The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden (1900) (20595987291)

Title: The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden
Identifier: centurybookofgar00cook (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Cook, E. T. (Ernest Thomas), 1867-1915, ed
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: London, The Offices of "Country life" (etc. )
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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TREES AND SHRUBS. 435
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HEATHY BANK AT KBW. Willow the branches have an upward tendency, while the minor shoots and twigs are strictly pendulous. Weeping Trees must be rightly placed. The illustration of the Weeping Elm shows how beautiful a tree of this growth is when not muddled up with other things. Willows by waterside, and weeping trees planted to reveal their true beauty, add to the charm and interest of a garden. But weeping trees must not be used recklessly or in too great a variety. A few well placed are beautiful, but too many are monotonous. The best weeping trees are : Abies canadensis pendula, a variety of the Hemlock- Spruce, all the young shoots of which are drooping ; Abies excelsa inverta, a Norway Spruce, whose branches hang close to the stem ; Alnus incana pendula, a pretty Alder with drooping shoots ; Betula alba laciniata pendula, B. alba pendula, B. alba Youngi, three distinct weeping varieties of the common Birch ; Thuja (Biota) orientalis pendula, a graceful form of the Chinese Arborvita?; Caragana arborescens pendula, a Laburnum-like shrub with yellow blossoms ; Cerasus Avium pendula, C. Mahaleb pendula, C. pendula rosea, C. serotina pendula, four beautiful Weeping Cherries; Corylus Avellana pendula, a distinct variety of the Hazel ; Crataegus Oxyacantha pendula, the Weeping Hawthorn ; Cupressus Lawsoniana pendula, one of the many varieties of Lawson's Cypress in which the young shoots are drooping ; Fagus sylvatica pendula, F. sylvatica purpurea pendula, the drooping forms of the common and purple Beech; Fraxinus excelsior pendula, F. excelsior aurea pendula, and F. parvifolia pendula, weeping varieties of the common, the golden-barked, and the small-leaved Ash ; Ilex Aquifolium pendulum, 1. Aquifolium argenteo-pendula, I. Aquifolium aureo-pendula, three distinct Hollies ; the Weeping Walnut ; Juniperus oblonga pendula, J. virginiana pendula, two graceful forms of Juniper ; Laburnum vulgare pendulum, a drooping variety of the Laburnum ; Larix europasa pendula, the Weeping Larch ; Moms alba pendula, a striking form of the White Mulberry ; Populus tremuloides pendula, the St. Julian Poplar ; Pyrus Aucuparia pendula, P. communis pendula, P. prunifolia pendula, P. salicifolia pendula, four distinct kinds of Pyrus ; Quercus pedunculata pendula, a Weeping Oak ; Robinia Pseud-Acacia pendula, a variety of the False Acacia or Locust Tree ; Salix americana pendula, S. babylonica, S. Caprea pendula, S. sericea pendula, four pretty Weeping Willows; Sophora japonica pendula,