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MANZ W.ldoeg and Bolier C.. 1711Mp. Ave. Uni310 âBUTIFY-MoibE 'roua HOMES & LAWNS The Sun-Shade GO. Awnngs-CanopiesPorch Shades-,Gà,rden Umbres, We Rerit Tenta and Canopi,. 8-0Carlton CT. WINNEITKA. PHONE WINNETKA 1171 MILLEN HMDWRECo. 1219 WJLMUTTE.AVLR WJLMUTTE $04 'The Hom. of Good Hoedwop.aa J30fore Buying-. find out wk<tw e. hae .to o.er0 W. InvIte Yom te' pur store. te om prieesanad ana E9vanston,.- quarters. Wbether to use lime ôr not to> use it is such a vital garden question that we believe the reprinting of an article .published last Week, will be- justified. Another. year of -testing1, soils and analyzing growth conditions on the north shore has only served' to strengthen our,.belief in, the opinions set forth.' Like Sassa fras T-ea Lime is to magny gardeners. nuch' as sassafras tea was to 'Our grand- parents-thè, spring cure, for ail ail- ments. kt is valuable when applied to the. soil for the purpose of reduc- ing :a too highclegree Of acidity but very frequently ïs used when it can give no benefit or when it miay even lie detrimental. 0f-course, lime. does contain calcium and if plants are de- prived of calcium they will die more quickly than, if deprived 'of any other essential element. However, it is seldomi necessary to apply lime in the garden to provide plants with calcium because it is a very poor soil !ndeed which will flot supply ail of this ele- nment necessary. The use of lime should depend upon the type of plants being grown. Azaleas, Rhododendrons and others of the Hjeath family, and various ~varie- ties of bent grass prefer 'an acid soul condition and the use of lime is gen- erally detrimental where these plants are growing. The common garden vegetables, the perennial and annual flowers, and the perman~ent lawn ,grasses, Kentucky Blue Grass, Chew- ing's Fescue, and Poa trivialis, prefer a soil with a neutral reaction, that is, one which is neither acid nor alka- line. Some plants, sncb as the clovers and varions' types'of peas and beans, are tolerant of an alkaline soul but it i8 a general ruIe that the common plants are less tolerant of an aika-1 It bas become a common practice to designate any soil in an unhealthy condition as a "sour" soil, the termu is ou?' presuma.bly being derived from the word "'acid." Most generally this unbealthy condition. is, not due to a too high degree of acidity but to1im-ý proper moisture co nditions, poor aeration, -or iow1 fertility. Soil, sit- uated. in shady areas, such 'as are usual on the nortb side of the bouse and under trees, do flot dry out properly -and therefore. are- poorly aerated., Th 'is condition is unfavor- able to the growth of plants.,but usually, will flo t be improved through the use of lime. The presence ofos indicaàtes poor aeration and moisture conditions and* the lack of plant f ood, rather- than an excess of soil acids. Luxuriant gro-%wths of moss bave been foimd oui strongly alkaline soils. fGct Acrutrte Information If a soul fails to produce satisfac- tory plant growth, the first step ini its improvement should be to secure ac- curate information as to its degree of acicity or aikalinity and its supply. of available plant foods. These facts, can be determined by relativelyý simple tests which provide a sure guide in the procedure to be follow- ed. 0f the many souls samples tested for home owners living along the north shore, .many more _ hav e been Thorne Hall Lecturer Col. Ralph H,. Tsbam who recently purchased and published the long lo>t Boswell papers, regarded by col- lectors as the grea >test literary feat of the century, will lecture on "Ad*veni- tures, in Literature", in Thorne hall on the McKinlock campus of North- western uniiVersitSr. Monday, April 27. The lecture Will be the last oif a series Spon sâred by the University cnhlege.. Colonel Isham is an American who enlisted in the British *arm. at the oUtbreak of the war. He- became a tulember of the ]British General staff w:hiere lie was, associated with T. V. Lawvrence -(L arence of Ar 'abia). Af-ý ter the war, lie supplied -the. finanicial a:M. for LawrenCle's translation of, the Odyssey and other writings. Among his prized manuis c .ripts is the galle,%. proof oôf Lawrenice'. book on the Arabian war. >Lear-ning that the long-lost Bos-~ veil Papers were st-illinexisteflceand- ili the possession of Lord Tabot, a P>oswell descendant. he gained access tc) thein and subsequently purchascd !the Pap'ers which have been appairsed aýt stms as highi as fotur million dol-, Jars. He only recently published the papers ini 19 volumes. Characterized by Alexander Wooll- cott as thé "greatest recanteur of the tirnes," Col. Isham will relate bis numnerous eperiences as a collector of raire nianuscripts and other literary aidverittres. staff Charles StiilMan, 707 Kent road, Keniliorth, socks, thse old ap>ie 1 home rn i n a Playgrotond gaine ait the Joseph Sears scisool, zuihere he seventis grade student. îoto. a a IT'S A, HOME R UN!