Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-04-19
TREES AS BEAUT|HERS
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Results Obtained In Holland
Through Systematic Culture.
EXAMPLES FOR AMERICANS
Small Cost Per Capita For Care Of
Trees In Utrecht and The Hague.
Valuable From Alysienic Point ef
view-Their Worst Enemy. :


View-Their Worst Enemy. :
Now that there is beginning a gen
eral movement in the United States to
bring about systematic cultivation Of
trees. not only Fby reforestation on ~
grand scale. but by the growth Of
shade trees In towns and cities for the
ornamentation of streets. the expect
ence Of Holland In providing forest
effects for It's citizens should, be Of H.
terest to Americans, There is perhai is
no other well populated country in tie
world which has so many well wooded
towns as has Holland. Most Of tie
streets and grachts. or canals. have aF-
enues Of trees. utrecht has two roxs
iof trees on either side Of it's quaint co
nails Its canal banks are constructed
as If in two stories.n The lower story.
almost flush with the water level. IS
lined with warehouses and vaults,
while the upper story has dwellings
and shops. Both levels are planted
with trees, the tops Of the lower ONES
Just realizing tie street levd.
So many avenues Of trees make sa
Dutch town exceedingly pleasant. os
pecially on hot day. The foliage
terners the glare Of the sun. and tie
vistas of green are refreshing to tie
eye. But. these abundant growths ~
thickly populated towns are highly
useful as well as ornamental 1t is reg
d.piacd thiu,G,al g. ~ 81. Aic poiA. II
view they are valulble-to the citizens.
Not only do shady walks tempt pep
pie to enjoy the open aif. but the lily
Ing roots in the soii7 have purifying
effect. which was by no means to u
despised in the past. when the draip-
age Of Dutch towns left much to he
desired. Further, the foliage produces
ozone and purifes the air. 1t also
tends to. keep the air moist and TO
temper the wind. thus causing less
dust to lie blown about. In the au-
tumn the. fallen leaves give the same
kind Of service that is given by tea
leaves scattered ca l. floor Wien ~
room is to beswept- they Fay the duit
More importa MT still. trees wage w3r
upon noxious bacteria. for investisa
lions by scientists show that these
harmful grQwths are comparatively
rare where trees are plentiful. ~
sides all this, the aestbctic' ,value Of
beautiful trees certainly Is not small.
In, Holland ALI these useful services
are gratefully recognized and the trees
are carefully tended by the lnunicipaH.
Ties. The cost Of this care per capita
in the different towns varies some
what. Last year, for'cyamrlc. Utrecht
devoted 81 cents DUTCH to its tlecs
for each inhabitant and The Hague g
cents for GacAr Of its 91ON0 tcitiZr1s
1t takes ~ Dutch cents to equal ran
American cent. About ten years aEo
tie annual cost Of caring Tor lie ;lat 81
CT TIE HAGUE Was 10 certSi GDutI' ]
per capita. but s.a2c That tire r.3n~I
new trees and shrubs have lcon n.GQtl
cd throughout the City, and new parEa
have been laid QUIT
It has lJeen fuand tnlt hot Vyc,l
kind Of ,ree vi tnii.e in.dLe 81 le,s
Ola town, for trees have many ere
mics both above ard below - osid
GAq ercnnin~ from uinps nrrp",rrc tihG'
is, the, worst encmT Of trees. bocA.r-c'
quite small. quantities Of il are Goag!y
For his reason special precautions ;Me
taken against the leGl:nCe Of gas iui
Dutch towns. How electricity carap
inki under ground ACES upon t"cc5' g
vet has not been suGi"iently stutF'c !
to Id understood Trees VIII not .l4>N
in very narrow streets where the
houses are high. Neither viii tao,
thrite H. the pavement Goes not leQ'iil
moisture and air in sufficient GrINti-
ties.
Thp best trees, FOR street planting f..
Holland are Gins .ard. lindnli, Int t.
elm IS the harder OF the two AZ! till
grownwhqre a'linder viii not. Trees
lof these kinds reach a,great az. IKE
tie old ,elns along the quiet era lis OF
EGam. enc of the "de"d" cities Of the
Tuyder zee. which saw the les!s. OF
Van promp and de Euyter II tie har-
Dor Of. Ednm-7the harder which ap-
pears so tiny to modern cTes that one
with difficulty iniagiaes "thp terr;y :. OF
the North Sea" anchoring there TIen
there are the magnificent lindens. of
the Maliebaan in Utrecht, which APP
pealed to the FRENCH monarch, King
Louis XIV. Those nndcns he com
manded his soldiers to spare on peril of
their lives. And there are the lindens
OF the Workout at The Hague Who
can ever forget, them after having
breathed their perfume on an evening
in late June orIearlS July or seen them
in their array of gold and orange. in
September or October?-W. J. L. Kiehl
in Chicago News. G.