Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-23

teacher take up thu matter two or
three weeks In advance and discuss
II with the scholars and the school
board. II the teacher is not partlcu-
larly interested, let the pupils take ii
up and talk of 1t till the teacher has
TO be interested. Arrange a pro-
gram and have some speaking, and
let the planting be done with some
ceremony. Let the different classes
plant trees and let the trees be known
as their tree, or let pupilS liant. trees
and let them be known as fheir trees.
What to Plant.
The question at once arises, whatxl
shall we plant? We too often think
that il we want to beautify our
places we must plant something ex-
pensive and rare. But / would urge
that some of the common shrubs and
trees be used They are inexpensive
and can be had for the trouble of dig
Sing them up. and they will be far
more satisfactory than purchasing
something expensive to plant. It is
only because they are common that
we have not noticed their beauty. For
shade nothing better than the hard
maple, elms, blackberry, ash, birch.
hickories and oaks Of successfully
transplanted) can he found.
In the smaller trees the native
thorns (Crataegus), crab apples, the
Juneberries (Amelanchiers) and dog
wood are among the best. In the fall
they take on a bright lurid coloration
that can be seen IN the landscape for
a long distance.
Among the native shrubs should De
mentioned the burning bush or wa !
hoo, the sumacs, the hazel bush andi'
wild roses. Last fall l found hazel
bushes colored so brightly that | did
not recognize them at first. In addi-
ton to these native trees and shrubs
some OF our commonly cultivated
shrubs may be obtained from the
homes of the pupils, or if funds are
available possibly few purchased.
Some shrubs such as the spireas,
SNOWFALL, lilacs. hOneysuckles and
mock oranges may be used. In add
ton to the shrubs and trees some
climbers may be used to GOOD advan-
tage to train over the doors and
around the windows and to screen
the Outhouses, and for this purpose
nothing better can be found than our
native Virginia creeper and bitter
sweet.
How to Plant.
T.
holes. In the second place, be sure
to keep the roots of the trees and
shrubs moist before planting Before
setting them remove all the broken
or mangled roots. Set them in the
hole and put in fine dirt over the
roots, packing IL in we'll to keep them
from drying out. If any leaves, straw
or hay can be secured to put around
the trees after they are planted i.
will hold the moisture and keep the
weeds from growing about them.
Where to Plant.
Although trees and shrubs planted
out of place or school grounds are
better than no planting at all, yet the
proper placing of paintings will add
greatly to their value. On school
grounds especially the planting
should be kept on the sides and rear.
The center should be left open, both
for appearance sake and as a play
ground for the children. Put In good
borders and mass the planting to the
rear of the grounds. Some low grow
ing shrubbery may be planted near
the building to break the corners.
The climbing vines should be planted
and trained over the door and win
dows, and as screen for the out
houses. The final effect of the plant
ing should be such as to Hid to the