The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-04-21
For the Middlcbury Register
A Hotch Pot of Trees.

A Hotch Pot Of Trees.
The Cul,ivalor Tor April claims morr
for the economy of Evergreens,' than ]
should be willing to set my hand to. The
article is editorial, and reads az follows
Mine wears ago, finding serious nconve-
Hence f'om the sweep of winter tempcsts,
to which The writer's residence wits cxposc,l,a
nrge portion of everpreens we're mingled
with the trees and shrubbery, then newly
set out. About dozen white pines, as ma.
ny American Artor,iie, and few basans,
white sprucc, Norway frs and herniock-,
we're placed, so far ms practicable, on II Use
sides Of the house the frost exposed, regard
being had at the samc time to the exclusion
u nnIlterest'ng points of view.
''Onc rule was adopted III removing The
Young evergreen, which were chiefly pro
:urcd from tho borders of wuods, aud which
u, scme instances were. brought twenty
niles. This was, to take up enough earth
m the roofs, TO preserve the treo 0l,righl n;
, inst stroug winds, after setting out. Il,
this means, not one. out oil some thirty or
orty, was lost by removal. A white pine,
hen about three feet high and an inch in
iiameicr, is now eishieen feet high, hnd six
inches in diameter, aud several Others have
made nearly an equal growth
Nov, for the economy "i this plant alton,
which some Of the neIghbors thought was
entirely useless labor. II has saved. the
present winter, BY The protection il affords
against storms aud wind. nj least Ten doiiars
in fire-wood, aud this amount saved is in
creasing every year us the trees advance in
growth. The cost of procuring anI setii ~
~, The eve-grcens, was about three dollars"
More than compound interest, together
with The prinripal. 10 be returned annual,
'he ca'oritc power Of the evergreen tree
bit just begins to be appreciated Yei the
grouping Oi these trees 20 nnneniing the b G k
lar dscapc in conformity with winter, and
substituting chcerfulness for dreariness and
rural beauty Tor desoIaIion, might well
awaken in the heart, whether Of the resident
or the spectator, warmth Of sensation be-
yond the analysis even Of Liebig TO estimate Q.
| would the same skilliul economy were AZ.
piled TO many drearv scene | remember
TO one or two from which he charms Of taste
are driven one would think, by the very
pride OF intelligence, which will never re
member little wants. Naked before. such
pride how is seen 10 shiyeJ Would that
il might clolhe itself cheerfully, beautifully,
and light up instead modest smile upon
the aspect OF wintc: from that economic glow
that comes warm from The heart. What is
intelligence wiIbouia sensibiliry to ihe de.
sire aud the enjoyment of natural beauty
Downing writes thus for the Intelligent :
buildings which are tame, insipid or even
mean In appearance, may he made interest
ma aud often picturesque by proper dis.
position Of trees. Ejificus or parts of
them which are unsighrly, can readily be
hidden, or improved by wood /; aud walks
and roads which otherwise would be but
SIMPLE ways OF approach from one point 10
another, are by AN elegant arrangement of
trees on their margins or adjacent 10 them,
m"dc the most interesting aud pleasing por>
lions Of The place"
Public buildings set more conspicunusly
often IN ranges of open ground, make he de-,
iciensy Of this cmhellisament even more
noticeable than wien associated with, the
uhpre'ending scenes Of priva.e lie. We
know NOT but The mortgage has ant icipateil
the hama Of TASTE IN the latter case. ard is
sending up blight even upon the natural
growth OF woodland aud orchard and has
despoiled The heart of the very hope which
rises so graceful, in the wood-bine or the
honey>sucke. But not so upon the public
green. II culture belongs TO those who rlaim
VI, and liberal hands-'hry cannot withhold
or he witI,-hodcn. The prvileg e Of par.
iicipa'ing with The descent of ayes IN The
common inheritance of home aud country
ami naiive scenes, though death shall have
despoiled US Of private proprietership in our
own that home shall breathe of us when
We are gone, and transmit il not our memo.
ry yet tokens Of our love, is quite enough
10 warrant some effort OF soul in him who
has any.
To him who has moi, / might imnroyisc a
paragraph on the economy OF public ground.
In those villages with which we are &C.
qnalnied. the space for private embelhsh-
ment heing 90 small, how many can gain al
much toy The ornamental planting of ihc;r
own grounds. as BY the embellshn,ent Of
those OF the public? Is il the finish an d
convenience Of a single dwelling that gives
Il value rs property, or the general eligi
bhl'y and desirableness Of the place OF which
i forms part9 And how repulsive rather
than desirable, is that place of which the
public grounds are left TO run up TO ,histles,
and lie open TO mere contempt, TO mark OF
The absence OF sel6shness nor the prevalence
OF Taste, perhaps a weak regard for the hon.
or Of sacred things, or the usefulness Of in.
siituiions reared Tor The public II property
be not deprecated in such place, oiher
things must be, which is the nieanest kind OF
| etonony.
Downing says: ..-.
This establishment oil. nature springs
naturally from love of country life-an
attachment TO a certain spoi, and desire 10
render that spot attraetive--a feeling which
seems more or less strongly fixed IN the
minds Of men. Landscape gardening dif.
ters from gardening ir its common sense 10
embracing tho whole scene Immediately a.
bout, which i, sofess and refnes. or rem
ders more spirited and striking by the aid
Of art. IL is, in short, the beautiful ems
bodied in home scene. We attain il by
The removal or concealment Of every ding
uncou,h or discordant, aud by The introduce
Jon and preservation of forms pleasing in
their expression, their outlines, and their ft.
ness for the abode Of man."
As applied 10 public grounds this art may
leommend itself both 10 refined taste and TO
public spiIii, and may illustrate as well as
cultivate what Is most real in our patriotism,
our love OF home. II