New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-04

Speaking Of shade tree planting in the streets Of
New-York. Samuel Parsons, jr., landscape archi-
tect OF the Park Department. said yesterday in a
talk with a Tribune reporter:
in Paris that may be declared to lead the world
There may be some thing as good ON the Continent
but surely nothing better The French have ap.
piled their genius for system and painstaking skill
YOU in certain streets Of Paris trees growing
London you see nothing OF the sort. The trees in
Paris all look healthy and symmetrical
peculia rites OF soil or climate? Not all 1t was
ace2mPhfned only by means OF vel organized
cultural sense and protecting them through the
they grow and train and prepare in every way
fs 1 FOR the dgty Of 'hadng the streets u
Skill The effort has been a long continued one:
perfecnE the system is the Tesm Of am mo-
spasmodlc or sentimental movement that has been
expected TO produce great results in few months
patient effort where skill and Intelligence are gwen
full play. backed by a government which recog-
nizes the necessity for this persistent exercise OF
70 Illustrate brthy how 3 tRs work. 81 dome and
instance of a shade tree in one of these Nurseries
grown from cuttings or seeds or gratis even
most elaborate. and ertizins Is fully attended
IT,, me pruning win thumb, finger and knife in
the growth of these trees Stalking and otherwise
sorted early and most skiirGiiy The Character
m freo T@9s rs SpGGS c9ntrord and perfected
quantities Of fine hhrcs which enable tree to be
TO its growth. And this work Of pruning. trans
planting and fertilizng Is carried on continually
veloped OF a perfection Of form. vigor and health
that IS hardly understood even by experienced
trees draw Paris is enabled to equip it's
astonish all intelligent Observers But the authori-
Ties d" not stop at this point They do not simply
a care and thoroughness equally rare 1t is not
an uncommon thing In Paris to spend $50 francs
Another advantage of these nurseries of fine
trees in Paris Is that wherever tree is injured
plenty of equally fine trees ready for Substitution
In this way it is easy to keep the trees OF a uni
given in charge of one man. who is expected to
cultivate and water them almost daily. These trees
can be changed about in the various alteration
of tree planting in the streets because they have
been moved generally within very few years. and
are In particularly healthy and vigorous condi-
ton.
America. as our soil and climate are different but
that the general principles OF painstaklng culture,
gently and obtaining in some way the most perfect
trees. will attain equally happy results here II
Of the ordinances In regard To the planting and
preservation OF trees adopted by the Park Board
should constitute a good tree and how i; Snould be
treated 10 make IT success in the streets. IN in
the subject directly home to prospective tree plant
learn about the various qualities that go to make
good tree and how they should treat IT, AS their
knowledge Increases they will am sure become
their standard of tree beauty will continually be-
willing to make extraordinary efforts obtain the
most perfect types. and competition in this respect
Moreover. it will be the duty OF the Park De-
partment itself to give object lessons OF superior
than anything else TO improve the OF the pub
lie. The tendency Of this high standard OF tree
growing shade trees in the city a popular one
because the success which would be obtained would
tend to stimulate the growth of trees throughout
the city.