Show are aad and cul pal 4 s i I 1 A A 14 1 4 4 4 ia 44 ar J J giant thuya beautiful through all tao seasons LANTING PLANTING TREES FOR FUR SHADE by J W GRIFFIN in selecting a list of trees to plant for shade on your lawn lan or along the avenue make a note of the character of the eoll sell and plant accordingly if you are contemplating a home in tho th lowlands where it la Is damp and und here togs bang hang ou the better part it tf the morning cut it out sell out get out do anthina an thing to get out and go up higher if possible leve the swampy lanae lancia to the fogs and mosquitoes and the fevers make a note of 0 the trees that grow OA 04 the hillsides and here 9 that grow on a the belito hilltops hlll tops Ps pick out those that hod hed their foliage longest also those foliage is healthiest and most deive jome lome advocate spring and so some all pl plaiting allting ot of fruit and forest foreit trees I 1 halu italia U that the following gives good re results stIlts where the trees to be set met out are larger larter than two or three year old tree I 1 dig a hole four feet wide each way and two feet deep somo some time dur ing tha the lato late fall or early winter the top soil la is thrown on one side the subsoil on tho the other the tile combined allons of the rain freezing aad and thawing produce a good effect 1 on the soil thrown out and upon the edee of the hole the trees to be set out are procured during the fall and are heeled in a protected place and are ready at any time tims they are wanted A few days of run sunshine shine ava windy indy weather in early spring the mounds of earth bes badde ide the oles in fine shape to put la in round around the trees ahe tree trees may mar be set out two or three weeks before the surrounding tiding boll soil will mill do to cultivate first manure la Is tramped six 1 inches deep in the bottom ot of the ides holes then about elx six inch s of the top soil 1 Is thrown in leaving a little mound in the center of the hole upon which the center or taproot should reef rest the finer or bide side roots aro are spread out around the little mound more of the top toll soil Is throw in and packed tightly around the roots filling ap u al air paces spaces and holding them in proper place next some rotten straw not ma mai nure ts Is thrown thron in then the rest oc the soli soil is tramped well around tha trees I 1 do not use any manure next to the roots of trees the manure Is scattered around the trees the rain takes tho the fertility down to the roote root ani the solid matter while hile rotting serve as a mulch tte tho above method it closely to fol lowed will take a tree through the tha first summer which ie Is the most caiti cal part of the life of a tree get them started right the way Is easy A bad tart start causes much trouble and delay SOME FLOWER NOTES the talema bloom lato late in ln winter in the south plant sweet peas and trim roses make alao out our lists for seeds and plants early plant plants that are not growing need no fertilizers take no chances in fighting insects fight to exterminate do not shower plants on cloudy cloud days and keep out cut of the sun when hen wet W I 1 t V 4 W J wp wit wi T ZV A fine lot of white spruce p PLANT LANT evergreens EARLY the beat time to plant evergreen ii is earty early in the spring jait just when the low cea reasons cc sons groota U L stat barting tar ting it la to c r mistake rati lako to plant too early but it the planting is delayed until june julie the trea tees are not apt to do well unless frequently watered and mulched wrin if ir the bummer summer months borao some planting nc ie Is done la tv august b bit at we do not believe a inexperienced person can make bis his trees grow when hen planted to late frequently dut out their in july and august but iron necess necessity nece ety ty than choice be b aaa cause they are too buey busy tpring month months to do daring during tbt th required work whet evergreens ever greena are plants they abound be hidei a dud dust watered A and mulch in maintained a Intal ned around roots until the win winter ter iet lets in it Is difficult to the I 1 diwi whether tell by the tie looks of abo they survive 1 luc late summer during months tory very often uey they or not n ot a as retain somo some tinie time after their T perdure they are dead la in the pring dl dio a tarn turn brown however tree trees that bekx kl the within I 1 afo oro or 01 three greets 1 it in belter letter our time 1 to ph plant 11 t ever prise opinion n in ili tai 1114 we ie at e no planting shot thorald 14 be creaso why vily fab tan necessity rori to A la |