. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Landscape gardening; Trees. DECIDUOUS TREES. Fig. 128. 409. A CATALPA TKEB ON THE GROUNDS OF ALFBED COPE, ESQ., GERMANTOWN, PA. killing back, becomes crooked, the wood less healthy, and the roots are weakened for the want of a top proportioned to their develop- ment. A dry deeply-drained soil is necessary to start the tree healthily ; and we advise always mulching under young trees in the fall, and bandaging the trunks with straw, until the rank growth of their early years is over. When once the tree is well estab- lished it does
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Landscape gardening; Trees. DECIDUOUS TREES. Fig. 128. 409. A CATALPA TKEB ON THE GROUNDS OF ALFBED COPE, ESQ., GERMANTOWN, PA. killing back, becomes crooked, the wood less healthy, and the roots are weakened for the want of a top proportioned to their develop- ment. A dry deeply-drained soil is necessary to start the tree healthily ; and we advise always mulching under young trees in the fall, and bandaging the trunks with straw, until the rank growth of their early years is over. When once the tree is well estab- lished it does not make the rampant growth that endangers its health and gives it so tropical an air in its nursery state; and may then be considered hardy and the soil enriched to promote its growth. When he'althily grown, and exposed to the sun on all sides, its large leaves, tropical growth, and the warm tone of its foliage, make it one of the finest of middle-sized lawn trees, and one that contrasts well with trees of smaller leaves and darker Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Scott, Frank Jesup, 1828- [from old catalog]. New York, D. Appleton & company
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