XURSER TMEX — ORCHARD IS TS 51 



Just now, while there seems to be a national effort to persuade 

 people to "own your own home," I believe there should be an 

 added effort made to induce people to plant around their own 

 liomes. for no matter how beautiful and dainty the house looks. 

 ^ ory much of the attractiveness is l<»st when evergreens and 

 shrubs are absent. The majority of men, whether in the coun- 

 try or in the city, do not need arguments to convince them that 

 home plantings will improve the looks of their own place and add 

 to their own comfort. 



Many people think it takes too much money, too much skill 

 and care to plan the grounds and plan them in proper order. 

 This is an entirely wrong idea. In most cases, a landscape 

 architect will not be needed ; almost every home owner can make 

 a reasonably good selection of trees and shrubs that ought to be 

 around places, and the c<»st of such stock is comparatively slight. 

 The labor of planting amounts to very little, and, taking it all in 

 all, the total expense involved is more than returned in the added 

 value of the property. Of course, one ought to know something 

 about the habits of the trees and shrubs and select those that 

 are adapted to the location of the s«>il and to the climate. The 

 foundation walls can be screened with low-growing shrubs like 

 the barberry, the spireas, and low-growing evergreens. At the 

 curves, drives, and walks, dowering shrubs in variety may be 

 used to good advantage, or a special variety of evergreens, or 

 even large clumps of peonies and other perennials. 



Treps and shrubs that receive proper treatment at time of 

 planting are almost sure to live and thrive. Study and observa- 

 tion, together with planting records, have shown that the plant- 

 ing hints here given make success almost certain. 



In preparing the ground f'^r the trees, dig at least 2 feet deep 

 and 3 feet wide. Thoroughly mix the soil you take out. and then 

 you can put about u foot of it back. A recent development is to 

 use a small amount of dynamite in preparing the holes. Run a 

 bar down .30 or 40 inches, and explode a third, a half, or a whole 

 stick at the bottom of the bole. The charge should not throw 

 out the dirt, but heave it. 



Start tlie trees 10 inches deeper than you want them to set. 

 Sprinkle fine dirt in among the roots, and, as you continue to do 

 this, jolt the trees up and down so as to settle the dirt in among 

 the fine roots. As the hole fills up keep packing the dirt. Use a 

 heavy maul and come down on the dirt with all your weight. 

 You cannot get it too tight about the roots. The top^ inch or two 

 of dirt, however, should be loose to conserve moisture. Trees 

 finally should set just about 2 inches deeper than they did in the 

 nursery. 



After planting, you may water the trees liberally. "We strongly 

 recominend that you mulch immediately underneath newly 

 planted trees. Hay. cut straw, and buckwheat hulls are good 

 material to use for this. A layer inches thick is not too deep. 

 Such a mulch will keep the ground damp all the time, and will 

 prevent nearly all evaporation. I'nless you use this mulch it 

 will be necessary to hoe around the tree every week or so to keep 

 a mulch of dust on the surface to conserve the moisture. The 

 after-treatment is determined easily. 



Maple, Schwedler's ''-4. f^'chtcerlleri). The rich garb in 



spring, summer, and fall makes this 



variety of particular value. When the leaves first put out 

 they show varying shades of purple and crimson, changing 

 to dark green in midsummer, and then in fall assuming tints 

 of brown and red. A most desirable tree for lawn specimens. 



Each 10 



8 to 10 feet $3 50 $.80 00 



1^4 to IH in. cal 4 00 3o 00 



IV^ to 154 in. cal .-, 00 40 00 



1% to 2 in. cal « 00 50 00 



2 to 214 in. cal ^. 7 00 60 00 



MAPLE, Ash-leaved (Acer Negun- 

 do). Box Elder. 



Each 10 100 1,000 



IVa to 134 in. cal 2 00 15 00 125 00 1,000 00 



2 to 21/2 in. cal 3 00 25 00 175 00 1,500 00 



21/i to 3 in. cal 4 00 35 00 275 00 2,000 00 



