Show BEA m md their are and ti iam am V jmj aa IW it A ile A ee specimen of Polyp lurn Manda lanum GROW FERNS FOR A CHANGE BY L M bennington the ordin ordinary arr way to propagate this class of plants ie to by dividing te plants by the creeping rhizomes zomes by the little bullets that form on the fronds and by the seeds or 9 pores that appear on am the underside of the deives le tyes the tte enterprising fern lover will find it moat most Int Inter eiting erectIng to propagate by spores and perchance produce a really valuable addition to these beautiful and graceful plants procure a beed seed pan or a box with plenty of drainage holes and cover the bottom with broken crockery anthis place half decayed sod and nil fill with carefully railed mixed and bitted sifted leaf mold and sand mike the surface of the oil soil perfectly smooth and level and then scat ter the spores on it and leave them wit without bolit any covering that la is of eoll soil mcever H wever they must be in glass by placing a pane of at glass over the seed box or pan wider by placing the seed pan in water aad and keep it there until the wa ter appear appears on the surface of the soil then remove at once for too much water will destroy the spores keep the box in the light but not the sun remembering that ferris naturally grow in shady place places and that we mald try and follow nature natures a lead PLANT SHADE TREES when you are planning to plant trees around the house it will be well to give a thought to the japanese walnut and the downing mulberry the japanese walnut was first im ported from the orient about twenty yeara years ago and Is rapidly growing in popularity wherever it has been tested it at does not bear much resemblance to our native kind differing in leaf and manner of growth it docs does not start many limbs and they are thick stubby and blunt when bare of leaves its appears ice la Is not very prepossess in 1 ig or graceful but when in leaf it will compare in beauty aith any ny ct of our shade trees and Is sure to attract tho admiration of every MIT observer of tree life we its 1 leaves are large and tropical in outline and maice make a dense a bade to all these qualities of at a fine shade tree it adds the value of a rut tree it be beirs rs anut a nut something like our native butten butternut iut in shape but not so large these nute nuts are borne in clusters and in great abundance and one of the best features of these trees la Is the ve very early age they ther come into bearing they login at three or four years they are vigorous and hardy growers the downing mulberry or perhaps ane of the several other so called varieties makes a good sec gee end choice there Is not a great deal of difference between any of the mulberries though it Is said bald the downing Is not redy in the north it Is a very rapid growing tree which in itself in tit a very valuable 5 HIT in a shu shade tree its leaves are large and make a fine shade and from every point of view it la to a beautiful tree except perhaps per hapa that some might object to the fact that it beara bears fruit in abundance thia this quality however should make it fitted prized all the more by the farmer for a number of weeks it pro produces ducca delicious berries that are the delight of the children and of the bird birds and fowls girds birds of all kinds may be seen in lie its branches feasting on the berries and making the yard cheerful with their presence and their song the catbird and thrush jay and mocking bird are all willing not to molest the more valuable cherries cher rlee as long as they can get all the mulberries they want SOME NOTES IN SEASON BY LIMA R ROSE the main planting season Is 18 over now but do not forger forged to look out tor for and renew any planta plants that have not thrived so far we miss a part of the satisfaction of growing flowers where we do not profit by last years experience and utilize that knowledge to better our home grounds this year remember most flowers do not succeed in a shady yard if it your garden plot Is of that nature do not despair of having flowers but wisely plant the things that thrive in the shade and take your toll in pansies pan ferns ferne and other well known lovers of at shady comer do not work the soil too deeply about plants that root close to the surface merely break the crust with the claw rake or with thi the fingers go 00 over the garden after a hard rain loosening the soli soil and the hose ho as will not be so much in demand keep the straggling geraniums out back and give rich food and plenty of water and they vill bloom until frost and be in good shape for win bering in the cellar nearly all plants thrive best beat it given plenty of breathing space either by spacing when transplanting or by eluding pi using off the side branches many plants give larger and better bloom for this vigorous lopping off aff keep the sod edges trimmed around the borders all gravel or loose walks allowing a growth of weeds should be well soaked with strong brine and hand weeded hand picking is the only way to ex terminate some insects it seems al at most useless to try poisoning the rose slug HOW TO MAKE A FLAT A flat Is a shallow box three or tour four inches deep and of any convenient size bore a few tow holes in the bottom and put in a layer of cinders then alii with light ligh t rich loam and sand about half hall and half smooth and firm the soil with a flat board and then draw lines across the soil two or three inches apart in these furrows sow the seed f 4 A plant shade tree trees arouni the home and if public spirited help hell plant charn along the head |