The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-05
PRIZE ESSAY

The prize winning essay from the
junior high school at Richholt
school on "The Use of Our Native
Trees, Shrubs and Flowering plants
in identifying our. homes and our
city" by Thelma Liessman reads as
follows:
If we plant native trees and plants
we will build up natural outdoor
museum of our own plant life and
could preserve some species that
are in danger of being completely
destroyed by fires, breaking up of
land, close pasturing and careless
destruction of the thoughtless peo-
pie. Plants are more beautiful when
allowed to grow in natural surround
ings and in groups or clusters.
We can plant the native pine and
red cedar on higher ground. The
ground or creeping cedar forms mats
on buttes and can be used on ter
races.
Oaks, Ash and the historic Elm
made famous by Washington and
Penn can be used on lower ground.
The cottonwood, Popular, Box Elder
and Willow need more moisture so
if you have low place where you
water a great deal you can put these
trees there. The Birch, Aspen and
Poplar should grow on slopes slop-
ing northward.
We should be very careful when
transplanting trees and shrubs so
as not to cut Off the fine roots.
The woodland and prairie Rose
are very fragrant and grow on the
prairie. The Prairie Rose was made
our state flower by the Legislature.
The Russian Olive or Pilver Berry
has silver colored leaves and makes
very attractive hedge, along side
walks or fences. Fruit bearing
hedges are the Flowering Currant.
High Bush Cranberry. Wild Goose
berry. Sand Cherry, and the Choke
Cherry. which are very nice to put
along the house or fence to make it
look better. The Dog wood is a
beautiful shrub with white blossoms
and berries. The bark is red and is
very pretty in the winter The In
dams used the inner bark for tob;ic-
co.
Vines are dsirable for climbing
and twining and they produce much
shade. They hide bare walls; the
Virginia Creeper, Hog Vine, Wild
Cucumber, Clematis and Bitterswcet
are hardy vines and grow in low
places and need quite lot of mos
ture. We all love the Wild Crane
1t needs plenty of moisture. Ii
could grow on walls to make them
look more attractive. We can make
our Public buildings such as churhc
es and bare red railroad buildings
look better by planting vines in such
way as to partly cover their walls
and in our alleys we can plant vines
along fences and garages. Oul
! homes look much better and ado
more joy and beauty to our live.
by having our kind little friend.
, climbing around them. The Column
bIne is of interest to us because the
AiNittii uSSu IL IOT PERI unc. /
grows in shady places and it mus
have plenty of leaf mold.
1t would be very pretty growing
on fences so it could climb. Tn,
| Pasque flower has a song ant
legend from the Indians. 1t is thu
first to bid US good morning" il
the spring. 1t has gray hair Xix,
an old man. 1t would look ME.
against the house so to hide tn.
foundation. The Yellow and Purpl,
Violet are very pretty to put in ;
flower bed in the front yard. TIL,
Anemone has little white flower.
and would look nice in flower bee
or between the trees. The Blu,
Bell has blue bell shaped flowers
1t is a delicate plant. 1t is suit