The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-30

tree planting regularly every year has
haen carried on in Minnesota. Nebraska,
Kansas, Iowa, Dakota, Michigan, Illinois,
ohio, Indiana, Colorado. West Virginia
and other States. The efforts OF the
United States by special Investigations
under the direction of the Department of
Agriculture and by premiums offered by
Congress to settlers to encourage the
protection and increase of the tree area OF
the country, have been recorded by State
forestry associations, the American Con
gress of Forestry and enterprising lndl
vIduals. The results in some instances
have been marvellous In twenty years
more than SIX hundred millions of trees
were planted in Nebraska, and the sue
cess of the movement may be measured
in part by the fact that around mansion
near Nebraska City, where was com
paratively, barren prairie thirty years ago
are good growths of forest and fruit trees.
THE SITUATION IN MARYLAND.
In the West sylvi culture has been
no trees ever grew within the memory oi
man. On the seaboard it must be fol
lowed to replace depredations Of "a hun
..
will be many years before Maryland will
| feel the need of wood or experience the
evils cons, quent upon the utter disap-
pearauce of the forests. Her Arbor Day
therefore, will have as its main objec;
the shading of highways and the adorn
ment of public grounds of private homes
No one who has stood at the Capitol il
Washington in early May and STUDIED the
| ntfa e ha inlia ra a III nVPi
the city. who has observed the growth o.
elms on Commonwealth avenue, Boston
the trees in Contra! Park. New York
Lincoln Park, Chicago, and the lovely
forest growth in the city's preserve il
ing of trees. In Maryland one has the
choice of many trees. The red and white
maple, the poplar, the linden, which has
given the name to one OF the city's aven
ues, the beech, the willow. aud the man.
evergreens can be obtained easily, ami by
proper care be made handsome shade ant
ornamental trees. Even the locust, will
it's sweet scented blossoms in the spriug
if properly tended, can be made quite Il,
ornamental tree, and it is favorite il
some parts of the State Eutaw Place
Broadway squares, Harlem Park, Patter
terent parts of the city show what arbor
culture can do towards beautifying
ueighborhood. If trees are properl,
planted and carefully watered their root
would make little impression upon TIN
sidewalks, an objection made frequentl.
against trees in the city, aud tnaJ tree
attracted mosquitoes to houses is deoat
able statement. If set at proper interval
| Nd all ,,r,nal thair . ah nd N from
an artistic standpoint would counterbal
ance other objections.
LET EVERY ONE PLANT HIS TREE.
In the rural districts of the state. wher
Arbor Day is more likely to be observed
orchards of peaches. pears and apple
would be excellent substitutes Tor forest
though chestnuts, oaks, and hickories
dogwoods, beeches, and evergreens
though of comparatively slow growth be
fore they reach fall maturity would b
appreciated by future generations Prot
NJ. A. Newell, secretary of the Stat
board of education, has issued circula
to the school examiners III the countie
suggesting plan for the observance O
Arbor day. The exercises of the school
are to be suspended, and after l!terar
and musical features in the presence O
the school children, their parents an
friends, the trees are to be set out an
named, either on the school premises o
in the neighborhood. The great draw
back to tree planting is that the plante
has to wait so long to enjoy the result q
his labor, even if he live to see its flu
fruition. But if every school child i
Maryland should act upon Governor Jack
sons suggestion he would have the salts
faction of feeling that he has done some
thing to enhance to the attractiveness q
his town or road. and added SO much t
tue wealth of the State, and had take
part by setting out a seeding, cutting .
seed i'll giving successful start to wha
should be an annual Mary
lands Arbor Day.-Baltimore Sun.