, 1879-03-18

10 the EdtEnr ~ TIE 5Ftt1nf.
CHICAGO, March 17.-Tlu late letters il, TnE
TRIBUNE ou trce.plontng haye been very inter-
cstlny to INC, n,shough / canuot agree with
your correspondents recommendations In lust
Sundays 1upcr us to the Varieties of trrcs
suitable for this localIty. Toplnrs arc frau.ls,
In my estimation, md do not bcIIcvu there IL
one persou iu 800 who has had t,ct., On his
premises during term OF ten years but What
will aGreu with no. Under the must favorable
circumstances they bcconIg unsFght!y after few
wears III ths climate, ltl arc to most people tie
most useless ttcu grown for slade.
Tic cottonwood, II prnnur!y set out, and kent
trimmed below fur about two years, In not a.
ce!led Tor bcaiy ail utility by any OF t!!c rani,,.
growing trcca. si!1 would recommend tliet.J,
with MI their disadvantages, IN preference either
10 t]e willow Or poplar, lhaye set out wthi1,
six ycara ovrr one milo OF street frontage Of
different varieties Ut trees, nj! OF which have
been a,l arc now under y personal charge s,nl
supervision. lnvc ohsuryrd this INIT, via:
That tf'o sotl adjaeent u uni within the t!1its
81 this eltv ID very pour, anu tlie average t!ga
dies, unless III trnnsplnntinE It Ia set III llberul
lnnntity OF rich sull (1lut nanlrr} the more thu
BITTER nn II fK nltlust useless to sct cut trees
Nc nll unless this po!nt Is observed. would
RECOMMEND, aso, tu those wlUHc ground ts su
Fituateu that II rn ho done, the turning III with
the pluW of Us nlany burrows as possible, eHy
t'v1 Or VIZ, tor trees ton 10 fourteen feet high,
taling oil the ''skIn" Ut thu ground only, nm,i
mar the Rurfacn perhapa. anll snanllr!mg llbcr-
ally OIL top. ] SGT nut u llo OF bux.pIsltys lust
sprtng In this WY; tho growth was wonderful,
an1 do npt think shal fall IL .tlkc the sumo
course hereafter III planting in rows.
Trees set out uDOn our l.arsE. coiI prnlric as
the ayGrngu nurscrytHnn mil treu-piatter sets
them nut, 20 through ubnnt tho sats1e process
unll run tho sane risks rs would Kernels Ut
corr set into tic ground III holes mnllc by ull
about The sizu Ut u th.nble. lou .nny yp!se
fruit, hut yOu probably WON'T. Tie elm, nl-
Though n slow grower, Is usIqltes.f0nabIy thn
uest stlatle tree that can bc set ullt, ultlo,iEh
llnve ubserved With much regret It, Buf,c Of
tfseln tic presence OF a worm, sits,ilur to tie
borur TINT destroys all tile sott NAPLES. ii
properly aet out, uni property Cared for, 1t Will
grt,w iast enough, however. fpr ,nost people.
The wh!tu nsll nshl b0x-elIcr wutlid rreor-
Mrnh next, thc attcr belng guitu rupId
grower. Although not 30 we'll known ur su
coilllslan rs soilu nthcra, 1t BGuns to do we'll,
aud IL certainly hl,Lsulnu. Wttjuws wauli
recommend tor side Or haci ynrls; would rail!cr
walt little lungrr nlHl hive Il lIulltlsutler trce
tur tho trtllt. Norway spr1lrc, 1ur uyergrguus.
are tic "hoss." They Will do vol anywhere III
thus ncighborhood, being suitable either for
hcGge or luwn.
lnstat upon your nt,sscrymnn bringing trees
with ample rnnlh a'ml ball {i1.Lt you wifi lhyu lo
islst UPON tAss It yoH want 1t lunG}, put thru,
In carefully, watch them tet,ttrrly, mil tey will
bu truly "thlnE Of bcauty and Il toy forever"