, 1877-07-08
An Interesting Trip with an Ex-
pert i'll Arboriculture.
4 Comparison Between His Trees and
Those in Parks and Private.
Grounds.
The Rules Whose Observance Has Sc.
cured Such Successful Results.
The Advantages Of the Elm for Shade
Purposes-Defects Of Other
Trees.

.ulturc aud transplautiug and none wherein so
,,,,,,,, ,n,,,cr "a snuo,d,.rd r;1o+,-o,,,.l ~,
,r..ts ,,.1 r,rts of tho .;t., xr;., ;n,,. T,..I.
ss,e.se @.u -. ~, ~ s sts "'tn we" ol 'ooh.
'1'S 'ne' 'uie AlatAef "ouso convince any person
either that the soil Of this locality is not adapt
;rnnrau1 of the first nrin,.in,cs of their
~ te..so.,. :. ;p-:,',S >-s. SWISS
iu' 1,e""-.a'en'' ~ 10 poss'oic 1nal the 1alIufe
Is oue IN measure TO both these
four4hs of the ornamental trccs sct mt din
,,.,,,., 49, ,,oro +ha, .,,,.s j.. ,hess "s7 s7
"n"o wv 1'ote .nA' ono III i luo"sauo eses
lives to meet tue ideas OF Its owner
Messts. 0. Guthrie and A. 4. Libby, two
prominent business men Of the South Side, ono
,,,a. .,'a., .s..e tas e. Dusluess'
believe that they have found out the way to
make trees thrive IN Chicago soil, and they are
anxious that their neichbors should have the
bcncft of their crner;mcn+s md crnnr;c,ca a
;r-. 80.
AAlnoSs 'elo'te1 "as 'n|feeo u 1ahe oF"e
behind the team OF the former gentleman yes
tcrday, with the special object Of
INSPECTING THE TREE-GRoyru Or THE CITY.
nd ,o.~1, al, tba ,,ro,,,i,o,,+ e+-oo.. 49, 49,
we're 'lsdco. Nr. unthFae mas made the nour-
tshnlent OF trees study until it LAS become a
sort of hobby with him, and the SUCCESS which
has attended his efforts is so marked t},,t h;s
a,I--7< <,o,,,,.>+ b. ,,,,,.,,,+ xa,,, 80 t,sa ,s
al'aet s.:, eanl!os oe "'tuou1 'aiue 70 Lnose Hno
%ish 10 procure ornamental shade trees about
1Ae'r residences:
ne SOIL OF thlcago," began Mr. Guthrie,
Is thc Two started out, lis not adapt
cu 10 the culture. o1 much OF anything.
There Is coating oil black earth
On the top which promises richness, aud this ex-
tends but q few inches below the surface, afttr
Which comes bed q coarse gravel, which has no
more nourishincnt LOT vegetation than has the
sanu o1 Tie great desert he roots OF all
large trees must extend outward and downward
9 long distance in order to furnish support and
iood Tor Inc trunk ana foliage which shoot
n1"3fa TO such heizht- There is great cheat
III sellnlc Trees rs there IS Ill all other Kinds oi
BUSINESS, anu man 10 be successful
Iases' tae nulsertnan gets stlpu-
lafeu price per tree, Delivered, and as
tuey are brought from long distance, the
:aslaec IS gul1c an Item IN tue SALE 1his ocns
TIT e:'ss. nnc seloer WI seek 10
CIT TIE ROOTS AS CLOSELY As POSSIBLE
ran. Many people are OF inc opinion that 4
laree tree cannot DC as assucccssiully 1ransplanteu
Is small one, but tals IS mistake, as you wall
see ne1orc We nase linlstlcd our orlse, that the
sinal s., trees ale as well as the larger ones;
There should pc very large ball OF earth and
roots taken up with the tree, so as
70 preserve Inc network OF small roots
d ncaris intact Us possible, ana also TO secure
y =, e1eai !ehs!n o. Inc iarge or nam roofs
lath, 'nerS Is anotner thlhs wnlcn the pufsnas-
:. e'lou'u ooselsG u Is nra9e;e @ M ior mn 10
% SO. nc shon!1 oafgaln 1or ms iafsc trees
ssn they aIe III tnelf io!laSc. IL NC sees Ine'n
IN Inns eostalto1 NC cah ine oeAtcr Juo"c o1 Their
appea'anee NY. anu ocau.}.
Allu LUIS tne 1l VIII ~ stsIaS; LUZ
'e1ofeef 'i'c ocue.'t ~ ns oosesea''oh ontu
~ nfAhnons T.. ,o'n ~ rAnA
10, Of t1,c I,rTr fTens Will, lad hrcn set ant
v"
fri .r,nd;t,nn. many wrr, dead and many wore
- as thnurh +bar -,;rht r. @.or->Hcs ho1o.e
wjnttr in snite Of the artificial means e,nnIoycd
tn nT"snrra thcm They We're iii hr7d m viii,
sn ;nto lie crnnnd sud Tie tnnst nf tnem were
wnnu5 rom Tho hasc to The branches with hov
rnncs Th;s vas donc II, nrevrnt the cvanora
f;,n -f tho s1n and Inost likely has a so}11tarv
efet ~ a. fsr ~ i " gncs hnt tho hranrcs With
1ar1n more than four-tifths Of the sur-
fntc ar. ,nrrntoctcI and 3Ir Guthrie
1;,oI,n}t th;s rrct.aut;on not half 81
n.s,ess orr &C snn,e nthcrs II VS. evident he
ssid fn,t +1nsc trccs ,rcrr rot tronsnlante6
rro,rr3v in thr t;rst n1acc and alter they were
srt rut 4her u-era n!t snnn,;cd viii st;f,i,ient
o,non,'+ ,.o,o- H. hal,.za,1 IN wa...r ~
t.aas .ho 49,. +f,a ha1,o, ..vo, con,t nra =
+-.a .11 ,.h ,.n+,r :, s,;d ha t:;n tha ,,ronar
e.as,. b,,+ sr-n.+ ,,aro sS,o,,13 hn .aton r. m
rsnt a,'v ,ra,o e s,,1 ;c. rom ac1,mm1at;nr at
tha haSo - +ha trna d,,rinrr nc winter s.eson
+..s1t I'LL
-,,rsa au-s mmt III VIZ o,1e ,,rce st,,do>trc,:e
u"t;a ~ stitan WY seas ~ snar,,1 ~
.'',;s,',na ~ Js. - .;,a so,,,rata 7,,e,n
...eM t. ts ~. a5 af+a.ar ~ ~ 10
a1'ntro.. ~ T. ~ ,+1r nnd H. ;hhT ho,;.ve in
s",a-;., t,,;r ~ .aas -. -a,i.r,, thor do thn;r
- ., l III - ~ : 49,. ~ 49, .,.f;5 la. ia.,o rno,,
tiair anJ NV .tor. tho ,rnthf,1Ia.s cf tfcir
.sen .sen p1eAiees 1s'es' 'No - 14~AN
'os''s'
IN TIE LAKE FRONT FAkk AK.
~as observed inc same thlllg' but 'cft .c"
Ataltiy-lookIns trees Nele sceh, atu a4l VI 1ucsc
we're located IN nollo"s or on 40"
GROUND: MANY had their entire tops nntf1mneu,
h'cn aIr' uulhr1e a'so thousn tl's.aht. ~, s4o
Ae1 Ion want tue Top ol tne t'ee 10
CONFORM Nlth the roots. 1ou cannot cxpeee To
cut on nall o1 the roots. ana nave tnose tnat ~
main support as much 1ollaee as esc'' anu tnat'
10Y, III poorer SOIL
!, In all tic Lake fark there were not more
tnan nail dozen trees that "crc worthy u pc
oignlilsd by that name
IN progressing southwark upon tne ol1lerSE1
avenues tue attcnt'on ol tne scr1oe WIS eaued d
70 Inc different species OF trees 1a usGu
iol shade ana ornament. Every u,ap!e,
oota hard aud soft, was observed ~
oe dlseascd from ITS roots 10 Ills ofancucs' 1n'e,
be "as informed, was local complaint: 1ncse
was sort Of worm that was attracted by tue
s"ett1css ol Tue sap, ana II purTo"en u'.u1i
tne bark as soon as the tree was tra1lsp1nlc1a.
making frig:ltful sores III the trunk, which
sooner Or later Killed tue tree as surrey as