Show THE PUNTING OF TREES the following excellent article applies with equal force to this locality ed planting season has arrived and no one who has a house or home should let it get away without having planted some tree or shrub which will beautify his place anti and add valur value to the property prizes are arc to be offered to the children who make and keep the best flower beds this summer but in this large work of 0 planting the prize la Is simply tile the increased stock of 0 civic pride that will come to each one that takes part in the work As a general principle to follow all the trees planted on a given street should be of one species not mixed with others or varied A street Is not A a park or bit of country but a straight line and uniformity of treatment alone accords with its nature in planting the distance between it trees ees of the spreading variety should be from thirty to fifty feet but as growth is slow blow it Is 1 aps better belter at a sixteen foot distance and then as the trees mature cut out the alter nate ones the trees should be planted somewhat deeper than they were original lythe soil boll well packed around their roots and then watered for street trees the quickest to develop are some of the poplars an and d of these tile the carolina poplar which chic h is a better shade tree than the ordinary cottonwood or lombardy Is the best the box elder is in common use but the best all around tree for street or lawn is the soft maple acer dasy carium car pum it grows as fast as the box elder cider Is long lived and being a much more desirable tree than any of the above it should be the one to plant in III preference to them for lawns a much greater variety Y of tree can be used since the requirements are not so strict and more attention can call be given to artistic ornamental effect care must be taken to plant trees and shrubs so that thai they do not detract from the house but by standing to one side or behind tile the main object set it off to best advantage such trees as the cut leaved weeping birch with its graceful and ornate character and the camper down elm shaped like a huge umbrella should stand alone to show them 0 off fr to best advantage the colorado blue spruce and Nord manns silver fir are two evergreens ever greens of oc attractive appearance and desirable character and other evergreens ever greens such is as the norway spruce and the pines arid and cedars are also good for ornamental purposes for specimen shade trees in yards the following are all good the horse chestnut sycamore good on oil street also dlack black walnut coleana poplar and ba basc sewood wood or linden while the american elm males makes a good street tree it is inclined to becola troubled with vermin ind and it is therefore not to be recommended IN norway arway and sugar maples are good trees but are slower in ili growth than the soft L maple turning to the subject ct of shrubs the latter should be planted along borders and by the foundations of houses in ili order to give mass effects and could be used to eo advantage to improve tile the appearance of the canals among those which are hardy in cache valley and could be used tor for ornamental purposes are the various species of barberry some of which make au all excellent hedge the flowering dogwood with its fine large white blossoms grows into a small tree seven to ten feet high while the red osier or dogwood with red bark baric grows to about seven feet thea produces fine bellow ellow bell flowers in the early spring while attractive shrubs that range front from tour four to twelve feet are bush honeysuckles honey lioney suckles the mock orange and the smoke tres tree of 01 the low shrubs that are quite quile pretty for border edges or shady places are the flowering raspberry and some of the spires or bridal wreath which flower at various times all summer such as the common snowball and the many species of weigelia are other shrubs which may be used in ill adding to the beauty of logan maids these suggestions suggestion are offered as a general guide to those who w wish S h to contribute something definite to the ideal of a lovelier logan and it ma may be added that the horticultural ests at tile the college will be glad to assist with advise to any who apply t to them TZ it S NORTHRUP civic improvements committee boost ers club logan loga n republican |