Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-12-30
PLANTING TREES | / /:
AND SHRUBS

~! vultV9O lVUullilUOs
WIDE RANGE ]: Of CHOICE.
The Country Is Divided Into Five Sec
tioni~and suisabl. vari.ti.. A.. sus;
s..tsd For. tn. Various Divi.ions..
Beauty Of shad. Trees Depends Upon
Normal Growth. d
What kind, ,ofatrees shall we plant
to beauty our grounds? What shrubs
would ,e suited 10 our sclloolyaru!"-
asked y specialist IN trees and shrubs
ol the DEPARTMENT. OF agriculture.
The department specialists have pre-.
l,ared.a list Of trees and shrubs snited
for general use In private grounds
streets. private parks aud sclloolyarls
for each of five general divisions 'ol
the United States. The divisions. are:
First, New England states. New
York. Pennsylvania. New Jersey; Ohio.
West Virginia. Kentucky. Indiana.
Michigan. Illinois. Missouri and Iowa.
Second Delaware. Maryland. Vii
ginla. North Carolins. South Carolina
Georgia. Tennessee. Florida. Alabama.
Mississippi. Louisiana. Arkansas OKLA
homa and Texas
Third Wisconsin. Minnesota North
Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska Kan
sas. Colorado, Wyoming. Montana and
Idaho.
Feurth--New Mexico. Arizona. Utah
Nevada. western Texas. western Okla
hOma and western Kansas.
Fifth -Californta. Oregon and Wash
ington.
The specialists suggest in district No.
1. which includes New York and ad.
Joining states. the following: Decidu-
Gus trees-Red oak. white oak. pin oak.
American linden. American white elm.
white ash. scarlet maple. sugar maple.
green ash. Norway maple. Eyergreens
White spruce. white pine: Scotch
pine. hemlock. balsam. fir. Colorado
blue spruce. ShruhS-I.ilacs. vibur-
NUNS. philadelphuses. hydrangea. ia
pan ounce. towering currAnt. cornus.
es, spireas. weigelas. coralberry. snow
berry. bush honeysuckle. wild roses,
rlgosa bush. Thunberg's barberry. ca.
lycanthus. Regel's privet. elders. sweet
pepper bush.
In district No. 2. which includes
Delaware and the southern states as
far west as Texas. the department
would plant the following: Deciduous
trees-Tulip. sycamore. pin oak. white
oak. black oak. live oak. red oak. white
ash. bald cypress. Norway maple, red
elm. American white elm. Kentucky
coffee. American linden, catalpa. iiq.
quidambar blackberry. sour gum and
southern section willow oak and Laurel
oak. Evergreen trees-Long leaf pine
magnolia, live oak, cedar of Lebanon
Shrubs-Golden bell, hydrangeas. lilac
Japan ounce, calycanthus, smoke
tree and viburnums, philadelphnses
cornuses. jasmiDums. spiraeas. vie
gelas. coralberry. snowberry, Thun
berg's barberry. Grape myrtle. privets
holltes. evergreen. barberries. elders
rose Of Sharon. South Of Charleston
8. c.; Catnellla japonica oleander.
1.-THE beauty Of shade tree depend.
upon its normal and symmetrical
growth" says department official
''In order to Insure this. before plant
ing cut OF the ends Of all broken o
insulated roots; remove all sid
branches save upon eyergreens. so tina
straight whiplike stalk alone re
mains. Dig holes at least three feet fl
diameter and two feet deep in gOot
soil and make them four feet acr0s
in poor soil. The sides of holes shOul,
lie perpendicular and the bottom ffat
Break up soil In the bottom of hole t
the depth Of the length of Il spad
blade Place twelve or fifteen inche
of good top soil In the. bottom OF th
hole and use the fine top soil. fire
from soda or other decomposing OF
xanic matter, about the tree roots o
top Of this bottom layer place the root
of the tree. spread them as evenly q
possible over the earth, put in an
cover with two or three inches of fin
top soil. Tramp firmly With the fee
and ill the hole with good earth. leaN
ing the surface loose and little highe
than the surface of the surroundin
soil. When the work of planting
completed the tree should stand abot
two inches deepet than 1t stood in til
nursery.
..In order to insure symmetry G
growth trees must lie allowed unr'
stricted area for Development A
least forty feet should be allowed. h
tween trees intended to occupy It'll
ground permanently. Quick GROWN
nurse or temporary trees may be plan
ed between the long lived ones to pr
duce immediate results. but as thes
are seldom removed as soon as the
{ should he to prevent interference wit
the development Of the permanel
plantations the practice Is not to
recommended
Shower Baths For City Horses.
Shower baths have been provided Il
horses In certain of the larger citi'
through the kindness OF the human
societies. Arrangements have bee
! made with the municipal fire depar
ments by which the societies are alloy
ed to tap the fire plugs and attach ho
sud spray. SO that transfers aud OF
srs may give their steeds bath
merely hating for moment and tur
+ ing on the spray. Water for drinkil
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