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il ý Il- Planting Suggestions By J. R. ]FOôte PEREN-NIALS FOR cornes quite a problem to have plants SHADY PLACES which wilI really bloom generously. So geat par of ur ith thi especially *ii mmd, we sub- so geata prt ofoutperennial init« the followiùg -partial list of beds. borders and the rock gardens, flowering olants witb. which nortb are considerably sbaded that it ýbe- shore gardeners are areay rther "lte Bancberry is a wiId shrubby flecrdt~~-..1< peren tuai, producing large -brigbt 'rcd élusters of bernres. jack-in-tbe-pulpit .1 e e d s m -)dsly soil and should bc planted ýam o ng ,f ru s w h ere it w ilI be safe I roi cultivationi, as the leavies disap-1 par ini the summiner.. PA U L K RU PPA i 'l*'h. Campanulas arte available i 1 great, variety. as to -size. color anid Fointig -Decratng requireients. These. are the Bell- 1412 Ehnwood Aveanue, Wilmàme 1 flowers.. Wilmtta 2»7 Winuetka 1912 The Chirysanithem.ui.s are wl _______________________knlown. i3etter pinch them back] _________________________wheni about aà foot high and they 'wilI grow bushy and wili flot flop over so FWA KEN'S TULIFS muclh at blooming time. The Lily-of-the-Valley, or Convai- are nw in reinlaria, can be improved-by the addition. iii the soil of peat mnoss,,or similar HOLANDnThe 'ri canadensis, or bunchi '$"d oi- oý,:herrv. tot so welI known, a creepinig $en fr urground cover, with red bernies. Master Lstthrives in cool damp spots. of Tatips FRAl'The Cypripediums, or Iadyslippers, uao~.. beautiful alonie for their blooms, truly pgmRsOIE wîvld niemnbers, shou.ld bc used, but Phone nL iot withiott knowing the' exact re- Deerfield 241 quirenients. The%,nmust have a wood)(sN- soul, iust be given' a place under (leciduouis trees, and must be AND ýASSURE SUCCESSFUL GROWTH NEXT SPRING! Èal 'is un Idéal tinie to plant nearly ail varletIr, of trees and abruba. VI- barattais, Banberry, Honeyouckl, Higi llnil Cranberry, Dogweod, Symphori- varpios aind many shrijbs msiy bé. Iblanted now tbiîs gaitning a full grOw- 'The plants are dormant., tihe soli * worknhle andtheti.amîple tali rains packi te esirth flrmiy about theS root seW thby are rentdy to respond toe me ruul ki<'winç urge of spring. A copy of our catalogue toUt be maied upo rqqat, Hardy Ferns Wild Flowers Rockery Work on. 't Now! tuI AUF.Wr uccww.an that stands the. test of years end 1 ghe oemplotesatisfaction. M. Portenhauser Painter and Decoerator OnlU Greuid Phono Z2744 N ià 4 Iia»<led so the>, will not' be trainped Over or. dug up during the fail or early spring when the tops are niot al.ways visible. The Daphne or Garland flower is .really a,,sbrub, but consorts with the perennials, is.very frag.rant and rare, an evergreen, and is.handled in trans- planting with baillof ea'rth. The Delphinium nudicaul.e or scan- Jet Larkspur. Oh yes. and a. generous group -of Colunubines, of your own choice., 'Dianthits alpine, deltoides, or.spec-, abile, do w~ell in shadeý if s oi is rath- er sweet. -The . elow, foxglove is a nuanher, easy to raise. The'c Trailing Arbutus. requiring aeid, sandy soil, unoisture and shade, will do well if bought and, handled ini 1 1 ots or burlapped. It caninot be <lug f rom the wilds successfullv. The Gentlians: are bard to mo ve bu t very worth wbile. Buy .theni frem vour wild flower dealer.'. The Cardinal flower, Lobelia Car- dinalis, is excellent for à flash Of colon in a border witb otlîerwise nîo colon but green, but the Lobelia must be, in a place, which is Veny wet i1w Spriing. The .tiepatica triloba, or Livenwort, blooms before the new leaves de- velop, bolds a good foliage. clear on ilto the winten, and is a variety wbich fonces well in winter, but niot tint-il February. Iris, ini great variety, easil, grown, .hold a good foliage until midwinter. Tlhey need good, drainage and tbe ieshy roots or rhizomes should not be covered with s 'oil. 0f course, the fine feeder roots are t6 lbe kept cov- ered. Plant the Iris rather higb, and they will take care of theiselves. Keep watered ini the bot dry weeks, so as to avoid a wilty appeanance. Fonget-mie-nots, or Mystotis, Very fine vining plant., roots, easily and, fornîs dense matif kept moist, loves t he ivater's edge, but is niessy look- ing if planted ini dry spot$. The Monarcla or Bee Bahuî, esp'e- cially in the variotis shades of red, the Bergymont, being especially good, for a sbowy sunimer color.. Anothier lhandsoi aI' dogwood W. stîrul> is tlite Winter Landscape Livened by Shrubs By Chas. Fiore Nurseries Too often attention - is .apt- to- be given only tothose.,shrub)s Whirh bloom profuasely, while those varieties wvhich. bear gayly C olored fruits dur-' ing the, winter months are- in tinmes completely overlooked. By lantifig some shrubs .whicli bave * Winter-persistent .fruits, tH'ie gardeîî will have touches of interesting.colon throtigbout the s nowvy niont lis. Fafl is -anid(eal time.to check oe h grounds and add tliose plants %vlitçli will brighten the winiter borders. The viburniuns arc, a shoivy. gr oup ofshrubs wvlich arc as valtiable for thvm ýricli autuinn coloning. and %vin- ter bernies as for thcîr lavîsi spùing bloomn.,American 'higli buish c(rai- l)ernv bears fruits of.I)ighit scanlet which remnjiintil spring. Ili October the arrowwood displays its clusters of îbluishli-blackber-ries, -and the fiauid- sorne European cranberry- -las large bunchies of crimisoui bernies that last througlbout the winter. 1Red-leaved barberv is a colorful plant the yeanr aroundà, for its spîov twigs- are s tudded with .an ahiundance .of scarlet bernies all %%inter long. For colon in the front fhue.of shru P lt- ing, include the japaniese barberny, which variety 'is als'obriglit ithî critnsoii.fruits during the winter niontlis. *A prettv shrub Nvhiicli growvs 1froll1 onîe to four feet tali is the beaut\, bushi. I should be given a hlre position in nortie.rn gal-dven ai if the top shoulcd freeze, it semis iii new shoots which will flower and fri t thie next season. The sniall axiltary cdusl- ters of pink flowers, are foloied by bunches of light violet bernies wlicli pensist into Octoben and Novénuber. .For bulky screeîîing hiedgcs a -1 d tall shrub 'groups. the attractive l>usli bouleysuckles 'are very dsrbe Their rourided lea'ves art anbong the first to be, seen in. spring, and thieir showy .l>enries last. tluroughiouîtlthe autunîn.