Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-16

two feet distant 10 The rows. II
Asaes teanspleae vesx easlly. Tn
white, Blss, blsek, Asd and 0seea
Ash, I'll alubrd excsllent timber, bal
the hrst two are the most valuabie
he White AshSos the n1nst soslA esr
states, the Blu6Ash soul1Qf n11oudt
forty degrees.
The best kinds Of Naples 81 cslti.
walton, .are the Sugar Maple, TIT
Black Maple usually considesd !
variety, } ard the silver Maple. TIN
woO4 u IlIelllteef II not among Che
most valuable, but It's rapid growth
renders ithighly eligible for planting
where . speedy result Is desired.
The Box Elder isalso arapid grower,
and Of easy culture. The seeds d
the Silver and Red Naples ripen in
the latter part Of May, and must be
sown Immediately. The seeds Of
other NAPLES ripen in the fall, md
should be mixed with saa0, and
sown in spring, a. directed for the
Ash. The SUGAR and Black Naples
grow slowly at first, and should re.
main two or three years In the seed
bed. y sa q tA "
The most valuable species Of Birch
are the Black, the yellow. the Canoe,
| and the Red or River Birch. ALI
these anbsd excellent fuel md IRE
used Sos other purposes. ThsSeeds
Of the ilsst two ripen IN Autemn, Of
the Canoe Birch in July. and Of the
Red Birch the allsst Of June. The
Birches are not 50 easily raised from
seed as most other deciduous trees.
Young trees Of the Canoe Birch and
Yellow Birch can be obtained at
cheap rates from the northern forests,
and do well with ordinary care. .
The seeds Of the Efms ripeA In
ripen in May and are treated In the
same manner as those Of the Silver
Maple. The White Elm Is one Of
the finest shade trees, but is scarcely
worth culture for Its timber. The
Cork or Rock Elm Is more yaluabie,
and the He'd Elm the best OF the
native species. The kaglish Elm h
much valued and cultivated Tor
timber In Europe. 4pi9 ss1s =
The Tulip tree Is very valuable,
and succeeds well in Northern iii.
nois. The seed 10 sown in beds In
spring, and the trees transplanted
when two years old. The Linden or,
Eastwood II treated In the same way,
but the seeds must be gathered a.
soon ~ ripe, and put In moist sand.
II allowed to become dry they will
not grow the first year. - = ~. ~
The manner Of growing coniierous
trees from the seed will not be given
here. So much care and skill are
required, that It IL cheaper for .
novice TO buy the seedlings from
professional growers, than TO attempt
raising them. Plants one or two
years old, can be obtained at cheap
rates, and grown In beds until Of
sufficient size for final planting.
strong plants IL to IS inches high are
large enough. The Norway Spruce,
European Larch, White Pine and
Scotch Pine, are the most valuable
kinds for culture. The He'd Pine II
one OF the best, but unfortunately Is
not easily procured In any considers.
bic quantity. In forming plaDtatiOns
the Spruce and Pines may be set
eight feet apart each way, and the
intermediate rows and spaces Allied
with Larches from two TO todt feet
apart. Or, II the Larches be wanalnet
corn or potatoes may be planted IN.
stead for two years, and the, spaces
then filed with slips Of Lombartiy
Poplar, White Willow or Golden
Willow, set two feet apart In the
rows. These are u be thinned a.
occasion requires. The Pines and
Spruces Will grow to a considerable
size without thinning. The Lasch
at four feet distance will become
large enough for posts. ConiferQaas
trees can be grown more thickly than
most others. =
TO produce tall, stright, clean
timber. 1t IL necessary that the trees
should he thickly grown while young.
Thinning should bedone In season 70
prevent crOwding 50 rs to materially
check their growth. The pd6resi
trees ehOuld he flrst removed. s. k1i0G