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S Shast.kDoisy These plants, the mhost showy varie- ties, will ensure :a successful Peren-' ..niai garden, and if planteéd now will, grow. FRANKEN IRO*. -Phen DerB.lJ ?AI GETTING RID 0F THIN GRASS ýAND RAGGED PATCHLES Spars, thin gras and ragjed bare spots are signa of lasun starf'afton. They are flot overcome by re-seeding alone. Your grass needa phosphorus and cal- ciun-from the soilin order to build husky moots and ceil walls. It needs imnan n-,nesDiIm for urwn £hlor- igras.ri them jin « Vigoro is econonilcal, easy to apply. 4 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. is a square meal for your lawn. "fou caxi order Vigoro noW froni ycnr local garden supply dealer. physiologY and. related subject. . Fonder la assoclated wlth the Caldwel Seed comnpany at 1502 Shermnan avenue, Evaniston, where he rnakes bis head- qu rters. HINTS, ON LAWN MO WING Rapidly growing, grass Means fuli1 steam abead on the lawn mower. The manner of clipping- the ,lawn, bas such a marked influence on the quality of the lawn .that we wish to emphasi'ze again, the importance of se tting the mower- hi gh ami of ctlip- ping at frequent Ïntervâls., The desirable tawn grasses, namnely Kentucky Blue grass, Chewing's Fes- cue, and Poa- trivalis, and the van- ous bents, produce.turf and thicken :a lwn througb the gr owth of new, plants which arise f rom root stocks and creeping stemis. Two or more plants may develop wbere only on e grew before-provided the lawn is clipped properly. Reasona For Correct Clipping To make possible the development of root stocks and creeping stems the. grass must have sufficient leaf area to manufacture a large amount of sugar. Part of this sugar is trans- ferred to the underground portions. of the plant and is combined with niitrogen and essential mineraI ele- ments to produce the new tis sue of asà long asý is cormvIIsurat wtu haîf or two inches. for thé grasses other than the bents. The bent grasses should not be allowed to. grow longer than tbree-fourths of an inch. Must Have Uniform Supply It is not only necessary that the leaves of the grass be maintained suf- ficiently long that 'au abundance of sugar can be produced but this sup- ply of sugar must be uniform day can be duplicated on your lawn many times during the spring and fait if your lawn is not clipped properly. To prevent injury to the growing underground parts neyer, clip the grass severly., Set 'the mower to cUt no sh orter than one and one-haif inches in length. and- nev er1 remove mùorethan onie-haîfinch of the-blades at each clipping. Tbis will mean that, the' lawn must be clipped Qften and at regular intervals. but the extra effort will be well worth while. Wheu the mnower is first raised the grass may appeair unusually long. But as the ,girass thickens' thisý effect will disappear and' the lawn will be more beautiful than when shorter. N..d. Abondance of Food Since production of new plants re- quires that a large amount of'sugar be combined with nitrogen and Min- eraI elemnents which are absorbed f rom the soil, it will be appa rent that ther e rnust also be an abundance. of plant food availabie to the grass if any real improvement of the turf is to occur. The new growth started this spring will continue until about the last of June and it is important that the grass be fed ne%%- unless a substantial feeding bas already been made. Otherwise the growth rate of the grass may become 50 slow that much of the benefit of the sp ring, feeding will be, lost. In fact, the next six weeks are especially. Critical in Carefut attention toý clipping i especially necessary for the new lawn. Each plant that arises f rom a seed will piroduGo- several other plants vegetativety if given the opportunity. The new lawn shoud be clipped llrst when the grass is about 2 inches tatI. provîded the soit is settted enough to prevent the mower from siiiking into the surface. At teast twice each week tbereafter the lawn mowed, re- nnving- no more than one-half -inch of for over a long period in easy -mnrtn- Iv instaliments. Under the, $2,000 limitation to ini- sured modernization loans for urban or farm residential property any of the, following types of modernizaiion are eligible for financing -under terms of-the Natonal Housing Act: Drain- age, out4oor, illumination, arbor.s, trliefencig rding, lawns. laun- dry, and service yards, permanent sprinkling systems for Iawns& and garden s, fountains, wading 1pools.. Hardy plants,. trees, and shrubs nxay also be planted with funds ob- tained under, terms of-the MlNodertni- zation Credit Plan. Candy'tuf ts Are Fine for Cutting An old-fashioned annual that lias been: greatly* improved, .and: in the, hands of the florist has become a ina- jor greenhouse subject, is the'cand- tuift.. Inder glass it makes imposing sp1kes whieh inay ýbe à-proximated by good culture in the garden. The usual difficulty that results in smaller spikes of bloomi is crowding and lack of cultivation. The huge spikes of snom,--%hite bloomi which you see in the fforists' window are distinctly different from the old-tirne garden variety. and they may now be grown in the gardenl. although the smaller umbellata tN'pes a re more satisfactory for color nmass- ;ng. 1; Like Sunuy Position The candytufts grow about a foot high and like a position in full sun. .They bloomn in about eight weeks after sowing, but as the bloo-nîîng season is rather short severai sowings are needed to maintain a succession of bloomi. They are very popuilar as edgings for taller aninuals. and perennials. *The, common practice has been to s0W the seed thicky in a Tow and leave the plants to strugzgle along. As they always give brilliant bloonm they do not receive the attention the'r deserve. Eacb plant should have at least 6 inches of space. INtOTE- INSIST ON JOHNSON'S... IF Y< SUPPLY YOLII PHONE US. WE WILL DE hours. The arboreuni may be r either via Roosevelt road or avenue.- ree defective oil burne liedavne and on Mor 'de, automobile ire at avenue. was a, Forest was an hingtoni