Litchfield enquirer., 1859-04-21

CT maleaor female, should be treated with equal consideration and kindness. Gu no account prefer one another.
 .s f4ssa as.3 as4r-s APRIL. zsssr@ F E ss 5'l' q Below me trees unnumbered rise, Z Beautiful in various dyes; s.s.. ,-.5 E
 The gloomy pine, the poplar blue.
 s The yellow beach, the sable yew.
 The slender fir. that taner grows. t ss The sturdy oak with broad spread boughs, { And beyond tte purple grove. f
 s Hannts of Phillis queen of loyef .ass
 Gaudy as the opening dawn,
 ~ Lies long and level lawn. '-DyRR. s., Why dowe not see the farm thonse more frequently graced with trees, and with bit of lawn in front to welcome the guest with it's selyety turf and to refresh the eye of the tra-i weller as he passes ?.4 Ne know there has hcei extensive tree-plantiDg for the past eight or ten yeurs and that the nursery business was never so brisk and lively ill ti:s country as in the last decade Not only have our es- Establishments produced largely, but foreign nurseries have sent us trees by the million, or dered by dealers here, and in many instances by gentlemen travelling in Europe. who desire the best of every thing for their fruit yards and ornamental grounds. But if we look at the present location of these trees, we shall find them mainly in cities and villages, and in their immediate suburbs. Among this class of our people tree planting has, become popnlarized, mud there are g multitude of charming rural houses near all our northern cities, with grounds well laid out and planted, to which every pass, ing year will add new attractions for gene "a tion to come. Even in; villages, upon half- acre homesteads, multitude of beautiful and useful things have been gathered, that one ig- norant, of the mysteries of horticulture, could hardly suppose possible. The dwellers in these tasteful houses have flowers and fruits of their own raising for nine months in the year, shade the live long summer and shelter that breaks the violence and terror of the winter winds. There is thus kept, up beautiful communion of the family with Nature, which is essential to the highest happiness and use fitness of the race. ..G.s..-,
 But as we recede from. these great social centres, the evidences of horticultural taste are more and more wanting. We know, in- deed, that there are exceptions, farmers homes that are as perfect models of good taste as any thing that can be found in the country. They are built and adorned with the profits of legitimate farming, are within the means of their owner, and arc the outgrowth of taste and meltal culture developed upon the farm. The trees and sllrubbery are well selected for the climate, and well planted, the lawn is am pie enongh, and yet in keeping with the size 1. of the farm and the means of the owner. But still such homes are rare exceptions in the country. There is no generous enthusiasm for tree planting among the great mass of our farming population, and even our readers, apt scholars as they are, and rapidly improving in their rural tastes, are not quite up to the stan dard. There is many farm long cultivated, where there is no orchard, no fruit yard, and not even a solitary sladctree. There are many others where the fields are we'll titled, and the fruit isJ abundant, that have still no adornments from the trees of the forest Ev- cry approach to the house is without shade or ornament, and there is hardly g fruit tree visi- ble 'a''ts7aztS s8. .' .-. 5s And this neglect of planting is not owing generally to any want of appreciation or de 1 sire for. tasteful houses Let any one of these l careless farmers pass 8 neighbor's house that has appropriate surroundings of trees, shrubs, and flowers, and he cannot refrain from ex- pressing his eradication, He may know noth- ing of the laws of esthctics, and yet Q pleas ing impression is made upon his mind by every
 individual object in the plantation, and by the general arrangement of the whole. A well grown elm, or maple in good foliage, fills every beholder with pleasing emotions. The form, the color, the shade are all delightful, and leave pleasant memories behind when summer is gone The wide spreading oak in the mead ow is often sought by the farmer, and his sons, and workmen, during the labors of the hay
 and grain haryests. It brings no pecuniary l gains, yea, is 8 positive tax upon the soil, spelling all that it covers for his crops, and | yet he would sooner loose his best COW, than have it cut down. It is beautiful object in 1 the landscape. he loves to look up into its green bcughs, and hear the rustling of it's lieaves in the summer breeze It redeens the scene of his labors from the grossness of mere
 utility One thing, at least, is loved, not for its pecuniary value, bat for what it is in itself Ian object of taste si sas' s.5.. .s a5.ss
 And yet a.ioser of trees as be is, he did not plant this old oak in the meadow, and he has never planted tree for shade or ornament by Ethe road side, or around his dwellinn " He has often wished some full grown md the forest could be taken up and put his door, but that was impracticable 1e has
 often thought of planting saplings. md been tempted by their clean trunks and thrifty llimbs, but just as often has thought that he mightsnot. stay mora than another year in his l present location He has felt the emigration fever, and.it is only owing to untoward cir
 cumstances that he has not long since sought a new hone. This unsettled disposition, which