In the embellishment of private gardens, as well as public grounds, the evergreen trees should be planted. While the deciduous trees have lost their foliage, nature, as far as trees are concerned, seems comparatively dead, and without the evergreens a barrenness pervades the whole scene. Contrasting, therefore, in a great degree, and re-animating all around, the beautiful Norway spruce, balsam fir, red and white cedars, and the different pines, keep alive our love for trees during " winter time," and our hearts warm in admiration of the Author of all things, who for all times and seasons has in great wisdom provided plants and trees in full life and vigor, to adorn this beautiful earth. We have often been distances, and spent much time to admire the symmetry, foliage, and graceful appearance of the Norway spruce and red cedar trees, and have in our hearts thanked the persons who had planted them, for the great pleasure we had enjoyed. When covered with damp snow, what more beautiful than the trees we have men-tioned, with low branches touching the ground, tapering high up, a majestic and perfect piece of workmanship - God its architect.

In all our perigrinations, nothing has made a deeper and more lasting impression, than the "wild-woods"' which cover the Green Mountains of our own country. There, dressed in living green, stand trees of all sizes of the fir, hemlock, cedar, spruce, and pine, and of most beautiful proportions, with their fruit of cones, which gradually from time to time drop to the earth for sustenance, with seeds perfected - germs of other as beautiful trees in time to make the "forest shade." James H. Watts. - Rochester, N. Y.

Evergreen Trees #1

A correspondent in Illinois asks: "What are the six best evergreen trees, taking into consideration beauty of form, har~ diness, and vigor of growth?" We reply, Norway Spruce (Abie* excelsa), European Silver Fir (Pecea pectinate), Lofty Pine (Pinus excelsa), Austrian Pine (Pinus Austriaca), Siberian Arbor Vitae (Thuya Siberica), Deodar Cedar, (Cedrus Deodora).

The above are all hardy, rapid growing, beautiful trees, and combine a variety of characteristics in habit, foliage, etc. If any doubts be entertained as to the entire hardiness of the Deodar in the climate where they are to be planted, (it is hardy here,) we would suggest either of the following instead: Himalayan Spruce (Abies morinda), Hemlock Spruce (Abies cimadensis); Red Cedar, (Juniperus virginica).

(J. R. S., Clarksville, Ga.) The Angers quince is a rapid, vigorous growing variety, with longer and stronger shoots, and larger foliage than the common sort.

The Park or Fontenay stock is also vigorous, but does not make such long shoots, nor are the leaves quite so large. We consider it equally good for a pear stock.

The Paradise is a dwarf species of apple that makes the most dwarf trees of any other stock used.

The Doucain holds an intermediate place between the Paradise and free stock, and is used where small standards or pyramidal trees are wanted.

The Mahaleb is a small species of cherry, (the perfumed cherry,) bears small, dark colored fruit about the size of a garden pea. It exercises a similar influence on the cherries worked upon it as the quince docs upon the pear.

Roses are sometimes budded or grafted, because they can be more easily propagated in that way, and, in some cases, are better adapted to particular soils and modes of culture. Moss varieties and Hybrid perpetuals are budded more than others. The Teas, Noisettes, and Bengals, are easily propagated from cuttings. As a general thing, roses are preferred on their own roots, but if the stock be a suitable one, the worked ones are just as good, and, in many cases, produce more abundant and better blooms.

(II. H. R., Rondout, N.. Y.) Cherries should be grafted early, say in March, in your climate.