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Show ! TREES REFUSE TO GROW. Arboriculturists Interested in Joint Building Firs and Cedars. Arboriculturists a interested in a double row of fir and cedar trees .n the city and county grounds which refuse to thrive. There fs 110 apparent reason for it. That is where the interest centers. The two lines extend from the southeast corner of the builrlir to the corner of the grounds at Second East and Fifth South streets. Between the trees rnns a gravel walk, similar to others on the grounds. Afany of the trees on botn sld"s of the j walk were planted years ao. Others of the name variety, transplanted elsewhere at the same time uii the grounds are IhriviiiR. having- increased in si.-r since the lawns were out. Knt the trees along the walk mentioned refuse t0 grow. A number of the original one." hvr died, fllld tho?e substituted do not seem to take proper root. Thfs'fall or next spiring two or three, which ;re" now almost dead, will have lo be removed. 1 Another peculiar feature is that the tire;? on the north side of the walk are the ones which seem to thrive the leapt. While those on the south side are stunted 1 find sickly looking, they are a decided ' improvement upon those' onlv a few feet away, but further to the north. On the south side there are trees le;;s than six feet high, that were planted at the same time.. as others in -different parts of the ground's, which are now twelve and fifteen feet tall. ' Arboriculturists are unabte to account-for account-for the action of the trees. I'pop their isuegestion the ground has oeen fertilized, but to no advantage. The trees refuse to grow, struggle along for a couple of years j and then die. |
