. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals. sely pruned in-to any shape, associating with all the other dwarf evergreens. Pinus Compacti (Compact White Pine).—A dwarf round-headed tree,with numerous branches and soft feathery foliage. A charming variety. Abies Pictita (Siberian Silver Fir).—Medium size, leaves of darkergreen than ordinary Silver Firs, very soft and rich to the touch. One ofthe hardiest and most valuable of Firs. Juniperus Hibernica (Irish Juniper).—Very erect and tapering in itsgrowth, foming a column of deep green foliage. Very desirable for lawnplanting. Its beauty and hardines
. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals. sely pruned in-to any shape, associating with all the other dwarf evergreens. Pinus Compacti (Compact White Pine).—A dwarf round-headed tree,with numerous branches and soft feathery foliage. A charming variety. Abies Pictita (Siberian Silver Fir).—Medium size, leaves of darkergreen than ordinary Silver Firs, very soft and rich to the touch. One ofthe hardiest and most valuable of Firs. Juniperus Hibernica (Irish Juniper).—Very erect and tapering in itsgrowth, foming a column of deep green foliage. Very desirable for lawnplanting. Its beauty and hardiness make it a general favorite. Juniperus Prostrata. (Trailing Juniper).—A beautiful native speciesof odd, trailing growth. It is densely branched and forms wide, thickmasses of delicate foliage. Useful for picturesque hillside planting. Juniperus Suecica (Swedish Juniper).—Similar to the Irish Juniper,but a lighter golden green; forms an especially pretty and compact littlecolumn. 116 DWYERS GUIDE. HARDY HYBRID PERPETUAL It is almost impossible to complete theadornment of the lawn without planting abed of the Hardy Hybrid Perpetuals. Bloom-ing as they do at intervals from June to Sep-tember adds materially to their greatvalue in the landscape. It is not neces-sary to be a professional to successfully cul-tivate this class of roses, the after culturebeing very simple; most any soil will do forthe Rose, but it must be well drained. Inpreparing the Rose garden be cautious tohave the soil well spaded to the depth ofeighteen inches and thoroughly incorporat-ed with one-fifth its bulk of good decompos- mks. john stable manure—cow or horse manure, or both mixed. We should have a deep loose soil for them to take theirnourishment from. A grave mistake, quite frequently made in Rose plant-ing is setting them too close together, and In doing we do not allowthem sufficient soil from which to feed, consequently we get a very weakand spindling growth with insuffic
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