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Show BEAUTIFUL LAWNS FOR OGDEN The city park commissioners arc anxious that tho people of Ogden clve their best attention to the beautifying of the lawns and walks of lh.-lr houses and. t.i aid In the matter of planting I and taking care of tho ..jtme, Sup-Tin- ; tcndi-nt I!. Van ib-r Sehult vol nteers timely advice. Speaking of the sub- ' ject today. Mr. Van dor Sehult said: "October Is the month when all of tho out-door plants go to sleep, and ' this gives opportunity for transplant- j inrr It Is safe to transplant trees ' now. If d-.ne well. It will ylve the I resits a ehanev to start early In the spring, and tin- soil around them will I tattle down during the winter months. I "All the roots of the tree shorltl bo saved and the ppace for thorn should be large enough to receive them without with-out cramping. A tree shoule) not be crowded, because It doe? n..t thrive that way. "Trees should I- ordered at once and tho people.- should V careful to order the kind design a led for each particular street, a frce hnok regard ln: the kind of trees r'-qulrod being furnished by the city recorder, so that no one need make a guess. "Sume serious mistake's were made last year In ordering trees. Many pen-pie pen-pie iHXirht from traveling tree selp-rs pnd thov we-re guhled 111 their selection selec-tion of trees bv looking at a photo-praph photo-praph of trees for sale, often misleai-Ing. misleai-Ing. When tho time i.mi.- for planting, plant-ing, In many Instances the tre-es were not on hand, find many of them wore not delivered until I ho planting season sea-son was over. , I think It would bo better for thoru- who want trees tnd shrubbery to purchase from the honi' nurseries, there- being pb uty of them In the city e'uid klnlty. Ity doing this b'Uer qialltv will be obtained at a greatly reduo-l price. ' Kurly planting moans the benefits of all the spring rains, and, when the sun assumes Its greatest power for warmth, the young plants and treses are given a pood suin, ana loy thrive. I Mhould like to - - "Adx-ti made the prettiest city i.f the country, nnd It can bo accomplish- d If tho people peo-ple will frlve a little attention to the planting of trees and llowers. "It Is not too lite to plant peonies, i but. In separating 'he roots, from three to six i-hould le retained, tho I plant should !? placed deeply III th'- ground and the leaves should not to , removed, as th" leaves aid the rots iu tin lr growth. It Is a gied i.b-a to cover the plants with a heavy layer of leaves. Hardy lilies may b" planted at this time, but they should ' placed I not le than eight or nine Inches deep In the ground. Ro-o bushes may be transplanted, but they must U' protected pro-tected against frost. These bushes should Hot be t rl IP ttud . tur the winter weather will fp.-t the (,ps. jf the-y aro thus strippe d nf tb. ir rl.. thing No one should trim a tre e- or hii-h until he has leanie.l somethi.ig abmit it. Man b and April being ll..- months for that work. I know ,,f m.iny trees that, have b n butchere d to death by Iio x-p x-p rienced trimmers " |