The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-25

IOots, CLEANSE IL OF insects anu glY
IL all the care it requires, and n
|, sooner will its roots shoot out al
, grasp the soil, than his affection
will fasten upon il and the yer
earth in which it grows. He wi
watch its expanding leaves with il
creasing love, and every year b
will take new delight in it's spread
Ing boughs and thiekening shade
Other trees added to his collection
from time to time, will add new oh
jects of interest. In planting this
q darling child held it upright, o
with his little spade tried to help
but only hindered the work, an
when finished named il has tree
That was the wife's chSice, and Il
Its early growth was nurtured b,
her tender care. This came from
the old homestead, the gift of
yenerAted father. Yonder shPul
was presented by a friend. and thi
Towering plant was the gift of {
beloved sister now walking amid
the celestial gardens. How can on
live and move among such trees anC
plants, and not feel that they possess
q value beyond price? Each has 1
history of its own, and is bound uT
with its history. Nay, each has {
life and soul, to which his owI
heart is linked by the strongest
ties"
In the various details of ornament.
al gardening, several important and
conspicuous effects may be realized
by the proper grouping and arrang.
ing the different kinds of trees, such
as the formation of distinct groups
of the various species and varieties
planting with q view 10 forming q
distinct winter scenery; TO plant
trees that are prominently notica-
BILE OIL account of their rarity OF
form or habits, or of historical in
terest, to produce the highest de-
gree of individual beauty and de-
Yelopment; to plant with regard
to the autumn coloring, and the in
PRODUCTION of Towering trees and
shrubs. Let me call your attention
briefly to an application of each of
the foregoing details to our imme-
diate wants. First, as to the mate
rial with which to work. The list
of kinds we'll adapted to the soil
and climate of the prairies of Kan
sas is somewhat limited, especially
in the list of evergreens. The
number of evergreens that are
proven to succeed with any tolera-
BILE degree of certainty being limited
to less than half a dozen kinds.
Most of the pines and the red cedar
may be considered reliable, the Nor
way spruce and some of the arbor-
Vites partially so. Amongst decid-
uous trees the best are cottonwood,
and its brother, the silver poplar,
the elm, ash, walnut, box elder,
oak, catalpa, and l might, perhaps,
include the Usage orange. The
planting of trees to form distinct
groups is only practical in the Orna-
mentatiOn of our public parks,
school house and college grounds,
where 1 think this mode is particu-
larry appropriate, affOrding facili-
ties for studying the character and
habits of the individual trees, and
comparing them with other species.
In planting to form winter scenery,
masses of evergreens should be
planted mainly in tho foreground
and so arranged that when seen
from the principal point of view,
although rather widely separated,
thew will have q continuous appear
ance. To connect groups of ever
greens and deciduous trees, the in
terVening space should be toned
down, by the introduction of the
medium sized round tipped trees
like box elder, catslpa, sc. The
list of trees remarkable for their
fine form and habit is not large.
Perhaps the box elder and ash,
amongst our native deciduous trees.
the Usage orange, sugar maple, and
amongst evergreens the Norway
spruce and Siberian arborVite are
the best. This Interpolation, how
ever, should be carefully studied, as
a single tree If wrongly placed may
destroy q fine picture.
A person born and reared
amongst the hills of the middle
states, or New England, on taking
mp his residence on the prairies of
Kansas, sadly misses the brilliant
colOring of autumn foliage. He
looks in vain for the crimson and
gold of the maple, the scarlet of the
sour gum, the varying tints and con-
spicuous shading of the wild cherry,
the hickories, the sassafras and the
dogwOod. 1t is of but little use to
give directions for arranging trees
for the purpose of producing con-
trasts or other scenic effects of color
in the changing tints of autumn foli-
age. With the exception ofthe hick-
DRY and cottonwood for yellow, and
the oaks for varying shades of red
and brown, our trees show but few
bright cOlorR, in some season none.
In the formation of all kinds of Or
namental garden work, the shurbs
form an important part. Foremost
in the list is the beautiful and bril-
liant Japan ounce, clothed in early
spring with its crimson mantle of
bloom; earlier and little less beauti-
full is the Forsythia, displaying its
golden wreath before leaf appears.
Important and useful, each in
their places, perfectly hardy, and
thriving in our soil and climate to
perfection, are the numerous fami-
lies of the spireas, deutzias, wige.
las, honeysuckles, and last but not
least, our old friends the snow bal
aud the lilac. In arranging trees
the beauty of the effect produced
will depend greatly upon the def
niteness, distinctness and separation
by open, clean, well kept lawns. A
fine lawn is the most beautiful O
external ornaments. Soft, velveiy
elastic turf, smoothly shOrn and o.
fine color is always pleasing. Tht
rose, the queen of flowers, occupy,
ing as it does q position midway be
tween trees and Towering plants, i
deserving of special attention in or
namental gardening. Volume
have been written upon the TO
nance of the rose, and in praise o
its loneliness and and beauty.
Sappho says of il in one of he
poetic strains: aft Zeus had willie,
to set king over flowers, the rOs,
) would have claimed that distincfion