Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08

public are beginning to realize the ex-
tent to which IA city can be ornamented
and improved by the judicious planting
of shade trees, and the result is that in
a number of the more progressive towns
civic tree planting associations have
been formed. The object of all such as
sociations is not only the actual plant
ing of trees but also the awakening of
an interest in the Identification of the
residential portions of American cities.
One of the most successfully operated
associations Of this character in this
country is the New York Tree Planting
association. Although this association
has been in existence for only two years
it has done much toward enhancing the
attractiveneSS of many of the streets of
New York. The association has now a
membership of almost 300 and besides
its down town office it will soon have a
second office in the residential part of
the city. The annual dues of the asso-
citation are 50, and no other assessment
is levied.
The revenue derived from this source
is devoted to the PRONUNCIATION Of ap-
propriatc literature, bearing clearly and
intelligently on the subject of tree
planting and to corresponding with
persons interested in the matter Last
year the association was incorporated.
Since that time it has been the means
of securing the plantation of over / 900
trees.
In the list of shade trees recommend
ed by experienced nurserymen as being
the most suitable for growth in the
northeasterH cities of our country are
included three varieties of naples,
American white elm, Scotch elm, pin
oak and red oak, American white ash,
American sweet chestnut, common
horse chestnut, hardy catalpa, tulip
poplar, balsam poplar and Lombardy
poplar cottonwood, American linden,
lime, nettle tree and American plane
tree.
In the suburban districts of any city,
of course where the streets are not yet
heavily paved, the cost of planting trees
is insignificant. In no way can the
value of residential property be more
surely enhanced than by the establish
ment along its boundaries of shapely
and vigorous trees.
But beyond this mere commercial
compensation there is more important
even though less tangible aesthetic
value attached to tree planting. 1t re-
quires no profound arguments to satisfy
the Intelligent citizen of the value of
urban shade trees Their variety of tint
and outline, the perpetual music of
their murmuring branches the gratitica-
tion which the eye receives from their
depth of verdure, the coolness and
freshness and comfort which they i'm
part to the air on II close summer day
the numberless and ever changing forms
which their tiuttering leaves present -
all their living beauty and grace and
perfume appeal to the aesthetic sense
and have their definite effect upon the
character
Nor, ON the other hand, should the
direct effect of trees ON the health of
people be entirely overlooked Besides
temperinG the winds of winter and Civ
ing protection from hot suns in sum
mer they are ever active and potent to
counteract miasma and injurious and
unhealthy eXhalatiOns of the soil. From
the elm of our own country to the eu-
calyptuS of the tropics trees are all at
mosphcre purifiers
But in the plantation of trees along
city streets there are certain dangers
that have to be faced. The first of these