PRAIRIE PLANTING. 



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recognition of this, have divided trees into two classes, light 

 demanding or thin foliage species and shade enduring or thick 

 foliage species. The first class includes the Maple, Birch, 

 Oottonwood, Scotch Pine and Norway Pine, which require 

 full sunlight for good development; the second class includes 

 the Spruce, Balsam Fir, White Pine, White Cedar, Blue 

 Beech (Carpinus caroliniana), Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya vir- 

 giniana), and Basswood, which will endure considerable 

 shade and consequently may be grown under other kinds. In 

 central Europe the Beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the favorite 



Figured. A. good tree claim. Planted by Mr. Gardner, of Lyons 

 county. Located on high coteaux prairie. Soil very dry. Has planted 

 about 30 acres in trees. 



shade enduring species of that section and seems to be espec- 

 ially well adapted there for planting in mixed forests, but is 

 not hardy here and we have no tree that will answer the same 

 purpose as fully here. 



The Advantages of Mixed Plantings when properly made are 

 as follows: (1) They make possible the growing of species 

 that form a protection in the least possible time and still have 

 coming on in the same grove longer lived and better kinds to 



