The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-07
ALABAMA HORTICJLTURISTS
 WELCOMED TO MONTGOMERY
south in general and to Al.bam. ,n

south m general ana 10 Alabama tn
 particular. I
 She divided the native shrub Into
 two classes. the winter and the sum
 mer shrubs and the evergreen. which
 is in both classes. Of the native Ala
 bama shrubs she named specially, as
 among the best known special, the holly and the haws. The winter shrubs
 are remarkable for their fruits as a
 rule, and for their adaptabiiity to dec.
 orative purposes. The summer shrubs
 are remarkable for beauty of flowers N
 Among the native summer shrubs
 which she named as being of remark
 able habits and bearing flowers of
 great beauty and fragrance were the
 azaliss embracing the several varle-
 ties of wild honey -suckle. with flowers
 ranging in color from white to fiam-
 ing red; the rhodendrons and the buck
 eye.
 DepIores Destfuetion of shrubs.
 Miss Andrews displayed specimens
 of several varieties of holly and of
 other native shrubs. A thought which
 she emphasized and which she de-
 piored was the destruction of the beau
 tiful wild growing shrubs by the deco
 rater and the nature teacher Tn
 gathering specimens. she finds that more often than otherwise, the entire shrub Is sacrificed.
 Mrs. Lewis Cobb made an interesting talk on the subject of cirysanthemums, and gave valuable suggestions for the culture of this popular fall flower. gathered from her own observations and experiences
 Prof. Hugh N. Starnes of the Ex- pertinent Station of Georgia. made an address on Street Shading" which was one of the ablest of the days ses- sion, and which combined great deal which made for the attractiveness with a great deal more of practicality. MT. Starnes advocated municipal control of trees planted for street shading In cities and towns. He said in the plant | ing and cultivating of shade trees in cities, there Is the greatest return Tor | the smallest expenditure of time and money possible to obtain in any other | way, for after the trees have once been planted, nature steps in and finishes | the work. He spoke of number of cities remarkable for beautiful street shading. where the municipality have l the matter in charge. From practi- l cal and scientific standpoint. it Is to l the interest of the city that the matter of planting trees for street shading should not be left to the individual. Professor Starnes went amply into his subject, and discussed many phases | OI the SfLudtlOH WnbCu escape the casual observer. In cities where the charter does not provide | for municipal action in the matter Of planting trees. legislation to that effect should be made.
 Urges Street shade Trees. Any objection" sal the speaker, .'to municipal control of the matter and l to proposed reformation along tnis | line, should be easily overcome He gave list of trees most satis- I factory for street planting, Including | the elm. the willow oak and the water oak. These last, because of slow growth for the first fifteen years. are not recommended for general use, and | for that reason are not handled exten- sively by nurserymenT The European sycamore was also mentioned as good | for street planting, as were the silver maple, the Carolina poplar for narrow streets, the swamp chestnut oak as a shapely side tree, and for the extreme South the Magnolia Grandifiora has no rival. There Is no lack of material | from which to draw in the matter or I tree planting, but local environment | must be the first and las. consideration
 epery time. s
 He said he recognised 1t is a hard matter, even In thls- day--of progress and Advancement. to tnangurate inno- vations. but in the matter of street shading everything possible should be done to agitate the subject and get the work started. and 1t would be found the ends would justify the means. He dwelt at great length upon the actual :. process of planting trees and of pro- l viding for the protection against boys and beasts.
 Would Have Civic League. He concluded by saying he did not Al urn n Montgomery or not, but if there was not one here. he hoped no time would | be lost in perfectIng an organization. 1 and the matter of street shading be taken up at once.
 | The report of the Secretary, Prof.
 Mackintosh. was read, showing the So- ] ciety in a strong condition financially.
 and having a considerable growth In membership during the past year. Two committees were appointed by President Helkes. On the Auditing Committee were John L.. Winslow. J.
 F. Duggar and D. E. Landers. On the Resolution Committee he ap- pointed M c. Scott. Dr. C. A. Cary
 and T. H. McCary. The Society .ad-
 Journed to meet at 2:3O o'clock iH the l afternoon.
 l The discussion of subjects interest," | ing to the horticulturists and fioricul- turist and the agr!culturalist were con-
 tinued in the afternoon session. Pa- pers were read by Prof. W. T. Clarke