100 ARBOR DAY. 



"tasteful and judicious planting of fruit and ornamental 

 trees enhances the value of real estate more than an equal 

 amount of money invested in any other way." For the 

 proof of these statements it is only necessary to observe 

 the difference in appearance of farm houses in any neigh- 

 borhood, particularly on a windy winter day. An un- 

 sheltered house looks very cold and uninviting at such 

 times. Those who have not experienced the benefit of an 

 evergreen windbreak can but little appreciate its value in 

 subduing the force of a gale and the additional comfort 

 thereby contributed to a country home. Not only houses, 

 but many barns and stables would be made much more 

 comfortable if the force of the wind was broken by one or 

 more evergreen trees on their cold quarter. It does not 

 necessarily require many, nor need they be very close to- 

 gether, but may be set with an eye to convenience or 

 artistic effect. The best varieties for the purpose are Nor- 

 way spruce, hemlock, white pine, Austrian pine, and 

 American arbor vitae. Those who want something more 

 elegant for a lawn may plant Nordman's silver fir, which 

 is one of the very finest hardy evergreens that we have in 

 cultivation. 



Joseph W. Thomas & Son, King of Prussia, Pa., write : 

 The best trees to plant in our locality are Norway, sugar, 

 and Wier's cut-leaved maples, pine, oak, purple and other 

 beeches, and white birch. For low, rather wet ground, I 



