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Show ffi JPT GIVES MICE I ON TE-PLITII I v Superintendent of City Parks ! Makes Some Timely '! Suggestions. Nicholas Byhower. superintendent of , city parks, advances In the following J communication sonro excellent suckc-j suckc-j f. tlons on trco planting, which, corning ' h from an acknowledged export on horti- I culture on the 'sve of Arhor day. will i be read with Interest: "Tho long-established custom of-nlant- Ing trees for Arbor day must certainly i't be appreciated by those who will con- elder the many usqh which ticca, shrubs, etc., are to society. The vory fact that without trees und other vegetation life on earth would he Impossible should be sufficient reason to value these orna-"How orna-"How dull a city would look and how dormant would bo the anpearancc of our , : globe without these air purifiers and shade producing friends of humanity, 'w, It Is Iherefore a commendable custom to InBtlll tho coming generation with B tho love of nature by planting and car-W car-W Ing for trees, shrubs and -plants, to ' further Inculcate a love for rural bcautv :and to advance tho 'back to the farm' 'movement. A; The first necessity is to make the JK child familiar with the nature, names and JUf uses of plants and trees. The installa- T9 tlon of school gardens has met with suc- cess in many states and should be fol-l fol-l lowed In our own state. To know how I to cutlvate many varieties of herbs. i hi . fruit trees, etc.. may In later years be a valuable asset to many a. child. The-. The-. Mut'i J refining influences of the work in hor- be re tlculture and floriculture, the clean cn-3 cn-3 today' J ' Joymcnt that a well-koDt garden renders t SW 3 to those who personally laid out and TcaL planted gardens cannot be overestl- i mated. Bdodc"' i "r those who desire to make tree be evtn v planting a success I will suggest a few of th ' Points, which, when followed, may nro-r nro-r (,v( -"J ' vent many dlssappolntments: Tho hole neat's of"1' should be dug largo and It should be re-. re-. membered that tho roots of a tree should be trimmed; that is, cut smooth at the TerlatnV ? ' bruised endB of the roots, and the limbs Vi and bmnchos should be properly cut 3 back. Well pulverized soil should be ! f Ailed in between the roots, and by shak-l shak-l 8 DSJ-i1 ing the tree a little, or. still bettor, by tet - for ; pouring water on the soil, tho snacp v-i l !' between the roots should be entirely sail tgr I , rrlled After the settling of this soil j the hole should be entirely filled and I : moderatelv tamped down. i 1 "A great mlstaktt Is made when ma- 1 ) nure of any kind Is applied to tho roots. 5 but a ton layer of well-decayed manure j t may servo an a mulch to prevent a too I .'j F rapid evaporation. In many instances S rose bushes are planted in the same con-?. con-?. I dltlon In which they are recolved from ' ' the nursery without cutting back any ' of tire branches. Such branches should "i bo cut. leaving no more than one foot , ' above the ground- Fruit trees of rfany f'l kind should be trimmed In about the same way as heretofore sta.ted, by out-- out-- g ting out such branches as aro unneccs-m unneccs-m san' to form the proper shape of the v fruit tree. 1 "With theso suggestions outlined T am convinced that the life of many a tree planted on Arbor day can bo saved and that the result of following theso suggestions sug-gestions will be noted In the healthier ' j growth of the tree. "Tiro department of parks will he glad ,m at any time to give to tho residents of w this city any Information which it has i. H acquired through experience, or other- m wise, relative to tree planting, pruning. It'1 disinfection and tire proper care of trees." |