Show WN 11 1 it IEL IM ET heipt ALONG THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY magnificent idea would bo be to plant fruit or nut tree trees on each sido side of the abad away back in 1769 the bavarian government isred a decree requiring all land to pa pant ant fruit trees treys along the public highways bordering their estates and the vork v ork was rys 7 thematically underlay about the mid die dlo of the list century and now tt it Is aid said that bavaria haa has a wealth of fruit trees amounting to something like such a R requirement might impose something ot of a hardship upon small estates and farm larda lards in america Aci erica but one wishes that public sentiment might have influenced the establish ment of go gracious a custom a hun bun dred year years ago apportioning ie tue bur den wherever it belonged fancy the pleasure of a a walk or a drive along public highways la in the gala spring time of the year with trees jutt just bursting into blossoming glory our out grandfathers and our great great grandfathers failed to lo leave us the beautiful and valuable heritage but it Is neer neier too late for a beginning nning and without any consideration of the practical end of it its feasibility or oth berwise why could not euch such a movement be started in america just a movement based upon pride lather than compulsion we have our dreams of the coun cour try beautiful and we expect that sometime we shall have reason to grow glad and proud of the wonderful stretches or of land that can hold their own throughout the world and in to those dreams nut trees are just as riotously abundant abundant as its the more luscious but not more tempting fruit trees FOR THE LAWN OR PARKWAY the canna is as an ornament may ma truly be cf co isi dered as absolutely indispensable As an ornament in the lawn vr park way the canna has become ingils pen sable it Is noted for its endurance endur anc of the hot sun its bathery ea thery foliage always looks fresh and green alf hotter tho the sun the more abundant abundantly the cannas cannam loner floer cannas also do well in the shade although they flower far kei less freely under such conditions bannar be planted in very rich garden toll which bich should be mixed if 11 possible equal proportions with well oil manure when the plant plants are growing freely I 1 they should be watered freely E tho the plants 18 inches apart each and if it more than one kind Is used b careful to plant the taller in the renter center of the bed it if it 11 bo be cular with the dwarf vari varieties ciles or in front varieties BIR ma l be le e v lien il reach the tle desired canna iteus adb as a rule should be plant ert ed to I 1 h single olor color an excellent bor der fora for canna bed Is salvia there are hundreds of ties of cannas with large flowers with small tall and dwarf growing large larga variety in color both of blossom blossoms and lollage may be should plants which hare have started in a greenhouse be set opt out the should not bo be transplanted until danger of froit frost Is pasted Artl artlette atle tc park building in email small cities and owns we but one park aa as il rule and athis tal I 1 ery II limited ailed extent lent scientific c antille plan ning and planting will make this appear several times as gre great at and pos sem CM at the ame same time the highest value Graceful gracefully Jy winding and add paths alth changing views vegetation at each new turn III a very email small park or garden seem unusual interest Int erett and extent it must not be thought from th foregoing that the very beet best nay may be pained in this way or the f id elemente elements of a sized park are tte its road roads paths other accessories for thee these are its necessary neres gary erile evils the essential ele el ment in ar nr ideal park in Is ita its na t landA landscape capo beauty tte undulation undulations surface can canone fons hills long stretch etre cr or water etc all these theme proper combinations and work the ceaseless chance and RITA give fre reh freh h charm to every part atter after comes the vegetation and latt last of those most distinctly man made thin ae as walks drives bridges buildings etc dont expect too much though his this la Is the land of bl bings of marvelous veloue growth and de d r clop ment even in plant life we 10 lot t expect to have a anisher n a day an attra cUre picture of bark or biome ground grounds cannot be n a day week month or year prop aly irla to plant th proper 1 I 1 croper place and at proper part mart I 1 requires require much knowledge ex er lence and study with not a or genius also an art a ante a te now that we hare have all of hit ut down oa on paper u it mutt must appear big hi work should bo be done only by in the work the i n too many gardens Is 1 there Is I 1 0 o good rby the plants are placed where ire are bach such places have no character I 1 las angeles herald A |