, 1869-03-31
THE FARM AND GARDEN,


a1most 70 nsu, they were forced to adopt hee
tralIe-
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Lnrch Seed and rlanfz-Shnde Trreo !
fer the Cisy-Stock OK Shade Trees
Cutting or the Tops-Agrlcuaturnl
Educatioa-Climatol tArten.
Ing.
(rRox orR AdRlcC11cHAL CORRESPONDENT
CuAxrAI0s, Ill, March ~.
LAKcu FLAx1s AND sEKDA
The inquiry for la1rh plants and seed cdnttuueA
and up to the past two weeks, hare been answered
by private ketter I hare also written - several
parties adv sing them Of tha demand, but the re-
ply Il that theI have either sold ont seed and
plants, q ts~c E,o.c orders than they can nn md
that advertising would only lead to d,saPpolnt-
ment. THERE arc eeyesa1 ps1ties who desta Beed,
and u not to be had In Ills country, they would
Ike 70 order from Europe. hare rot the address
Of Parties through whom 10 send but presume
tna. Samuel Edwards, Of ,Amuf1e, or Robert
Douriass Of WeuktEnu, could give the in{o1ns-
ton, Is they have ordered through frteud4 or 9TH
erxise email lots. The bualness Is Jet IN It's n-
fancy, hut will soon become Important, and regu-
III. bu1.nes1 houses Ftn doptkje1 engage IN IT,
In the eAriy days Of OAage orange the sane dida-
Guilty occurred in REGAIN TO seed, eus now l. fur
nished BY the thousand bushels
In Europe two-year old plants arc considered
best for sree plSatRttons but Nj. Douglass and
Others In this country prefer picking shem out tna
same ri iH done With garden vegetables. The tsp
root h plnched on a. the plants sle taken from the
ho,beds aud set thlekly IN the rows and shaded.
This IL done during rainy dayA- Of doadJ weather.
The effect Is TO induce aide root8 and put tie plant
In similar condition TO thnsc t7ansplautkd At \
year old, and then year ID save and the seeds are
more certain to he BtaFted in = hofoed or. green-
house, and while B1nau occupy but little space
The plun u most excellent one, and well worth
the attention Of other rpaz Of plant gtox1ng
We may claim ttta among several other Improve
n,ents IN this connection - Of Western origin.
Iarch aecd erorn In this Country L. not condd-
cred sc.y certain to grow; In fact Ill lazfh seed
from young trees Is considered charJ and tDt less
value than from old rreea- The seed is mostly OBJ
tatped tom tho Tyrplesa The Scotch European,
and Tyrnlese arc one and the sane thing. lnaiive
OF the Alps From what Is known Of this tres In
Euro and thta country there can be no doubt that
It is entitled to the ras plsee rs ttber ter. The
American larch Ia Of little valac ~ compared 70 It.
So far a. can lean, cur growers Of foFeat tree
! seedlnss are not prepared to supply the demand
| lot plnnta and tno8e who netd large lots, must
| Rruw them OF purchase In Europe. Our rallsosd
companies would do weu 10 encourage the planting
Of this t1rc for the native forest Will not nlwaJs
| supply tea; besides these !afch trees nn make
great saving In labor, for the cost Of putting In new
D.. ues onse tn eight ycsSa IS no srnall !te@- TneJ
might import the seed, and seal II to fkrmers
At the net cost This rould tend more to the eu-
eoufagement or planting thau uuJ oue thing .
| auApx TREES FOE ruH CITY. =
Tea xea,a " 3:i ssAs1s s1as5 ssszsa 4:
ssas , ,;rs T. our sy & 4
! - trrn d suftnr
4hosf nsea Tfs MAKE oa.lae4. ct s,ee p9an,,ne g
shsae "a "a asx saa
< T { st Fl: L.
d.. aad .ueh uot1hlsss t,ys. I'D the IsoCIe % 70;
& s1s ssT s:s 81. 81 @ ~ IT. essts
@ ~, :: ass s.J, 4 re- ssg III & NJ IN Novel, ~
s;: e. e . e e ;t:: !sft, ;: ;: ID ;1 e. ; i.
bnrc1s will take tlxsu. a1'd .Na1 thy 60 =
Il III s.F q sfS::S ssss !n sss: /. =: =
oef = una . .i sy hsS sse sss s., on nis
IL L.. :;ana j. ss cou1 w. vi Whee e.
t.; Is. & . 20 p ss r.. r: q ~ rom Ss9 .s
tht h,t VI D. y. 81 = ssns9enss .sH.a1. :. eoa
1sEy st.15,y f'' s' ss. ss .a,s sg 4. Gos 81 =
There il force In the ahove suggestions snawin,
the necessity Of people VINO have shade troc
planted to KNOW something Of the subject them
sclSeA The fault Is In some measure due to ou
syascm ef education; We learn deaf Of Gseds an
Latin, and ret fcN city men know anything b
Joud the nouus; whereaa, had they been taugt
the natural sciences instead OF mental
+ their education wo11n hate Deea practice
rather than Ornamental. ii THU country q bua
neas man must be uttlitatta1: that L. he must b
bua;ness mar, landscape gardener Il be has
house md Erounda aud the steward ind brner {
, the househoht. =
Wleu the city Na1 IN In youngu dayA ahsd
trees could only be had Of the forest and the tret
) planters made little effort TO- provide nurser1
gro1n trees tot the streets The pasks aud Enhl4
17nonds wexs put IN the nands Of lne1peHence
,sa,,t,ss snd The .6nfne 6ans on 9saessd so1r
!. i Wifasat VII % resaI 70 sntsts results sor
years since landed II the Illinois Central Depo
rrpund wss frozen about two inches deep. and u
: Ice tn the palddlcs An inch Tho day previous h1
an H., vaa IN has Mnvs cnsnc rss
tne ftost. teversi hundred }orest shAae tEte nos
: 5us % q eoasse, @ - Tesr ruincd Sy The nish.a 10.
= Having occasion to pass the safuc spot three dn
- at1errnrls wAs surprised to see al thnse tre-
II out IN Mar. nor see them die In Jnue- was 70
= that The contractor WAS 10 make them 1--we nnIfth
4 that the. hi Ire, or leaf out long enough 70 ae
. the contractor u collect bis anJ, and th1a Ia nbo
e the way The city rszrks hzsr been piAa.ed. Itts
T. Le hortt, that in the new pa1ka uncrcnt cohf
:, wnl7 rRxzs sH111 VIZ rtAsrf
!. Cottouw cod Ia worthless, on account Of Won
IN ine ieaves snsas,msre sto"s Sow ~ az a1a ~
T. vel on tteh clay soams out q tho street dust
% seldom injured ty lortrs ~hen Kept In a.
sh eendon ~ ssss sna aas1a y 1eaSF ns iS ~ I'D Il
" foliage; only aeeond 70 the snzA1.nsl
st for 1Esx IaPped half q dozen tteea iasx Ne
- family lid hen t-esi q gTs,dle cakes and ny
s1uh Silver leaf poplar Is Of sone vs!9e 1or,t
.irett heaEs dust veil ~ sas ;n+ap9 t51mpinS g; e;
:. reasonable numbers II Is desirable IN p
~ grounds Tor oursnoo1s ii IS probably tie best +
aave e. he pa1psse e,,a4 Lo@esay i fp poa e.,
Of Erabie, but "a fasorEte tree for the lea1-tos
i, a.t eosne other lnsecsA 11alea !. aaass Dr. ::
II sh' has she1n for sale. The ash Leaf maple
eT ri 4 grover, avery destIstae uee % altesa
". nlsl 7h:te elm i g,o*1 thru fset a!ks, y
-. spasr shIs nsh leaf maple wfll sdd much to thd
~ feet and In time VIII give place 70 the mort q
,u- rn hsTe eesu o.s1sooted, bot ne bestanni
~ atsrset attention Tne horss chestnut does
e. the dt! n! b scr y spes1nssns e 9ss sst On
.lD so1th of IN city, IN osher parts ot the STATE
It no talue. The lA1rh males good street tree
s ps -. r. sSes ta IL ~ "a s.ne aea esess
~ ~ must be oesezEed II WITH o<nsE conners, b
eH that the rpos a1e kerr n1oist and OFT Of the v
no. STOCK or EHa1K fRKE&
tnr The fppp,r Of Ghsde tTess IN ne urr.esse.
m suitable SIZE, is nearly exhznsset, aad Gso:e
,r !aaosse q shs s.n.na M "a "a T', 9o[S sseesa x
~ t~Tee, fesf1 to prepare rot pl7ntsnE on = |
en- scale, our r1e gEu~en I'll d1ootle.s hesar y
OF selves tp The natter. The Fx3k Couml9sto
As- rhoch, u N e2s1r CIT LAKE &a r.
=, innate Of tho number Of tres wanted Of thd !
: inx Satteues, 10 u to Adylse the puhltc that I
E , n r. r. tqs es I'd seSa
and !E"brnrn and D!;<dl1uns.' npen neu s sees
ztrJ Aax. a2d ilants N g5n"%n - ~ sTrs Sas se ~
Is ess, Who desSs % piant arse.y. should puse
the .our9 p!ants n a .ear DID, of those who
u1 them 70 ten 1t this see 70 tae nursesymen M
p4tdK Nps1 People VINO pu1CAaSe SHADE
d The nH7sr5naen sapfxse tazt tAcse men
otf the plants hon the seed: but this b not dons
N, osn est own = ,a9ss 9ss Ino ns ra1s .na ess
sacI nante,s.
le Of THE TIKI rtAS7xss.
IN Asa ctuer7l thing the city IRE seller ald pt
Who EAse GU! oae ot1. S ~ - ,.r snar r:hrnr !,
ae to the es.ahnthnaent Of oudaes: reputation,
athS there aze MANY honorable exceptions TO tnts M
ashn snd An Gtad to announce sn annaA 1mp
rene Inent u this direction. Pr2ctica1! there g
70 d!nsrsnes tctTsea the he, G1es1a1e ;5s &C., 81 Il
"eH eIpert In either CASE yoa ne on 81 ~ tnnaA an
d by Of ueea II one czunos sareF1asend h!s dcs
N Of ins Is better 70 ~ eome one who eans NJ
ns., make Vigorous growth.
ue7p etTT1a1 OF TEE TOYS
n1sed Cutting OF the topa Of shade Rez Is bal
70 Ae / oec The custom h13 bet1n3e - GfaT VIII
i hi u1 lev aaSe NE poloness 70 asisSasa rs ~ y.
sa La PPM .prss o1 F'1a aunSsa ssn ni4er1esf
ng Of th1ee 70 four nches In is1e3er md ,w enty-
III hs tnirt. fee: high, wcr p.1uted about the e.ou
nouk3 nc !n1sssHA Cn!sesstE, nor one o. the.
=. beads Cnhaztncd br the knife have pta
se ph< thta plan Of rte Planting for ycasA snd WOO
pea ! cot aFxJ any oi .he top unl.ess ~ iUpr,
t dn4- 'a1ia'
Lees 80 -. ..1ns. ~ =. ..
u1.ztl 1..v-. s,r s,,,+... :. ~ - - ~ IE.h
Ec nle xht.l y he7r he e hsrt pleoty .: exe=c.e
At nMas'aad [sas ~ 5tad.ns U IF ia1sstIn ~; ea
teady bc. having bxn Il Dc puhe sea., necls noie
:mps<. os1Esn .sa " ~ assssA -,
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