Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
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Those of our readers that have visit
cd the Minnesota Agriculture. College
will remember the very effective ar
ransements Of shrubs between and
around the principal buildings TIE
shrubs used on this campus are haTty
In almost all portions OF the middle
West. On recent visit To the e"l'
lego. the writer made a note Of some
Of the most beautiful shrubs. which lac
feit he could recommend To realers
Of the Farmers RsyieE. Below a'e
some OF them:
Junebefry tAmcianehicrp. This Is
piast that has variety Of forms. some
Of them mere shrubs and some oi
feet high. In Its different varieties II
grows In temperate climates around
tho world. Tho writer saw II growing
on tho banks Of the Saskatchewan H.
British America. where II was known
AZ tho Saskatoon. II II there hishly
priced for Its foliage and fruit. Sas
ka'oon berries arc very popular. To
tho writer Il seemed To bc Identical
with the Wild sugar plum of S.~
England. Tho trees or shrubs bloom
very early In tho spFlas. and do well
on a great variety Of soils and si,ra
lions. They also succeed well In d'y
climates.
caragana tcarasana aTborcscnnr)
This IL shrub. or rather tree. from
Siberia. The form mentioned above In
tho only ono that grows to tho slEc Of
y tree. II seems to bo very hardy.
Il was seen CROWN. In all parts as
tho Canadian Northwest and seemed
To DO . general fa,0itc. In some
places whcro Il was thrlvin. the rain.
fall IL only ton inches ycnr. This
would indicate that Il can stand both
cold and drouth. II belongs To the
order lcEuminosac. md some mcia.
bcrs Of its immediate family arc found
from tho Himaiayan mountains In
southern Asia to Siberia.
Tartarinn Maple tAccr tartarica).
This Is q very beautiful maple. the
leaves being long and deeply scrratcd.
with q tint that draws attention to Il
In any group Of trccs. II Is probably
hardy In nearly all situations.
Dogwood (Cornus sangunca). This
IL one OF . family Of twenty growing
In North America This one (san.
gunea) has purple or dark rod branch.
cs. which lend charm to tho shrub
at any time OF year. Tho flowers
come In May and Juno and arc srccn.
lsh.whitc. growing In dense cymcs.
Tho fruit when ripe IL black.
Buffalo Berry tshcphcrdia argen.
teal. This Is one CT tho three Ameri.
can plants belonging to Sheperdia-
Tho leaves. rs Of tho others. arc sill.
very. Tho staminate and pIstillntc
blossoms arc borne on different trees.
Both kinds arc grown ut tho Mime.
sofa college. Tho trec Is priced most
ly for It's foliage. but It's berries are
edible. We Lave seen these trees At
Cornell University loaded with fruit
In the fall. Tho fruit Is acid and edi
BILE. It may some day become popu.
lar.
Cut-Leaf Elder (Sambucus Nigra
aurea). This is quite commonly known
as Golden Elder" and Is distinguished
by its golden foliage. as is indicated
by its varietal name 'aurea." It Is
very effective when planted in small
masses. n
ANSu NouWbuNuS ioSS-
mosa). This is q variety that Is being
quite extensively planted. 1t is nearly
Identical with Sambucus pubens. The
red fruit begins ripening in June.
Golden spirea tPhysocarpus Opuli.
folius aurea). These are well adapted
to shrubbery formations and are suit
ed to almost any soil. The leaves of
this variety are bright yellow at first,
but gradually change to a golden
bronzy yellow.
Sheepberry (Viburnum Lentago).
This is a shrub or small tree that fre.
quently attains n height Of thirty feet.
1t holds its fruit over the winter till
spring. This fruit is bluish-black,
with quite bloom upon 1t, and helps
add to the beauty Of the landscape in
which 1t is found.
Garland Syringa (Philadelphus cor
onarius), known also as the Mock
Orange. The flowers are creamy white
and very fragrant.