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With several hundred thousand shrubs and seedings already planted on roadsides and millions of trees now in process of.. propogation 'for Planting -Withiti two 'or three years, Illinois is making 'mater al progress in its plans for. Jighway',beautifica- A large anieunt ofl work on road- sides prelin2inary to planting has been accomplished by the bureau of main- tenance, a branch of tJîe state divi- sion of- highways. This department has. seeded miany miles of* r ight, of way; removed objecétionàble vegeta- tion; ýtrmed trees and removed: dead trunks; cleaned up traýsh, and smoothed rough slopes. & or ai Onior Lioi gRossii.et1-8.E. Baker, Pooria 'i addec usefuiness. ManIr ofthe pretm- tiest landscape effects along the. North Shore have been secured, through careful planning and the aid of Swain Nelson's expert landscape gardeners. We wil111giadly conter zestA. yen aind advs,. wit h.ut charge or obligation. By Pranu Preparation of 8Sed Bed.s and Ini preparing a 'seed bed, it is of first importance- thât soil drainage and good soil aeration be created.; This is-accomplished onhe heavier souls by slpading-in any kindof course litter to a depth.,of one, foot or more. Ini the- lighter. souls Plant food should. be- in the form. of. commercial fertilizers or well rotted manure and slould be in.the surface area, or im- mediately below it. Seeds should be- caref ully distribut- e d. in rows and covered the proper depth which usually varies from' a trace of litter or s4nd, to as rnuch as one or two inches deep, depending on the size of, the seed and the varie- Sty of plant. Where transplanting 's to be ac- coE!plislied with the greatest success, it is always well to rnud the roots;. Pouring a little water in the biote !prior to .putting in the plant, insert- ing the mudded roots into the mudý thus created, covering lightly with fine loose mulch, so as to retain al the moisture in the niud for the plant's immediate use is an-- ideal procédure. As a rule the more shallow a plant Sis planted,> the more quickly it wil recover f rom the shock of tran.i- planting, The root development of most plants is~ usually more exten- sive close to the surface of the soul. However, this is not true of a.1 plants. As a general rule, experi- ence is. needed to determnine the proper depth of varions kinds of plants. Lawii Developxme imd Maintenance In preparing the.,soil for a. lawn, it is.necessary that its natural mois- ture ýholding àbility, its, aeration, .atid the amount of available plant foods be considered. In tight or heavy soils aeration may be irnproved by the~ tnlôwinff nder of cinders.,jravèl, VJu -i keen Bros. moisture« for lawn plants is the ob-. stacle with Which you have to cen- tend. By adding humus,. fertilizers. clay or black dirt to' such an -areà the moisture holding capacity of the soul wilI be greatly increased. ln either, of .the above cases,. whether. it be a light or a beavy soil, a' spongy surface thiat- will ab- sorb the greatest possible amousit of mhoi sture within a *short space' of, time, is what is most desired. It js, a well-kÉown fact>that w'here there isl a heavy, downpour. of rain only a small percéent of.the rain is actuially absorbed. over the lawn are:a. *The water. merely runs off the surface tto the «Iow spots. of the lawn or into- thec street and gutters. AN fine spongy surface for the lawn May be -created with the use of German peat. An application one-fourth to O'ne-half inch thick made either at time of construction, or used as a top dress- ing during the sumnmer, is 'a mos t satisfactory way of creating this con 1- dition. Fertilizers for the Iawn should con-, sist of a well ba lanced ration* for the particular lawn in accordance with its own particular requirements. To illustrate-Iawns subjected to heavy and 'fréquent waterings be- corne more or less deficient ini potash. The same is true of a lawn built on a sancly soil because potash leaches badly. However,. on the heavy soils, where little or no watering is prac- ticed this element will usually be found ini abundance. As there are niany brands of fertilizers on the market containing potasb itX s weW> to ask your own particular soul the question asto* what brand it. needs 1y applying two or more popular bnds- and noticing. which henefits, your lgwn Most.> Nfltrogen Nitrogen Is an elemen ht sma e1usie. Therefore. it iw reasoQnabhl tn Garden Adviser, Phono Winn. 914, Thore are nany weeds - that- are muoh stronger grôwers than the grass. As a rule these weeds may be entirely ellinated, If frequent mowing wlth thie lawn tnower bMade met as high as possi- ble Is practiced to discourage thie ger- miination anmd dévelopment.of thepe tiny weed este. Summ er-gras, or Crab-graas doee not enatesidgrow- until about'.thie