Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-02

! Washington, MarcH "a" " -
of trees shall we plant to beauti9 Jul
grounds? .;., 70
What shrubs would be suited 10
our school yards? x.
| These are questions which are ire
ouentIv asked the United states De-
partment Of Agriculture. Soil ana Gil
matte conditions differ so greatly III
the different sections of the Uniteu
States that in answering such ques-
tions special consideration has to De
given each section. The Department s
specialists have prepared specIai
| list of trees and shrubs suited LOT
general use on private grounds,
streets, private parks and schooi
wards for each Of five general dlvls-
| ions of the United States. The hve
divisions are as follows:
! I. New England States, New York.
PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, Ohio, west
! Virginia. Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois. Missouri, Iowa.
.. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
Sia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas.
g. Wisconsin. Minnesota, North Ia
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kan
sas. Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and
Idaho.
| 4. New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and
Nevada.
| 5. California, Oregon and Washing
! ton.
These lists are merely suggestive,
but they include such trees and shrubs
as seem we'll adapted to the particu-
lar locality. and they may be of as
sistance to those who are interested
in the Identification of towns and
cities. Here is list:
DISTRICT !.
Deciduous trees.-Sugar maple,
Norway maple, silver maple. green
ash. white ash. American white elm,
red oak, white oak, pin oak, American
linden.
Evergreen trees-Norway spruce,
white spruce, Colorado blue spruce,
white pine Scotch pine, balsam fir.
Shrubs--Lilac. golden bell, eX-
ochorda. SNOWFALL. mock orange. by
drangea, Japan ounce, Towering cur
rant. calycanthus. cornus, dcutzia,
Spiraea, WeiSela.
DISTRICT ..
Deciduous trees-Tulip, sycamore,
pin oak, white oak. black oak, live
oak, red oak. white ash, bald cypress,
Norway maple. silver maple, red elm
American white elm Kentucky coffee,
American linden, catalpa, liquidambar,
Carolina poplar. blackberry, sour gum.
Evergreen trees-White pine, long
leaf pine. magnolia, live oak. cedar
Of Lebanon.
Shrubs-Golden bell, hydrangea, IL
lac. Eloeagnus longipes, loniceras.
hibiscus. hardy roses. Japan ounce,
calycanthus. smoke tree.
South of Charleston. S. C.-Camel-
liza, japonica.
Southern Florida and Texas.---Ole-
ander, privet
DISTRICT g.
Dcciduous trees--Bur oak, linden,
silver maple. Norway maple, cotton
wood, green ash, box elder. wild cher
ry. larcE, American elm, Catalpa
Speciosa, black walnut. blackberry.
Evergreen trees--Scotch pine, Aus
TRAN pine white pine, Norway spruce
Colorado blue. spruce, white spruce
red cedar arbor vitae.
! ShrubS--Lilac, barberry, cornus
tamariN amurensis, Japan ounce, Rosa
rugosa. crataegus, Eloeagnus horton
sis, snowdrop, Shepherdia argentea.
DISTRICT 4.
Deciduous trees-Valley cottonwood
! (populus fremontii wizlizenia). noun
tain cottonwood (populus angustifo-
lia). mountain ash (fraxinus velutina)
box elder (acer negundo).
Evergreen trees-Arbor vitae. Ced
Shrubs-Althea, SNOWFALL, mocl,
orange. wild rose. Grape myrtle
spiraea, Towering currant. elder lilac
DISTRICT 5.
Deciduous trees-(coast region)-
Large-leaved maple. tulip tree, noun
tain ash, European linden, sycamore
weeping willow.
SHRUBS coast region) Roses
weigela, European holly, lilac la
ournum. deutzia, Hydrangea panicu-
rata, mock orange, Japan ounce.
Trees-(Columbia Basin)-Scotch
elm. American elm. Norway maple
European linden. sycamore, green
ash. silver poplar, Russian poplar
white willow.
Shrubs-(Columbia Basin)-Lilac
hardy roses. Phiiadelphus. Eloeagnus
ho11ehsls' laburnum. spiraea. Tamarix
amurensis. Rosa rugosa, barberry.
Some Planting Suggestions.
The beauty Of shade tree denends
upon its normal and symmetr;c.l
growth. In order to insure this he.
fore planting cut off the ends Of al,
broken or mutiliated roots: remove
all side branches save upon ever.
green's so that straight whip-like
stalk alone remains. Dig holes at
ieast = feet in diameter and foo,
deep in good soil. and make them 4
,eet across In poor soil. The sides of
noies should be perpendicular and the
nottom nat. Break up soil in the hot .
, ,0m OF tne hole to the depth Of the
ienstn OF the spade blade. Place ~
inches of fine top soil, free from sot, :
W o.ner decomposing organic matter
m me bottom Of the hole. a.
top OF this place the roots Of tbs
ee' spread them as evenly A.
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