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\VILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1924 der with me among the great . group of wild-flowers. Preserve tlu Native Plants. Picking the flowers only, does b~t little harm. so long as the plant itself IS not wantonly torn out by the roots in great areas for no apparent reason. T~e a~tual extermination of some species m large tracts of land has actually occurred in this way, and the writer cannot ~dd too strongly his word of protest agamst such spoilage of our native plants. Ferns to Grow. In the growth of ferns -and their collection is one of the fasci~ating phases of naturalistic gard~n ing,-we find that most of them req!-ure a soil rich in leaf-mould, well-dramed and usually semi-shady conditions. The soil particles should be very fine, and enough leaf mould added to make the soil very light and porous, with the level of the beds raised two to three inches above the surrounding level. Take care not to plant the roots too deeply, in most cases keeping the crown above the level of the ground. Of the varieties the Maidenhair Fern or Adiantum, the Aspidium family among which are the Christmas Fern, and the various Wood Ferns, the Asplenium family with t~e Spleenwort and Lady Fern among 1ts : members, the Osmunda family including · the Claytons Fern, and the Polypody group especially adapted to rock work with the Woodsia ferns are the varieties best adapted to this section. Take the advice of the man who specializes in the growing of ferns or that of the landscape architect for the best varieties for open sunny conditions, for dry, shady places, and for the moist, shady condi- + tions which are sometimes found . · cffieLJ\NDJC-'\PE, D:bPARrMENT &1 CVJHINQ' JMfiH.M·I:.-4\: THE WILD FLOWER AND FERN in the ~unn~ _ c learings. Some seem to · delight m htdmg beneath the dogwood, GARDEN or hawthorn thicket, others to seek the John Fiske in "Through Nature. to cool dampness of the r:narsh. and . wet God" has wisely written, "I often thmk, meadow, where the cowshps blmk bnghtwhen working over my plants, of what ly at you. Pta 11 ts U'ilicll we fi~rd. Hav~ y~:m seen Linnaeus once said of the t:nfolding of a blossom : 'I saw God in His gl01:y a meadow of wild native hyacm~h or passing near me, and bowed my head 111 scilla with its pale hlue heads obltquely worship.'" The scientific aspect of the stretching upwards from slender stems same thought has been put in words by among the lush grass. Its flowers atTennyson,tract ants, bees, wasps, flies and butter'Flower in the crannled wall flie s, nd it is thus that our. blossoms are cross-pollinated as these msects fly I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my from flower to flower. In the moist, rich woods in May and hand. Little ftower,-but if I could underst~d early June we see the nodding heads of What you are, root and all, and all m the trillium, and along the streams the all, blue iris or fleur-de-lis with its large I should know what God and rna~ is.' showy blossoms which calls the passing Our Nativ~ Wild-flow.:,.s. We have 1 bee to its favorite color. The windheard many times in 'our child-hood days, flower or anemone, the wild columbine, in our visits into the realms of botany, the hepatica or liverwort so eagerly our excursions in search of herbariwn sought in the early warm days of May, material which must be carefully press- the many varieties of violets, the wild ····················································· : . ·' . ·: i ri!I I !I!I!Beautify Your Home6111UII IUI1 '!· . iI i i I II E::::;:i:;;;;;~et::· II iI I! iI = ~ WE SPECIALIZE IN THE FOLLOWING: i i I! " LIT i i North Shore w. Gloede, Prop. 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Residential fixtures showed the largest expenditures with more than a half billion dollars spent for home improvements such as lamps, switches, plugs and wire. Amateur radio equipment sales amounted to $120,000,000 and the remainder was spent for labor-saving and convenience devices such as washing machines, vacuum cleaners, fans, irons and cooking utensils. GREENWOOD NURSERY A. STACHEL Nursery stock planted by experienced Landscape Gardeners to produce the best effect at lowest prices. Eatimates furnished and plantin· ·uaranteed. Glencoe 155 Z90 Greenwood A·e. Seven o and still 8 "eeks in ; tarted 01 to be am There a sie James well prese is nothing chorus nl.l dozen an( roices, bu caust: the tunc; "caj ficicnt, al~ The plot comedy st sary. It dealer in hibit s his rent free, handsome, ley, with these you of voice b is refreshi eline Grey, Steck are possible t her song is little c matter of seemed to the fami li~ other "Sue You will because of some ten I seldom se gaged in dancing. trained, ha of their o share of gl are beautie The chan Jessie Jam · you some course of t The Entrance to the Wild-Flower Garden ed, and more painstakingly mounted, of phlox, blue belts, and Spring beauty or the many native plants and wild-flowers Claytonia vie with one another in their which abound in this 'Section of the coun- trumpeting of Spring. Is there one of try. The Wild Flower Preservation us who has not with a shout of joy disSociety has done much to familiarize the covered the quaint little blossoms of the public with the native plants, and to ad- Dutchman's breeches, or picked a nodmonish and advise them against a wanton ding boquet of the shooting-star, as it destruction of these our original flora. . rises gracefully between the broad green Place of a1~ Arb rctum. Perhaps no leaves at its base. Similar to it in some mor~ worthy task could be . undertaken ways are the bright yellow lily-like flowthan the plans of the Forest Preserve ers a~ut an inch broad, of the dog's Cofiimission in their work of retaining tooth VIolet ot adder's tongue. Solomon's seal, the blood-root with its for future · generations the natural stands o~ .timber, and the native woodland con- white flowers and reddish stem juices, d1tions. . The North Shore towns cou!d th_e rarer orchids among whom the Iadyscarry this thought somewhat further 111 shpper and the showy orchis are perestablishing for their children and for haps the most unusual, the bell-worts the general education of the public an nodding yellow blooms and the fall biosArboretum which sha!l contain, proper- soms of the wild asters which in August 1¥ label~, plant spectmen~ of the na- and September abound in sunny meadows tive Wild-flowers, ferns, shrubs and and along the country roadside even in t~ees carefully arranged under condi- the poorest soil conditions are but a few tlons best reproducing their natural habi- of the joys sure to greet those who wantat. Habitat of .Nativ~ Pla11ts. Would you _______..,__ _ _ _ __...._.._, know the native wild-flowers and ferns · ~ -then walk with me to the woodland: along the shacfed path, and beside the sun-fleckt tumbling stream. 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