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i tô do expert Woric - aecoratnpg a thaï: stands the test of y'ears anid *gaves complete satisfaction.I M.Portenhauser Piter and, Dec>-oro 10»P Greenlef Phone 2764. and wnai .5. rIow to plant anda wnat to pliant with. In this articte ]et us select a place for yo ur rock garden. A ..rock garden, tike a formaI or sem!i-for-mat garde,', ust. fit its en- vîronument and hiave.,seclusion., If there is a higb. point «in a .cor-, uer. of your property, give it a tait bcks to select. I Drive on estate of J.. M. Libertyvitle If your house is situated on higli ground or surrounded by terraces sucb terraces are ideat spots for rock gardens and can be bujit at a smatl. cost. The southeast terrace is prob- abty best suited. How often 4 badly kept, stiff alnd format looking terrace, could be changed into a nattxral rock garden, thus softening the, contours; of the house. If your- property is rolting or hilly there will be some natural ideat spot for a rock or. alpine garden., Be sure, howvever, to give it the sectusion needed by the 'planting of proper background. in harmony witli its sur- roundings. If your. drivewav- cuts deep ýinto prope .rty, with, high batiks,- such batiks. are adrnirably, suited. for rockeries. y ry often, though, this practice is overdone. Always be. sure that, the. location Iraiined. For drainage use drain-tile three.or four inches in diameter laid two feet in the ground and connected witb sewer or ta.kelet. Spade the grrotind from eighteen to twenty-four inches deep. Mix native. cay soit with two parts> of good black. loanm and onie part of coarse torpedo sand.. Where soil is extra heavy and guim- îny remnove. enitire soil to a.depth of one foot. Over this excavated area ,spread cindèrs or gravel to a depth of six inches and- spade into native cIay. Cover one foot deep wita two parts good loami and one part tor-- pedo sand welt mixed' together. Thus yrou secure a good start for an alpine graden. mvr. anda ±Mrs.Wiliam iF., Freuden- rich of 314 Abbottsford road, Kenit- worth, with their daughter, Elizabeth, have returned to their home after. having spent most of the sumnier in Maine. Mrs, Freudenrich and.Eliza- beth made the trip by motor in 'four. days and spent some tume!there be- fore Mr. Freudenrich joined tbern 1to make the return journey with tbemi. Miss Elizabeth has «returned to her sophomore ye ar at Northwestern univeüsity. beatuty for the least amount of effort. They flourish under neglect which 1would kili a rose in two weeks, and upon ground that would starve a peony to a shadow. Any location which is drained and. sunny Wilt con- tent them. But onty a very thought'- .es gardener wuld ,neglect bis irises so,,1 for like *everytbing else~ they ýappreciate kind treatmient. and readity repay, it. And wbat a repayment it.is! Fr oni April when the first dwarfs poke their bonnets just al)ove the groû.nd, through May and' June,, whenl the, tait bearded irises sway in elegance upon their lofty. stis, until the mnagnificent Japs bring the season to a close in July-three nmonths :at least!- Irises are broadly classi.fled iinto tliree groups-the tati bearded, the japanese, and others. It is difficult to. select. favorite varieties, ' but the pale binue and laventder sorts :of. the taller' kinids séem niost popular, aI-ý though: yellow, mahogany, smoky )urple and the other dul, soft -shades are equaliy, attractive. The taIl bea:rded-- group bas fo.unid greatest favor in this ,country, forý their gorgeous, ýlong-ste mrned blooft s cônie in -every tint of the rainbow ex- cept true pink and red. They begin to bloom in May' continuing thr'ough june, weli into the biooinfg.tiie- of the japanese type. Once planted, the niembers of the, tait béarded family take care of theinselves il]- 4tefinitely. They deniand the least of tthe gardener, yet tbey coutribute the most beautiful bloonis of the race. They are especiallv satisfactory in gardens that are subi ect to long dry, hot spells wbicb are so disastrousto Iess adaptable plants., For,niost pieasing color effects plant irises in mnas-ses of at -least ýthree-or foujr of each variety. The. waves of color which, resut f rom iasses of varying hues are as. de- ,ight'fui as the: ioveiy rainbow, and it is, easy to ùnderstand wbiy the iris lias been called the "Rainbowý EFlower." There ig -an ever-increasing inter: est in the -Japanese iris-the mo.st gorgeous of the family. They are easy to grow, and as far as nîag- lor some, lime, rlant înem :nîs fàau for they will then beconie well set- tled in theym new location and will bloom next spring. By delayi ng untit next year the plants witt lose the bençet of a whole season's growth, and you will be denied their deliéht- fui blooms that much longer. tancy, too, toward: the beauty it promises fartber on. Views like this, wherever met'along North Shore jaunts-the chances are -were lai out by Swain Nelson skill. 19e wif I giodly consfer wi*¶h you and advise without, charge or obligation. it h