The sun., 1916-08-27
WAR NEARLY ENDED
ESTATE BUILDING
Garden City Averts Famine in
Trees, Plants and Shrubs
Necessary in Planting.

Famine IN such trees. shrubs and
plants a. are necessary In the land
scaping and planting Of hne country
places has been averted only throuen
the rood fortune Of the Garden Guy
Company, by which the last large coh-
s,Rnment Of growing things was re-
celved before the wal put a stop to the I'M
portation Of foreign horticultural soods.
with the local supply OF foreign 'Iees
and shrubs exhausted except TOT ma.
held at Garden City, the completing OF
many splendid country estates still 10
possible which would AVE a TO ne
abandoned until after the war. With us
present supply Garden City can NIL the
demand for the next few years or AT
least until such time as imports can Dc
resumed.
Most Of the material used In decorat-
inx lawns. flower beds and roadsides -
brought from abroad. European trees
are preferred in this work because inc
various varieties found there carry OUT
with better effect the English and French
impressions aimed at In most modern
dwelling construction. Practically all OF
the best houses are now planned AFTER
Old World types and effort Is made
especially to reproduce settings when
necessitate the use Of the same KINDS OF
trees and shrubs as are used ABROAD.
Until the wal started the Importing or
such accessories 10 suburban house build
ing was a large industry. Lack Of Slips
and the disturbed conditions abroad have
put an end TO II.
The Garden City Company brought in
a large supply OF trees End shrubs two
years ago to carry out the planting OF a
new section Of $40 acres which Ia now
being opened to home development.
After this planting was completed a
large supply was left over in the
nurseries, which 10Y is being drawn on
by home builders all over this part OF
the country
Visitors to Garden City always COM
nent on the splendid trees which line
the streets and furnish shade for the
large parks and play grounds. and they
are surprised TO learn that forty years
ago the site OF Garden City was a
rolling plain absolutely without tree or
shrub. Thu facts are that when the late
4. 7. Stewart decided to build a high
class home community on the Hemp
stead Plains he went to Rochester and
there purchased the Parsons nurseries.
the largest IN the country. which were In
financial difficulties, and brought them
In their entirety to Garden city. where
most OF the trees n shrubs were set
out in the sandy soil. Greatly to the
surprise Of many horticulturists they
,hrived splcndidly. and to-day they form
one OF the most admired displays In this
par, OF the country.
Norway. silver and scarlet naples
share with cope heCches and oaks the
admiration OF all visitors. Thousards or
them planted forty years ago as spindle
trees have turned the arid plain into "A
great garden. Ginkgo trees, commonly
called Japanese oaks. are among the
rare varieties that add 10 the attractive
ness OF the place. II was from the
Garden city supply that the Park l'e-
partr ent only a short time ago obtained
the Ginkgo trees that surround Grants
Tomb. The cottonwood II AS large and
az beautiful at Garden city as II is III
it, own native section.
To provide even n larger variety and
70 carry out the planting on the new
home section the Garden city company
at the beginning Of the war brought into
the country such species as the Towering
English hawthorn. weeping copper and
European beech trees Great quantities
Vt European plane trees and al! kinds o.
magnolias were purchased. as well as
quick growing and other variiics OF box.
Rare evsrgrecns. including Norway
spruce. were n considerable part Of the
shipment. Many OF the trees are now
bc!nC set out on fine estates within sew
eral hundred niles OF New York and are
helping the completion ~ building opera
,ions which would have been abandoned
but for this supply.