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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



plants are not so well adapted north of New York and 

 Columbus, Ohio. Later about the first of September, 

 come Japanese anemones, among the most dainty and 

 handsome of our perennials. This, too, is the season of 

 our common wild aster, a most worthy plant for the 

 perennial garden. The English have developed several 

 named varieties with much larger flowers than the aver- 

 age of our wild specimens. Golden rod also comes at 

 this time, while a little earlier there are cardinal flower, 

 joepye weed, and iron-weed. The season closes with 

 hardy chrysanthemums, with many forms, from small 

 and large singles, tiny double buttons and larger fully 



double flowers, some of which are inclined to be quilled. 

 The colors range from deep rose through pink to white, 

 lemon, yellow, bronze and brick red. There are many 

 named varieties, but unfortunately a large proportion of 

 these are not entirely hardy in the more northern sections, 

 and so require special protection to have them winter 

 satisfactorily. Then too, early frosts or rather freezes 

 may in about one year in three injure the flowers, es- 

 pecially of the pink and white varieties of the daisy-like 

 and somewhat quilled types. New early flowering va- 

 rieties are being constantly introduced. In the South 

 these plants do splendidly, but with such little care that 

 their value and possibilities are not appreciated. 



CONSERVATION 



1 will not break this blossom wantonly. 

 Its smile and fragrance it has given to me ; 

 Some other day the children will come here 

 And find this blossom's children blooming near. 



I pray that God shall guide me day and night, 

 Keep young my heart and make my footsteps light. 

 That neither wayside bloom nor drowsing bee 

 May know of anguish or of death through me. 



I would not mar a line that Raphael drew 

 That other eyes may share its beauty, too. 

 Nor spoil a bough within the leafy wood. 

 Nor change the sunset glories if I could. 



A robin ! hark ! it sings in yonder tree, 

 Nor tree nor bird shall suffer harm from me ; 

 Some other day the children will come here 

 And find that robin's children singing near. 



LE.\NDER GOETZ 



(Gillam Service) 



WORLD'S LARGEST FIG TREE 



Not growing in the Orient, as might be supposed, but right here in the United States, out in the San Joaquin Valley, 

 near Fresno, California. Last year it produced two tons of marvelous white figs, which netted its owner over $500. 

 This year the crop will be larger and even more valuable, as the tree is constantly growing and producing more fruit. 

 The tree really consists of five trees which were planted in a circle with one in the middle. At a certain age the tops 

 were grafted togfether, making one tree. As fig trees live to a great age and continually increase their growth, it is 

 figured that 100 years from now this tree will be producing $1,500 worth of fruit annually. This picture shows the base 

 of the tree and its owner. Roy DeWirst. 



