The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-04-08
PLANTING SCHOOL YARDS.
How and What to Plant on
Arb0r Day.

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upon proper application. the leading
nurseries Of the state win supply free
trees and shrubs to the schools for
Arbor Day planting.
Trees and shrubs are often brought
from the woods by the pupils. Good
Wild things TO plant are: Films,
oaks, sugar naples, valnuts and
sycsmores for shade purposes, and
elder, sumsch, wahoo or Wild burn.
ing bush, bladder nut, dogwood and
Indian currsnt or buckbush for
shrubs.
II asked to do so, the children will
bring In numerous shrubs from their
homes. They might not be able to
do this the first year, but II request.
ed to begin this spring and grow
shrubs for this purpose, there will be
an abundance Of material next
spring and the pupils will then al.
ways have a deep interest In what
they have grown and planted. An
easy way to propagate shrubs Is to
bend down a sprout or branch and
partially cover II with soil but allow.
ing the tip to be above ground. They
will root better II twisted until the
bark is broken or hacked with q knife
at the point where covered with the
earth. These layered plants may be
taken up next fall or spring.
Desirable trees to get from nurser-
les would be elm, pin oak, laurel.leai
oak, hardy or western catalpa, Nor
way maple and Carolina poplar;
good shrubs would include the Tar.
tartan or honeysuckle, mock orange,
Japanese ounce, lilac, golden bell,
bridal wreath, barberry, weigelia,
the deutzias and spireas.
Trees and shrubs are often killed
by exposing the roots to sun and
wind before planting. Protect with
wet gunny sacks. All trees and
shrubs, Immediately upon coming
from the woods or nursery, should be
unpacked and "heeled In" by placing
In a shallow trench and covering the
roots thoroughly with moist earth.
Plant trees at the same depth al
which they grew originally. Shrubs
may be set an inch or two deeper
than they grew. In setting, the
roots should be shortened back to
from six to ten inches In length and
allowed to spread out In q nStura
position. Loose earth should first
be thrown In and with the hands
forced under the roots as we'll as ovel
them; pack occasionally by tramp
Ing down.
Trees and shrubs will have to bt
hoed and watered occasionally dur
ing the first two summers at least
Trees may be mulched by throwing
around them layer Of grass Of
leaves four to six Inches deep.
= Trees should be set about the from
OF buildings and along the borders o
the yard, but never in such posi-
ton as to interfere with the PLAY
grounds. Shrubs should be set II
masses wherever possible, rarel,
singly and never In rows. Their
should be a mass of shrubbery In ev
lery angle of the building. Corners O
the yard, particularly iniront, shoul'
be planted to shrubs. The bes
place for planting flowers would b
along the shrubbery borders. The.
could be much more easily kept ther
than In formal beds and with tn
good back ground furnished by tn
shrubbery would present q NOR
beautiful picture than II planted b
themselves.
II q few vines are desired, Virgini
! Creeper, bitter.sweet, trumpet vim
and Cross vine may be found grow
,, Ing Wild. Cultivated vines woul
include the Japanese honeysuckl
and the wisteria.
Additional Information upon ornt
mentals and fruits OF all kinds will /
supplied free upon application to v
L. Howard, Secretary, Missouri Stat
Board Of Horticulture, Columbia
Mo.