Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-04-05
The Lancaster Nurseries = a Stroll
Among the Vines and 0rnamentals.

CULTURAL information we gathered.
We first came to several rows of
large evergreens, planted here AS a
'ort Of shield 10 break the force Of
the west winds ana protect the more
delicate shrubs and plants within the
grounds. Their usefulness in modi-
Tying the climate was plainly notice
able. The snow had drifted in and
around them and kept the ground
from freezing deep, and the grass
and clover thus protected was almost
as green as it was last Fail. But alas
the mice had taken advantage Of the
snow 10 work destruction to one en-
tire row OF Austrian Pines. Can it
be remedied ? No. Could it have
been prevented? Yes. Either by,
poisoning or feeding the mice. They
never eat any kind of bark unless
starved to it, Give them q few stalks
OF corn for winter quarters, or sever
al methods may be resorted to poison
them. No other kind Of evergreen
has been attacked, and this attack
upon the pine is something never
known before.
Passing along we come to long
rows OF rose bushes that look rather
uuaitractive at present. Here is the
magnificent Queen of the Prairie"
whose long climbing branches, soon
to be locked with blossoms, reach
tho roofs Of many of our dwell
ings. We pass over many kinds of
trees and shrubbery. having no de-
sign TO make this article descriptive
catalogue. A fine bed Of straw ber-
4 rics comes next How strange that
so few families have a supply of this
most delicious fruit No other fruit
is 10 easy TO raise, or SO sure to pro-
duce remuneratiye crop, and it is
strange that any one will depend
upon the wild berry when q bushel
! OF large, luscious, cultivated berries
can be raised easier than gallon Of
( the former There is u legion Of
poor sorts, aud it il safe 20 calculate
that any new and unheord Of variety
introduced by tra7eliny agents is
worthless. Never invest in single
! plant that is not known TO be one OF
1 the best kinds let il he indorsed
I by the great horticulturists East and
/ West. Let the horticultural societies
place t upon their list of approved
sorts. Then, II you want further
proof Of its vigor and hardness, visit
the plants in the nursery at this seq
son, and observe how they come out
in the Spring. OF the halt dozen
kinds now raised in tho Lancaster
Nursery the famous "Jucunda" and
"Agriculturalist" are too well known
to need any notice; they are leading
varieties in every market garden.
The LUCINDA especially il magnif-
cent berry-very large and produc-
tive. The favorite, however, with
Messre. Barber il the "Grecn Pre-
life l. Is ackn0Wieag cd e. b. the
most productive berry on record ASA
r'aulat.c"s ere longer lived thaa
most varieties. In taking leave of Thu
fruit we would say, guard the plants
from poultry, especially in early
Spring, otherwise the young and ten
der leaves and fruit buds will be
eaten rs fast as they grow. No
blossoms, no fruit Of course.
Passing on we come to more ever
greens--tho hemlock, spruce, fir and
other yaritics less familiar all speak
OF the comfort and protection, beauty
and elegance they will afford 10 the
house about which they may be plant
cd. some say that "evergreens
won't grow" having tried them. We
are assured that no tree is so sure to
live as o good nursery grown ever
green, if properly handled.
Raspberries next. Don't you pro-
tect them ia winter? No, they must
endure the cold or be thrown away
nothing but hardy varieties for this
state. But if they die on trial, what
then ? Try other varieties until har-
dy kinds are found that can be re-
commended.
Such losses arc very common in
oil nurseries, and should save similar
losses on the part of Individuals
Nurserymen try these things and
report at horticultural meetings, and
after comparison of views, make
out reliable lists and propagate &C
cordingly; but any smooth tongued
tree agent can persuade lots OF peo-
pie to order varieties not recommended
by any horticultural authority, or
have long since heen tried and con
demncd.
| We viii merely glance at the blocks
Of apple and plum trees of different
ages. Oar horticultural reading shows
us that quite young trees are growing
in favor with enlightened orchardists
We inquire if any small trees are
sold here. Never; only the largest
trees find ready sale. In this we
agroo with the popular taste to o
certsin extent. Trees less than three
years old arc too young to insure re-
spect aad attention, and are apt to be
neglected, run over, browsed down
and otherwise maltreated, because
too small and cheap to DO worth
much care. Younger trees may an
swer II gardens and we'll kept or
chards, but for most people they are
too frau. On the other hand people
often plant trees thatare too old. AT
ter part them have died and the bal
aDce have tried 1 or 5 years to recov-
err from transplanting, the owner will
fiud that his neighbor who planted
three or four year old trees at the
same time has the best orchard and
ultimately the most fruit 1t is oft
ten remarked that largo trees will
bear sooner, mad viii hcaT ,he most
fruit u:tha Ur-t five years, but that
small o3, .0it hear the most in the
first ter years, and eoon become the
largest as we'll as most productive
trees
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