 
Juniperus scopulorum horizontalis is a broad open 
grower with a delicate graceful branching habit, the fol¬ 
iage has a bright silvery tint. In habit of growing this 
variety resembles the well known and much admired 
Juniperus Pfitzeriana, except the J. S. horizontatis pro¬ 
duces delicate silvery branches while Pfitzeriana is a bold, 
strong grower. 
The J unipers described above should be a fine addition 
to the family, they will be propagated and offered to the 
trade under the above mentioned names, by The D. Hill 
Nursery Go., Dundee, Ill. It should be satisfying to 
American planters to know that their Junipers are hardy 
sorts, adaptable to soil conditions and climate here in 
America. 
While not wishing to question the appropriateness of 
the names from a botanical standpoint, we would suggest 
that the D. Hill Nursery Go. as originators and distrib¬ 
utors, affix trade names that will be less cumbersome than 
their botanical ones. If it is done in the beginning there 
will be less likelihood of later confusion and others offer¬ 
ing the same plant under a popular name, and so appro¬ 
priating the credit due the originators.— Editor, 
