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Show ASKS PUBLIC TO AID I WITH PAHHEMES l;K Board Addresses Open Letter to ' Residents, Urging Co- j ; ' I ViOVt) TO BEAUTIFY g ' . CITY WITH PLANT LIFE I Suggestions Made as to Most At- ; ' : i ractivo Species of Trees I ' f . and Shrubs. j j; Tt is iho (lcsiro of the Board of Park i ; ' t Commissioners to culisfc the aid of tlic Hxl , f ,1 piiblic in "beautifying the city, and to 3& this end Iho board has made public the y following address to "residents of Salt H , Lake and others interested:" J. f. Tho board dosires to obtain your ap- iiVij . . proval boforo expending- tho funds np- jvi; pr'opriatcd for this purpose. It Is a dlf- I jj'ji " licult task (although poysos.sing full : ' power by law to work out tho programme 1 :' " of improvements) for the board to make ij7 ; permanent and satisfactory Improvements fckjj. 4 without the co-operation of cvory rcsi- j dent of our city. ml . This beautlllcallon will greatly cn- SH ' hanco the value of property and also be a 1?H r basis for visitors to estimate tho stnnd- fjl .' ard of our local civilisation. Si-. ". i Let overyone lend a helpful hand mor- T ally and materially to beautify the ..' streoU. boulevards and parks. Let Salt W, N Lake City come In line with other cities -v, of its size. It has bioader streets and vj1 ; j better climate. So let ua strive to make j ( i k the gem of the lntermountaln rcslon y-ij ? f ft ! In all other respects. I&j ' T i Suitablo Trcos. 3 ' The board also has given out. the fol-Ej fol-Ej jj J lowing bulletin for March, relative to i (P; the planting of trees, shrubs and flow-tiw flow-tiw crs: a ' It Is well now to prepare for tree S planting. This means to order trcc3. 1 J ; shrubs, roso bushes, etc. L ; I .Of ornamental trees or hfgh and spread -Inp growth we lirsi name sycamore. ' Carolina! poplar, white elm. liollcana poplar and ash-leaved. maplo (box elder). Of. more round-headed trees of moduli mod-uli orate size, tho American linden, Norway !i Snaple, silver-leaf maple, sycamore maple, f. ' green ash and .English Elm deserve reels ree-ls ommendatlon. -L. Good shade trees, for this locality, of '.fj, medium size and more pyramidal shape, J- aro the white ash, European linden, sil-f sil-f ' ver linden and Tartarian riiaple. .'A' As ornamental ' trc.es of medium anil aj smaller sizes for lawns or small nyc-f nyc-f nues. we recommend the catalpa specWsa. . white cut-leaved birch, Welra cut-leaved 'iy . maple, sliver-leaved elm. golden-leaved ,; i i poplar, taper birch, purple or copper r. i beech and horse chestnut (red and white). i; These are either medium-sized or slow- , growing trees. ; ' As curiosities in ornamental trees the umbrella catalpa (bungcll), tulip tree , (liriodcudron). salfsburla (or Japanese U il ' Ginkp"), swjiet guru tree (liquldamber). Lc , flowering Japan plum, mountain ash and h ' . hawthorne will give sufficient cliolcc. W i f i Urgo Perennial Flowers. ; ' In shrubbery, besides tho well-known Bp'5 varieties, wc advipe the planting of gold Ki i anfj ent-Jeavcd ciders, althes. Weigclla, UR ' : camgune, keiTis. flowering crab, dcutrl.u K 4; ' j : soabi'a.Hlov.-ering dogwood, pink (lowering Kf p tamarlx, ' liydrangea, paniculata and 'il ; aplrea anlhony waLcrer. '' : i Roses can be had In 1000 varieties, too ) ' many to describe, but we wish to again B '. s Introduce one long-forgotten variety, tlfat Is. the old sweet brier rose, or r, ; rosa inbigiuosa. ri" j We cannot loo strongly recommend the v planting of pqrennial ilowering plants to Mi 1 "., save money and disappointment. A few good' varieties are: Anemone, ruobeokla ifllj ! purpurea, ascleplaa. perennial asters, fdll j j tyretluum, phlox (150 varieties), achillea, Jk'D r I gaylordla and others. J 1 As soon us possible plant sweet peas, g 1 3 nrid seJds of wild cucumber vine. Also Z I ! prepare for the llrst gladioli. Cover your j. . lawn with decayed fertilizer, in case thia 5 J j j, T'as neglected last fall, and trim trees ?jj j j. and shrubs. Spring blooming plunts 5?iJ ) should not be trimmed until after bloorn- if,r- ' 1 'Jhg. Roses are to bo pruned, about the Vt r V1' middle of this month, lest freezing 1. 1 weather prevail. ,Thc other, accompllsh- 'g'S el ments during this" month depend greatly tM n !,' on the weather conditions. Probably tree -i planting can bo done. It certainly can "ill T . be done on hlglr and dry locations. |