The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-04-12
For the Free Trnder.
The Sycamore Trcc---liow Cultivated

NsSSrs. EMto,s-l propose 10 give you state.
ment of the mode oi cu,uyatIns the American
Sycamore or Plane Irce.-lhc balls contain from
twelve to fifteen hundred seeds, and generally re.
man upon the trees until spring, when they fall
TO pieces; and each seed being invested with a
brlstly down, forming delicate parachute, they
are waited 10 Il great distance by the wind. They
rpeu late and should not be Cullcd until ,oui,
time after the autumnal frost, have caused the
leaves To drop from the trees lien thoroughly
ury, break them up and separate the seadS Uy
IGuuWS Ih6m between your hands but, If the
seeds are not to be sown Until spring which
thnk The preferable time, !, is best to put the
balls IN dry place, AMI not break them to piece,
until The period for sowing, o. lie balls may b,
collected from the trees IN March. Fora ,cmiu
airy select rather moist piece Of ground. whtei,
has been cultivated for one or two wears. Pre.
pare It by digging or puughiug and rakny until
the mould Is iluc and light. IL the sol. /, not rich
1t should bc manured Sow the scad broadcast
very thick and rake them IN so that thew shall be
completely covered taking care to leave the
ground level and ,Tohc. You NAV SOW in AN.
tumn or spring | shall recommend the spring a.
the better season In one wear they will rI,,,
from three TO five feet high When the ll.uts
inst appear IN the seed. beds they are yrrv ten.
der and liable 10 be killed by hot sun. ptrticu.
lmly # the ground should he dry at that time, il
Is therefore eYpediout ,u screen them fora few
weeks either 10y mats or brush thrown over some
poles resting upon crrtches, two or three feet
above the ground When u year old TRANSPLANT
them INTO 4 nursery Il foot apart in the rowe,
which should be three feet apart When three
years old they may hc removed aud planted
about your grounds orhou.c for shade, ornament.
or fuel The seed beds should be kent ,loar of
weeds, and the ground IN the nursery between The
rows dug oyercNcry sprlug and Loci aud raksd
II j. very remarkable thtt the cultivation ul
the Plane has mo-, claimr greater attention
N this country; being the lnfic,' the lugeat and
most magnificent ufulr forest trees As A se2Ie
II D., superior iu all other, for rs broad and beau.
uiUI green leaves, ,N,uIug fur direct raVs uf the
sun, admitting through u,ym u mellow liyht
whtG the di..,u,e between theta and the far
spreading branches 0crwjtS a free circulation u,
air without that damp and gloomy umbragelu,.
ness which all ,he cvcrgreens of the tru,ler,t q
zone, aud most Of the dcCdGuus trees pTulu,o
when planted around a residence The Oriental
FaUc I, runowued for the admiration in which II
wa, held, and the care bestowed upuuit, cultiva.
tun 10y The A,latics, the Greeks, and the Nuluan.
and sull claims pre'culneuce among the forest
trees, which cmhrlish the extensive parks. pub.
lie sgUlres, and avenues Of Europe EVELYN is
NllA1tlUcu W llIS thlltUIAIN ul lhls iutUgrtl
of the forest and extract the following para.
graphs from he sylvia, the Encyclopedia oi the
Arhurcututlst.
"Ihi, beautiful and precious tree, nuecp,y tn
cred to Helena, was So dotei on by NcrNes that
Elan, aud other authVrs tell W., he mad. halt
aud stopped that prodigious army of 100000
soldiers to admire tie pulchrituds aud proccHty
It one of them, and becoming so fond of il that
sppIiIng both himself hia conc abnls and great
Icr,nus uf all their jewels, he covered it with
: ms, necklaces, searfs, bracelets. and infinite
uynv,, AMI .Vhen nc was forced 10 part from it
he caused tao figure Of It to bs stamped ON u me.
dh of gold whiGh hc continually were about him.
Wherever they built their SUMPTION. aud magni.
tccnt colleges for the exercise Of youth in gym.
nas,ics, aUd where the gave philosophers also met
to converse together aud improve their studies,
they planted their walks with rlatans to refrv-h
and shade the palestrn' Aud Hunter adds in
u note. "lh. oriental Plane tree was greatly 10.
speced 10y the aneicuts Tor its cooling shade"
NIgll says, "ln the Academia or School OF Plato
The philosophers used TO walk and converse un.
der the shade formed by these delightful trees "
Also, "1ho Plane tree administering shade to
wine dtirkcrs" These trees tho Romans first
brought out Of tho levant and cultivated with
so much Industry and cost for their stately and
proud heads only, that the great orators aud
statesmen, Cicero ard llottoneu, would exchange
now and then turn At the bar, that they might