The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-02

/; An ornamental planting depart
o ment has been organized in Punt
, Gorda in response to a callet
meeting by ex-Gov. A. w. Gil
r christ. This department will b.
4 an adjunct to the Civic Associa
+ ton, it being considered best tt
.. hage the various organizations fol
, school development, bird protec
; ton and street planting, brought
. together under one head, as the
members of these various depart.
ments belong to all of them. Com
mittees appointed to look after
the interests of the different de-
partments will occasionally meet
in one body and discuss the devel-
opment of the town from the
standpoint of each department.
The ornamental planting depart
ment will meet the evening of the
first Monday in each month, in the
Board of Trade rooms. Citizens
are invited to attend these meet
ings and express their ideas about
the planting of the streets, parks
and vacant lots. They may also
put in a request for any particu-
lar plants they may desire to use
for planting their own premises
and the requests will be put on
record and an effort be made to
supply the demand, so far as may
lie in the power of the committee.
Gen. Gilchrist presented the de-
partment with 6 pounds of fresh
Royal Palm seeds which were i'm
mediately prepared for planting
and although this was only two
weeks ago, many of these seeds are
already terminated. Other seeds
will be planted in the course of
time and as the plants are ready
for transplanting, the public will |
De informed of it and a certain
of plants will be given to
such persons as will plant and
AXE care of them. Requests for
OF Crotons, Acalyphas,
Poinsettias, and Aralias will re-
,eive attention and such cuttings
De given away so long as the sup.
ply lasts.
One of the first steps in getting
work started in
broad way, is to clean up ones
premises. Old bottles, cans and
'ubbish should be put in barrels
md boxes and the attention of the
'ity's garbage-man called to it.
Then, the long grass and weeds
hould be cut down with either a (
cythe or hoe. After November II
he growth of weeds and grass is
% very slow that the lawn may be {
lept in very fair condition with !
tut little work, but for the months {
rom April to November, at least
monthly dressing and cleaning {
lp is necessary. We have sever
j men who take this work for a Is
lominal sum and if they had a 1
ertain number of patrons who It
would give them regular work, |,
hey would soon become more and q
nore efficient about it. They i
would also be able to keep lawn Il
mower, to carry about with them S
n their work, as well as a scythe, |
Zoe, and saw for trimming the h
ranches of trees, thereby saving
he householder the expense of
providing these tools. If each
householder kept the grass and
Weeds down along the street walk t
nd out to the middle of the road Il
n front of his premises, the town (
you'd soon present a pleasing APP i
'earance of neatness that would K
'e, not only source of satisfac- II
ion to themselves and their neigh l.
'ors, but to the visitors who tar
y with us several months of the II
ear. Il
1t is hardly possible to plant
treet trees, for shade, so long as II
he town is not provided Il
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