Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-24

Profuse foliage. Iuxuriant garden.
aad wide lawns made possible oy th'
use Of native shrub and evergreen
trees such as Oregon grape. wax berry,
Moultain snray. mock orange, nine
bark vine saaple. Douglas spirea, red
Towering ourrant chinquapin. sweet
brisr rose, red osler dogwood. red-ber-
ried elder. blue-berried elder. Oregon
maple. Douglas fir. Oregon. alder, west
ern arbor vitae, western white pine.
tideland spruce. lodgepole pine and
Towering dogwood.
Willamette valley and Marion coun-
ty are amid the most artificial sur
rounding il is possible in mint at the
besutifui valley which surrounds every
city and is the source of its prosper
ity. Even among the tenements, a
single geranium in a window box may
keep alive the hope of freedom, pros
perity and life amid more beautiful
surrounding. Thus every home In
Marion county can connect itself with
the greatest source of inspiration in
western scenery. by preserving, restor-
ing or repeating some phase of the
valley. In the great work Of fitting
homes to the Marion county every one
Of us may have a part, for everyone
may strive towards permanent home (,
surrounded by permanent native
plants
We can connect with the Oregoni
way by putting in our front yard at
least one mass Of shrubs native to ore
gon. II will do little good to bcwail
the beauty that has been destroyed in
Oregon. Let us save the beauty that
is left. Here is a simple program that
may help every reader decide what he
can do for this great cause.
Save the trees on your home
grounds. Locate the new house so as
to save trees. Let every farmer save
a few trees for shade and beauty, even
II they do harm crops a little. For ex-
ample. save some trees along the road
side, around the farmstead, near the
barn and at least one tree in the per-
manent pasture. i
Help TO save the street trees. Take
the trees out of politics and put them
In charge of a public spirited citizen
without pay. Help save road
side trees and shrubs. The one prin-
ciple that everyone can apply is restor-
alton. For example, take the two ex-
IRENE cases of the people who have
no money and those who have no land.
The farm laborer goes to the woods,
digs up an unknown bush or vine and
plants it beside his tenant cottage To
him it may suggest the fathelland .
from which he has just come. More
over. real beauty is there for every
0ne to see and enjoy. The country folk
pause and think. life is not all corn
and hogs to him.
On the other hand the city mer-
,hant may have plenty of money, but
not one foot of earth in front of his
store. Let us assume that he is tired
Df the day when he is to shut up shop
he country for days rest and change
and while there an idea comes to him.
He will have something more perma
lent and natural than window boxes
He will have an evergreen tree in tubs;
ne sets them in front of his business
place. To him they may remind mn.
Of thed ay when he is TO shut up shop
Tor good and retire to a country home.
rhe passersby know nothing of all this
out they are glad to see some sign of
country beauty in the city They say
ife Is not all dollars to that man.
The ordinary farmer has little time,
abor or knowledge of design and or
plants, but he has two inn
nense advantages. Plenty of room
and chance to collect wild shrubs
WANT ADS BRING EN-