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THE VIEW OUTWABD. 
Ijiuvns iire hud out and trees planted with 
the idea of making the grounds as beautiful 
and attractive as possible to the passer-by. 
This is so invariably the custom that I will 
let the few exceptional eases speak for them¬ 
selves. The old adage of “irome first, and 
the world afterwards,-’is quite reversed in 
this prevailing custom. Perhaps it is natu¬ 
ral for us to do this, just as it is to put 
on onr best behavior and bur l)cst clothes 
for the critical eyes of the public; but to 
truly refined .•uul thinking peoi)le there is 
something distasteful in this ju’aetice of sac¬ 
rificing the beauty and pleasurableness of 
the home, for the sake of furnishing a ideas¬ 
ing pi’ospeet for the outside worlil. 
How many beautiful bits of scenery arc 
shut out from the view of the inmates of 
homes, by attempting to surround the houses 
with imposing arrays of trees and shrubs, 
for the public to admire! 
‘■What an easy, retired place, all shut 
away from the outside worldsays an en¬ 
thusiastic, but unthinking person when go¬ 
ing by siudi a place. Seclusion and sbado 
may be desirable at times but too much of 
either is bad for the human famih'. Jfei- 
Iher mind nor body can long tlourish M itb 
such siirri>undings. It rest.s and refreshes 
the mind to let the eye reach out over miles 
of varied landscape, and view it in sunshine 
and shadow, as well as through the vaiying 
aspects of the seasons. 
I doubt that I could find it in my heart 
to cut down noble old trees that bad with¬ 
stood the blasts of generations; but 1 am quite 
positive that I coidd e.-isilj' bring mj'self to 
trim them out. and let in the sunlight and a 
view of the outer world. 
There is some excuse for allowing thrifty 
trees of a natural growth to remain, even in 
inconvenient and undesirable pl.aees; but 
the designer and maker of a lawn may easilj' 
avoid these objection.able features, in plan¬ 
ning his iinjtrovements. In planting bis 
trees and sbndjs be should carefully consider 
the size of their ultimate growth as well as 
their location. If there be an unsightly 
prospect in .any direction it should be shut 
out of the range of vision, so fai- as practi¬ 
cable, by a gj-owtb of trees and sbndis. And 
the j>leasing bits of landsca))e should be as 
scnqmlously preserved; for no work of art 
can replace them with s.atisfactory equiva¬ 
lents. -Men will p,ay hundreds and thousands 
of dollars for a, j)erbai)S, faulty jeiinting, 
while they ruthlessly s.aeriflee the inimi¬ 
table original. 
Ves, we must learn to arrange our lawns 
and grounds for our own satisfaction, anri 
not altogether to plefisc; the jjiddie. In do¬ 
ing so we shall lead the juiblic taste into 
more eoininonsense channels, p<;rbaps. We 
must teach peoj^fe to look ,at these things 
from onr stamlijoint, instearl of going 
over to theirs, as did the g(;ntbnna,n whose 
grounds I visited last summer. “.Inst coiih! 
down this vviiy,” s.aid he enthusiastically; 
“ this is the finest view, and the iioliit that I 
studied the elfect from.” It is needless to 
say that be led the way out into tlie street. 
The custom of tlie times makes these 
runt we seldom ri 
one, think it time to 
upon them; yet I, fo' catering 
enter a protest again ^ generally 
spirit manifested by m ^ | .jgpi,.itc.auses 
cultured and intelligent, buchaspu - 
.uentobelnconsiderate^^tlmlmnmn.^^ 
of their own families. ^ let it in- 
of the home "oVld after- 
deed be, “Home first, and ^ 
wards.” 
NATIVE FL 0 WEEIN& SHRUBS. 
Comparatively few persons arc awm-c of 
the beauty of some of our native s lub., 
which if they were met with m we I kep 
lawns and shrubberies could not f.id to c 
admired. The following is but a paitial ■■ 
of those that do well under cultivation. 
(7crc/.s- CanmM. Ked-Uud, .Tudas free. 
For very early llowering, Ibis shrub excels 
all our natives. ’I’he llowers are violetrpur- 
plc and borne in great abundance before the 
'I'he ellect is striking. Tiie 
round leaves are odd and attraclivc. It is 
think it is as good as the much praised 
European species G. sanguineii. 
Sijmphoricarpus racemosus, Snowberry, j,, 
known and appreciated by all. 
Of the Lonir-eras or Honeysuckles, L, 
'^est I have seen in 
cultivation, except, of course, the old favor¬ 
ite Trumpet Honeysuckle, L. sempnnirens. 
Snmhucvs Canadnims^ or rather 8 . mcemo- 
sHs, Common Elder, is deserving of a place 
in any grounds. When properly trained it 
is certainly a very beautiful shrub. Itse.enis 
a,pity that this shrub is naturally so coin- 
111011 and hence little prized. 
Saiix, Willows, arc often highly ornament¬ 
al especially the staniinatc plants which 
1 froldcn yellow “pussies” in advance of 
iiiic leaves. 8 - dismlor is the most desirable. 
8 . Incida is to lie recommended for its very 
bright foliage. L. II. Il AitKy, .]r. 
leaves start. 
are odd and 
hardy at Boston. 
Clrlhrn alnifolui, White Alder, deserves a 
place in every garden on acconnt of il-s deli¬ 
cious fragrance. 
Kahnia lalifolia, ^ronntain Laurel. An 
evergreen shrub wbicli is very showy Avitli 
rose^colored llowers in spring. For winter 
grouping this plant is always desirable. 
LnophijUmn hmnfolinm. Sand iMyrtle. Does 
well in the open sun on dry ground and is 
very ornamental. 
Ihjpermnn proliPcmn, Shrubby St. .Toliii's 
Wort. This is one of the very best of hardy 
nndershrubs, and it is very easy of cultiva¬ 
tion. It is a profuse bloomer. 
nirca pdliiatrw, Leatberwood. 'I’lie neat 
and clean habits of this bush recommend it 
rather than the flowers. It thrives well in 
an ordinary dry .soil. 
Amorpha frnticosn, Fidi-c Indigo Plant. A 
very attractive shrub, bearing its purple 
flowers much after the manner of some of 
the garden Spiratas. 
Aiidrornfido floribnnda gives a great ])rofu¬ 
sion of iiretty, lieatli-like flowers in early 
■spring. When given shade the jilant does 
well in an ordinary soil. 
EuonymuH (ilropurpnreiiK, Burning-Bush. 
I have seen this in cultivation once or twiite 
and it apjieared to jmssiiss all the good qual¬ 
ities of the common European species. 
8 i,ripli!il('(i iriftilm, Hladder-nut. 'I'bis bush 
does well on ordinary dry ground. Its droop¬ 
ing clusters of bell-sliaiied llowei’s in early 
spring and the odd, inflated fruit in autumn 
entitle it to a place in the siirubbiM’y. 
llkm Kopomna and Jl. !/l(thra, Hninaelis, 
give deep red foliage in autumn. ’ 
Udmami'liH Vmjinira, Witeli Hazel. I 
know of no native |)lant whieii blossoms at 
siicli an untimely season as this. After Ihe 
leaves have all fallen in the autumn the eu- 
rions yellow flowers malu! a display. 
viirlMllfUii, Winterberry. 'I'li,. „p 
our sliriibs for ornamental winter fruit. It 
does well on ordinary dry soils. 
Gormw, Dogwood.' Mc'.st of t|„, species of 
Coriius are very .l.isirable shrubs, (tspeeiidly 
C'. /W« on acconnt of its great sliowy In- 
vo ucres, and G. nMonifn-a on account o'f its 
red stems and abundant llowc'rs. Tlds latter 
s).ecies, although growing natnralir’in 
swamps, thrives well h. dry groum'ls. | 
PLANTING ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
The Western N. Y. Horticultural .Society's 
committee on ornamental trees and shrubs 
makes these excellent recommendations; 
In planting out trees .and shrubs itisdesir- 
able to give each specimen abundant room 
so the sunlight can reach the entire plant or 
tree. Do not i)lant beautiful shrubs in the 
shade of large trees, not wholly bec.ause the 
I’oots of the larger will exhaust the smaller, 
Imt beciiuse the effect of the larger over the 
sm.allcr is to destroy the foli.age, which is 
followed by the sloughing off of branches, 
very often destroying one side of the plafit, 
or better still, killing it outright. 
'I'o grow porfn-l specimens should be the 
aim of every planter, and to accomplish this 
it is essential to give plenty of room to each 
specimen. Do not plant- loo closclii, would be 
the caution wc recommend. Too close 
planting is the cause of so many poorly fur¬ 
nished trees and slirubs. Wlaerever you find 
a beautiful, symmetrical, fully foliaged tree 
or plant yon will notice it is an isolated 
specimen situat(“d where it has room natu¬ 
rally to develop itself with entire freedom. 
If you c:m have but one good perfect spec¬ 
imen, do notcrowd twoor more into the space. 
TAKING UP FOREST TREES. 
To take nj) a young forest tree, says a cor- 
rc.sifondent of the N. Y. T'ribune, first wind 
a wet sack aia)und the stem, close to the 
ground, so tightly that it cannot slip; then 
take a limber-hitch with a smallc:ible-chaiii. 
cut oil' a. few roots on the side opposite the 
steady team, anil you will get nearly every 
root whole, and plenty of soil. I took up 
11)0 Hock Maples in this way last s|)riii,S> 
after I bad learned to wind the sack prop¬ 
erly, without dftmage to the trees. In this 
Wily two men with a ti'iim will take nif more 
trees in an hour than they eould without a 
team in half a diiy. 
BEST EVERGREENS FOR THE LAWN. 
Mr. 10 . S. (Jarman, editor of the Rural N'"' 
Yorker, whose colleetionsof ornamental trees 
are very largi; and choice, says llud' 1 ' 
were asked what t.hre.e evergreens he would 
recommend above all others for the lawi'i 
he would name llrsl,,'I'he Blue Spruee, 
or, according to the tiew nomenclature, /'* 
I'ca pnnip’iis; second, the Driental Spi'Uiab 
Ahii'H orii'iitalin, jind, third, .Meoek's Spefi*”’’ 
Ahif'n Ali'oi'kiaiut. These are extremely hm''*.'' 
and very ilistifiet iind desirable in every "''kf' 
