102 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1893. 



Picea alba : The common white Spruce. — Nothing is better than 

 this for wind-breaks, shelter, or ornament. It is much hardier than 

 the Norway Spruce, and should be planted in preference to that tree, 

 though the Norway makes a fine tree in a sheltered, moist situation. 



Of Elms, the American, or English, or Dutch will grow in any situ- 

 ation and make good-sized trees. To have them in perfection they 

 need a good generous soil with considerable moisture. 



All the Willows and Poplars can be propagated with the greatest 

 ease by cuttings six inches or more iu length ; any boy can grow them. 

 Planted six or eight inches apart in nursery rows in early spriug, they 

 will at the end of the first season be fit for planting in the field. 



All the Oaks, Hickories, Chestnuts, and Walnuts can be started from 

 seed in shallow boxes, and transplanted at the end of the first year in 

 nursery rows or where they are to remain. 



The Bfrches should be sown on well prepared beds, patted down 

 with the back of the spade or pressed with a light roller, and covered 

 with a light mulching of hay until the plants appear, when the cover- 

 ing should be gradually removed. These seeds can scarcely be covered 

 with loam if success is desired. Such seeds as those of the Legu- 

 minosse should be well soaked for twenty-four hours or more before 

 sowing. 



Full directions for seed-sowing may be found in Mr. Dawson's 

 paper, which has been before referred to. 



