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Show THE ROADSIDES. Keep Free From Weeds, but the Trees Are an Improvement. No mutter how smooth and well constructed con-structed tho traveled way may be, II tho roadsides are not cared for, the road, as a whole, will not give a good Impression. All rubbish should be removed and tho excavations and em' bankmcuts smoothed nnd plunted with grass whoreover It will grow Unsightly brush should bo cut and grubbed out. Sometimes, however, the brush ' nnd small trees, If suitably trimmed, add to the attractiveness ol the roadside. All trees that aro ornamental or which have value as Bhado trees should bo preserved nnd protected, un less they grow so cloBely thnt they make too dense n shade. In hot, dry climates particularly, and, indeed, In most places, trees are a considerable factor In reducing the cost of main tennncc, since they lessen the evnpora tlon of the moisture from the in a aViBaaaaaaKSLlaiai SavSiaaaBBaaH f A Nicely Kept Roadside, cadam. In exposed places whero the swoop of the wind would bo otherwise unbroken they servo to prevent In a measure tho blowing nwny of the binder bin-der from tho road surface. Unfortunately Unfor-tunately In such places It is often difficult dif-ficult to miiko trees grow. Caro In the selection of tho kinds of trees best suited to the locality Is Important. In Massachusetts, sugar, Norway and white maples and American elms have been set out to a considerable extent along the stnto roads with satisfactory sat-isfactory results. Theso trees grow fnst and nt tho samo time nro fairly long lived. A good arrangement nlong roadsides for trees with largo tops Is to set them about fiO feet apart on each side, but alternated so that thcro will be a treo every 25 feot nlong tho road. |
