. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Landscape gardening; Trees. DECIDUOUS TREES. 425 ever, says of the common swamp alder, Alnus glauca: " We hardly know a more charming plant in winter, when covered with its bright scarlet berries, especially when placed against hemlocks or other ; Loudon says of it: " This is one of the most beautiful trees of the ; From these differences of opinion, among persons of such eminent taste, may we not infer that, though beautiful, as Mr. Sargent claims, in winter, its beauty at other sea- sons is n
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Landscape gardening; Trees. DECIDUOUS TREES. 425 ever, says of the common swamp alder, Alnus glauca: " We hardly know a more charming plant in winter, when covered with its bright scarlet berries, especially when placed against hemlocks or other ; Loudon says of it: " This is one of the most beautiful trees of the ; From these differences of opinion, among persons of such eminent taste, may we not infer that, though beautiful, as Mr. Sargent claims, in winter, its beauty at other sea- sons is not sufficient to give it marked value compared with other trees of similar size and better qualities ? We have seen them principally as bushes growing in swampy places by the road-side, where they form dense globular shrubs, with glossy foliage, some- what sombre. Most of the alders are addicted to damp ground. The foreign species are held in higher esteem than our own. The following: are the most esteemed varieties: The Common English Alder, A. glutinoso, has many varieties. The Cut-leaved Alder, A. iaciniafa, is one of the finest. Fig. 137 is a por- trait of a fine English specimen. It be- comes a spreading pyramidal tree from fifty to sixty feet high. The foliage is fern-like. The Imperial Cut-leaved Alder, A. laciniata, is another variety, said to be of still more vigorous habit. The Golden Alder, A. glutinoso aurca, is a sport of the common alder, of brilliant and singular foliage, and highly recommended in England and France. The Heart-leaved Alder, A. cordifolia, Sargent alludes to as "a large tree, native of Calabria, with large, deep-green, shining leaves, rather broad, heart-shaped," which grows rapidly, and which he has found hardy at Fishkill, on the Hudson. Loudon says of it: "A large, handsome, round-headed tree. Height from fifteen to twenty feet. It grows with rapidity in a dry soil, and is one of the most interesting ornamental trees that have of
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