Show joys in ia tree planting in the early spring the tree fakir Is ia thriving upon the fad for foreign trees and shrubs about the time the snow enow disappears in early spring the tree fakir takes his grubbing hoe hie hid pruning shears and a ball of twine and goes into the woods there he grubs up tree sprouts sumach dumach oak al lanthus hickory beech poplar chestnut or almost anything else will serve his purpose these he be trims and prunes and ties up in handles bundles tor for removal to the place where they tire ire to be stored when the spring tidying up of the home garden commences the tha tree fakir makes his appearance in public ile he will show pictures of rare japanese or chinese or mexican or east indian shrub trees and offer to supply you ou sprouts at a figure that la Is most inviting you see an opportunity to get a plant worth 12 for 1 and then you think of the envy which that queer red leafed wide spreading bush will excite in the breast of your neighbor and you buy by and by you shout with joy aud and call aall your wife out to see the tiny deives and then you begin to brag and look down upon your neighbors you invite them in to see the wonder ond you talk learnedly of horticulture in japan or the east indies and then your glorious tree bursts into leaf when you discover that ou have bought an ordinary com common ion I 1 everyday sumach dumach or a maple or per imps haps a scrawny little peach tree glnn I 1 hen you lie in wait for him and you meet with another disappointment lie come around any more |