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Show THOUGHTS OF ARBOR-. DAY.-- The capital of France has probably more Bhade trees than any other city, although in, this respect Washington must hold second place. The parks and street shade trees of our own capital city are among its chlel adom- be, however, nor has the selection ot trees for planting included in large numbers some kinds as well adapted to a dry climate as box elder and poplar, the trees which have been most numerously plained. These are bur oak, honey locust, Scotch, and greater shade is desired, trees or tills fonu naturally should be selected. Arbor. Day, tno national holiday given giv-en over to thoughts of good citizenship, citizen-ship, and especially to tree planttng, j is observed In Utah on April 15; in I Wyoming cm April 30, and on different HONEY LOCUST, WHICH . ENDURE-S MORE DRY WEATHER THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER TREE. ; mnt8, and almost every tree and ; shrub'adapted to that climate can be ! found there. The city of ogacn is also veil fa-; fa-; vored by the presence or shaded , streets and park lawns. The variety of trees m not so great as It" might Austrian pine, red cedar, and hack-berry. hack-berry. Tho graceful elm Viigiit with profit be more extensively planted. The pollarding or Lombardy poplars is to be deplored. It Is unaatural. spoils tho symmetry or the tre:s, and leads to the rotting or the heart. It a tree or less height which gives dates, appointed by the county superintendents, super-intendents, in Idaho. Arbor Day, in practice, however, should bo regarded regard-ed more aj a season than a day. Ad-antage Ad-antage shoakl always be taken ot favorable fa-vorable conditions as regards weather weath-er or tiiiio, .m l ir more than one day-Is day-Is needed eclcbrale an Arbor week. |