The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-04-06
HOpIlCULLUE
Some Good Shrubs.

shrubs used on this ca~rpus are hardy
in almost all portions of the middle
West. On a recent visit to the o
lege, the writer made a note of some
OF the most beautiful shrubs, which he
felt he could recommend to readers
of the Farmers Review. Below are
some of them:
~Juneberry (Amelanchier). This is a
plant that has a variety of forms, some
OF them mere shrubs and some OF
them trees from twenty-five to forty
feet high. In it's different varieties it
grows in temperate climates around
the world. The writer saw it growing
on the banks of the Saskatchewan in
British America, where it was known
as he 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 a great variety of soils and situa-
tons. They also succeed well in dry
climates.
Caragana (Caragana a~rborescens).
This is a shrub, or rather tree, from
Siberia. The form mentioned above is
the only n that grows to the size of
a tree. It Seems to be very hardy.
1t 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
fall is only ten inches a year. This
cold and drouth. 1t belongs to the
order leguminosae, and some mem
bers of it's 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 a tint that draws attention to it
in any group of trees. 1t is probably
hardy in nearly all situations.
Dogwood (Cornus sangunea). This
is n of a family of twenty growing
in North America. This one (san-
gunea) has purple or dark red 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 n Of the three Ameri-
can plants belonging to Sheperdia.
The leaves, as of the others, are sill
very. The staminate and pistillate
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 it's berries are
edible. We Lave seen these tees at
Cornell University loaded with fruit
in the fall. The fruit is acid and edi.
BILE. 1t 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.
Red Berry Elder (Sambucus race
mosa). This is a variety that is being
quite extensively planted. 1t is nearly
identical with Sambucus pubens. The
red fruit begins ripening in June.
Golden spirea ~(Physocarpus 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 CViburnum Lentago).
This is a shrub or small tree that fire.
quently attains a height of thirty feet.
1t holds it's fruit owe the winter till
spring. This fruit is bl%uish-black,
with quite a bloom upon it, and helps
add to the beauty of the landscape in
which it is found.
Garland Syringa tFhiiade,phus cor
:larlusj, known also as the Mock
Grange. Tne flowers are creamy white
AID -e:y fragrant
individuality in Plants.
The whole tendency of modern plant
breeding, as we have seen, is to be-
gin with a plant because it has indi-
vidual merit rather than because it
represents a particular variety. That
is, we are constantly giving greater
attention to individuality in plants.
This the animal breeder has always
done. If no two Cuthbert raspberry
bushes and no two early Crawford
peach trees are alike, why not propa.
gate from those that are best? |
have an orchard Of Crawford peaches.
all purchased from one of the best
and most reliable nurserymen, but |
have at least twenty different kinds
of Crawfords, some of them practically
worthless. If l were to plant another
Crawford orchard, I should want to
know what trees the buds were taken
from. If l were to propagate indis-
criminately from my own orchard.
persons to whom l should sell the
trees would probably say either that
the stock was mixed" or that the
Crawford had run out. Now, l admit
that the stock would have been
mixed" and yet every tree be a
Crawford. Suppose, now, that l should
propagate only from the very best
trees, what then would likely be the
result? I believe the time has come
when the nurseryman must cease to