The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-07-22
Fruit Troes a. Ornaments.

An English gentleman having . sons
what small piece Of land about his resi-
dence considered for some time whether
he would plant it TO ornamental or fruit
trees. He desired to have . beautiful
and attractive place. He also desired
to have fine. fresh fruit While he was
debating In his mind whether be would
derive the most enjoyment by gratifying
his sense of sight or taste, the thought
occurred to him that he might do both.
He accordingly consulted several nur-
serymen. landscape gardeners. and
fruitFeisers. and planted his grounds to
trees that were At once ornamental and
useful He selected varieties Of trees
that had fine shapes, produced abund-
ant and beautiful foliage, and which
yielded blossoms and luscious fruits.
His grounds soon became noted for
their beauty and were visited by many
persons, most of whom expressed the
opinion that they presented much bet
ter appearance than most grounds that
had been planted solely for the purpose
of rendering them pleasing to the sight.
The owner also secured . succession Of
flowers during the summer and q sup.
ply OF fine truit during the fall and
winter.
1t Is certain that several of our fruit
trees are quite as ornamental a. many
that are obtained at large cost, planted
and cultivated solely for the purpose Of
presenting fine appearance. Among
them are the Early Richmond cherry, the
red AStrakhan apple, and DoWning's
mulberry. All these trees have fine
shapes, beautiful foliage, and an abund.
ance Of blossoms and fruit. They are
IS useful as they are ornamental. In
many partA of the country pear, plum.
peach, apricot and ounce trees can be
planted near house in such manner
IS to ornament the grounds as few trees
can. They can be made to serve two
purposes instead of one. They will at
ford ornaments to the grounds during
half the year and ornaments for the
table during the other half of it One
crop Of fruit will pay for the cost of the
trees as well as for all the labor that
was expended in cultivating till they
were of an age to bear. Fruit trees.
ProViding they are shapely, are more
attractive than most strictly ornamen-
tai trees for the reason that they present
q variety of aspects during the year.
They present the beauty OF foliage,
flowers, and fruits.
Many of our nut-producing trees are
worthy of a place on extensive grounds
very beautiful in all stages of its growth.
When small, its clearly appearance and
peculiar foliage render it attractive. As
it becomes stately its massive trunk
gives it a fine appearance. A few black
walnut trees look well in the vicinity of
the house. Even the butternut or white
walnut is valuable for planting back of
buildings. As the trunks of the butter
nut and shell-bark become very large
they can be covered with vines, as the
wild grape, trumpet flower, Virginia
creeper, or bitter sweet, so as to present
a very fine appearance. By having
fruit and nut bearing trees near the
house their conditions can be noticed
from day to day, and they can be kept
properly pruned and free from the nests
of insects. As to their products, they
will be much more secure than those of
trees that grow long distance from the
buildings.