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Show SUGGESTS HOW TO BEflUTiFY GROUNDS Superintendent of Parks Issues Is-sues Spring-time Bulletin for Public's Information. Nlcholus Byhower. superintendent of city parks, yesterday Issued a bulletin containing: timely suggestions for beautifying beauti-fying home grounds throughout the city. This month Is particularly favorable to most forms of planting, says Mr. Byhower, By-hower, and It is an especially auspicious time to uncover plants and bushes encased en-cased for protection from winter cold. Tho bulletin In full follows: With the advent of Hprlng wo should now uncover the plants and . rose- bushes which were covered or protected during the winter with burlap, bur-lap, leaves, etc. Bulbs aro now abovo tho ground and should be uncovered; the frost will not hurt them and they will soon weaken If allowed to remain much longer under cover. Tho .same Is true of other plants protected in a similar way. Pruning of roses, shrubs and trees should be finished during this month, after which the spray for Insect eggs, scale, etc., should be applied. This spray should be lime sulphur and should bo applied before leaves are developed. This Is the best month for tree planting. The planting of trees, shrubs, roso bushes, etc., should be done systematically, syste-matically, observing tho following points: Trim smooth tho bruised ends of tho roots. Dig holes largo enough to allow plenty of root apnee. Place good soli, pulverized, among the roots. After planting, tamp down the soil moderately. Cut back about two-thirds of the ' length of the branches, adhering to tho shape desired. Newly planted trees should be onlv sparingly watered, with perhaps a good soaking onco a week until well started to grow. Mulching and cultivating culti-vating the soil around such trees are as important as the watering. Several varieties of flower seeds may now bo safely planted, as sweet peas, nasturtiums, portulaca, asters, cosmos, allysum, etc. Gladlola bulbs may be planted now, and to provide a succession of cut llowers a few bulbs should be planted overy two weeks until Juno. Lawns should be repaired now bv raking In good soil and seed and new lawns may be planted. About 50 per cent of our lawns are ruined yearly by ovcrwaterlng, thereby souring tho soil and washing out the soil from tho roots. Rules for a pleasing arrangement in planting homo grounds arc as follows: fol-lows: Plant flowers and shrubbery at the boundaries of the lot, leaving the lawns unbroken. Intermix with the shrubbery several varieties of perennial peren-nial plants, bulbs, etc., to produce a pleasing aspect. Plant hedges (privet, barberry, etc.) instead of having fences of wood or other material. Plant, if an, the dwarf type of fruit trees when the space is limited. They are ornamental if well kept, bear early and need but little room. Provide Pro-vide a setting for the houso by planting plant-ing shrubbery and low plants In close proximity to the house, so arranging as to produco a natural and artistic effect. Cover with vines anv object which mars I he natural beauty. By following these simple rules one may make, with a fow variations i (according to personal ideas) and I with the selection of the proper varieties va-rieties of plants and shrubs, a home of a house and a desirable place In which to reside, a unit In the sum which makes a city beautiful and renowned. re-nowned. Desirable shrubs Snowball (common (com-mon and Japan), lilacs In colors, spircas In variety, althca in variety, golden bell, barberry thunbcrgl. flowering flow-ering almonds, Chinese plum, deutzla. mock orange, lcspcdeza. Desirable perennial plants Phlox giant daisy, Shasta daisy, pyrotrum, galllardia. coreopsis, columbine, delphinium, del-phinium, platicodon, peony, gvpso-phlla. gvpso-phlla. There are many other varletios of deslrablo shrubbery and plants, as well as several varieties of roses, and tho park department will bo pleased to submit suggestions at any tlmo upon request. An old window frame and glass may bo used to make a hotbed, which is very useful In the propagation of a number of flower plants, which may be transplanted In the garden at the proper tlmo. |
