242 State Horticultural Society. 



We know that it takes years to develop these forest trees and we must 

 always keep in mind, therefore, what the trees will be in twenty, forty, 

 or one hundred years hence. We must remember also that we do 

 not want tall bodies as the trees get old, with the leafy surface forty 

 feet from the ground, as in real forests, but we want this leaf protec- 

 tion as close to the ground as possible, so we can walk or drive under. 



First. By street planting. All street planting should be of one 

 variety on the street, for permanent trees. Some other varieties may 

 be planted between with the idea of removing as soon as they get too 

 close or the branches interfere. The permanent trees should not be 

 planted closer than fifty or sixty feet. Of course this will necessitate one 

 between them for at least ten or fifteen years, especially if the perma- 

 nent tree is to be a hard or soft maple. These extra trees are to be used 

 as fillers only, and are to be cut out as soon as they begin to crowd 

 the others. The only danger lies in the failure of the party to thin 

 out. If yo.u can cut out when the time comes, then so plant. 



Second. Planting in the waste places, hollows, ravines, corners, 

 or nooks. Many of these may be secured by the city for the asking. 

 Some of them have had the taxes accrue against them and they have 

 been forfeited to the city. In some of our cities these waste places 

 are planted with a clump of forest trees simply for the covering or 

 hiding of undesirable objects and the giving of leaf surface instead of 

 the barren spots. 



On many of our waste places nature soon plants a young forest 

 of her own if you will just let her alone and protect the young seedling 

 as they come up. Note an instance of this on the east side of Grand 

 avenue, south of 24th street, in the old quarry, where is a wonderful 

 growth of young elms which make us think of the words of the poet: 



The elm a lovely lady is, 



In shimmering robes of gold, 



They catch the sunlight when she moves, 



And glisten fold on fold. 



These trees in a few years, if protected, will entirely cover the old 

 barren, unsightly places with a young forest that will be a thing of 

 beauty. 



Third. Plan will be to do a lot of group planting at corners or 

 in large lawns or back yards so that it may break the monotony of the 

 regular lines of street trees. In the city of Washington we find this 

 plan utilized to its best advantage. Whenever there is a little three 

 cornered plot at the intersection of streets it is covered with a group 

 of forest or ornamental trees, and it becomes a wonderful relief to 

 tlie long rows of street trees. We have many large lawns or back 



