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~Art Il ..r. t. ~ % *iuo 01 YOLJRS FOR -SETTER PAINTING AND DECORATING ATr LowtR PiticEs Min DmordhgC. Wil.6tt..lu others. F~or the first tiane the 102 garden clubs federateti in the state organi- zation which Mrs. W. L. Karcher of Feeport heads,'are sponsoring the show,, one1 of the largest i the worid; and the clubs will make Most of the exhibits. A $50,OOO budget is required; two acres of ïloor space are to be filled byexhibits. UO3PROO PHD VOR LIIEZ bsaj.tn=sm u»=Mor tho L 1E 0F TIS RTICLE andla.ba«Oe idwltm uat. Befflviaelapr plant or la > ar houme wlth m» ,tu B3< rown Fwn~it.r, . heumuA. --- iL M 1< L Wat is.Lakin ýYour Souls are usually ciassifieti ac 'cord into their fineness of tetreTx ture îÉs somiewbat depenident. upon the amount of plant food and d.ecaying vegetable matter in the soi. Gravel and saüd *are our. coarsest soils. Next in line, are our sult soils and, nex t are our clay souls.ý Coarse- .ness of the soul is iMportant because it governs the freedom of, soil breath- ing or. aeration, and the water-ab- srbing capacity of the soi. The fine, textureti souls are-ciasseà as, beavy sous, because. they retaiu a large amount' of moisture. The coarser souls, that is, the varioussand in Landscape?. UR business is to supply that finishing touch tht every Landscape needIs to put jr ar par. Y.., we truly believe there bas neyer been a planting of Landscape soperfect. that iluere is not rooni for fu.rther development or No matter how sumali or how large the estate, it' is that lait finlshing toucb of completenesa that makes it izoo% par. Our stock of -nursery meicbandise which cousis of. European and Japan imports of buibs. as, wel. as stock If rom . the Atlantic to the. Pacific oceansi art atr your disposai. Also we have ai at your command. Right now, befc for us to <ail and service departrment of efficient and experienced iandscape. men .b9nsv Il i.a mn.srdesirable rime bDEERFIELD 241. fOrý soils do not retaip. as mucb moisture and.,are, therefore, classed as iighi The "peat sois cotai.6 g lage- amounts* of >humus,- also. retain an abundance of moisture. However, in. znany, instances they, are so. ligbr, fluffy, and porous thaithtey, do flot SOIL MOISTURE Moisturebas sevýeral distinct func- tions to perform., Evaporation oï moisture tends to keep the soul cool. Anytbirig that wiii aid 1 . retaining moisture or prevènting evaporation, wili aid ini warming Up the soul. Mois- tur inth. so. becomes saturateti with. plant foods. As this. is ab- sorbed by the plant, th e plant'foods' in solution are carried fo the l.eaves,. biossonis, fruits and variouis portions, of the plan~t,. to ta>ke care of its necessaties and requirements. Moisture is. an air-derived element the same, as Nitrogen. To retain the greatest, amount of moisture possible in the soil is no simall prcblem.,Vari- ous forms of muiches are useti for this purpose. Rocks in the Rock Garden, help to retain moisture. They act as a. mulch or protection to the soul. In some countries paper muicb is being useti quite extensiveiy, witli more or less successful resuits. Ger- mani peat mulch îs becQming quite popular in this . section. However, the Most dependable mulch, thé one that is used rnost frequently is the dust mulch.' A dust mulch, is macle by using a hook, rake, or hoe and frequently stirring the sou b reaking it up juto fine particles that- dry quickly. This dust creates a dead air space between the rhoisture line, and the sutn. and wind. The ïhickness, of this' mulch, or deati air space, ;may be anyWhere from a quartier. of 'an incb to two inches deep. It is quite generally conceded. that one -and one-haif iniches of a good dust muich is ver% ample for the hottest anti dryest weather. 'IC. Deerfield, Illinois .esuits in e loosen- litter to tN trogen is one of the. elements hat ail micro-organisms neetifo their existence. Wenai, orchi threlyNurogen, 18 exècluded-, from tesithese organis~5 hc r of imnportanceýbecause of tepr By Pranken Bros. Phone Deterfeld 1241 'q By Franken Bros. 1