Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-11
SHADE TREES:

diseases, to which they are subject
upon this soil aud in this climate.
Our sunsoil u a very tenacious
and compact, stiff clay, that comes
near the surface Of the ground and
the roots Of trees, with few excep
liOn-. become diseased when they
attempt TO penetrate this subsoil
90 considerable depth The
Maple g. a upii growing tree with
soft wood. often broken hy winds,
land mo- sufficiently hardy 90 -uc-
. coed upon ihe prairie -uils of thi-
section. The varieties tested iu-
clude Acr dasiac1rpum Neirs cut
Ileaycd; 4 n,guadd (box elder
4. pl0ioaoidcs sachariaum, afro.
Ipupureum, 1. polymorphumgapan
maple)
THE MiMosA tree (Acc1cid JUL
brissiu) is an exquisite, fragrant
and Towering tree that blooms in
May, and though not used for
shade is very desirable in an orna.
mental way; the blooms occur here
in Nav
THE ALDERs (Almus) have been
tried very thoroughly, but have
never lived through a single sum
mer upon our ground.
THE PARADISE tree, (Ailan-
thus gldndulosa) succeeds quite
we'll.
THE PAPAw and many others,
not here mentioned, failed entirely
because of disc Sc or other condi-
tons.
TnE Bmcu (Bctula pdpwaceaI
lives some eight years; y. lutea,
which is distinguished for It's vel.
low bark, lived for the same time:
while variety l0ciniald is the most
graceful formed of the birch thu.
far tried The birchcs failed grad,
ually in from one 90 ten years
/ The cIt1'pas have not -uocecied
. here as upon lower grounds and
further north. C0'aIpa B'guoHi,
. ridcs has large fragrant Hover.
and is much esteemed for forestry
purpose. boo some sections.
/ THE HADEBERHY lCdIs ocidut
. ais has proved our best shad,
tree, tins far resisting summer
droulh aud insect pests Will
. uniform Success
TuE JAroNIcAl Crdsl is % lovely
shrub and much recommended,
belonging TO the family "Juda.
tree"
rarictiss Of he Ash tested iu.
clude some eight or ten kinds and
.all have good foliage in the spring
but suffer in the summer FROM
heat and drought; Of the varietic,
tested here, FrdIimus ririds ha,
proved most reliable as shad,
tree.
WALNur FAMLY-The Black va
riety has succeeded fairly well and
may be given a place among Oh,
shade trees, but Jaglans ciaTca
J.rcgia, and j. prP1turicusc, hav,
practically failed.
tbs SWEET GUN does not attain
90 the size of th shade Tree upon
our uplands
MAGNOLIA O. HANDIFLoR
bloomed after ten years growth
but, as expected, gave ~ ~ smal
tree growth NJ Fuscata ha. mo-
lowered yet aud ali other yarictic
OF the Magnolia tested have failed
THE MULHERuFs have but ON
re- resentatiye that has attaine,
size - Hicks Evcrycaring, thi
White Mulberry failed as a -had,
after five years trial. Teas
weeping mulberry has been bu
recently planted.
TnE CHRIST Thorn (Paliwu
aculeatuD because of MS small
growth and thick set thorns recon-
mends itself for Ornamental hedg
purposes.
THE OAKS have been tested, in
GLIDING some of recent Europeal
, importation, but none Of thes
| have succeeded except q. pdlustri
. aud riridis, both of which ar
promising. These natives o. Tia
South are known as "Pin Oak an
"LiyeOak.' The Post Oak (QuG
, cus obtudldbdl has obtained con
: siderable size; this is a native ire
very much in evidence Throughout
, the uplands of this section wher
thousands of acres are coyerc
4, with scrub post oak timber. {
4, Dmidid is "a small oak, hayiu
4 very large leaves of an attractiv
r yellow color that flowers in May
p ornamental but not Il shade tree
, The JAPAN UMBRELLA TREE
b q curious plant, with beautiful
b flower, and when young resemble
b the Castor bean plant in many r.
spccts; has not long been unde