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Show Slill'i'iNU Trkks. Coloradonns Hie sensible in promoting tho cultivation of shade and fruit trees. Although nearer the cast by several hundred miles thin I'tah is, they have delayed it for years, trees in great variety having hav-ing in the meantime been grown lure fioiii imported seeds and cuttings. I'rohably the people of Colorado feared tho keen winter frosts of the mountains would render such attempts abortive: or it muy be (hat the mining furor allowed al-lowed no thought fr the beautifying influence of trees, and the health, happiness hap-piness aud profit accruing from homegrown home-grown fruit. Hut there is a change now, and Colorado is determined to have fruit trees extensively planted. A shipment of assorted trees will be made to Denver to-day, by Mr. John Heading, nurseryman, 1 nth Ward; and we hope to see an extensive trade spring up of this character. Young trees grown in this region should be better acclimated to the Colorado almosphor" than those grown east ; and for choieus varietie of fruit weean compare with any of our neighbors, east or west. Mr. Heading has made shipments of fruit trees before to Colorado, Col-orado, by the railroad, and has al.i i-hippM some to Montana by express. |