Evening star., 1930-12-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

He plunges his spade in deep, and .get'
up plenty of roots. But the amateur
conscious Of his trepidation, digs with
too tender q hand. His heart is not ir
it. The result with him often Is any
thing but pleasing. The shrub witheri
and sulks, and, if it does not die, takes
several years to get back to its ole
condition.
Planning is better than pruning.
| II the amateur will remember the
facts OF growth, and will attempt to see
mis- garden, not as it Is, but as it sure
| ly Will be a few years later, If every
thing goes well, he will be saved all this
bother OF pruning and transplanting.
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Consideration of the factors of growth
also has an affirmative side. II ont
realizes that plants of all kinds vii
| grow, If he keeps this thought firmly
m mind, he will be led to the planting
OF trees, the ultimate in gardening fol
the future.
Most of us garden only for a few
months. We are happy If our pretty
ANIMALS do well for us, If our gladioluc
DuloS flower over couple of months
II our vegetables give us fresh things
| 20 eat for the Summer.
We should make some attempt to
garden for the future, and the best way
to do this is to plant tree. There are
several communities in and around
washington where such foresight as
| little as 10 years ago would have re-
suited in tree-graced areas today.
Several of such communities are a.
innocent OF trees now as they were
when founded. Most automobiles car
recall riding by such places and won-
der1ng what sort of people lived
there" Everything looked so bare, SC
lacking In the niceties of living. Tc
think so of the inhabitants, however
was misjudgment.
They were forced to suffer thus. In
passing minds, simply because thew had
not, as a group, planted trees.
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| Every one who has had any expe-
rience with attempting to get a grour
10 act as one in any matter knows
that mostly the attempt is futile, unless
1t be based upon some sort of psychol-
ogy which appeals to the mind in the
| mass.
| The amateur gardener therefore will
do well to give up any idea OF inducing
| his neighbors to plant trees, and to
rest satisfied if he will do it himself
This will be more than most of us do
The necessity for tree planting grows
every day, as day by day sees more
anu more OF Cne Ola trees ole natural
death or come to a tragic end at the
hands of progress. Human beings, dogs
and cats are not the only things slain
by the automobile.
If every one who owns a piece OF
! land would make it point to plant al
least one tree, the arboreal line would
be kept stationary, perhaps.
In doing this good deed, however the
amateur must not forget our omitted
and sixth mistake, which is, after all
simply one of misjudgment. He must
not forget that a young tree, planted
in the front yard, will grow and grow
and grow if both he and the tree are
lucky.
He must make sure before he plants
that his tree will look well 10, Is, 20
years from now; that it will not block
out a cherished view; that it will look
as he intends it to look.
In considering trees, he must never
forget the growth of the humber
things, such as shrubs, evergreens,
perennials. ANIMALS. These, too grow
remarkably, and the fact should never
be overlooked, especially at the actual
time of planting. This is the theory;
that is the practice.