The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-09

4 pos Of otaaa.snting . country plac.
the more pleasing win b the sAect pro
duced. An avenue In Toronto, Can
ada, u 20 ornamented by trees that Z
person riding on It would think the
road was cut through natural forest,
great care having been taken to pre-.
serve all the trees exactly ~ they stood.
Professional landscape gardeners have
given very beautiful appearance to
many public and private parks BY fol.
lowing the copies set by nature in the
selection and arrangement of trees.
They have studied some beautiful piece
of woodland ~ painters do, and have
reproduced It as nearly as it was posi-
bio to do SO on land that was originally
entirely destitute of trees
| Groups of trees, scattered about a
farm, are much more ornamental than
uniform rows. 1t is much easier to set
them out and to protect them when
they are in clusters than when they are
in uniform rows. Cattle will rub
against single tree. and will generally
destroy or greatly injure it unless a
protection is placed around it. The
wind will also have full sweep against
1t. and will often blow it over Il it is
not made secure in it's position BY
means Of proper supports. Observation
shows that few isolated trees are not
likely to make vigorous and healthy
growth unless great pains be taken
with them. Especially is this true with
evergreens of all kinds. 1t is hard to
raise an isolated pine, hemlock or fir
tree. Its sap th:ckens, its branches be.
come broken by the winds, and its
trunk is injured in various ways. Ever
greens of all kinds, as well as most de-
ciduous trees. do best when planted in
groups or clusters. They afford mutual
protection. The more hardy ones af-
ford shade and shelter to those that are
weaker 1t is much easier and cheaper
to protect a given number of trees in q
group than in a long row. In the latter
case there nuts be posts and stakes to
which boards or wires are attached for
every tree. while four stakes or posts
will support wires to surround rod of
ground. on which from six to twelve
trees can be planted. In most cases
the fence will not require renewal. as it
will last till the time the trees are of u
size to require no protection. To furn-
ish variety, a group of trees may occa-
sionally he planted in circular form,
and fence Of stakes and wire thrown
around to protect them. A consider
able number of trees of various kinds
can be planted to excellent advantage
in each corner of prairie pasture.
When this is done, new fence will be
required on only two sides of the
ground attached to the trees.
A group of trees will produce the
best effect and present the finest ap-
pearance from a distance if specimens
of some stately variety be planted near
the center. and those that do not reach
great height. be arranged near the
outside. Very tall trees. devoid of
branches for a considerable distance
above the ground, do not look we'll on
the outside of grove or small cluster
OF trees. They present good appear
ance from distance, but one who is
near them has to turn the head upward
to sec their beauty. The common
white wax and sycamore are desirable
trees to plant near the center of u
group. Around them may be planted
larches. ash. beech, maple, and catalpa
trees, while near the edges dogwoods,
elders. and sumachs can be arranged.
In arranging groups of trees for orna-
ments care should he taken TO make
no two of them alike in size, form, or
kinds of trees. 1t is easy in most parts
of the west to procure oak trees of three
varieties; Those planted near together
show we'll both by combination and to
contrast. Groups of non-producing
trees of different varieties look we'll
from a distance, though it requires
many years to raise the trees to large
size. A very beautiful grouping is
made of spruce. bass wool, and white
birch trees. The white birch shows
splendilly among frs and Australian
pines. A group Of ornamental trees
surrounded by Il hedge of arbor-vitm,
privet, or barbarry presents very fine
appearance. But it is not neces-
sary to obtain very expensive
trees in order to ornament farm, and
there is no occasion to employ land
scapc gardener to direct the planting.
Everyone sees groups of trees that ma
tnre has planted as beautiful as those
ever arranged by the most skillful art
list. These can serve as copies for the
trce-planter who lives ON a farm.-Chi-
cayo Times.