The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-04-11

1--we sla,ks lott, cut the weak ousa
lout and pruns the rest back 10 six
buds. ls old. leave tsw side
branches with = tew buds 10 each
branch, The whole bush when
lrrMned ahould h~ lcas than three esct
and seldom over two feet hiGh.
c,lmhins roseA should hc prunsd d.
rcctly after blooming. tho shoota
which had the blcems On being ~.
moved unless 4 part 10 needsd Ia
make the plant thicker.
! A few trees aud shrubs that are
rapcclaily d~airablr herc are the fol.
iowinG. AMONG trees. the cork elm
la the ,rc~ TOR klamath ralls. u has
= ronnd.ahapcd top. having dsssse
shadc. aud Il IL an attractive tree
during the winter. duo 10 the corky
appearancc Of the limbs, The sott
maple aud mountain ash are als0
satisfactory. The poplar. In = iew
cascs. may be- desirable. but the rea.
SOU Il has been planted tn such an
extent Ii tho fact that u Was tho
only ,rcc tho first settlers could eaally
hrins iato tho country. ~ Il VII, roo,
from cuttings. and from this II has
hecn thought of ~ tho only tree that
viii grow we'll In this county. u IL
too formal In shape aud too tall To
produce dense shads.
Hhruba--The hardy roses do quite
we'll hcr~. but must b. protected dur.
Ting winter. Tho l'aitcas are hardy.
bloom early and very proi1sely. the
bridal wreath or spir~a paulculala
bcins by far the best. The iilacs.
japanese quincc. the barberry. both
tho japanese barberry. which has
purple irav~s aud grows tai, aud has
lhcaa,ifn, red berries durins the win.
ter and tho ,ow.gvowins bsrbsrry.
which In moro droopInG. fos special
places. The fcrsythia h very early
blooming. but Il rather ssrasxly IN IL
growth.
Among the vines 10 have the Dos-
ton ivy tciematisl. woodbins. and
the hop. which N desirable Tor hiding
unsixhtiy outbuildinss and fences.
A word about window-boxss; Many
places have not the proper location
to BE- surrounded With shrubs. but the
home eau b. greatly Improved BY
having = fcw w,ndow.boxes II pro-
iectcd from the Wind. One should
not have them too large: they should
have plenty Of holes In the bottom
for drainage. With stones or broken
pots over them. Then vsry rich coll
ior manure In the bottom With good
soil containing plenty OF humus aud
wcil rotted manure mixsd through u.
4 good assortment OF plants fos
window.boxea In to have . few tall.
growing plants In the center. liks
ecraniuma and stocks With sweet
alysaum tbe sure Ia get the low.
,GrowinG kind). wandering jew. mas.
|turtiums. iobeSlia and ageratum tor
tho cdscs, HanxinG baskets ara also
very attractive. but must be kept
we'll wassrcd. especially II made OF
wire lined With moss. They can bs
easily watcrcd " sct In . pan or pail
partly filled With water for Is or 30
minutes. but too much water wilt
run Oft or out " simply watsrsa
while hanging.
In this dry climate y great deal Of
water 10 necessary for the proper
growth Of the lawn and shrubs. but
many apply too much while oshsss
apply = littlc often but not enough at
any ono timc 10 soak In deep. Il is'
tetter to water occasionally and give
everything . good soakinG than 20,
water little every day. for this
simply makes tho roots come Gloss
10 the top 20 that II thsy are not
wHtsred every day they feel even sI
short drought very badly. aud besides
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