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%'-'EirunN f1INT j By Dr. J. F. Fonder Ilditor's Note : We are happy to pro- vide for our readers, a serles of articles by a recognimed expert. on* gardening subjectse,. Dr. J. P. Fonder of Evanston, who. recelved hie Ph. D. degree at Michi- gan State college, afier attendlng colleges in his native' state of Colorado -and in Uta.h. He has lectured extensively *on gardening ln many states and'hafi writ- ten much- on topice -cf soul and plant physioiogy. Hie experiebce exttende in- to the practical business end of plant culture, thus enabllng hlm to write with authorlty on ail mattere pertaning. to the subjeet Dr. Fonder'. articles ap- pear ln this section each week., Don'! Porget Mhe Vegetable. Garden The vegetable garden is an impor- tant and valuable part of any -garden plan. If it' is neatly arranged in strai ght rows, close ta the cut flower garden, and if weeds and. matured lants are removed. promptly, it will be as. attractive as any other part of the garden. The végetable garden should be ar- ranged with the tall growing plants at the back and the low growlng plants in the front. A satistactory order of' planting would be sweet corn, tal growing string beans and peas, cab- bages, cauliflower, tomatoes, bush, peas and beans, beets, carrais, onions, spiîlacb, parsley, lettuce, and rad- ishes. The city vegetable garden must be wninare 1~icnet spreacung can bc planted in rows less than a foot apart. Beans, peas, and pepper can, be as close as 15 inches apart, while cab- bages and tomatoes will require about 18 toý 20. Quick growring plants, such asgreen aýnians, radishes, and letttuce can be planted between thie rows of slower, growing plants such as cab- Thige t. Dà in the Garden This Complete any of the work which has been neglected because o f tbe cold weather. Seed the.new lawn and reseed the aid lawn. _Top- dress the bent lawn. Do neot top-' dress blue. grass or, Fescie lawns unless, for reseeding. Feed these with a-soluble, balanced fertilizer. Feed sbrubs. Plant glodiolus, dah- lias, and s0w annual flowers. Sow lettuce, radishes, on ions, early peas and.,beans., Begin te harden-ff plants started in the hotbeds. bages and tomatots. The early maturing vegetables whose produc- tive period is short should be planted at intervals of two weeks se that less space will be necessary and the period of production will be extended., If your soi! is inclined te pack or bake, a quantity of finely divided peat or decomposed organic matter should be -worked inta it. Garden plants also prefer a sili which is about neutral in be added sparingly until the reaittiott reaction and lime should net be used is brought up te the neutral Polt unless a test discloses that the sili is The excellence of the vegetables medium acid. When this condition is wilI depend te a large extent uponthe f ound, finely ground -limestone should, (Coîitinued ,on Page-50) For Our 52nd A nniversary, SA LE 0F 15000ý WI1N.DOW. SýHADES. $I.09 AUSTRIAN, SHADES made go veur rder 69c, Avalue that cornes oiily once inU 5 years 1 Made Up to 36 inches by 6 feet; mounted on guaranteed rollers; sal loped and fringed. $1.29 Victor Haudmade WINOWSHADES n> te order 7@a 89e Value Stri>ed' HOLILAND SHADES 59C Here's another fine 52nd Anniversary savingl Made ta your order Up -ta 36 inches by 7 feet; mounted on your awn rollers ; with eyclets and ring pulls; in standard colors.. JOHN BmtooKs, Prirsident Hormis Rond. Ph... WaImett. 2980> W'. advisec arly shopping 1 Shadéi,, Second Ploor, Eats Wncowmirs -EVii-NvoeN On Davistr"f Wlhwff. 110 1 lAko Ave. et 1