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mte Police force, returned last S~un-' day to his home from the St.~ Francis j -vd i -W- Rualdeuce of F. F. F.rvy, Wusueika Th.re in a certain magie in wIll doue that keeps the --states freshly new. A :S as ... lu bveis Swork and architecture of the homse. 11 w# oil glodly ceufer wUh à yom 5j j âdd*e .itA.ut charge Or OIdIgaIIoU. WI eaundsca,'e Çardeners Since 1856 'I us GLENVIW, IL , FAMILIA.RITY LESSENS APPRECIATrioN Living in neighb.rhoods'. generous- ly populated with fine trees,. walking streets lined > with weii Iandscaped homes, aixhost all of us having the experience of growing a few flowers, we cerne, to think of thlese1 grow ing thingi. mereiy as beautiful and rather interesting. They are mnuch' more than ail this, for .they serve us in many waysi contributing as they do te our cowfort, happiness, heaith, prt«ing us in numerous ways. Again -and, again we, need te think of our lot if. we shouid be deprived of these happy companiens. or we may weli compare oür street with any other of which we know, where there areý no trees, no grassed Park- ways; net a bush te harbor a bird, nt a flower to lure a butterfiy. * THE LAWN And that is just about the. way we sometimes think of it,' just as ;the lawn, to be watered toooften and to be cut even when our desire f or exercise has vanished. And yet, what a muddy haif-acre would present itseif during the Spigmonths if it were net carpeted with this mat of green turf. And a.io what a forlorn dust-blown front lawn is the canvas on whuch i5 ar- ranged the garden picture. Yes it îs a fine place for the baby to roll and romp, even though like* the parlor rug, it needs Some care and does in tume wear out. In the best regulated neighbor-, lioods, countiesa- good lawns, are, ruined by too frequent cuttings, c ut- ting too close, by watering too often instead of watering thoroughly. Very often lawns are overfed. onat. least eight inches of rich f riable soil, slnch as, W4ii absorb. moisture. This soul acis: as a reservoir in wbich water is stored, on which tSe greens- ward may. draw its moisture ciuring the dry summer. The. roots will penetrate deep,, seeking water and ,M11i aiso find, food... They will then be below tbe,parching summier's action. SMADE TREES Shadeý trees are ai rnanie*i trees, windbreaks,, bir iranc r1s contributing te, the' skyline and frame- work of the homegrounds. They temnper the cold and temper the heat,. checking any sudden- changes in temperature. In the natural timberiands, the, ground is deeply covered with the accumulated leaves and other decayed vegetation, which acts as food for the trees and 'aise, conserves the moisture. In the average home- grounds we must appIy artificiaily, some food and much water to offset the lack of this leaf niold covering. Trees cannot draw much food frorn dry soul During the summer drought the soul dries eut to a depth of sev- eral feet, tbut usuaiiy beiow this dry area there is rather a liberai' supply of misture. By sinking some sort ofdevice $0 that water may be poured into the earth by the bucket- f ull, a given area may be so saturated and to such a depth that it wiii cop- nect with this moisture iaden sub- strata. This coiumn of meist soil wili act as a siphon and wiii draw Up into the root area, much moisture fi-uni this sub-strata much, the samne as ink runs up a biotter. Sink twyo.tiles on opposite side s of a large tree, pour in a few' buckets of water. eacli day for .a week and then see what happens. Select sonie tree on which the, leaves are turning OAce and Nuraueam T.I.pboae: Largest Nurseries DMHIRPIELD, ILLINOIS HMsb4nd Park 36 The Y9hy and Houw of Landsi By J. R. Fmte