| Show 47 ard are and A Z A x lka 4 aw N 14 k w A vj 4 1 l I 1 1 x t A 0 go o to your own wood woods and select your tree trees SHADE FOR THE FARM HOME an abundance of shade 1 Is one of the luxuries which every farm home can ind should have the city dweller la is aften a renter and must mutt take things is le they are or if it he owna owns a home the lot Is restricted in n size and large trees are an y but on uie the farm land for a commodious yard hould should alm arnaye ayo he be reserved reserve dL those baying having a grand old elm maple or oak to begin with are fortunate indeed dut but the idea that trees planted now of 0 tisa species M etui III DO a comfort only to succeeding gen orations Is quite a mistake blast most of the maples and especially the sugar and red maples are of rapid growth and at a few years will give an abundance of shade co do not make the mistake of using fruit or nut trees la in the yard both make a litter at certain seasons which renders them a sort of nuisance entirely unnecessary if you bad had no room for an orchard it would be a different Jiff erent matter you wont vant the yard for olid solid comfort and not as a crop producer because the city man uses the horse chestnut cheat nut for ibale do rot follow his example lie does it because thia tree Is low gr growing and compact just the thing where there ii little room either on the ground or of in the air mth your broad expanse a more as firing wring species should bo be chosen bd beldea eldea the burs aro are a nul sauce there is nothing better on the farm lawn than native trees they thrive admirably and in every community thero there are those well worth attention the maple in some form la Is widely dloie disseminated its leaf la Is graceful in outline the flowers and fruit are dainty and the tree la in ch charming armini in its autumn dress the catalpa Is a favorite in parts of the west because of its quick growth the flowers are also dainty yet there in never tha tho stability etab lIty of the oak and the hammock Is in preferably ferse hung from a more sturdy specimen the tulip tree or white wood ll 11 one oc of the best beat of our native species the queerly cut leaves tulip shaped lowers flowers with their beautiful orange crescents marking each petal and corn cora pact forms rendering them most useful shade trees the tree is a relative to the magnolia and one of our most valuable val jable anble timber trees do not neglect to include one or two evergreens ever greens tor for the birds it not for yourself they do so enjoy the shelter of the leafy leaf branches when caught la in a belated snowstorm the hemlock and cedar are the most pleasing of this class their slender branches being much more graceful than the stiff spruces spruced by all means avoid the pines their gummy nature may lead to the ruin of valuable clothing 1 remarkable collection of insect eating plant plants including pitcher plants BEAUTIFUL AND MURDEROUS PLANTS MANTS at a recent flower show in NO neff york there waa wise IL moat most remarkable kable collection collo cUon of in insect sect eating plants in eluding pitcher pis plants ants nepenthes ear sar man maddalana dalan dalana a and Inoc moccasin cAsin flower howers they vote bro broucht aught from ana aux by W A manda ianda formerly cur atar at liar harvard yard V university i which h close plants gardens gard cne up vaten they bear hear harp sharp sound were aleo in ehg group laber from been brenci aires A publisher brazil ha his la bla his collection so bome me re nark ablo phials the thara m Q unna cd 91 cles which whick different ates tes between tho the sound of ing harmoniously and a harsh bound sound wither rither too loud or unpleasantly shrill to bo be appreciated by the bu human man ear egr in one case a the tho plant apparently enjoys the sweet music by moving the petals pews of its blossoms slightly and on the other hand band closing up moat completely C lain wn varlet varieties les of are arg eald said not only to eat insect insects but will stretch toward the spot where insects are in any event they have been found extended in the direction of a tree upon which insects were feeding on sap gap running from an In elsion persons of wealth are am now importing fine planta plants from foreign coun tilee tiles and amateur horticulturist are now endeavor ea endeavoring deavor ing to acara rare and freak |
