Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-05

always quite conspicuous because of
its golden yellow bark. 1t only grows
to height of from fifteen to twenty
feet. The laurel-leaved willow, SaliX
laurifolia, is fine ornamental willow
which attains a height of from eight
TO twenty feet. and whose large, shin
ing foliage makes ii very effective.
Another pretty dwarf weeping willow
is the New American, an American
variety, grated at a height of about
six feet, and finally attaining a
height of ten feet; very graceful
tree with slender branches, and
pretty. delicate leaves. Besides the
willows there is Tears weeping null
berry. Morus Tatarica pendula. This
is also a grated tree growing only
six to eight feet high. with an UNI
brella-shaped head and pendulous
branches, which. covered with a
handsome foliage, reach to the
ground. This tree, and indeed all of
the dwarf and weeping trees before
mentioned, bear pruning we'll
Evergreen Trees.
OF the Very numerous varieties of
evergreen trees several are suitable
for planting near the sea. The Aus
trian pine, Pinus Austriaca, is hardy
and robust, and makes an excellent
windbreak. It's foliage is long and
stiff and of a deep green color. This
is one of the best evergreen for sea-
shore planting. The Scotch pine,
pinus sylvestris, with short, light
green foliage, is rapid grower, and
suitable for group planting near the
sea. OF the spruceS there can be
recommended the Norway, picea ex-
celsa. a hardy, rapid growing tree at
tanning to a great height, and that
queen among all evergreen, the Colo
RADIO blue spruce, picea pungens
glauca kosteriana. To these may be
added the native hemlock, Tsuga
Canadensis, a very hardy and also
handsome tree, quite distinct from
other evergreens, with flat branches
covered with dark green, yew- like
foliage having a silvery reflex. Our
native red cedar, Juniperus Virgini-
ana, Will flourish nearer the salt
water, perhaps, than any other tree,
deciduous or evergreen. This may be
allowed to grow into a tall tree with
branches reaching the ground or
trimmed up from the bottom to
height of eight or ten feet, and al
lowed to grow into n tree with a
pyramidal head; or it may be topped,
also, at proper height. as well as
trimmed up from the bottom, and
made to grow into a round-headed
tree
Deciduous and Evergreen Shrubs.
Second in importance, and second
only by narrow margin, for sea-
side planting are the shrubs. Indeed,
where the area of the cottage grounds
is very limited, their value is para
mount. First of all. plant spireas
at the seashore. but as many do not
occupy the seashore cottage until
mid-June, the summer blooming spe-
cies should be selected for planting.
The spring blooming spireaS bear
mostly White flowers, but the sum
mer-blooming ones have different
shades of pink flowers. If these
blooms are cut before the flowers are
fully expanded they are very effee-
tive in vases, and, furthermore, when
the blooms are cut in this way, or
even II they are cut off and thrown
away after they have lost their
beauty, the shrubs will give several
crops of blooms during the summer
and autumn. This habit of blooming
repeatedly makes the spirea almost
unique among shrubs. Some of these
bear a flat corymb, and others a more
or less steeple~shape panicle of pink
flowers.
OF the former, the most desirable.
named in order of excellency, are
Anthony Waterer. S. Buma,da, S.
callosa, and S. callosa alba, and Of
the latter, S. Billardiis, and the ma
tive species S. tomentosa. Some of
the white and rose colored species.
too, such as bloom in June, July and
August, are desirable, though most
of them give only one crop of blooms
in a season. The best Of these are
S. arguta, S. Douglasi, 8, sReevesi-
ana, and S. Van Houttei. The first
two bloom in July and August, and
the last two in June, The spireas
are effective as single specimens, but
more so in oval-shaped beds. The
Anthony Waterer makes an effective
low hedge-a great relief from the
very meritorious but ubiquitous. and
hence monotonous, California privet
a shrub, which, however, fourishes
wonderfully well at the seashore, in
fact, better than inland, and is
effective in both group and hedge
planting. Both spirea and privet are
almost immune from insects and dis
ease.
Hydrangea Flourish Near Sea
Hydrangea paniculata grandihora
'iChi if7fiN' iitoA bbt 6tds has Is Olkt
of the hardest and most meritorious
of all towering shrubs, it's blooms be-
ing equally effective in a fresh or dry
condition All of the weigelas are
suitable for seashore planting. Their
blooms have a range OF color from
pure white, through the rose and red
shades to deep crimson-maroon
They are May and June boomers, and
for the seashore the latter will natur-
ally be selected. The Rose of Sharon,
althea, in both it's single and double
Powered varieties. in it's seevral
colors. white, pink, red, purple and
variegated, thrives near the sea. 1t
has a symmetrical form, and has the
merit of blooming in August and Sep
TENDER, when few shrubs are in
bloom. AS a single specimen it may
be allowed to grow with little
pruning to it's full height of from six
to ten feet. AS a hedge shrub. for
which purpose it may be used, it
bears pruning well, and still retains
its foriferous quality. The single and
double white and the variegatsd red
and white Powered varieties are most
desirable For q low-growing seaside
shrub the globe flower, Kerria Japon-
lea, particularly the variety which
bears single yellow blooms, either