The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-05

~ luo paint HAhas fno WOOD more iW-
healthier growth Of the bark.
noticed particularly the lack OF shrub
berry planting in the Square. There nre
several pugiiions where beds or groups OF
shrubs can be located e advantage. This
Is notably the case In the angles formed
by the Intersections OF the walks /
therefore recommend that such planting
BIO made. and suggest the following list
q shrubs as being particularly adapted
low, compact habit OF growth. Besides
adding to the general beauty of the
Square. II viii stop tho cutting across
eo 5aeaness sy s srse4rg perbers rhun
bergii.
Japanese rose, rosa rdgosa.
Splraea Thunbergii.
Red snowberry. symphoricarpus vul-
guris.
lbota privet. Ligustrum 1bota.
Spiraca Anthony waterer.
Spice bush. Lindera Benzoin.
Arrow wood, viburntim dentatur1.
Rhodotyphus kerroideB.
Dwarf mock orange, Philadelphus
Dwarf Deutzia, Deutzia Lcmoine
Reservoir Park.
Similar ,eonatlons prevail here az az are are
trees. mainly ofithe soft wooded varieties;
should be cut out to enable the hard an,
ones-room to develop.
More or less scale exists In this park,
also. and prompt measures should be
taken to eradicate 1t. either by spraying
by cutting them out entlrely--replanting
where the trees should be replaced-with
permanent trees. such as oaks, elms, In
dens Norway or sugar NAPLES. Gingko
satisfactory In your soil and climate.
There are positions In this park where
paintings are necessary and mostly have
been done. where the soil Is very poor
and in some instances 1t has been nee
essary to plant almost In solid rock.
be taken to give the young trees good
start. To do this. large sized holes should
BILE. eight by eight feet, and to depth, OF
Of three feet or more. After excnyating
the the, holes to this size and removing the
hole should be broken up to. depth Of
several feet by charge OF dynamite. 1t
Is not necessary that the earth or stone
create good drainage and to give the roots
an opportunity TO spread out and secure
ample nourishment.
Whatever earth or stone that Is removed
made up OF well-rotted manure and top
when planting is undertaken under these
conditions. but the results will quickly
repay for the time and labor necessary
Some excellent opportunities for Judi
cious paintings have been created
by. the building OF the dam in
this park. This is notably the
case In the section on the right bank
OF the lake, where there is quite a stretch
of rather open natural wood between
the lake and the new drive drive, I rec
ommend that here n grove of holly-1lex
opaca-be planted. scattering them in nat
Nfrn tteae Il ~.
not too thickly to Interfere with the Wis
tas to the lake. The position for this
planting is an ideal one and in your
nursery you have remarkably fine stock
OF these hollies TO enable you to carry
out the idea at little or no expense. In
transplan'ing the. hollIes you will se-
cure greater measure OF success II you
remove the leaves at the time of digging
me trees. These leaves. II allowed to
before the plant has secured new hold
In the ground.
desire to particularly emphasize the
carrying out of this suggestion The
lSGolaitions. as they exist In this particu-
are, SO good and SO natural that / feel to
pass ~ by with mere suggestion is not
Hulncient. and ] urge that II be carried
OUT AT the earliest opportunity.
heartily endorse and commend tho
idea OF creating new forest growth in the
'treeless fields throughout the narL nv
planting these open fields with treas os
aFaIious yafieties, but the method or ar
OF even distance apart, destroys the eject
OF natural woods and II is this idea
that IT is necessary to create. The
reasons for making the paintings in this
of the trees. thereby producing larger
and more healthy and vigorous growth
are good and the trees show the effect
OF this cultivation think the trees
nns sh he, ps pan nts more promiscuously
ton could be given without much diff
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70, destroy the appearance OF these
be planted along the border of the plaIita-
sppsaranee of the straight lines as Viewed we'd
trees In these lines might also be taken
out to better enable the carrying out OF
suggest that where suitable places exist,
that the entire planting be made of one
variety. or Of trees of the same character
n az an II cali to mine arse
of the lake. where the road curves around
and away from the lake. tract. as re-
~ of aRsgs two S,s so With pin oaks
excellent hot,for an entire plantation OF
pin oaks. or a combination Of the differen!
w nats o Of olks Such planting would
bright coloriig in the fall. The several
natural groups or thickets OF sassafrass
should be maintained wherever they ap.
pear. The feet that they are growing VI
In thickets only adds to their value. In
deed. wherever 1t is possible, similar plant
Ing should be creaed.
The timfs is ripe now when some
thought shfuld be given to the planting
of shrubbcY throughout the park. and
for this purpose recommend that some
young plantation OF shrubs be made in
the nursery with a view to growing
them on. 10 that by the time you ere
prepared tomake the permanent paintings
in the para YOU will have ample material
prepared at hand for this work. In Sc
Letting thu list OF shrubs for this p,lr-
pose. care should be exercised to select
only such varieties that will harmonic
with the Natural conditions in the park.
Shrubs producing large and bright col-
ored foNhrs should DO avoided. as we'll
as varieties having colored or variegated
foliage. They have no place In park
II / regTt that 1 am unable to advise
you concerning the borer that has at
tackled four elms in this park It is one
that l lave not heretofore met with. and
L knowIof no remedy
WheHver the native pine is growing,
thay cJnuld rama I'm They destroy the