Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-02

This article Is offered in an attempt 81
fulfilling former promise made 10y US 10
the effect that We would follow up our
writings on street and yard trees for
TeNus with paper on some desira!l e
shrubs suited to culture in our yards aud
lawns. As the render already under
stands, We strongly favor broad leaf
evergreeGs. These being peculiarly
Southern Growths, lend q marked South
eru air to the localities upon which they
grow, a thing much TO be desired not
only rs generally pleasing 10 ourselves,
but also Us specially pleasing 10 the
stranger visiting us in search or
warmer winter climate than that char
ncterizing the region left by him at the
lightning of his southern tour. The
broad lenf evergreen tells or sunny
CLINE, the narrow leaf evergreen, rs The
pines, the cedurs, the Rrbor Vita, etc,
all common at the North, tell nothing ut
all, while the deciuuous tree, or shrub,
bare in winter. appears TO tell for that
season u tale OF biting frosts aud freezing
winter weather. But this matter was
fully discussed by us in our former
efforts, us already referred to.
We strongly favor the adoption OF our
native HroWths for the reason that they
are entirely ut home with US, and are
never seen beyond our borders outside of
greenhouses, and for the further reason
that there are none better.
In the way Of beautiful broad-leaf
evergreen shrubs that may be cultivated
for ornamental purposes, Texas has an
abundant supply of her own, and as at
he head OF these. though seldom culti-
waited, we may place that magnificent
little barberry known for common rs
''alglrcda - Its botanical name is Ber-
bers trif0liata. One meets with il grow
ing wild aud abundantly in MI the hiliy
or mountainous regions Of Texas, aud
trgnsplanted to any section OF the state
il would do entirely well. Many are un-
der the impression that it will not traus-
plant. but this is mistake. We have
taken it from its native hills 10 other
Southern states differing in many re-
speCts from Texas, where we have seen
II grow of like q regular nursery plant.
The algireda is native to Texas and
Mexico. Ii uttains 10 the height of from
four 10 six feet, and lnclines 10 grow in
clumps, though it bears trimming well,
and may be cut to Il single stalk If de-
siruble. We like the clump growth
best, but In either case nothing could DO
more beautiful. Leaves in threes,
deeply Dotcned, stiff, highly polished in
appearance, OF blush-green color and
marked with conspicuous whitish veins.
All points of the leaves are armed with
short spines something like the spines
appearing on the leaves of the common
holly. Foliage very thick; trunk anu
branches of whitish color. Flowers
yellow. rather inconspicuous; fruit
small red berry-edible and much rel
ished by some persons.
In our opinion nature has made no
pretter little evergreen than the nlgireda,
nor one calculated to produce finer ef-
feet in the yard or on the lawn. Then 1t
is easily obtalnable in Texas and there
fore ought TO be widely cultivated. Gong
west, say from Fort Worth, we begin TO
strike it in Palo Pinto county. Have
never met with II east of the hills Dor
dering the Grand prairie on the west,
bat il grows nDundautly oil along that
border on southwark TO the Rio Grande
river.
AS justly entitled 10 next rank rs an
ornamental shrub for Texas we would
mention the yaupCn. broad-leaf ever
green belonging TO the holly family, and
known to botauIsts rs Hex caSsine. 1t
grows pleutifully along most OF our riv-
ers and large creeks, aud trausplants
AHhc u " AlAO" hhhptihG AAoSil ~ oh9 eAhb-
alton and ntinins tho height of about
fifteen feet; Is growth of wide range i'll
the lower Southern states, extending
from the Carolinns TO Mexico.
Fer an Ornamental hedge nothing we
know OF can compare TO the yaupou. II
has numerous very small aud very long
branches, which interlock each other in
every direction. YOu cannot ut all hurt
il by close trimming, or by trimming into
any shape your fancy NAV dictate. The
leaves. which are very thick, are only
about one fourth the SIZE OF those of or
binary English privrt, but when closely I
set aud trimmed in us hedge plant you
cannot see through the hedge ut any 1
point from the ground up, so closely set 1
nre the lenves. There are no thorns, but /
tile Ornuch!ets end so abruptly, and are I
80 rigid, rs 10 obstruct II passage through !
The hedge Utmost as elTectuuly as il each .
was tipped with II thorn. Mobile, Ala.
is famous for her fine ornamental hedges /
they are all made OF yaupou.
The ynupOu Is dipcious, that is, all the ,
male flowers are borne on one shrub, |
while all the female flowers are borne on !
another. The female shrub benrs in
great profusion n crop OF bright scarlet
berries, which hang on through the
winter Gad TO late in the next summer,
thus giving the growth the appearance
OF great scarlet tuft. So numerous are
the berries ilut they almost completely
hide the green of the leaves from view.
Nurserymeu grow the yaupou from
cuttings, but others usually increase
rheir stock by layers, where the near
forests cannot supply all the young trees
needed. Tkis is done by bending the
slender branches down TO the ground in
summer and covering them with soil, /
leaving the small brenchlets sticking
out. BY the next spring roots Will have
taken all along the branch, when II may
be cut from the main stalk and divided
at each uncovered brauchlet into new
plants for setting out.
The yRupon is interesting above most
other American growths as having q pc
culiar history, going back 10 the Indian
times of this country. In those early
I mes the Indians, before gong into war,
or entering upon auy great undertaking,
TASTED for several days, drinking cop
iously the time of ten known as the
"liack drink. II was supposed TO
carry certnin clarms qualified TO pre-
pare them for success il what was to
follow Tint blnrk drink WAS made