. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 40 BETTER FRUIT May. OREGON GRAPE BORDER Twenty-second and Everett Streets, Portland, Oregon CARE OF ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBBERY BY GEORGE C. ROEDING, FANCHER CREEK NURSERY, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA NO country in the world offers better natural advantages for the grower of ornamental trees and shrubs than Cali- fornia. With a variety of climates embraced in a limited area from the torrid heat of the Colorado desert to the balmy and equable climate of the south- ern coast counties, thence extending to the far northern counties, with their abundant supply of rain
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 40 BETTER FRUIT May. OREGON GRAPE BORDER Twenty-second and Everett Streets, Portland, Oregon CARE OF ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBBERY BY GEORGE C. ROEDING, FANCHER CREEK NURSERY, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA NO country in the world offers better natural advantages for the grower of ornamental trees and shrubs than Cali- fornia. With a variety of climates embraced in a limited area from the torrid heat of the Colorado desert to the balmy and equable climate of the south- ern coast counties, thence extending to the far northern counties, with their abundant supply of rainfall during the winter months, and where the tempera- ture never goes above 70 degrees Fahren- heit, conditions prevail in which nearly every variety of tree or plant from the temperate, sub-tropical and tropical zones finds surroundings and soils con- ducive to successful culture. California people are lovers of trees, and are becoming impressed with the advantages which nature has bestowed upon them so bountifully, hence there is a steady and increasing demand for the very best that can be obtained in orna- mental stock. If there is any one thing which adds to the beauty of a home, be it in the country or the city, it is attractive grounds. No t'arm can afford to be without a few trees and shrubs around the house, and it seems strange indeed that ornamental planting is not more observed by those who wish to make life in the country worth while. Money expended in this direction is well invested, not only from the fact of its creating pleasant surround- ings, but because the beautifying of a place enhances its value and renders it salable, often at a handsome advance. Money cannot buy the satisfaction which one derives from the realization of watch- ing the growth and development of orna- mental vegetation. A grave mistake made by many people is to plant haphazard without any pre- scribed plan, with the result that when the plants reach maturity they appear to be out of place s
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