Show I ADDRESS BY PARK BOARD I j i I The board of ot park commissioners yes yesterday cs Issued an address to the citizens of ot Salt Lake Lale The rhe address defines the objects tg of the board and also includes In Instructions Instructions instructions for work in tree shrub and flower planting for the month of March Marchand Marchand Marchand and also other useful information The Tho address follows To the residents re of ot Salt Lake City and others Interested The board of park commissioners es established es S by city ordinance for the pur purpose purpose purpose pose of ot beautifying and maintaining our public parks and boulevards request your cooperation in this work The board desires to obtain your our ap approval approval approval before re expending the funds appio appropriated appropriated for this purpose It Is a difficult task although possessing full power by law to work out their program of im improvements Improvements improvements for the board to make per permanent permanent permanent manent and satisfactory improvements Without the cooperation of every resident of our city This beautification will greatly en hance the value of property and also alao be a basis for visitors to estimate the standard of or our local civilization Let everyone lend a helping hand mor morally morally morally ally and materially to beautify the tha streets boulevards and parks Let Salt Lake City come conic in line fine with other cities of Its size It has broader streets and a better climate So let us u strive to make It the gem of the intermountain region In all other respects The board hoard of park commissioners at I the tho request of a great number of resi real dents will publish monthly bulletins con suggestions and expert tion relative to horticulture agriculture and floriculture and allied occupations These suggestions sugg will be brief but and will certainly be of benefit to those interested The bulletin for March follows folio It Is well now to prepare for tree planting this means to order trees shrubs rose bushes etc Of ornamental trees of high and spreading growth we first name sycamore SYCamore sycamore more Carolina poplar white elm Bolle BoPe ana poplar and u d maple box boxelder boxelder boxelder elder Of the more trees of ot moderate size the American linden Nor Norway or way maple silver maple sycamore maple green ash and English elm deserve rec recommendation recommendation recommendation Good shade trees for this locality of or medium size and more pyramidal shape are the white while ash European linden silver r linden and maple As ornamental trees of medium and smaller sires for lawns or small avenues we recommend the catalpa white birch Weirs maple elm ed poplar taper birch purple or copper beech and anti horse chestnut red and white These are either or slow trees As curiosities in ornamental trees the umbrella catalpa tulip tree LI Ll or Japanese Ging Qing ko sweet gum tree flow flo ering Japan plum mountain ash and haw thorne will give sufficient choice In shrubbery besides the varieties We ne advise the planting of gold and elders althea weigelia flowering crab flowering dogwood pink flowering and Anthony Anthon x Roses can be had in four thousand va ye a too many to describe but we wish to again Introduce one long forgotten va Ya is 15 8 the old ola sweet brIer rose roae or rosa Ve We We ca cannot cannot mott too o strongly recommend the planting of perennial flowering plants to save money and disappointment A few good varieties are Anemone perennial asters phlox varieties Achillea and others As soon as possible plant sweet peas and seeds of wild cucumber vine lne Also prepare for the first gladioli Cover Coyer your our lawn with decayed fertilizer in case this was neglected last fall and trim trees and shrubs Spring blooming plants should not be trimmed until after blooming Roses are to be pruned about the middle of this month lest freezing weather pre prevail prevail prevail vail The other accomplishments during durin this month denend greatly on the weather w ather conditions Probably tree planting can be and and done dry dry dO locations lIt It certainly can be he done don on high |