Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-09-09
TO PLANT TREES AS MEMO
RIAL FOR FALLEN SOLDIERS


Arbor Day in New Mexico Is set by
Proclamation OF the governor. But
since IL II to be soon instructions for
planting the thousands OF trees that
are TO be set out this fall In every city
and village In the United States In
memory Of soldiers who paid the "sil-
|preme sacrifice" In France, have Just
been prepared by the American Fores-
try association.
Important points for all tree own
|ers to remember In September, when
full planting begins, the association
says. are as follows:
II. Prune all dend branches on
old trees. DO not prune unnecessarily,
remove ms little OF the live wood as
possible; make all cut close 10 the
trunk or main limb and cover all
wounds with coal tar.
2. Remove and destroy egg
masses OF the tussock moth and sim
liar leaf-eatlng insects.
- Mark for removal IN winter all
|hopelessly infested and dead trees
lou can discern these trees with
greater definiteness before the leaves
drop but you can cut them down TO
greatest advantage In winter.
- Plant eyergreens In early
September. Move them with ball OF
soil"
Dates Of Arbor Days In the United
States and territories are as follows:
Georgia, first Friday In December,
Hawaii, first Friday In November,
Colorado. Connecticut, Delaware, I'LL
nois, Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky. Michi-
gan, Maine, Minnesota. Nevada. New
Hampshire. New Mexico, North Da-
kota, Vermont Virginia, Wisconsin,
Washington, Wyoming, all by procli-
nation of the governor; North Caro-
lima. Friday after November /; Porto
Rico. last Friday In November; South
Carolina, third Friday In oNvember !;
Tennessee. November movable date).
The kinds Of threes 10 plant In GER
tain regions are given In the follow
Ing table:
In New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Ohio, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana. Michi-
gan. Illinois, Missouri and Iowa plant /:
Hrdwood-Sugar maple, Norway.
maple, scarlet maple, green ash.
white ash, white oak,pin oak American
linden, scarlet oak.
Evergreen-White spruce, Colorado
blue spruce, white pine, Scotch pine,
Balsam pine, hemlock, Arbor vitae.
In Delaware, Maryland. District of
Columbia. Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texts,
plant
HardwOod-Tulip. sycamore, pin
oak, white oak, scarlet oak, black oak.
red oak, white ash, bald cypress, Nor
way maple, scarlet maple. red elm,
American white elm. Kentucky coffee
tree, American linden, red gum, black
gum, blackberry, willow oak.
Evergreen-Whlte pine, longleaf
pine. magnolia, live oak cedar OF
lebanon American holly.
In Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana,
Idaho plant:
! HardwoOd-Bur oak. linden, Nor
way maple, green ash, wind cherry,
lnrch, American elm, black walnut.
blackberry, honey locust.
Evergreen-Scotch pine, Austrian
pine, white pine. Norway spruce,
Colorado blue spruce. white spruce.
red cedar, Arbor vitea.
In New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
Nevadn plant:
hardwood blackberry honey
locust, green ash. American elm.
black locust, bur oak, valley cotton
wood, mountain cottonwood, noun
tain ash, box elder.
Evergreen Arbor vitea, deodar
cedar, box, euonymus.