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THE NEW STYLE VERBENAS Verbenas have been somewhat neg-- jected of late years, although they still rank as one of the most popular of summer annuals. But for masses of pure color in beds where low grow-- ing plants are desired they have few yivals, They need an early start @ither in boxes in the house or in the epen ground, as they are not affected By a few frosts. The seed is rather slow to germinate as annualse go, They need full sun, but will do well in almost any soi:. They send out yunners from the main stem, which qguickly cover a large surface and should be planted 18 inches apart. They are fing plants for window box-- es, as the runners droop over the edge 'of the boxzes and produce their brilliantly colored fragrant clusters of bloom all summer. The dazzling scarlet of the variety Defliance is a favorite for bedding. Mayflower in various delicate shades Oof pink and rose is another prime favorite with gardeners as there is mo other annual to rival it in this eolor for masses in the garden or for gutting. ~ -- The mammoth type produces large Individual forets, but is not so free blooming as the hybrida type, which bas smaller individual fowers in the clusters, The purple varieties makea fine mas of color and the variety venosa, a more upright grower is much used for large plantings in the public parks. There are a series of fascin-- ating striped --types which are very interesting in their coloring and good for smaller clumps as they do not produce the color effects of the mase-- es of solid colored varieties, The auricula Aowered verbenas with pronounced white eyes in con-- trast with the ground color of the rest of the flower, are a particularly attractive form and well worth grow-- Ing. A bed of mixed--varieties is a @ontinual point of interest from mid-- summer until killing frosts, as it is one of the last of the annuals to yileld to freesing weather, . _ The seds, which look like little twigs, should be planted a quarter of an inch deep in the open ground, and the soil should be well Armed a¥ver them. They will need two woeks at least before they show signs of ger-- mination, and the bed should be cov-- erec with a paper or cloth to retain evaporation, t 8 and ten pairs of 'Awins, all in one family! Al born in one year, too! It is, to be sure, a large family, for it has something like 17, members. But the bhome spirit _ J {.:twins, all in one family! AH born in one year, too! 1t is, to be sure, a large family, for it has something like 17, members. But the home spirit it as much as in any house-- &# two. ¥For it is the Endicott-- family, living in Endicott, est Endicott and Johnson City, New ork. It makes its living making but not the least important of ts achievements is the raising of ba-- There haye been nearly 3,500 of ters, with a staff of twentyszeven doc-- 'tors and about sirty nurses. Each (center has a general office, operating on a twenty--four--hour h;& for diag-- 'nods and treatment. staff in cludes a general surgeon, two ocu-- 'tablish a sort of "frst aid" station. "But, after the work was begun, it de veloped so many opportunities for do-- 'ing good that the staff was increased 'und fully equipped offices opened, 'Here the workers came, not only for jemergency treatment, but eventually |for any ache and pain to which the 'body is heir--all without charge. | Today there are three medical cen-- bies" is becapuse of one man's thought VMNM. That man is George . Johnson, president and one of the grownup children of his own. t, in their growing up, he has not lost his interest in babies, for to the man who has known and liked them hildren are children, *no matter whose they are. in the central part of New York, halt way between Buffalo and New York City. It is the largest individual shoe-- making establishment in the world, employing upward of 17,000 men and women. For many years the organt sation has been known as the "Home of the Square Deal." 'That is the prin-- ciple which has guided the founders ;ammmmmm heiped to "carry on" from the begin-- ring. _ The organization of which Mr. John-- son is 'head was started more than thirty years ago." Its plant is located Better Baby Plan Starts Bom:s five or six years ago, when the uan\ol'blrthl in the families Of employses had reached a large Ag-- ure, the first step in the community movement for "better babies" was taken. Previous to that time the En-- dicott Johnson plants had had a. gen-- eral medical center, At the outset, only one doctor was in charge, for the original intention was merely to es-- lists, two nose and throat specialists, three "dentists, two pharmacists, a two founders of the shoe factories and tannories bearing bis name,. He «ul & -- AaC wiis {ome: ; l must never be hoed or picked when the vines are wet. Outdoor sowing of asters and stocks this month will do well. Get them in at once. They will not lag far behind the indor plants and are likely to be sturdier, . Get in second plantings of beets, earrots, radishes and onion sets. This is good growing weather for the carly Mow the ground before the grass gets away from you. Celery is a much neglected crop in the home garden as it gives an ex-- cellent follow crop for early onions, radishes or spinach and is a delicacy well worth while in the early fail days. . Set celery plants in the ground by the middle of May from April--sown seed. They should be planted 6 inch-- es apart in rows 2 1--2 to & feet apart. Celery should be transplanted two or three times before going into its per-- manent quarters for its best growth, as this promotes a good fibrous root systems.~, One transplanting-- at least is euoi{ld. Make a planting of gladiolus buibs in the warmest, driest spot in the gar-- den. Put out six to a dozen in a clump. + > When placing the seedlings in their permanent beds both the roots and the tops should be trimmed slightly. This also tends to promote thick root development and the leaves should be 'trimmed back to compensate for the shortening of the root system, as in all plants there is a direct bal ance between the two, and a check to one naturally reacts upon the oth-- ef. Celery demands rich soil, plenty of molsture and growth must be kept going at top speed for a good crop. Ift allowed to© languish dufing a drought it is likely to become tough and stringy, At such times give good soakings in the samall garden where such a process is practical, In larger plantings cultivate rigorously to produce a dust mulch to. protect the molsture in the soil. The blanching procu'c.{lhould atart in August when the staiks have be gun to thicken up and show their characterintlie growth. This is done lthlumgluptouom Ing point of the 1 leat but using care »not to mm earth into the heart of the plant. 14 eb Exc Ansther method is to blaach by Ts tha Shike in tartm "This -- wilk in earth, This will CELERY IN THE HOME GARDEN masseur and ab Xray technician, all under the management of a, director who has general supervision of the relief work done by the company. During the tweive months of 1923, the medical report of the . organization shows 233,70% ofice calls . trom pa tient--employees and members of their uwu...uuu:ou-,m. Maternity Hoespitais Onee the centers were fully in op ,nuu.nvunotloul".'lbb portance of work on maternity cases was realised,. One of the workerswas, perhaps, worrled and anxious. A baby was expecied *and bis wile was far from a desirable state of health. that one of the staff doctors visit her? If her condition was serious, a hoapi-- tal instead of her home was the proper place for her,43 Bo the centers were enlarged and provisior:; made for such cases. Each one of these centers has &,fiu 880 babies of Endicott J workers were born in these three maternity genters. In addition, 141 more youngsters came into the world in their own homes attended by the company's doctors and nurses. All told, in the four years during which the centers have been operated some 2,500 tots have cried their first cry in them, with an added 1,000 home--born. Mother Likes Hospital A small room, bright with sunshine and white paint, is the setting in the Johnson City center for the new ar-- rivals. In nearby rooms are the moth ers. One is bere for the first time, proud mother of a. firstborn. Her next--door neighbor has two other chil-- dren, both ushered into the world un-- 'der this same roof. , To her, the doc-- Mi for nboct ti-ty prospective{mothers and often up wards of ffty bables are to be found making their start in life at one time her children to the center for the semi--weekly clinic. As many as forty-- two mothers have visited one of these centers in a day. . like to come bere," she telis them. When they ask her why, she answers, "Well, it's the only rest I get away from household cares during the whole year, It's like a vacation!" Months before her babies are born she comes to the hospital for consul tation. When she has gone home, vis-- iting nurses maintain a contact with her, helpitg and advising ber in the eare of her babies: In order that "better babies" may be achieved, adequate care must first be given the mother. She is encour-- How Work is Done The theory on which those in chgru of the centers work is this: not require as close mtfin or as much labor and is ve. Paper collars are also sold to place about the plants to protect them from the soil. These are effective for small plantings. Care should be taken to see that the plants are dry when the hilling-- up process is under vz.' Celerlac or furnip--rooted celery is handled in the same way as célery, It produces a large turnip root with celery favor, excellent for soups-- or for cooking and using as a salad. . . SECOND CROP SOWING Leat lettuge and radishes with spino-- ach are the first crops to be used up in the early garden,. Their space is available for other planting by the middle of May at the latest, > It is always advisable to follow a root :r:"" w:: a leat crop. Bo in the case es a crop which en its ulbt' yield above m' is the right planting. Beans, corn, nprn. eggplant, or tomatoes are available to utilize the space of the radishes as soon as they are out of the ground. The lettuce patch may be utilized for root crops as it is a left crop and into the lettuce patch may &b early turnips, a second or third planting of earrots, beets or Swiss chard. The lettuce patch is also available for a later planting of peas or string beans provided it is cleared off early enough to give the peas a start early in May. In making these 'second plaptings, mmm-muumx« again and balanced commercial fertiliser, ahredded cow manure or pulverized m&m\m applied to compensate for nourishment taken by the pro-- The radish being a member of the mustard family, it is also inadvisable to follow it with any Of Its own fam-- lly even though not a root crop. This w cabbages, caullfowers, or aprouts as ah adviaable 10+ The wistfuleyed Aardvark, the only one of its kind in an American soo, has never been able to fAgure out just what he is. He feels that mmmm«m.'m He has ears of a burro, a head & wolf and a Geer, & tail like a kangaroo and legs in a 'class by themselyes. It cats ants and ground--up grasshopper®. However, it's worth $1000, which is a lot of money for an Aardvark.' Also it comes grom South Africa and has taken up apartments at the Bronx (N. Y.) Zoo, It's Sure Fierce to Be a Freak' The main point is to have a suc cession crop planned --and ready to sow when the earliest crops® have been barvested so that the soil may be kept at work producing during the entire gardening season. A good gardener has no vacant soil longer than the period. necessary for seed to germinate. * It is an excellent idea to sit down now and fAigure just what you intend to put in to follow the radishes, let-- tuce spinach and young onlons if you have not already planned for this low crop for radishes but they might very readily be planted in vacated let-- tuce or spinach beds. -- * FRUIT CROP LOSS FROM COLD LARGE l.art, Mich., May 21.--The sweet and sour cherry crop in Qceana coun-- ty is believed to have been damaged seriously by low temperatures during the last 24 hours. 6 j contingency. CHVO AWWC PPR ARTITC CR Pr. L. P. Munger, who owns a 200 acre cherry orchard near hore, est!-- mated that one quarter of the croj has been killed. \ -- pears and plums also were injured lightly but peaches it is eporled, show little injury. & o Residence and Ofice 1809 Wa--h Ington 81., Waukegan, L _FTemperatures here were down 23 degrées, the lowest for this Aata in western Michigan since May 20, 1895. DR. J. L REDDIKEG YETERINARY SURGEON Here's -- I Your Chance | This company offers a high grade investment in a rapidly gweiing community,. " This investment is in the shape of a 7% Cumulative Pre-- ferred share, the par value of which is $100.00 and we are placing these shares in the hands of our consumers at $100.00 each. Dividends are payable quarterly by check, direct to you by mail, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, each year. These shares are exempt from personal property tax when held by residents of the State of Mlinois. Dividends are free from Normal Federal Income Tax. 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