. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. RAILROAD GARDENING RAILROAD GARDENING 1491 tive, and is well suited for making sluulj- alleys"; and that India rubber trees are used at smaller stations. Remarkable work has been done in Algiers. The di- rector of the P. JL. M. Railroad Company writes that about . trees have been planted between 180
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. RAILROAD GARDENING RAILROAD GARDENING 1491 tive, and is well suited for making sluulj- alleys"; and that India rubber trees are used at smaller stations. Remarkable work has been done in Algiers. The di- rector of the P. JL. M. Railroad Company writes that about . trees have been planted between 1800 and 1875, of which 495,000 were forest trees and 30,000 fruit trees. The prevailing forest trees are euealj'pts and lo- custs ; others are mulberry, plane, pine, cypress, wil- low, poplar, oak, sycamore, mimosa. About one-fifth of the forest trees were planted about stations and watch- towers for ornament, and the remaining four-fifths were evinced an interest in the care of the grounds that at- tracted the favorable attention of the assistant engi- neer, who sent him men and material for grading and sodding. This so encouraged the baggage-master that he solicited the townspeople for money to buy seeds and plants, and with such success that he maintained for three years a flower garden that favorably impressed the higher officials of the road, and led to the establish- ment of similar gardens at other points, and eventually. 2067. Plans of Railroad Gardening. On the left, Auburndale Station, Boston & Albany R. R. The plan provides for a porte cochere. driveways, steps to an overhead briclge and to an imderground passage. On the right, Chestnut Hill Station, Mass. Both reproduced from "Garden and ; used in protective plantings. The fruit trees include mandarin, orange, lemon, medlars from Japan, pome- granate, apricot and almond. This information comes through Daniel S. Kidder, U. S. Consul at Algiers. In Mexico some companies, notably the Mexican Cen- tra
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