EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN.
DETROIT GARDENING SCHEME
Vacant Lots Are Transformed Into
Real Beauty Spots of City.
HIGH AND POOR WORK ALIKE
Smiley at Prospect of Garden
Plan Una llrrn Copied and Sacce
fnllr Worked Out In dumber of
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A large stock of fruit trees grown on leased ground. Now that
tho loaso Is up wo must romovo them. Borne of tho younger plants
and trees will bo planted on our newly purchased farm at Koy
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A few ycara ago, In Detroit, Mich.,
Hnzen 8. Plngree, then mayor of Detroit,
and later governor of Michigan. Inaugu
rated a campaign Jo utilize tho vacant
lota of the city for gardening purposes.
The original plan, to provldo garden
space for noor neonle. wax irradunllv v.
, tended Under the direction of Colon!
.Cornelius A. Gardner, United States army,
who was stationed there at the time, and
before the scheme was PerJected, It had
been enlarged to Include the entlrn Htv.
and children of the rich and poor alike
tolled over the regular rows of vege
tables on tho vacant lots throughout the
city, In a few seasons transforming ugly
patches of weeds and rubbish Into at
tractive and productive garden spots.
Tho first plan of vacant lot gardening
started with a concerted action on tho
part of Mayor PIngrce and other city
officials, to secure from owners of vacant
lots throughout the city permission for
boys to cultivate the ground.
riot for Knch Hoy.
These vacant lots, once secured, wcro
divided Into plots of ground, and each
cno was assigned to a certain boy or man
or family. The poorer peoplo of tho city
did not tako up tho idea readily at first,
but as they saw the opportunity to so
cure tv bountiful supply of fresh vege
tables during tho summer, they became
Interested in the plan. This work of dl
vldlng tho ground of the vacant lots
among tho men who wero to till It waa
placed in charge of Colonel Oardner, and
ho later acted In the capacity of 'adviser
to tho city gardonere, going from placo
to place, offering suggestions and set
tling disputes as they occasionally arose
among tho gardeners.
In tho quarter of tho city occupied by
foreigners, the women took a keen Inter
est In tho gardens and tilled them and
cared for them during tho day when their
husbands were employed In the mills or
shops. Tho garden scheme grow. It was
then extended to Include the various parts
of tho residence district of tho city, and
boys b,nd men from various parts of tho
city engaged In contests for small prizes
durlngthe garden season.
, Civic Pride.
Therdideveloped jn Detroit a civic pride
In beautifying the city, and tho, plan was
promoted by tho peoplo who wanted the
reults;of their tolls In vegetables.
In nijny cases, not only did the city
gardener supply- his ownfamlly with
garden .truck during tho Rummer, but also
laid in-a supply of potatoes and other
vegetables for the winter season.
1 Tho cost of living was materially re
duced, and the quality of their living In
creased by tho peopje of Detroit when
they onco had the vacant "lot gardening
scheme working well.
Vacant lots, formerly an eyesore be
cause of the accumulation of rubbish and
because of the donso growth of weeds
which had flourished there, were made
real beauty spots of tho city. Not a
slnglo avenue In the residence district of
the city was disgraced by a Jungle of
weeds, such as had grown there before.
The ctty gardoners were an Intensive
lot of farmers, and stories of the wonder
ful production from small plots of ground
were almost unbelievable.
Other cities began to look at Detroit
and the plan spread. Concerted effort, In
every city where the scheme of vacant
lot gardening has been tried, has ac
complished wonders. In eliminating weed
patches and putting In their place,
throughout the city, neat, clean, well
cared for gardens, which work wonders
for the people In giving them healthful,
cheap food during the hot months of the
year. Disease Is cut down by the exten
sive diet of fresh vegetables during the
summer, and the huckster, with hla
creaking wagon, has become a stranger
on the streets In those cities where va
cant lot gardening Js in vogue.
Expert Tells How
to Plant Trees to
Make Them Grow
nV lilt. A. WAIT HTKINIiE.
Before We delve Into tho ground -with
our spado In a frantic and crudo way
to plant our trees, Bhrubs, etc., let us
take up a few details that are essential
to Insure the growing of our newly pur
chased nurscy stock.
The homo owner imagines all you havo
to do Is to poke the troe Into the ground
and It will grow. So In buying new trees
or shrubs, after you have dug your hole,
and always make the holo about throe
times larger than it should be, cut the
ends of your roots with a sharp knife, be
fore placing your tree. This will Induce
fresh root growth. Pour a fow buckets
of water Into your holo and then thor
oughly puddle the loose dirt In the bot
tom of tho holo until It assumes a heavy
consistency.
Xfitt can determine the depths to plant
your tree by tho ground stain on the
base of the trunk, Do not plant too
deep or not deep enough, but get It ex
actly as It grew In tho nursery. Fill In
tho dirt and do not pat with your hands,
for foar that you will mangle a root, but
Jump in with both' feet. The soli will
compact firmly over the root, and tho
tiny fibers will soon establish themselves
In the soil. Leave tho last few Inches of
tho soli on the surface loose. This will
act as a mulch, and for tho tree's sake,
well rotted manure Is beneflcal, but tako
the benefit of a doubt, for now manure
Is fermentable, and the heat from the
fermentation Is surely Injurious to your
tree.
Keep your weather eye on tho little In
fant; your task Is not completed, re
member. Trees are subject to the rav
ages of Insocta and require cultivation to
Insure a robust growth, dig around them
frequently and thoroughly.
The chief cause of the deterioration ot
much newly planted nursery stock la
brought about by the drouth, or a lack
of sufficient moisture during a dry spell
and Invariably by an improper system ot
watering. However, a good many young ,
trees die from the results of being
drowned. Water Is lavished around them .
In such copious quantities that the small
fiber roots are washed from tho soil, th
oxygen Is driven out, and the tree
thirsts to death In the midst of plenty
Water thoroughly and not quite so prc
quently. A great many people are of the Impres
sion that young. trees on account of their
Infa'ncy, require no attention. How
ever, a mora absurd Idea was never en
tertained. A young tree is llko a young
child; when in Its infancy glvo It a
proper foundation to build up on, with
proper attention It will develop Into a
robust and shapely tree, requiring very
little attention In maturity.
If you wish to bo successful In grow
ing your nursery stock always, remem
ber that young plants require attention
and water.
You would not think of going away
from your home without leaving some
food for your dog or cat. Did It ever
occur to you that young plants also get
hungry and thirsty.
Amateur .Tells of
.
Heading Letttice
Every amateur gardener tries to grow
lettuce that will head, but few succeed.
After testing many ot the much adver
tised varieties I am satisfied to stick to
May King and Wayaheaa as ones to be
depended on for the ordinary garden with
a little care; and I grow as nice heads
as are usually seen on a market stand.
Plant early, while ground is cold, rather
light soli preferable, working into top of
ground, after spading, plenty of chicken
manure or a commercial fertilizer con
taining a liberal amount of ammonia. Sow
sparingly in rows twelve inches apart,
cover seed very lightly, and If chicken
manure is used, wet down as soon, as
sown with a solution of nltrade- ot soda,
two tablespoonfuls ot crystals to three
gallons of water. When four big leaves
appear thin to six Inches, apart In rows
and cultivate often, lightly. Make a frame
four feet square by ten inches high, eight
plaster lath will make all but corner
posts, and cover with four yards of thin
nest cheesecloth. This frame will reach j
over three rows and bleach enough for
one time, keeping it on dry days and off
at night, sprinkling the lettuco each
morning before covering. The frame to be
used after heads are well formed and con.
tinued until about a week before cutting. ,
Heads will then be tender and crisp.
Excess plants may be reset, but will
not do so -well as those that are not dis
turbed, C. G. T.
Why We Satisfy Our Patrons
We Plant All Our Nursery Stock.
" We Sow All Our Seeds,
Quality Stock, Professional Service Enables Us To
Guarantee Results' or We Will Refund Your Moniy
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DR. A. WALT STEINLE, Pres.
Tree Surgeons, Lawn Experts, Nurserymen,
Florists, Landscape Gardeners, Lawn Seedsmen
Phone Tyler 2036. 617 So. 16th St.
mat Lawn nlus some More mass sttu ana rcKTiLutn
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Boston Lawn Grass for making a new lawn, Lawn and
Garden Fertilizer. We will help you on quantity desired
and prices.
STEWART'S SEED STORE
119 N. 16th St. Opposite P. 0. Phone Doug, 977.
M. P. Byrd Nursery Co.
17th and Dodge Sts.
Back of Hayden's Store
Make your homo beautiful and attractive this summer-by artis
tically planting shrubs and trees in your yard. Let Byrd help you
in arranging your grounds. Call Douglas 4498 and a professional
landscape man will call upon you.
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I have the largest stock of garden and flower seeds In tho city.
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Fhona Tyler 3060.
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fresh every day from our Greenhouse.
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Tki Hum
Cwufi rUMt in
the SDMmtr
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ped wtyh. quality
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GERMAN LABORLEAYES FARM
Land Owners Are Employing Many
Russians and Poles, ,vj
t'
jPEOBLEM IS BECOMING - GRAVE
3trn Who Are Flocklnar to the Cities
Bar Wages In Rural Districts
Axe'vtmm Than Fifty
Onla Day.
BERLIN, March fl.-Tlie Farmers'
Vague, whose annual convention In Ber
lin Just oloed, declares that the exodus .
from rural district to city baa made itj
Impossible for tho landowners to Xindj
1
enough native farm laborers. They have
to depend on the hordes of Russians,
Poles and pther foreigners who Invade
Germany each spring and Teturn to their
homes In the autumn, taking; out ot the
country the savings of theirslx months'
work. Tho problem has recently become
prayer In view of the announced Inten
tion of 'he Russian government to forbid
its subjects from coming scrota the
border. This would mean that the Her
man farmers would havo to look else
where for np less than 400.000 laborer, at
a time when army Increases are about to
take a further block of 180,00) ablebodled
men away fjora. productive puraults.
Prominent speakers of the Farmers'
league asserted that laws limiting the
right of domiciliary choice of persona
under IS years old should be enacted.
This would mean that the peaiants, who
right to choose their own domicile and to
move about freely was eitabllthed by the
Imperial constitution more than forty
years ago, would return to serfdom. It
was also proposed thst even adult In
habitants ot rural communities should
not be permitted to move to cities with,
out first proving that they had aecured
a home there. How such a law" could bo
enforced was not explained.
The same conditions make tor the drift
to the cltlea n Germany that arc observed
elsewhere. These are primarily the su
perior educational and rural advantages.
Another great factor here Is the low
wages prevailing In rural districts. An
official report shows some 310 govern
mental districts, corresponding roughly
to the American township. In which the
pre vail ng wage for laborers 21 years ot
age and upward Is IS cents dally or less.
British Building
Forts in Roads that
Line-Shyber Pass
PESIIAWUR, India, March :i. With
sesrecy and speed unusual In public work,
Kngllsh army engineers are rushing to
completion the forts and roads of Khyber
Pass, to make It a Gibraltar against in
vasion from the north. As domestic un
rest grows In India, the fear of the Itus
slan bear and the unruly states between
Russia and the Indian empire Increases,
and England Is clearly determined not to
be attacked In the rear In the event ot a
native rebellion.
Two years ago the road across the pass
waa hardly more than a trail tor pack
animals, but today Khyber Is traversed
by two roads, suitable for the fastest and
heaviest military traction. The defensive
works have been constructed with such
secrecy that none ot the details are
known to the public. It Is believed that
the natural battlements formed by the
cliffs above .the roads are honeycombed
with hidden embrasures, behind which
great mountain gunn lie hidden. Com
petent engineers believe that unless the
defending force Is cut oft from the south,
the pass can be defended by a small gar
rison even against a host such as tho
ancient Invaders of India brought down
from the north.
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1 Advertisement
Younger Diplomats
Tire of the Tango
LONDON, March IL The afternoon
tango fud is becoming wearisome to the
young unmarried diplomats. The dow
agers of society were reluctant to take
up the new dance, but the craze has now
become general among the old ladles,
who do not Intend to foregu quickly the
new lease which it has given them on
youth. Hence the woe of the young dip
lomats, for the dowagers are giving
countless afternoon dances to which they
all ara Inlvted.
It would be fatal to the social careers
ot the young mita to disregard them.
The diplomata are the selected victims.
I not only because they are the natural
dancing men. but r - luse they have their
afternoon free.
The dances have Increased so that
many of the diplomats attend one dally
One young diplomat complains that
neither age nor weight can keep the en
thusiastic dowagers off the floor and he
declared If he, in tangoing with a duchess
weighing 300 lionnds and who In yeari
has reached almost the allotted span, is
not earning his salary ho would like to
know why not.
The Sunday school lesson was concern
Ins the afflictions ot Job. and his won-1
derful patlenco during all his Trials.
"And now," said the superintendent at
the close of tho lesson, "Who can tell
what condition Job wss In at the end
of his lifer
"Dead! " answered the sad-looking t0y
In the back seat
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