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tible to environment and exposure. We find a good 
many varieties planted indiscriminately, often to the sor¬ 
row of the planter and largely due to the lack of know¬ 
ledge of the nurseryman. 
It is too had our climate is so particularly hard on 
these plants, nothing is more pleasing especially in the 
winter time as a good setting of choice evergreens, placed 
right. 
The Firs, Spruces, Yews and Retinisporas are among 
the leading varieties, not to forget the Junipers or Cedars. 
Of the Firs and Spruces I would call special attention 
to the following: 
Abies cephalonica and cilicica, both resembling the 
Nordman Fir in general appearance, though hardier and 
better growers. Abies concolor is a favorite of mine, a 
better plant than the Kostei’s Blue Spruce, which is now 
so popular. Abies Douglasi should be planted exten¬ 
sively in preference to Norway spruce, which it exceeds 
in beauty and in quality, we all know, the Norway spruce 
usually goes back after it attains a certain age and is a 
bad looking tree by the time it is full grown, losing most 
of its lower branches. 
Abies Omorika is another good kind. It resembles 
of plants, and for that reason alone will be found a de¬ 
sirable variety. 
For rock planting, I would like to mention the Coton- 
easter family, the best of all in our experience being 
Cotoneaster horizontalis Davidiana, with small boxlike 
foliage, flowering with small flowers, white, followed by 
coral red berries. Cotoneaster microphylla is also 
good, but not as hardy. Cotoneaster applanata is one 
of the latest kinds, it looks good to us, though we have 
only grown it for a short while. 
For this same kind of work, the Euonymus Carrieri and 
vegetus should not be overlooked. They are the larger 
leaf varieties of Euonymus radicans, from which they 
are supposed to be sports, though I can hardly believe this 
of vegetus, which carries an orange colored berry, a 
thing which is entirely lacking on the ordinary “rad¬ 
icans.” These have sprung considerable in demand of 
late. Vegetus looks to me to be the best, they are both 
creepers or climbers. 
As said before, the Juniper family furnishes us with a 
good many desirable kinds, though we have to be most 
careful in the placing of them, they are very susceptible 
to red spider, in dry summers, or if placed in spots too 
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somewhat Abies Alcockiana, it is however a free-er 
grower and stronger. The best of all is Abies Veitchi, 
with its dark green foliage, silvery ribbed on the under 
side of the needles, it makes a very handsome effect when 
grown to a fairly good size. It transplants quite readily, 
which is also a great advantage. 
Of the Biota family we cannot grow a great number to 
perfection, though we find the Biota orientalis aurea con- 
spicua to be a great improvement over the older Rollin- 
son’s golden variety. The first retains its bright yellow 
color all through the winter, its foliage is of a finer tex¬ 
ture, while the latter turns a dull bronze brown in the 
winter, causing many people to think it is dead. 
Do you know Azalea Kaempferi, or Rhododendron 
Kaempferi as a good many call it? In the Arnold Ar¬ 
boretum there can be found large specimen plants of this 
variety, perfectly hardy and a blaze of color in the spring, 
of a soft deep pink. The foliage is glossy green and 
while not entirely persistant, it hangs on to the plant 
pretty well until spring. 
It harmonizes well with other colors in this same genus 
near to buildings. Juniperus stricta is specially 
afflicted, though it is a beautiful dwarf growing plant. 
Among the others I would mention, J. suecica, resembling 
Irish Juniper, but being hardier. Pfitzeriana, a new 
variety, good grower, readily transplanted and coming 
fast into favor. Virginiana glauca, Schotti, elegan- 
tissima, globosa, Sabina, Sinensis and Neoboriense being 
all leaders in my estimation. There is also a great de¬ 
mand for the ordinary red Cedar in these days, especially 
for formal effects, vista planting, etc. 
If the size of place allows it. pines should be freely 
planted by the landscape architect, and a nurseryman 
does well to have a good supply of these on hand. White 
Pine, has been the most favored so far. but is fast becom¬ 
ing a back number, on account of the various diseases and 
insects which hinder its proper development. Scotch 
and Austrian Pines are better, while in sheltered posi¬ 
tions, the Bhotan Pine cannot be excelled for beauty. It 
is not so hardy however. Pinus Mugho and cembra 
need no further recommendation. On the other hand, 
we find some other varieties coming to the fore, namely 
