The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-21
Park Commissioners Issue Bulletin

holes. using good rich soil and no manure.
in contact with the roots: fairly well
tramp down the soil after filing around
and in between the roots. or wash down
The soil (DuddlinG) in the holes. Cut
smooth with a sharp knife the bruised
ends OF the roots and trim off after plant
ing rose bushes 10 about eight inches
| from the ground and about one-third
| or one-fourth OF the length of wood from
| each tree or shrub (rhis means from the
last years Srowth). A good tree, or
other shrubs, planted in such a manner
Is bound 10 grow, provided 1t Is in good
condition mot dry OF shrlveled) when re-
| ceiyed. and In no other manner can be
| expected to do well.
When we consider that every year In
our city not less than 5000 rose plants and
a great number OF deciduous shrubs and
trees are set out the small number Of
| good rose bushes seen does not prove that
| the planting OF same is correctly done.
| Now, also plant your sweet peas, seeds
OF wild cucumber vines, morning glory,
hardy bluebulbs, Sladioi, daisy, pansy,
seeds OF nasturtiums. sweet allyssum.
portulaca, miguonette, etc. However. FOR
the majority OF varieties OF annual flow
ers il is vet too early.
Perennial F'lowers-When one remem-
bers TO have seen regular old fashioned
| flower garden. he Will undoubtedly agree
with MS on the usefulness Of naming
| few OF those old but beautiful plants
which always can be seen in gardens Of
this style: Perennial poppies, bleeding
| heart, perennial flax golden glow, the
| larlispur foX-slove, pinks, hardy carna-
| ton, love in mist. coumbine, Adonis.
| etc, are a few of the very long list Of
| these most satisfactory plants. which once
established render a continual pleasure.
''Nines-To cover neatly without being
| troubled with tying UP good vine. cling
Is the genuine Boston Ivy. Ampelonss
! Netchi Our old Virginia Creeper (four
yarieties) is good for quick, effect,
but does not cling so We'll; For
lata (whte and very tragran0, and
for sunny locations the purple Clemats
| Jackmani. and the red Clematls tNile dc
| Lyon, are splendid OF trailing roses.
| the old standard Crimson cannot he beat
| en-. However the Philadelphia Rambler
Ozark rcd) and the Pink Dorothy Perkins
| are very good. White and yellow roses
are always short for blooming period, al
! though the white Baltimore Belle ana
the yellow keystone are well worth bav-
ing We know about a hundred more,
! but TO have the best is 10 have enough.
| We see some mistake made sometimes
in planting the old English Ivy dledera)
at sunny exposures: In our climate they
| only do well at the north or west SIDE
Of a wall or building,
Shrubs - Besides the well known
| shrubs of our gardens, we like TO intro
| duce TO the laymau or amateur, some
really beautiful shrubs moi very often met
with but very well fitted for this climate,
| as the following. curraDt. with beautiful
rcd flowers; China plum (lue pink. and
| towering peach (pinl), l<erria or globe
| flower from Japan. beautiful yellow and
! continually blooming: golden bell tFor-
sythial. which is the FIRST of all 10 bloom
(SiN daNS from nowl, with yellow bell
shaped blooms. OF llacs, the Persian and
the Chinese cut-Ieavcd are worthy COM
panions Of our well-known old purple one
| Being more a vine than shrub or
| rather coming in both varieties, the
| trumpet crccper. Crucigera and Radlcans
are highly 10 be recommended: couple
of the first named could be seen last
! year at the Lagoon resort, attracting Very
much attention by It's Dcautiiul orange
! colorcd blossoms.
'.Hcdges-A very good way 10 fence of
some plot with hedge Is 20 plant Japan
| Privot two 10 one foot. planting deep and
cutting back TO about twelve inches or
eight inches from the ground, This plant
and should he kept cultivated on both
| sides and free from weeds, Purple ana
| ,TLunbcrgs Barberry make a good hedge
and so does Japan Ounce. which Is also
n fine shrub. sometimes called the burn
ing bush. blooming ten days from now
Some fine specimens may be seen at the
CITY hall building grounds.
s'Now commence 10 work and lmproN"
what can be made To look well around
! y.our residence. Declare war upon any
nld and unsighily tree or shrub OF which
J a rrcaL number abound along our streets
and take care OF such, by pruning and
! ,IranInr as are worthy OF attention, re-
placing those which are needed: and re-
,nnrnI,rr that 'NatuTa est HrttS MaGlstr1
1--WE viii he pleased Ia give the best
advice on all subjects OF heaul!ication
bortIcultuTe etc. feeling gratiiod already
ms and the extent of Improvements in this
line going on in our city
..isp kED OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
~ Fred WcE. Chairman