The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-05-25

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'ew small shrubs near the house. -
rat the foundations Of the house via
10 screened and the house seem %
rise out Of It's surroundings. The
choice Of shrubs depends somewhat On
the soil and location. There are .
propriate for planting on the grounds
but only few win be named here.
Common Lilac-Syringa vulgaris-
This IS one Of the commonest and :
most highly praised Of garden shrubs.
and one that has given rise. either by
natural variation or by crossing with
other species. to q great number OF
superior forms The colors range from
white to various forms Of lilac.
Syringa Persica. This Is q distinct
small growing species. with slender.
straight branches and lilac or white
flowers produced In small clusters. The
form bearing white flowers II named
Syringa persica alba; and there is one
with neatly divided foliage. Syringe
persica lanciniata.
Philadelphus. This IS a genus Of
shrubs which are remarkable for the
abundance OF white and usually sweet
scented flowers they produce. They
viii thrive ON almost any good soil.
and require no special treatment
Philadelphus coronarius, Philadel--
plus tomentosa. Philadelphus gordon
Janus are all large growing bushes and
give q succession of bloom.
Honeysuckles, or Lonicera. are all Of
the readiest culture. and succeed we'll
even in poor soils. There are a large
number of species, some vining and
some Of q sturdy bushy habit. Loni-
Cera fragrantissima blooms very early
and Is very fragrant It retains Its
leaves nearly all winter. Lonicera tar
tarica produces white and pink flow
ers in the spring, and later during
the summer yellow and red berries are
formed. which are as attractive as the
blooms.
Berberis Vulgaris also produces at
tractive flowers in the spring and
scarlet fruit in the fall.
Spireas are excellent shrubs and
make very good low screens. and also
give a beautiful display Of flowers.
Spirea Thunbergii. Spirea Van Hout-
tel and Spirea reversiana give sue
cession of blooms.
Deutzia gracilis and Deutzia crenata
foraplena are very compact shrubs.
with close spikes Of very attractive
flowers.
Regular Crops Needed.-More than
anything else, we need regular mar
kets and a steady demand for our APP
pies, says A. B. Barrett in Michigan
Farmer. But a regular market natur-
ally presupposes a regular crop. and
here we get at the gist Of the whole
trouble. What can we do to make our
trees produce a certain quantity OF
apples every year? The ability to do
| this would be worth more than to In
crease the bearing Of the trees. We
could then gauge matters accurately
and know just what profit there Is In
the business. At present our trees
produce big crops one year, and then
half a crop the next. II somebody
could remedy this state Of affairs our
orchards would be more profitable. 1t
is not the nature of the trees to yield
such irregular crops, but 1t is due to
conditions that we ought to be able
to remove or improve in some way.
Bad Roads in Washington.
of Seattle, Wash, complain that much
trade is lost to the city on account OF
the Door condition of the surrounding
roads, and they say that Tacoma gets
it because the roads leading to that
city are in better condition. Besides
this considerable item of loss, they say
that there are thousands of acres OF
good, fertile land that are not under
cultivation merely because it costs
more to market the crops than they
are worth. 1T means much to Seat
tle," says the Seattle Argus, ito have
this territory settled up. There is but
one way to do it, and that Is by the
construction Of good roads. Let us have
good roads. When we get them. it will
be but a matter of a short time until
the business men Of Seattle commence
20 reap substantial returns therefrom.
The Question of Exporting Butter
This export question is well worthy
of serious consideration by butter
makers, and dealers, but combined ac-
ton is necessary, as it would not be
wise for a few individuals to assume
all the risks of finding a market, and
allow others to reap the benefits that
might result from the unloading OF
the home market. 1t Is easy to find
people who say, "Oh yes. it would be
a good thing If We could ship of a por-
ton OF our summer product. even al
a low price," but they want the other
fellows to do IL and hold their own
stocks for home custOmers.-N. Y.
Produce Review.
Deep Flowing Profitable.-Land that