The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-10

Some Good Shrubs.
Those Of our readers that have visit
ed the Minnesota Agricultural Colleg3
viii remember the very effective ar
rangements Of shrubs between and
around the principal buildings. Tho
shrubs used on this campus are hardy
IN almost all portions Of the middle
West On a recent visit 70 the cor
iege the writer made a note Of some
Of the most beautiful shrubs. which be
felt he could recommend TO readers
Of the Farmers Reyier Below are
some Of them
Juneberry (Amelanehierl This IS
plant that has a variety 81 forms. some
Of them mere shrubs and some Of
them trees from twenty-five to forty
feet high. Ia its different varieties i
grows Ia temperate climates around
the world. The writer saw it growing
on the banks Of the Saskatchewan Ia
British America, where it was known
as the Saskatoon 1t is there highly
priced for its foliage and fruit. sas-
katoon berries are very popular. To
the writer It seemed to be identical
with the wild sugar plum" Of New
England The trees or shrubs bloom
very early in the spring, and do well
On great variety OF soils and situa-
tions. They also succeed well In dry
climates.
Caragana (Caragana arborescens).
This is a shrub. or rather tree, from
Siberia The form mentioned above is
the only one that grows to the size Of
a tree. It seems to be very hardy.
It was seen growing in all parts of
the Canadian Northwest and seemed
to be a general favorite. In some
places where it was thriving the rain
fan is only ten inches year This
would indicate that it can stand both
cold and drouth. It belongs to the
order leguminosae. and some mem
bers Of its immediate family are found
from the Himalayan mountains in
southern Asia to Siberia.
Tartarian Maple (Acer tartarica)
This is a very beautiful maple. the
leaves being long and deeply serrated,
with tint that draws attention to i
IN any group Of trees. It is probably
hardy in nearly all situations.
Dogwood tCornus sangunea). This
is one OF a family of twenty growing
in North America. This one (san-
gunea) has purple or dark rcd branch
es, which lend a charm to the shrub
at any time Of year. The flowers
come in May and June and are green
ish-white. growing in dense cymes
The fruit when ripe is black.
Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia argen
teal. This is one Of the three Ameri
can plants belonging to Sheperdia
The leaves, as Of the others, are Sit
very. The staminate and pistillats
blossoms are borne on different trees
Both kinds are grown at the Mime
sofa college. The tree is priced most
ly for its foliage. but its berries are
edible. We Lave seen these trees al
Cornell University loaded with fruit
in the fall. The fruit is acid and edi
bic 1t may some day become popu
lar.
I CutLeaf Elder (Sambucus Nigra
aurea) This is quite commonly knowr
as Golden Elder" and is distinguished
by its golden foliage, as is indicated
by its varietal name "aurea. 1t Is
very effective when planted in small
masses.
Red Berry Elder (Sambucus race
mosa). This is a variety that Is beine
quite extensively planted. It is nearly
Identical with Sambucus pubens. The
red fruit begins ripening in June.
Golden spirea (Physocarpus Opull
folius aurea). These are wel adapted
to shrubbery formations and are suit
ed to almost any soil. The leaves o!
this variety are bright yellow at first
but gradually change to golden
bronzy yellow.
Sheepberry (Viburnum Lentago).
! This is a shrub OF small tree that fire.
quently attains a height OF thirty feet
It holds its fruit over the winter til
spring. This fruit is blush black
with quite a bloom upon it. and help.
adj to the beauty of the landscape il
which it is found
Garland Syringa (Philadephus coz.
onariusl. known also as the Noes
Orange. The flowers are creamy whits
and very fragrant