Show oC Lights of New mew York 9 By WALTER TRUMBULL The elevated trains In New ew Yore ork run past some flats which l have fire- fire escapes on the fronts of the build build- ings The platforms of these Iron stairways form little terraces s for forthe forthe the Inhabitants On one of them north of third Fifty-third street stands an ordinary bushel basket filled with earth ef Growing there Is one tall sunflower sunflower sunflower sun sun- flower and two stalks stall s of ot corn Every ery time lIme I see It I wonder If those people originally came from Kan Kan- sas What might be termed kitchen I gardens are plentiful In the city I saw In one place a lovely hanging vine Some one had put a sweet potato in a glass jar which was suspended suspended suspended sus sus- by a piece of ot wire The Jar was partially filled with water and the potato vine Ine had bad overflowed the top and hung In long streamerS streamers It was as pretty as ns many many- of the thc more e. e expensive plants carried by flor flor- j I suppose many of ot us have at some time or other other planted other planted Olfin orange e lemon nr grapefruit seeds They spring tip rip Into a tiny forest of miniature min mn- lature trees They tell me that one can raise tomato vines but that in this tbs case the seeds must be dried first Just as seed corn is dried Those who come to the city from far away farms arms often orten raise green things In a little box on a n window- window sill It reminds them of home Recently I learned something Inthis in inthis inthis this connection I never ne knew before They tell me that If It you wet a sponge and sprinkle it with bird birdseed birdseed birdseed seed you will soon find it covered ered with a fine green grass I never had any idea that bird seed would I sprout Some day Im I'm going to I try It I know one owner of a penthouse who actually has bas some good sized trees growing in deep tubs on his terrace lie dug them up himself on a trip to the mountains Another terrace has a framework which supports supports sup sup- ports clematis vines The owner told me he was going to try honeysuckle honeysuckle honeysuckle honey honey- suckle but didn't know how well veU It would do In this climate Personally Personally Personally Per Per- I should like a canteloupe or watermelon vine Ine One trouble about my planting any seeds is that there are some pigeons from a roof down the street which pay me fairly regular visits I found one of them recently Investigating InvestIgatIng Investigating In In- a box of earth on the porch My wife had Intended to I plant something in It but had net yet et done so The joke was on tho the pigeon S 'S SI I know a n man who ho took a small place In Westchester for the summer summer summer sum sum- mer while his bIs wife and children went on a European trip lIe He was delighted to see a green vine growIng growing grow grow- ing Lag by the wall of ot the little garage and put up some strings to help it climb When his family returned the vine had done splendidly The children discovered what It was It was poison polson Ivy A butcher on Park avenue slapped a cigarette out of a womans woman's mouth and a a- a Judge later slapped a twenty- twenty five dollar fine on the butcher After this as far as the butcher Is 13 concerned ladles ladies may smoke C R 1931 Belt Bell ell Syndicate |