. Catalogue of evergreens, European larch, etc. : for the spring of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Dundee Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 20 DUNDEE NURSERIES. Horn to Plant a Place. SOME REASONS FOR PLANTING. 1. It pays in the in- creased Value im- parted to Land. Trees possess great value as measured by their cost. Certain beaufitul, stately shade and fruit trees are called to mind, which cost their owners not three dol- lars apeice all told, but which to-day would not be spared for $300, $500 or $1,000 apiece. Railroads taking planted lands often pay from $30 to
. Catalogue of evergreens, European larch, etc. : for the spring of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Dundee Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 20 DUNDEE NURSERIES. Horn to Plant a Place. SOME REASONS FOR PLANTING. 1. It pays in the in- creased Value im- parted to Land. Trees possess great value as measured by their cost. Certain beaufitul, stately shade and fruit trees are called to mind, which cost their owners not three dol- lars apeice all told, but which to-day would not be spared for $300, $500 or $1,000 apiece. Railroads taking planted lands often pay from $30 to $300 each for trees occupying the same. The writer knows of $ apeice having been awarded in solid cash to the owner for trees that stood on some land that was needed for a certain town park. The planting of these trees paid enormously. For, beside the money re- alized in the sales alluded to, the trees had previously given priceless delight ia shade, shelter and beauty for many years. The cost was as nothing. Such returns not unfrequently follow judicious planting. 2. It pays in the better living and increased comforts that may spring from planted grounds. The free use not only of fruits, but also of garden vegetables, should be en- joyed by every family in the land daily the year round. The children especially should be treated to all the luscious fruits, fresh and preserved, that they may desire to eat—none should be deprived of the light and excellent food to be found in the choice culinary vegetables so easily grown. Many troublesome diseases are unknown to the free users of a largely vegetable diet. A convincing argument for the value of fruit is this: Settlers in a new country improve in health as their orchards begin to yield freely. Sailors in the frigid zone succumb to severe, sometimes fatal diseases, very soon after their supplies of fruits and vegetables give out. Statisticians prove beyond any doubt that people on an average live longer now than in past cen
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