The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-04-25
STREET SHADE THEEs.

We would briefly remind those who car
feel the difference between bare lines o
buildings, and dry, glaring, and dust,
streets, on the ono hand, ,-and the softness
Iuxuriance, the interminable beauty o.
masses Of green foliage, and the refreshing
shade OF our finest forest trees planted ia
villages and by rond-sides, on the other,-
we would remind these that the time hai
now come for action-no delay must Be
mnde, if another whole year is too valuubls
TO be lost.
Most Of the directions, given in pre-
cedng article on transplanting fruit trees,
are equally applicable 10 shade trees
But there is one all essential part Of tire
work, without which failure is about as Ger.
tain as the coursS Of water down bill, and
that is, the trees after being set out must be
carefully protected from the rubbing ol
street animals. We have seen trees five
inches through, which had been moved
with nearly ton Of earth on the roots, all
DESTROYED the second year by the rubbing
Of pigs and cattle. The best, most suE-
stsntial, and most durable protection, con-
sists ofthree posts in the form ofan equila-
terial triangle. enclosing the tree, with
horizontal cross pieces, or boards securely
naied 10 the posts. This frame will besides
prevent those who think tree is very
handy object to hitch horse to, from spoil
ing it bv allowing the horse to gnaw the
bark. "You will be exceedingly vexed,''
snys a late writer, in allusion to such a dis.
aster, ssbut will be consoled by the assu.
rance that the owner never knew his horse
to do so before--snd you will wish him and
his horse a,-the end Of their journcy.'
A few brief directions for planting hade
trees, may be summed up as fo!lows:--
l. Dig the hole before the tree is tnken
up, for being large, its roots cannot be so
easily protected from diving as smaller
tree, and It should therefore be out Of the
ground as short period as possible.
2. Ifthe trees are two to three inches IN
diameter, the hrles must not be less than
six feet in diameter, mud foot and a-hall
deep, and the roots Of the tree taken up, ol
nearly corresponding size.
8. Cut round the tree two and a-haif or
three feet from the stem, and lift It out
without tearing the roots or bruis!n3 the
stem--not after tho recommendation pnb-
lished somo years ngo. as rery careful
mode Of removing, scouting the roots with
an axe, and dragging the trees out with
yoke Of oxen"
A. Cut off or thin out onc-half or..three-
fourths Of the top, having an eve TO the fu-
ture shape of the tree. This lessons the
number Of leaves, the draught is less severe
on the roots, the fewer shoots grow more
rapidly and the wind has less power or the
tree.
5. Plant the tree no deeper thnn before
as some one quantity remarks, ''nainrc has
attended Ia the growing Of trees somc six
thousand years, and cannot in this particu-
lar be improved upon"
g. As soon as the tree is SET, then i'm
mediately erect the tripod-protec,ion, al
ready described.
7. Cover the ground several inches deep
with litter, in circle six feet in diameter.
The soil cannot be easily cultivated, and
this mulching is the best substitute.
Trees treated according TO these rules,
will begin TO grow Immediately, and will
form handsome, rich, dense masses Of foli-
age, in less time than those which arc care
lessly torn from the earth and hastily plant
ed like ience-post, can recover from the
violence which they have received. It is
better to plant ten acres well, than twenty
or thirty badly. st
Trees which have grown in the open
ground are harder and far better than
those taken from the forest. Thick woods
afford almost The protection Of a green house
and trees removed from them and set out in
open air often perish solely in consequence
Of their tenderness. Those from borders
Of swamps are often be.ter than those from
upland, the soft mucky soil more perfectly
admitting the entire removal Of the roots
The dissimilarity Of soil where they are
placed, rarely proves Of any detrment.--
As general rule, such trees have succeeded
much the best with US. This is also, par
ticulary the case with Eoergreens, which
always need large cake Of earth TO be re-
moved entire upon the roots. This cake
should always be large enough to hold the
tree s,iffagainst the wind without any sta
king. When this has been done, zoe hdpe
nerer lost single evergreen tree by trans
planting. In the borders ofswnmps, where
the muck is shallow on bard-pan, the
roots Of evergreen trees usually form
thick mat Of roots, all nenr The surface scut-
ting round one with spade, allows the tree
10 be taken up with great easc, tho whole
mass Of the roots and muck peeling readily
off from the hard-pau.--Albany Cultirator
The SULrAN's GIFr TO LAMARTINE.--The
Sultan of Turkey has given Lamertine a
large property lying apout II miles from
Smyrna. Il embraces an area OF - miles
in circumfercnce, and contains fivo villages
which have hitherto paid trifling tax te
the Sultan. II is tho intention ot Lamer,
tine 10 leave France in the Spring, ane
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