. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . urnishing wood and timber, many trees yieldother products of great economic importance, especiallythe nume
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . urnishing wood and timber, many trees yieldother products of great economic importance, especiallythe numerous kinds bearing fruits. The icsthetic valuealso of the tree must not be underrated, although itcannot be counted in money. The science of trees and shrubs is dendrology. Theart of growing trees is arboriculture, while the rearingand maintaining of forests and the production oftimber-crops is sylviculture. Arboriculture is some-times used in a broader sense, like dendrology, to in-clude also the growing of shrubs. Orchard culture is abranch of arboriculture or of horticulture, and dealswith the cultivation of fruit trees; it is usually includedunder pomology, which comprises both the science andpractice of fruit-growing, As ornamental subjects, trees are more permanent,easier of cultivation and cheaper in the long run thanherbs. It is curious to note how little attention theaverage gardener who has the care of a park or gardengives to the most prominent feature of his domain. He. IX. Arboretum.—Plantation of American oaks at the Arnold Arboretum; Solidago canadensis underplanting. ARBORICULTURE ARBORICULTURE 353 usually knows fairly well the greenhouse plants andherbaceous perennials, which cost most in time andmoney, but the trees and shrubs he often is apparently due to the fact that after being onceplanted, and often not by himself, the trees and shrubsdo not need his perpetual care, and usually grow with-out his aid and interference. To the landscape gar
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