Year: 1867

Almost anything green is charming
in winter. This is especially true Of
evergreen trees. After the severe frosss
Of autumn have done their work Of dis-
mantling the forests and changing all
nature from its velvety green TO q dusky
brown, and winter in all its rigor Il up
on US, then it is that the eyergreenS ap-
pear most conspicuous, standing forth
in their beauty and glory. In travel
ing about the country and noticing the
naked appearance Of many dwellings,
surrounded by scarcely tree Or Q shrub
of any kind to relieve their loneIineaA
we are led to wonder how the occupants
can endure such state of things, when
a few trees Of different kinds would, es-
pecially if evergreen, add 80 much to
the cheerfulness of place, by afording
3 delightful shade in summer, and rob-
bing the winter months Of much Of their
dreariness. ~T


This deficiency of trees and shrubbery
around our farm-houses may be the re-
suit of lack of taste in some instances,
aud in others, the want of experience ii
handling the evergreen. Some people
have the idea that spruces of all kinds
are very difficult to transplant, so as to
make them live. This is not the case
if the operation is performed at the
right time. If the trees have been well
treated in the nursery, they may be
transplanted at the same time as decidu-
ous trees: but the safest and best time
to transplant evergreens is late in the
spring, when the sap is in circulation,
and the tree has started to grow. II
done well at this time, there can scarcely
be a failure.


1t is, however, more difficult to re.
move spruces from the forests, for the
reason that not having been previously
transplanted they consequently have
comparatively few fbrous roots, and
when taken from thicket and set in
open ground, they are more liable to
dry up and die before new roots can be
formed to supply the moisture lost by
evaporation. Still, this liability should
not deter any one from planting few
evergreens around his dwelling, event.
he finds it necessary to go to the forests
to procure them. Notwithstanding the
country is greatly deficient in the matter
of tree planting, yet there is agrowing
interest in it, aud there are many situs-
tions that have been literally changed
into paradise by the liberal use of trees
and shrubbery.


There is a great variety Of the class
of trees called evergreens that are nm
doubtedly worthy Of note, but we win
mention only few well-known and
hardy sorts that succeed well every
where, grow rapidly, and make beauti-
ful trees, viz: Norway spruce, Scotch
pine, hemlock, white cedar, balsam fr,
and white pine. These six varieties
form the bulk Of all the evergreens plant
ed in this country. Some of these arc
not only beautiful when grown singly,
or forming groups, but are also beauti-
ful as well as useful in forming hedges,
screens and wind-breakers. For such
purposes the hemlock, arbor vita and
Norway spruce are the best. Hedges
made of evergreens are not necessarily
expensive. Plants from two to three
feet in hight can be purchased for from
six to ten dollars a hundred, and per-
haps for less in larger quantities; and if
set at a distance of two or three feet
apart in the row, will in few years
form a compact hedge that will be found
useful as well as ornamental. F