EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN. 3 



lion of the plan then may be gradual. 'The most important parts may be 

 (leveloi)e(l first and the others a* circumstances permit. Such a plan will 

 ihen serve as a definite record for future reference, and will tend to insure 

 the progressive development of the scheme that otherwise might be for- 

 gotten. 



Where to Plant 



Trees should be planted about the boundaries of the property for shade 

 and general protection against the winds; also in the rear of the buildings 

 to produce a proper back ground. The trees may be arranged to enframe 

 the building and tr hide undesirable views either within or without the 

 property. 



1 lardy shrubs are especially desirable in masses or groups about the 

 boundaries of the Uvvvn, and about the foundation of the school building; 

 also in front of the out-buildings and other undesirable elements, as screens, 

 and sometimes as a hedge to take the place of an undesirable fence. 



Vines may be used to cover walls, fences, out-buildings, banks or may be 

 trained about the entrance of the porch. With wooden buildings they should 

 not be used to cover the sides of the structure as they are very apt to induce 

 the wood to decay. 



Rules for Planting- 



The following general rules should be observed in planting: 



1. Preserve as many of the fibrous roots as possible. 



2. Expose the roots as little as possible to the drying influences of the sun 

 and wind. 



3. Prepare the roots for planting by cutting away the bruised and broken 

 portions. 



4. Plant an inch or two deeper than the plant stood in the field. If the 

 soil is very sandy, the plants may be set two to four inches deeper. 



.">. Dig the hole in which the plant is to be set deep enough to receive two 

 or three inches of fine top soil before putting the plant in place, and 

 make 1 it wide enough to allow the roots to spread in their natural 

 position without, crowding. 



6. See that good friable surface soil is firmly packed beneath and over the 

 roots. 



Native Plants Available 



A suggestive* list is here given of the more common native plants, that 

 may be available in neighboring fields, for improving the rural school grounds : 



NATIVE TREES 



Sandy Soil . Medium to Heavy Soils 



Jack Pine Sugar Maple Elm 



\\hite Pine White Spruce Red Maple 



Carolina Poplar White Oak Linden 



Red Oak Beach Alder 



Sassafras W'hite Cedar Hemlock 



Large-toothed Aspen Tulip tree Swamp Oak 



White Birch Iron-wood Peach-leaved Willow 



Red Cedar American Ash Black Willow 



Hawthorn Black Walnut Flowering Dogwood 



Sycamore Sheepberry 

 Hop-tree 



