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none too soon to start actuai building operations. You can then coniplete the planting early ini the fali so that the plants may get set before winter closes in. As soon as you un cover the gar- den next spring, you will be rewarded àih blaze- of delicati oo n truly surprise garden. Seedlings which you may have start- ed last May or June are nowv strong enougli to be transplanted into this or other portions of the gardens. The ground works better now for this rath-. er -particular ,work,, and you may flot, be so rushed as, in the spring.. If you bave rockeries or other gar- des ith, azalea' and rhododendron' plnigthey should bave ample trcat- ment -in the fail of cow m anure, or lacking that commodity, alumninum sul- phate properly- applied will fil their peculiar need. If you are raising alpine plants f rom seed,, you should not throw away any seeds which have not sprouted until you are sure thev have had plenty of time. Some need a couple of yea4s. Freez- but the fresbness *of the seed is of very great importance. Boiling or baking of the souitd be used for these special pets is worth white to, kill any objectionable seed or insect content. The general rule is, to' cover seed about twice its depth, but some alpine seed should be barely cov- ered. PROPAGATING BY LAYERING Propagating shrubs by tip layering. the burying of any portion of a braz.jch to let it take root, while it cati be well done in 'the spring, is even more prac- tical ini the f ail when there is litJe blooming to be initerfered with. -'t Some shrubs which do not root s0 f retly, can ,be liyered more success- f ully by slitting the bark where the rooting is desired. 'The branch-*may be laid on the ground and, weighted clown. with a rock if you.pre fer. THE PflICE 0F LEADERSHIP Louise Beebe Wilder, in speaking of the desirabilityof the group of plants known botanically as Genistas. cjite mizneration for such service as any other profession would clemand. Such practise does flot tend toward the devçlopment or retaining of ade- quate garden leadership,. Just recently in a nearby town, one of the wealthiest districts,. a leading gardenýing center, one of the best gar- deners the country bas', known pa ssed to bis reward., He gave f reely of bis talent to his clients and neighbors but the -matter of., reward did flot corne .adéquaté'ly çluring bis stay here, for lie died a poor man. The advice of suèh a man is eagerly sought and thoughtlessly expected 'but the ýcontracts for worthwhile landscape gardening go. to men «too, often, who know little thore than to. do as they are directed. Comipetitive b idding is good business. Nature says-"Plant Now"! And ail who have .had experience with shrubs, .plants and ilowers thaeï miust have thé advantages. offered by early season tains. They must have the. opportunity , o firm ly establish their moots before winter gets.in., We Will gladly advise you just wbat. to plant now. Vis it or phone us. -. .~ Caries Fiore Nures. Speckilat ini Landscape Gardening. HIGHWOOD) Ofice-49 Prairie, Avenue Phone Highland Park 523 Nursery-Prairie View; Phone Libertyvilie 628-R-1 Delphinium and .Madonna.-Lilh make the most gorgeous combinatioîi in the garden Our shipment of Madonna Lilies from Northern France are now her Plant your Madonna Lilies now to insure a good. top girow th before-ý freezes up. Our shipment this year is the linest w'e have.ever réceivec Juimbo .bulbs ýrunning :from, thirty to thirty-five centimetersà. Mammiot Bulbs run f rom twenty.-six ,to thirty centimeters. In order to move these Lilies quickly, wve have decided to give f ree,' requested, one Delphinium, Bellado nna, Bellamosum or Hybrid, with eac, Lily bulb ordered, or one of our Blackmore & Langdon's bulbs, or a Frankççn's Delight.with each three buibs. These Delphinium are free, if requested. with each twt SON'S 1220-25th. St.. WiImotto WiIm Phone otto :4533 DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS First Street. West of Railroad and Thon South to thoe nd of the Street = n J = I e. it I. h if h 'o m il i-liii il Ili Ili Ili Ili i fil il Ili Ili Fil lillil Ili i Ill Ili Il Ili Ilifil Ill illiiiiiiiiiiiiiitilli El