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gardening in many states and bas. writ- ten mnuch on topics, of soil and- planýt physlology. Hia experi-ence ektedfls in- to the practical, business end of plait, culture, thus'enabiing himn to write w411h authority on aIl matters partaining to. thie subject. Pr. Fondrs articles wilN appear ln thit Wection eaeh week.. May I extend the season's. greetings, to al of those now. experiencing the urge to dig in the gardeti? The time bas corne again to po,*lish up the spade and to, set about making those winter dreams of a beautiful laWn and garden corne- true. Perhaps it wilL be my privilege1 throughi this colunîn to aid you somewhat in acconplishing this. IEvery successful gardener knowvs that definite fundamentals underlie the graw- ing of plantsiii the creation of.beau- ti fui gardens and that gardening can-> not be done in a haphazard nianner. Plants respond to Itheir enviranmient just as do' ànimals, and thé influence of sunflighit and shade, moisture condi:- tions, temiperature, and soi! conditions canliot be ignored. The more carefully the env.iromnental conditions are mîade satisfactory, the more successfu! w'ill he the gardeninig effort. Shade, mois- ture, anid soi! factors can be controlled to a Marked extent. and plants bes' adaptèd to our particular climate should be chosen. lreciue, or a combination of these iv;o. If the seed is to be sown in partially shaded areas, it should contain more or less poa trivialis, the Proportion to depend upon the amnount of shade.' Seed mixtures should contain not more then 2%of RdTp nor More. than 30% of Red Top and Rye Grass combined. These are "dnurse"i grasses, . the:advance guNFd"-which cornes up.quickly ta pro- vide a caver until. the slower germinat- ing permanent grasses get started. The seed.should contain no Timothv andptzo Me1adow F escue, since these aremreadow grasses -which do flot produce turf and Suand Fertilizer FrontBlÈack'.ç Gardening Dictionàr.% Edited by E. r. Bi - Artificial Pertiizers: Their Use _f the Gare The term artificial manure is us- 'uaily rneant ta inctude a'ny mnun1e that is prepared by some manu- facturing process (such as1 is car- ried out in the case of superphos- phate). This distinction is unfor- tunately not as 'definite as might be desired; for instance, guano is rnerely dried dung, and yet is a!-' ways referred to as an artificial. A fuL rthirr distinction betiveen artificial aund natural manures rnay be bor- -row~ed frorn the realm of cheniistry. nexct week. If You have any questions, mail tbem to the editor and they will. be ailswered as soon as possible. . It is our hôpe that you will use this de- partuient. Cl 'R1GHTEN UP WALLS Clan, light-colored. walls and cei!- ings. give a maximum reflection. of both artificial light and daylight, thereby lâhighting up the nooks and corners in a.room at a mimimum of cost. Walls and ceilin gs renovated in a light, cheerful color are espe- cially app 1reciated ondrb ran days. Befo re IYOU P LAN T Soil conditioning la the secret of beau- tiful gardons eand botter lu.wni.'Nor 18th imne to condition yoursoeit ittbI Your lawn end gardei with Milersanite 100 Ib& .......... Viegoro, 100-lb. bat: Bobo 1W-lb. bat M 4O Wonder Growth, Garden LUmne 50-ILbbg .... Gras&Seed Special this week, S'il» ....... . .6 $3-50 .65C PBAfi4os$ IDMPA rtEWt for interesting valuamble folder on W ERE YOU'iLL LIKE TO TRADE and frr~e saniple. PesaJ& n DVU ATKINS & DURIROW, INC. 411 Uanden Av.mue H-2367 Logan 81vd. Chcago. II., Phone Wilnaette 2U3 Tel. rmitàà R24 the success. of' the plant ing than the selection of quality seeds. t is dis" cour aging to make plans for a certain. gffect in the garden and to have them fail because the seed planted did îîot germinate, because it produced. plants too weak to develop normally. or be- cause.it' proved ta be of an undesirable type which did. not give the effects desired. The efforts to secure a beauti ful lawîî frequently fail because high-grade seeds ncsay i at iouu. namely. Nitrogen (in comîpound form), Phosphates, or Potash. Artificial supplying the deficiency :of, one or two of. these 'ingredienits ; the »eeds of a.soi! deficient in aIl. thre sub- stances that nake for fertility are besf:met by an application of a na-. tural nianure. (Co!tributed by Louis J. Loresizini) Lawns For Sale at 0 now sto.re 1502 Shermon Ave.. Evaniston 11tl.L EN1 wirdware Comnpany 1219 Wil*nette Ave.L CALDWELL SImD Co* 1502 Sheroflf@Ave.. Evousfon UNI. 2260 For lest Resuits ....C"-perate WifI, Notre S S S s - p p I 'i i .3 75c