, 1874-10-10
TIE FARM AND GARDEN.

! Jyintcr-Prptcction to Tender Ever
| green's ul,t1 SltrtsbM--EJWlcla for the
le0Uts. md Shelter from the Winds,
] tor the Trunks OF TrctS-Spontnrie-
| 0sts ProsluCtton-a1cnz and Cllccae
Ela"gots-Do aI0teG Ent Vegetables !?
! -YRoSv TO Make n Corft-GrsA-1Ictax-
/ uring Corn in thc ;nr-The Weather.
| From Our Horticultural. Corresnondcut.
! CHAMFA1Ga, Ill.,, Oct. 8. 1874.
I NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 70 HALr-HARpY EvEnoREESs
| it, at this season Of the year, Of interest to
mnuy of our city friends whoso residence IL In
tho suburbs. They are not content with the
hardy species, but must have something more
aristocratic. and, as nntser OF couao, der,nnd-
lug more care. Tho Norway spruce. one Of tho
! uobest Of our foreat-trces, IL perfect
ly hardy from Caiso to tho 1akcs
and tho American wl,ita spruce In alao
worthy Of our attention, though much smaller
tree. The American balga1n aud the Scotch and
Austrsnn pines complete tho list Of really hardy
oSergrecns for the Northwest. Lot every sub
urban grower plant one each OF those hB matter
Of prudence, while ho is lavishsug bis attention
on tsa half-hardy anecies, tlut may aud may not
live to give him pleasure.
! An old friend, who hss stood amid the giapt
conifers Of tho steiras, aud gAzed With ENG at
their inltnaussy Of eize, is to he excused for do
string to zee Tho tree growing Oh his lawn, and
year by year reminding him OF whit Nature has
been doing Tor conturios 10 tho vast soiisudes Of
the mountan.canon. But hcra is the letter, that
speaks for itself:
Mr. DEAR "NunAh": ] procured from Mcasrs.
Elsauger & Barry, Of Koci,estef, n, T., lnat sprg,
rs 1arn sTs I sssi sssisns @ Sf h es = saaa cs
They are now about foot high. having grown fEelv
hn.,ny the saxt session OF course tley sanpet whs.
over 10 rendorea 50 hardy to do It. Now may
trouble you 10 inform e how early they should bn
shsi st up sumo sticks, aud vi wind some a"S srw
around thsn IN tho form Of cons; os sha1l set an
s sD 1 msT esss a. sae a Il w. ,a n n VIZ M ana
answer through TUE TRIBUNE naay ob1iss othosH be-
sides. Tery truly, y.
II Is not tho winters cold, but the sudden
changes, that ruin what wo cali balf-hardy
treea; aud no amount Of training can render
ono Of these moro hardy. 1t IL Ills fact tina.
giyes ua our great variety Of trocs; for, woro it
different. tho more vigorons would long einco
have monopozaa tho whole country. It may
be that tho Seqnoia might havo ,nonopo3izea tho
forests OF Now Ensnnd. and hayo met tho
s'ow-comesB With such forest 40 would havo
sent them back to Enrape. Just think Of tho
labor that it wonld l,nre required to low down
such q fofett al thiH giant conifar proaeuts
stretching from tho Atlantio to tho Wabash.
where the gentle pralries lay ready for tho
piow. It il well that these trees are not hs1ay
nvervwhere. and we must be oonK0Iod with the
idea Of seeing Il few Of them iu tho ulountnit,-
fastnoeHca, where tho 1'tow may noyer co1ao,
We cannot hopo to grow oven fow specimens.
for the simple 1eason that Natura hns nxol
maple have their allotted space +; 80 baa tie
cottonwood. though great utltariao
and the black walnut, tl,o king at tl,o
riyer-bottoms of tue West, and tho
outside Of thoir domain. tic magoiflconnt 1T
cyprefa. that is 70 much priced IN tho southern
rart OF our State cannot be made to form, a tree
at tl'e north. though they naintein scElg
ot tia s!lasisaippl River, aud tho dump atrnoa-
phn'c Of the rivor~bottoms, After ali. no
Bnonld not repnc, as this vaHt variety Of each
climate III NO worry doslrabao.
Nature n,ulol4es her trces for tho winter, and
In heyare climates pratoota ttlom further with u
mhntlo OF eiIoW. and this SNOW prevents au,lt]on
changes Of Temperature; hut hero, w!,ere si,u
han givcn, the psn,ries to The pillow. aud favoscd
them to ti,. eersals and tha grapHes she Inns not
snow-mantle is wlthheia.' In the reglo, OF lie
oonifoiA. away mp north. the n,osses snrend
carpet where the mulch Of leayes Ia wanting. or
~ sparsely supplied With tho neatl1o.liko loaves
Of the pine. n this ia our fist lopsou, and we
n,nst DO Az Nature tlooa in tbs forest: koop tia
frost ffotn the roota Of our. tendor treaa, In
shht tHe ronta OF the iScgno{a are
hnblect to severe frost. II this Is no. our flrBt
caro- ia 10 protect tto roota by bed of loavea or
moss. Just M Nature doen ttnder like ciroum,.
eta1cea. Tho noxt step ia Of Aecondary impor-
tance and ct wa nsuas have aheltar iron, tho sun
sfld wind, for Nature in gentIo in this rocurd
durug thu winter In the home Of these Eiant
trees. Thev haye 70 grown ltp together that tho
ait toucllaA than gently, and the uouutain-
walls shelter them from the wind. II 4 c,,rraut
OF our winter prairia-wind could be- forcod
among them for three or four months, I would
not Hike 70 bo responsible for their futura
growth mud thls IL our second leaaun. to protect
the part nbovo thu Frounl. 'N'~'
air. iiaops. in his Dook on Eyarereons, rayy.
~ speaking Of thi4 troo. "We woro graatlv ii
il'opca Of being anla tn ontroly acelltnats ilia
Geautifal speo.ea; but although II ge,oraIly maf,
ages to 1--we. ,aost apacimens that have co,1,a m,
uer our nutice a'e hot healthy IN appcara,,cn.
1ho fuTntlant growth Into y the Season, 10 CON.
IL the great drawback to lts surcosaf,,i
cultivation With I'd, 4 slight coYar1nu w]tH