Show Spring Sprin j Has Jumped the Gun On B. B Y University Campus Professor Declares Declares' That Plants Are Eight Weeks in Advance PROVO Sp Spring has jumped the gu gun by more than a month on the Brigham Young university campus accord according ni to Professor Laval S. S Morris Morris Mor Mor- ris landscape architect Plants of many kinds have skipped from four lour to eight weeks In their calendar and show development usually associated with April The honeysuckle in front of the education building is in hi leaf a month ahead of schedule The golden bell jell which usually begins to bloom bloomin in n April is already blossoming The English daisy has been blooming for lor two wo weeks and Is I. I about five weeks early he declares Violets are not living up to their shy reputation this year he states They have been blooming in some places near here since early January Janu Janu- ary This Is the first winter that the butterfly bush has not died since Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Morris began keeping such records records rec rec- years ago Some stems of the chrysanthemum likewise have not been killed back Trees are are rivaling the shrubs and flowers The silver r maple h has been blooming for tor two weeks week and andIs nd Is now almost through blooming The elm Is beginning to blossom now a month ahead of ot schedule If It our winters should continue consistently con con- to be as mild as this one our existing flora would be much modified and we could grow a great many more species of plants here Informed Informed In In- formed Professor Morris New fruits ornamental shrubs shrub and trees such as which are among the most fragrant of flowering shrubs and many others could be grown here By slightly acidifying the soil Boil we could grow numerous azaleas and rhododendrons he said In this way we could add variety and exotic touches to our landscape ture lure I. I |