Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-05

N TRANCE and ont the nlgn seas IS the aid the
movement will give to checking the deforestation
of the United States. All memorial trees and
groves are being registered on an honor roll
kept in Washington by the Forestry Association.
Charlotte, Michigan, has furnished an example
which those pushing the plan. hope other towns
and cities will follow. An u~nsightly piece of
ground in the town was converted into a garden
spot through the work of the school children
and citizens of the town, with the American
Legion playing a prominent part. Seven thou
sand year-old white pines were planted, one
thousand hardwood trees, mostly maple and
elm; one hundred black walnut, one hundred
butternut, and a grove of red oaks were placed.
A memorial tablet stands in the center of the
park, noting that the grove is a memorial to
the Eaton county men who went across and
did not come back.
One of the last official acts of Colonel F. w.
Galbraith, Jr., late commander of the American
Legion, before his tragic death in an automobile
accident, was to plant trees at the intersection
of the National and Dixie Highways in memory
Of his fallen comrades in arms. These trees
are planted in the town of Vandalia, ONO. Tne
American Legion now is making plans to con-
| tinue the memorial trees from this point along
both highways. These rows of trees lining the
two great roads will, it is expected, be dedicated
10 Colonel Galbraith himself.
Near Canton and not far from Vandalia, tree
planting soon is to be resumed by an organiza-
ton of Stark County women, which bids fair to
be the leading county unit in this work. Ihese
women, headed by Mrs. William d. Caldwell,
have planted hundreds of trees along the Lin
coin Highway, and are completing the planting
of a memorial avenue. called presidents Row"
that runs from the highway 400 yards to the
tomb of the martyred President MCKINLEY.
In starting the planting of presidents Row"
the trowel used by Mrs: Harding, wife OF the
President, was utilized for the first time outside
demand at tree-planting ceremonies, and Mrs.
Harding has publicly expressed the wish that
the little garden implement will travel far IN
Camping Grounds Provided.
The "tin can tourists now becoming familiar
everywhere, are proving another great agency
in fostering tree-planting. Municipalities have
come to realize that attractive places must De
provided for them to stay. Hundreds of towns
houa laid ont norkS and groves Tor the TeCeD-
ton of these motor tourists, the American
Forestry Association reports. Rivalry IN TINS
has sprung up between neighborlng munlclpaH-
ties, Will healthful and beneficial results.
Arbor days in the fall and Armlstice Day IN
November provide a sequence Oh appeoP haine
pushed for starting thousands OF trees growing
on these occasions. ~
In the yard of one Of the public schools in
Notwithstanding Force school-there is now
growing a Lombardy poplar planted in memory
Of Quentin Roosevelt; quentin atf fe1ber was sns
President, and is the only one OF the former
pupils of the school to lose his life in the word
War. On the succeeding anniversaries of ARMS
tice Day, the sons and daughters of Washing
toms most distinguished residents have Joineo
in exercises in honor of the son OF the iatel
ex-President. .u
on the drill field of the University OF Illinois
173 trees have been planted to honor the mem,
ory of 173 former students who went west
before the war ended. The university is not
ending it's efforts there, though, and Is taking
an active part in the movement for making the
IldIloi q i5hNoS
planting trees along the borders.
Variety Important.
American Forestry Association officials urge
that the proper kinds of trees be planted.
Varieties like the elm and the sycamore should
be planted where the ground is low and TatneT
moist, while such trees as oak and pine should
be planted where the site is dry and sandy.
The situation of the trees, the ORGANIZATION
urges, should be carefully selected with re1er-
ence to other features of the site.
The Chamber of Commerce OF santa Hosa
has planted four'and a half mles OF shaoe trees
, Io,r a. uAaffar1 IF the state hI4AWaY, IN QOnOT
of the gold star men. the womenis ciups ASST
ing the commercial organization with the plan.
twenty feet from the center. Luther Burnank
was consulted as to the proper shade trees 70
civic organizations of the towns along this SIX
teen-mile section of the state highway nave
lined the entire roadway with ornamental snaae
trees, with the assistance of women's organlza-
lions of various characters. The American
Legion and the school children aided, too. At
the completion of the planting, the California
responsible for the care of the trees.
In planting trees the first question that comes
up is the kind of trees to select. The answer
to this depends upon a few easily ascertained
factors. One of the most important is the char-
acter of the soil in which the trees are to be
placed. A few trees, notable among them the
American elm, are adaptable to a WIDE range
of soils. Some other trees, such as the tulp
tree, require a special condition of soil in order
to thrive. Deep, rich soil is essential to the
tulip and some others.
The question of climate of course must be
considered. No one is going to plant palm
trees in New England and expect them to thrive
or even to live. but there are distinctions mucn
finer than these. The live oak grows best in
the south, for instance, while the sugar, maple
thrives best in the more rigorous New England
and northwestern climates.
The American Forestry Association has
worked out answers to every question that can
be asked about the proper trees to plant IN any
section or community. and this nformatio is
at the disposal of individuals or organizations
undertaking "a tree planting program, But
officials of the forestry organization say that 1t
is safe to follow the course of planting trees
which already are thriving in the neighborhood
in which the trees are to be planted. |