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*B BJ. R. oote Lazvis Esestils In.themerry mnonth of May, mow-, ing of, lawns begins, according to custùm, but the grass 'should be ai- lowed to get a. good start first, ai- iowed to grow longer than would or- dinarily be permissible before being given :its first cutting., It: needs al- way$ to be: let grow enough so that it can manufacture its food. This' wvili also. give the new crop of grass, if ,reseeding bas been ,donc, abetter 3830 Sheffield Av*.. BlTtersweet 1500 smooth. Close cuttnIg of grass weak- ens the roots. Continuous close mow- ing not ônly weakens the grass roots, b>ut. at the same time offers a bett er chance 'for wild grasses and vveeds. Feeding the sod is not just a spring fad, but sbould be done whenever the turf is hungry. 1w the. shade. of trees, grass needs more -water,1 more food and less înowing. .Shade froniý tre es 'is not in itself so. harmful,. but the tree roots afford a..strang competition, pulling tremendously on the, supply of both plant food, and. water.. Litter, froni trees, such as twigs, s eeds, acornsý and leaves, should not be aliowed to accumnulate -on the lawns. if it is possible, to ýrefrain f rom ar- tificial watering until thé flrst ofý JuIy, there will be far less germinat- ing of weed seeds to make trouble later. Gardiûng is a matter of lboth what to do and what not to do. If lawn sprinkling is not begun until late, it will do far more good whien it is begun.- For one thing, the roots will be found to be striking dlown.- wa'rd as they should he, instead of coming up to thé surface. Beddiig Plants m B v the imiddle of GUTTERS, 0*IDOWN SPOUTS, *LEAKY ROOFS RqWsned and Replaced 0Ferilizers * Sed Peat Mos Blue Grass Sheep Manus Red Top Bsn. M.aI Clover Old GOam*ner Flo., Mi*lorgaimite Vegetable wfect au ,ordinarilv. it kchifl jOb This is the month of gardeti mar- kets, and they provide a fine stock of bedding plants, both from the cold frames and the greenhouse grown potted piants. Watch for the plant -sales on the village greens.' Gardening- would not be complete, without .these -friendly' neighborhood events. Soil inu the beds 'for the annuals,. needs to be better pulverized, well fed, and just a littie better prepared in every way than would be required for other planitings, for. shrubs or even- perennials. Seeds may still be sown formost of the annuals. The tender annuals can bc sown after the I th. The- sooner the taîl growing an- nuals and perennials. arc staked, the better. will be -the results. Tying them up before they begin to whip around or flop over, will assure erect sturdy plants. The strings should be heavy and soit so as not to cut, and should be tiedl fit-st to the stakes and tIhen looped around the plant stemis, with plenty of allowance for growth. 1Usiïally anniuals should be flaced about a foot apart, excepting such, as cosmos, which must have at leasti three feet of space. For the featur-w ing of specimen plants, this foot spacing is only about half cnough, Annuals whicb are sown outdoors where they are to remain, must bc thinned to their proper spacing, and the sooner this is done the hetter. Wbile in May it is late to erect bouses for* some sorts of birds as, far as nesting this year is concerncd, yet it is neyer too late to get them up. weathiering or seasoning for next, year. Birds dislike the new aàppear- ance in wood or paint.' This. se ems rather odd, as compared to 'the fact that miany birds. like a little touch of glitter, such as a bit of inirror or bright metal or glass. World's Fair Gardens Starts Planting is actively under way in the gardens of tbe Horticultural ex- hibition on Nortberiy Island, to ac- complishi a complete reconstruction Of thc four acres of anodel gardens in time for the opening of A Cen- tury of Progress. Many new exhibitors have entered, this section, owiîng to the leadership of the Society of. American Florists. which, is rorganiizing' the horticul- tural (iiîsplay toý make it representa - tive of the amazing progress in the. last century. Enlarge Water Garden£ With memories of 1893 to beckon thetn, the fit-st change wvas to enlarge, the display of pools, 1fountains and water gardens. The, Italian gardeti. which occupied the center of the garden area has beern reduiced b1w haWf and the portion 4îearAthe build- ing devoted to a giant pool, %vlere a collection of water liles' will be plantcd by the West Park Conmnus- sioners. Among thern will be the gi aut V toria Regina, a tropical-lily growing to enornxlous size, with leaves, four to six feet' in diamieter, and strong enough to support a mai. This Ely. wvas a feature of, the, world's fair,. but lias. seldomn been seen sîîîce ni Chicago. Four large pools in the Italian garden are to be planted by the- Missouri Botanical Garden of St. Louis, whiicil lias the flnest vvatcer lily collection in this country. One of the varicties will he the famnots vel- Iow tropical St. Louis,. fit-st yellow hybrid to be. devcloped in the trop- ical class.; Larger Rose Gardený The rose garden is beiig. enlarged and completely replanted with hun-. dreds. of tree roses,. and a large ýcol- lection of new varicties. There will be 16,000 plants in this display,mnade by the Inter-State Nursery of Hani- buxg, Iowa, a much larger gardeti wihl Lu' 25e Telqahon. Wilhtt. 183-184 111-,121 Central. Avenu Aquilegla Blue, I. s 20C Phlox 20c Mis§ Liwgffl,, pure white -Mrs. Jenkins, purest white R.P. Strathers, rosy red pany 0o f hcago, Spei derson of Chicago. tand4scape company Il bc made by in, of Addison, of Baraboo, andscape com- cher and Gun- 'l'he Lynch of Winnetka