New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28

them that II Is not practicable 20 dp,bie that
amount would be necessary ~ obtained would amply
Justly he outlay Of that sum. People Of means
nothing Of spending SS npSa pcrcSes
and entrances and demand the most perfect SIDE,
walks that be laid all Of Thf S rg TO
plant and care for beautiful rows OF trees IN d
Of their ,b mv 90 h ns' aer purpose np
It's value were sufficiently impre SEQ upon nes
sible to accomplish 1t successfully
THE WRONG WAY
1.-The usual way-the wrong way-has been some
thing like this: The man who wishes tree pia't.d
in front OF his property goes to florist ana asN'
him what the operation vii! cost. Inc ho,''' 40
sures him that 1t can be done very cneapy' ana
probably sells him young tree for IS or ~ All
you have to do according to him, Is 10 ois "o'e
and put 1t In Then--it dies naturally enough lot
it has had no inducement to do anything ese. Inc
man has 1t torn up and thrown away, ana 'here-
after is not a good person to approach on the tree
planting question.
"The right way is another and a longer story
It is the one followed in all the park work and mas
been completely successful II Is expensrss' az az
tree Why. in France, according to the atest re-
ri of thSsS tn csaF o each "a Ths is under
much cheaper Labor % or @ Done es in the
wdy IN this country The very best science OF
famous for their knowledge OF gardening ana a1r d
we could not do better than to follow their methods
I'm the first place the hole in which the tree is
placed must be deep enough In park e., or IN any
9ig s'a hoe twelve or thirteen feet square and four
feet deep. All the soil Is removed. ana me"n'n 10
take its place Then the young tree, about eight or
ten feet high with a trunk from two and a half TO
var # is kept thoroughly watered and, except IN
the Of some unusual injury, Ii lives ana hour
with street planting the hole dug necessarily or,
fers from the one In the park Being on the eise
It ,fla I Is
sons are twenty four feet long by GEno
one in which the tree is to go being four feet deep
The taper from that depth up 70 oniy ,w2
penetra:es to any part Of this trench finds its way
downward to the centre. where II reaches the ROOTS
Of the tree
DIFFICULTIES WITH ASPHALT
There is. of course the trouble on the asphalted
streets Of getting enough moisture into the ground.
II a space IL left around the trunk, 1t does much
good but II Is true that do not grow nearly so
we'll where that pavement Is used the amount OIL
soil necessary TO fill OF these holes seems quits
incredible to one who does not know ABOUT IT,
Twenty-fve loads are not any too much In most
cases With the work Of cartlng and procuring that
the labor OF digging and the subsequent watering
and care Of the tree. you can see how the money
The gas used for lighting purposes is the worst
foe we have to contend with Handsome trees ar. are
being seq bo 9H for and outdoor
uses the conditions OF tree-raising VIII i'l ht s
group of beautiful horse-chestnuts near the Plaza
noticed the other day that they were aroOpil aS
the street Trees near Tompkins Park have peen
destroyed repeatedly. and Is no new thng TOT j US
That is little discouragns but the only WAY Is n 10
persevere stop ali leaks as early as pcssole am
hope for the time when gas shall go out oil tasho"
THE BEST VARIETIES FOR THE CITY.
vbor asked what varieties of trees were best
adanted 70 withstand the adverse conditions OF city
life Mr. Parsons named the American elm the
American linden or Eastwood as 1t is also KNOWN
and the horse chestnut.
"Noth.nc approaches the American elm In
beauty" he said 'and it makes good fight against
bad soil and scanty moisture It's roots extend vertl-
cay into the SOIL instead OF spreading out lateray
along the surface, do those OF the maple anu IL
Is thus able TO draw moisture from the deeper un.
derground sources. 1t is subject to the ravages OF
insects of course but for that matter, SO are most
Of the trees and this is a danger which may De
the right remedies. People never gave up raising
potatoes because the potato-bugs came ana uon
any why we should ABANDON rne pea ,a
full elm tree the possession OF ts trouD.es9nne
One IN tM od ehd Of u popT
family The horse chestnut, with Its great generous
m sxce I fna %nd s flowers make particularly
decorative when in blossom The buttonwood rec
maDles are 10 ne chosen the Norway variety IL far
the best. The maple is not desirable at al.
You see II IS necessary to be governed in select
ing entirely by the trees ability to grow under the
circumstances we can offer IT. ana n5 Toad oD Dse
E in me e5unrv and do well there The noble old oak
tor TO be- sHI prapccabe TOO in aS our streets yet
which Is sturdy and generally easy to raise, -. .S
IN PrakPPf a Df nse r parsons said
he knew nothing Of its plans. but ne would ntronEy
measuraby better results would be obtained II IL
all under the direction OF an expert CITY nor, tot
WARFARE on WORMS.
Professor Edmund y. Southw.ck, the entomoogist
tNll ~ .ritn
| teresting facts about the continual warfare he
wages upol the worms and insects which nfest
| trees When Il Is mentioned that there are 100
distinct species of nox.ous insects continually at
| tending to business upon the c.tys verdure. the
| wonder IS that there IS green thing left. Mr..
Southwick has a large number OF men employed
in spraying the trees with mixture which he has
found enlcacious and Is himself kept constantly
busy in overseeing the work. The preparation used
which feed upon the foliage 1t is composed Of the
| following ingredients: LONDON purple, pound
| Ions Every who has passed through Central
Park has frequently observed the method OF spray
The elm beetle scientifically the galeruca oxan-
most familiar OF the ea9atsrs 1t is exceednsiy
troublesome, but can be killed If reached with this
BRUSHES NEEDED FOR BORERs.
The elm has another enemy in a boring insect
| which punctures the trunk and limbs and lays its
| eggs In the holes. For the borers OF which there
numerous varieties. pliable steel brushes
| to clean the trunks. They sweep the surface
penetrating all the crevices OF the bark. and de-
| stroying the insects and their eggs. without In
| juring the tree in the least. The eopard-noth
| which we had the misfortune to import from Ger
| many bores into the trunks and twigs OF over
| hundred species Of trees In this city. The oak
! borer also attacks the twlgS making little holes
in circle until the end OF tho branch drops off to
the ground popularity about this fellow is that
he remains in the part which drops. using It as a.
dwelling place until he shall come out Of the cater
| pillar stage of existence | have found bi-sulphde
of carbon. injected into the holes, the best thing
for Killing of the borers 1t is customary to putty
up the hole after putting in the solution to prevent
| the fumes from ping
Il should like to speak Of the eternal humbug OF
boring hoes Unfortunately deep into the trunks