n nlr_‘jwoonapilco~ . lessor-moi _ » Garden Queries le-lrnlcgxmsl-‘seg NEWSYNOTES 1 Plantsdieod Food EE l x%vlfiilx}ivl€yi%g§ga!Z-C%'Z-Z%Z'C%Z¢%Z4 ss-sl-zs-cx lr='m:~:§‘H ' ' l S AND GARDENERS’ l-rsnl-l3x_se'—x_ IRI3§3§32$3I5€$KII3QK$KINIHQM§H$EEH%IA ‘Have Your i ‘ Seed Graded "r154 .-.ii§ The Garden The Sons 0f The Intblnkingcftbealmsidonofthe Pmnnlsl gardamit isdifficult to slrf. LazyFarm f3 _ . 4171"!“ councils andlflwllsncsdpcrioilicfsedingif ~ "f, m“) Mmlflllifllsliwlioosussithsquloynrocorssllssthsir fullut "Qaml-l flhoflccdlirsuchoftheDomi-li-mskeanyruleaseveryhomeissit- MY“°*8*"'°'“Y'“""Y'°"" o. 410"“ m“ "t 1W! "is. Moises lost. ‘they lbeauty. such ‘food’ may have been _ \ ion Department or Alricultulc calls ustad differently. However, we '5 P“ a 8"“ b" Wm i". i1‘ i, l “n” o‘ m‘ has "muss;- m“ m” 1"“ f" mill-ill’ "It. ‘donned last ch11 llrthc form of rot ’ "million W the facilities which must have sunlight for most of the Y°“'Y° i‘ 1°‘ °' "mm W“ Y ’ ., ' i ‘ protain usually gym m mamm- whm M “u. mum" h b‘ rotted mm NOTES 0N ‘ml: WOODPECKIBS lion, this bird l; m,“ o, um are available throughout Cgngdg, m‘ dgy “,1 ‘ogd 4mm,“ u Nana“ ain't so badly out of luck when - ._ . E < i...» m "m" "m “‘ "l" PW" il wooed 1o a frost-woos. the gmundiss soon-as it can n. known here now. "is inspection and grading of seeds’ Shelter from high winds is desir- °°"* “i 1°" m“ dwm" P"- Y°“'" . i i . a werlllicflm "m" 3”“ Ill Boo cellar or other place whore war-g“, imh-fmm o, u“ not on“, Our woodpeckers belong to a Flicker. (41% Bu," m“ more particularly alfalfa, clover and! able, but you can always plant m" °x “m” mymy‘ Th“ “m” ‘ ; “ - . mullet“ 11'" W" W" temperature and-moisture flvdlfil. supplies plant food, but no. 1,, ‘molly that has little need or-scr- patch n: base of hi! n. flight, was seed- ledges or some kind of wlndbreak. 1i o lucky M‘ WM “hi” h" m" 1 i. . i‘ ‘at u" 9mm“ nvw‘ law life. 1t may be advisable to fitting the soil to retain molstum mm“. aincceverybody is prepsr- Brownian tinge of feathers 1nd In every district when m,” A back ground of shrubs or trees Pm!“ 71°“ "an" 3°‘ bmPed 5° ‘ - i 3., '.- Fm‘- NWW’ N‘ s" “m” l" F!" M on its side. but you slvo ‘in ares of the mains mots, and in “d '° "W811i" the “Woodolokerfl heavily allotted breast s n. "ads are grown there is s Seed hliolii viii the beauty o1 your fiow- "W he'd 1' WW" a 1'1"!" "i" . » if‘ wilrimnm m "m" m’ "w" ‘twister diirias lost period- lclsarng the food materials pro-I“ "' '8 ‘Wally ‘chord- It a slaooo- ' ' ' ' inspector who mwg, Md ers, and a lattice fence or wall are °1 we'd» Willa m" "i" Y“ . , " m 1914 "F w" "m" m" m“ Whoa the two months are ovu- sent in the sail. Not all town gar-l“ m“ 11°‘ Will-Pl b0. senersily 1ND,“ Mame offered for sale go;- mqjn; Dung.’ also very good. These can be oov- "Wt m1" W“! "*5 1‘ W“ 1'84“ ‘~ , I l‘ waive!“ "'7 “mm” tails the lilant and so over lt. cut- donors sre in s position to makcl hm“ “h” "a have seven species. (o m‘ “m” cs and furnishes information relat- m“ "ml "h" oi" oiiolhio: lo-w- 1°“ °‘ ‘PM’ “d “w”- T“ m9“ i l 4 , “page in slim-milk ‘tin; bu,‘ to m.“ a i ‘Mm!’ m“ m‘ u” o! fmmur. with us during the year, some be- . ) m; u, mums and _ ... o! "em The sides or back of the lawn will m" 5° bmkil- "1"- !" "m" WM i.‘ ‘ ;. tbs "Wm Bu“ m“ y“! ' “m! l‘ l l!" "Tami-lb. lust Is W" Iiortunatoiy for the owner of s mg resident‘ m ‘h’ m”) ‘°m° Viburnum o u," L m h but, and under some circumstances per- d° very m“ m‘ “W” Mme“ “d “m” no Sudan 5m; with dum" i “ i” .- or ""1"" woisr ‘Yours liilbbably would be city or town home there are now m’ "mm" "Mimic on“ "i" la cranbefly rcmlbln 1n tn: ' forms Grading himself. “m” °‘ "°"'““°°'°'“°""°°" “b” “Hwmg mg“ W“ °‘“"’“‘" ' mud comparingfisb meal with Sksgq-boingsavorely cut back.‘ rssdliy-gymfih mmmrmuy nth gflvevlllrtltg vulgar! Izths case of the U. s‘ A- when ma” alarm seed o’ cow“ mun be New,’ 3st gay b; used, firdill! to the gglzplsfillilfgbgy‘; Qggdrglt-‘clvogyhrgill: l . e ~ ' ' e w r, o " um er owers t u have. ., ' c!’ one part garden loam.» pared plant foods which are easy P" 11° °t u" (Sambucus, Q. V.) is not found. °mm°d u’ mm" u” 7”‘ “w” Th, burder must be dugyrfery thor- °Y 8mm ' i‘ “finish; ‘gun, then fish meal to “y, skim-milk $0 m?” m fish meal after four months: gklm milk to three months. u, min ration cllly- ‘Th6 8W1‘!!! in these experiments pounds, 1M bounds. 1M or s. pound. while pound gain were vol no cents and 8.40 u for each lot respectively. with k stccents W!‘ Dmmd live 1,. ‘4, i“ LN and U.“ fill of“ W!‘ mtg, 1.95 c611". or P mgpcrimenls have been csr-. o, with two lots of piss. ons' Mpjvlnglhhllldllllllflllflllufil " all! waanins to film‘- T!" H wltb 1G3!‘ 109A 0! P!“ ll ‘up... Int 1, tint-milk weanisis lot i. Gklmdmilk to three bnshows that Dis pounds of fisb pmdllfifld ass Pounds of pork. vnjgglves flshmeal awsluatlonof M5 mlplnonthebasisoftheincreas- . which may be lttrliillioil b ills addition o! fish mes! to the “m, On the same basis. comm!- 50 IPPIY. wllvcnient to handle, not very expensive, and which, through experiment, have been shown to contain all the necessary elements for plant growth. ‘Ibis may be the tlpc 0f Plant food most lm-ctlcal a sills have “in. wind the mots ma! cock. "tishtly about‘ thbm. Water generously. Its native! are swampy places. Water-i medially important during, dip off if the soil becomes too dry. experiments have given fish meal a valuation ranging from $68.80 to 8131.00 per ton and skim-milk a value ranging from $0.40 to $1.12 DI!’ ton- Qnlclusions which may be drawn from experiments conducted may be summed up as follows: l. 000d quality fish meal. high in 910M! and low hi oil. furnishes a vsiulllesource of animal protein, provldhlg the cost is reasonable. . 2. Skim-milk still remains the most dqluledsble smlrce of animal hi!!! Bil-y bl tldcd with 300d rc- Illltl. 8. Gains made by hogs fed on fish meal were practically equal to those fed skins-milk. During the winter months, cflppling appeared to» be slightly less apparent in the bogs receivlngflsh meal and the grading protein, but when not available, fish ‘ ,foir the city home owner in use and one which will serve his purpose to perfection. Shrubs-On established shrlb planting apply the food in the spring before the soil is worked. Where maximum results are desir- ed lt is advisable to feed the shrubs the floworlns season Mowers will six weeks after the initial applica- tion. Iiior newly planted shruibs it ls advisable that the food be mix- ed with the soil at the time they are planted. Wool-Usually trees are left to grow the best they can under the circumstances, but periodic feed- ings will promote s. healthy growth I-lid k861i the tlces in much better condition. lbtabllslled trees need be fed but once s. year in the fol- lowing manner: smash or nonnm rs OAUSING snsasr Glover Doddcr, or lune Vine as it is sometimes called, is legislated a- gainst more than any other nox- ious farm weed. Mr. George H. Clark, Dominion Seed Commission- er; calls attention to the fact that it has increased to an alannlng ex- tent in Southwestern Ontario dur- ing the last few years and is apt handsomes‘ o! the group. all the information that can be gathered 1B. that it was formerly well known here. be suspicious of too close or too l" 1°Iiscd a scrutiny, and will a1. m°5t always dodge round to the other side of a tree trunk on which it is working. away from the iiliectator. In working over a tree, "a progression in that respect dif- fering from the aimless wander- ing of its relative the nutbatch. or the Bliiral tracking of the creeper. In fllsht the woodpecker- rises and falls in a. sort of undulating mot- 101i. and this is very noticeable in the case of the Downy Wqudpeckgr, do all know. these tireless birds search the trees, both living and dead, for wood borers, and for the concealed eggs and larvae of the lndecl-fl- They fl-rc not less des- tructive of the numerous forms of insect life in the adult stages, con- sequently they ought to be protect- ed by every means ln our power. In the fall they change over to a diet of wild fruits and weed seeds. They readily respond to our efforts at "winter feeding." Some of the woodpeckers lock so much alike that they are diffi- cult to differentiate, at least for the novice. 'I'he subjoined key to our species will therefore be help- ful, and students of bird life will do well to preserve it. The figures 1i hitches up the trunk vertically, a "10 Indian boys made their pop- Bllns of ille stalks of V. Opulua, af- it" Tanwvliis the pith: the plunger The d ‘was lnsde from the twigs of Amgs the nnlf... birds, 1.3: at?“ t: 4 “new” m QM“ m"°'°°"“’" er elem“ m“ “w” 1°’ "w! while the wad or "snot" w" m“, seeds and which operates st s reas- from the fibrous bark of themm, ' Oflable cost for the service perform- In the north where the White or Paper birch grows the papery bark was chewed to a pulp to form um wad. while on the prairies the tops of Artemlsla were similarly used. Pemblna ls the white man's cor- ruption of the Chippewa words "Ilelilll-minan." v. o, summer-ber- Symlihorloarpos. Snowberry and Ci-‘iralberry. Weak or inflamed eyes were treated by bathing them in an infusion of the leaves of the“ plants. Cu " These recently form- ed the subject of a. peclal “ncte". so it is now only necessary to men- tlon that several varieties of Pump. kin and summer squash (forms of Gucurblta pepo I...) and of late. winter. or true squash (forms of C. maxlma. or C. moschats). were cultivated by the Indians long be- lore the advent of the white set- tlers. Some of the inedible cuour- blta were used in their religious dances, as rattles. Ecl-llnocystls lobsta. (Mlohx) T. et Cr. Wild cucumbe . The seeds were strung together as bends, This plant was called by the Oma- has "Watangtha," that is, "ghost melon." Becoming naturalized on and dirt before submitting it to the inspector for grading, 1n a lugd number of localities this could be done best perhaps at ms lam w‘- iid~ Where such is not available, (WWW/QT. the hand mill on the farm "m! cillliliilicd with suitable screens, should do reasonably well, provided the seed does not contain oer taln weed seeds that require spec- .la1 equipment ‘for their removal. Bcedolfthelsttorgypeshouldrsot 5° 8°14 bully. but u. a seedaman who has the special equipment for cleaning to marketable quality, or for export enoa that I could see. » ""f'his visitation of thrlps must have been pretty general all over Canada, if one may judge by m. hm ill the gardening Dress. Prof. A. G. Dustin. 0f the Dominion Enwmfilolical Branch. who has W"! ""5118 on this pest all the Winter. hos devised measures of control which have given promis- ing results. according to the Cs- nsdian Horticulturist. rbr the srnall grower. a bath, or dip, for the dormant corms is most convenient. If the corms are soak- ed ln water held at s. temperature of 120 degrees It, for 10 minutes, all the thrills-adults, nymphs and pupae-are killed. It has not been possible to test the effect on the The trouble with a garden ls it takes a lot of work, gee whiz, you toll all summer with the hoe, then like as not the bugs will go and eat the lettuce and the beans, they thrive on cucumbers and greens. And anyway, I'm not a cow to live all summer long on chow, some folks can fill up on green peas till they're so full they cannot sneeze, - butme, I do not give a hoop for all colors. A very hardy beautiful radial-lea or carrot soup. I'd sooner flower in June. This is a cheap ‘live on hay “"5 (F858 than set and vigorous plant that multiplies along on garden sass, a rutabaga very quickly. We all know the peony or a bean won't fatten up a man plants that comes in shades of red that's lean. When you are hungry, and pinks and white. They also what's the use of illlin’ up on tur- are very hardy and increase in nip juice? I don't make c. garden beauty and sire each year. Per- any more but eat on things from. ennlal Phlox is a wonderful flower out the store, as long as I can run for August and ls also fragrant, my face there's b) no garden on with a number of those plants we (his place! soon have a splendid showing for several weeks.—C. oughly and well mixed with old rot- ten cow manure. Sometime it is necessary to carry in new rich eoll from the vegetable garden or some such place. Besides the perennial plants that we have mentioned that I are easily grown from seed, there are two or three perennials that must be propagated by roots or cut- tings. Among the most common and reliable of these is German Iris, in WHEN BUYING FERTILIZER KNOW WHAT YOU GET DIRTY SEED A MBNAOB One of the most lml-Jortant and. valuable services rendered by the Department, 01 Agriculture at Ot- tawa in farmers throllshiillii Cili- ada is provided through the Fer- tilizer Division of the Dominion Seed Branch, which is charged with the administration of tho Fertllzers Act. The Inspection Services maln- tained by this Division of the De- partment is charged particularly with seeing that all fertilizers sold are clearly marked 85 to the prop- The Dominion Seed Branch calls attention to the menace of dirty seed, which they define in the foll- owing terms: By dirty seed ls meant seed that contains noxious weed seeds in such quantity ss to pollute the land with weeds that are difficult and costly to eradicate. A whole book could be written on the costly ex- periences of farmers in destroying noxious weeds and the heavy drain hglcilllndiwcfillflbhltlbbfl _ the Island. llcllanthus lnnuus L. Common Sunflower. Champlain found the Indians of Canada growing this om of the tbrlps, but in all like- lihood they ‘would experience the same fate as the other stages of the insect. The husks may be left o1 sklm-imllk produced 440 offinlshed bogs f the fish meal ma: oppork, giving shun-milk fcdgrculiwas cqu to and in some “slustion of tliilkper ion. Other cases superior to all others. ortiorls of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash which the fertilizer con- tains. All fertilizer sold in Canada to become a cause for realsnxlety in some districts of the Ilake Erie counties of i ‘ ‘o next autumn. inbrackets are the birds‘ official numbers. Group 1: Back marked black and which they make on farln crops. One of the principal mediums of distribution of weed seeds in Canada G6 LAYING . .1141 .-’..»~c<-. ."--- . h, sills: April it. V198 filflllTEST t crt of tbo Prince Ildwsrdulslaad Igg Laying Contact for the week 2. ‘ ' Eggs Eggs Fclnts for to' to Q ~I I Export shipments of‘ read clover seed are refused unless absolutely free from tllepccds of this parasitic wees; rt‘ wouldflsoln to be incum- bent on Canadian exporters of clover seeds to know the laws of other countries in this matter. It ls unfortunate that the farmers of Southwestern Ontario do not fully white. (a) Crown (not head nor neck) red, bordered black. ‘ ‘Throat red: male yellow-bellied Sapsucker (402) Throat white: female Y-b. Sap- sucker (402) _ (s) Crown black or blackish. plant. ln 1015. The Teton Indians boiled sunflower heads (after re- moving tha lnvolucrsl bracto) to make a supposed remedy for pul- monary diseases An Indian saying was "when sunflowers are in bloom, buffaloes are fat, and the meat ls good." on the corms if preferred." The temperature of the bath must be‘ held up for the entire period - by pouring in additional hot water from time to time. " Another bath recommended by Prof. Dustcn is composed of whale oil soap one pound. to four gallons must be registered and sold under is dirty seed, particularly clover and a minimum guaranteed analysis. grass seed, because many of the the same sire and shape as the seeds of clover and grasses and hence difficult to remove. This is provided to prevent the sale of seed noxious weeds have seeds of about so serious that the Seeds Act was The amount of each o! these three fundamental soil foods must bo clearly marked on the bag, or on a tag securely affixed to the bag in which the fertlizer is delivered. S0 effective is the operation of the Fertilizer Inspection Service that F'- Nli" "i! "5"" 3"“ 1'3 45 8°1°w°¢ m“ Dam indent-ad w“ the mhodmnm o! Nape red: length 6 in: male Helianthus iuberosus L. Jerusa- o1 water, Th; 3mm m peeled, which contains these impurities lrl .1 h» tiltion Clrtocyn m... .. gag‘ "2222 gig; 1mg m! m“ on their tum may m“ Downy W. (394) 1cm Artichoke. Champlain report- and gggkgd m m, flqujd gm- ghm. excess of carefully prescribed limits. the Canadian farmer, or other buy- i gxf‘gn§l':a'°‘éh%ég ' r 4 7 G 0:?‘ a 5 7 m n“, 1mm nah m! mm m unusually "flow Nape red: length 9 in: male ed the cultivation of this plant by hour-g no n, fgmpgntum 0g 7o dg- The selling over the fence by one er of fertilizer in Canada. may rest 4 Exp Station Clrtown s‘ f‘ t; 11 l; i: =4; ca t; l?’ 11%;; pmblem_a “dd” ‘muted hm Hairy W. (893) the Indians at Cape Cod in 1605, gregg 1o, "when; nu gong (:53 be farmer to smother of clover, alfalfa, secure in the knowledge that he ‘H, 7 5 05 a“ 4 501m, 107m Hy no“ o! them have we; Nape not rod: length 9 in: fe- and at Gloucester in 1606. Other Fur-enabled gt most good stores, and timothy or other seed which has will have delivered to him the _ tk1a13ig6 gglasfils‘ r201 (also, stood by g mm o! ten or twenty male Hairy W. (393) tribes ate the tubers of wild artl- 50mg hsrdwsr-s stores keep it." not been previously cleaned and quantity of plant food which he ' .l s. n. Pcndletou . rs sea cs as s s1 oou 051.0 m” o, chm, or ma,“ M” Nana not red: lensth oin- fe- chokes either boiled. raw. or l-oast- Thrips on the growing ‘plants graded ls just as great an infraction buys. As s guide lll the hnyng of iii Elli Farm arador g g t: gzgg; z gill :2: completely destroyed “d blwkmed mile DOW!!! W- (394) 911- were best controlled by a spray of -of the law as the selling of polluted fertllzer the feedral Department sscssscsss so cs1 s-lris u ‘rum “m! “m,” m, m“ Nave not redi hook filial! har- Paris green two tablespoonfuls, lsccd by dealers. All dealers have publishes an official report of g: ggigiég: 3,4‘ 33g g2: d" “n” o! which 8pm“; rapidly fed bllwk 511d WNW! 191115“ Am" T55 WHITE "N5 brown sugar two pounds, and wa-athelr seed graded under the seeds fertilizer the federal Department ' c s 1c‘! cc ‘l 0 7 04 83s $32.7 "om plant to plan entwlmng mu $1155" threemled w- (401) ter three gallons. This was used Act before offering it forsale forseed year. The latest edition is available v g: g gag’! ° f: {g 31g 75°12 feed,“ on the clover 8mm (s) Crown yflliiW- I Em in T666111‘? 01 B- iasiflfillll! weekly, and the plants washed off lng purposes m Canada and iarm- without charge on application to '44 s: 1s u o g5 $805733 m“; Budd" hem; w "math 33k figfiy Atlérriiiglnhlzohli“ at?‘ 53;: 311191113.“ Ezzoeniiggfi by ghe from time co time. to remove the crs should do likewise if they are the Publications Branch of the . ,, N er cum“, m“ "m; o! Guild,“ a. 4-01? B Sm”- Torznto. In a s-hort ‘cranial; sugar residue. going 1p sell to their neighbors. Department at Ottawa. "Algirlgmlgiifiiglg; tighten n,’ I’ L chi‘ W ‘nmdmn m" “Ptmm m“ lmwm“ m’ Glfoup z. Back brown and black. "the writer oi’ the booklet tells us Lmllng pens for week mmfflngl“ ‘udder 5”‘! u“ m“ Black moustache mark at base that its mission is to inform the » y,’ l T Yml humus "' “t” mp’ m“ of bill: male flicker. (412). reader of the properties and uses _ v ‘ n "9'? \ 1;? B? ‘E5.’ P0113.“ w’ m" Md “u” “umwive 7”“ No moustache mark: female of genuine Canadian or Northern I g}: ' a § n; 31g Wm‘ W" °" 11° m‘ mm" “'1'” Flicker. (s12) White Pins (Plnus Strobus) and ' , s‘; K 9 3 fig 13g]; 39-" m mm“?- wm‘ u“ "5"" m“ Group 3. Back entirely black. to prove to Canadians that there .,: 00.4 '1 1 '12s 13s.’! clover dodder has become well es- (n) Head marked red. is no need to use foreign woods for i l i i IMFEBIM.1PUPPY Flinn /. u The success, following the Imlierial” product during past liroven its merits to our experienced ranchers, use of this popular seasons, has clearly who "i! Planning on feeding liberally this year. Our formula ls specially suited to the, needs of We young and growing foxes, ls rich in vitamines, and a sure preventative of rickets. ‘Q Pllliliy Food may be ordered either "Fine" or‘ Coarse” to suit the rancher-‘s requirements. Order early so as tobe ‘Willy in good time as a heavy sure of receiving your demand ls anticipated. lmpsrislsieculti company. Ltd. Alioxlsc- _w.,_.~. P. ll. I. Phone 721 tabllshed _ in some localities and there has been considerable dis- tribution of dodder infested clover seed from farm to farm. Entire crown and moustache red: male Plleatcd W. (405) Back of head only, red: female Plleated W. (405). construction purposes. Thus the pamphlet is of very great interest to Architec‘ , Contractors, Lumber Dealers and Home Builders. and CONCRETE HIGHWAYS (a) Head not marked red. for these groups much information for . Crown orange YEIIOW. hind-held has been gathered and put into s. jt black: male Arctic three-teed w. classified shape. Safety, COTnfOTlZ, Economy ‘l ‘ l" G09)- In the $159M‘ "mum-n" i‘! Concrete , ' means driving com- ‘ Crown and hind-head 5186111 White Pine," we learn that the su- fort because of its even, non-glare low-crowned surface. Tires grlp and Kahnuck, 2151/, Standard and Rnglstctcl 1 Slred by Peter the Great, 2.01%; Dam Ester Bells, 2.08)’. By Mon- bem’ second mm Eauemu’ (s) ydlstmctxons gttbtelsewlgrc geelgengd sum?’ trees marked ‘or ‘he tbrist with reduced fuel consumDtion 2'13‘ B.“ M Mum” lama" observer’ an navy and less tire wear. Its reasonable first 2.07%, one of today's leading sires. ' Sire of Ncdds, 1.59%, s world's chsmpiolr-By lllectloneer, son of llambletonliu 10. Kslmuok ls already s prover: sire. Ills only colt over two years old has won race record of $.14. Kalmuck was wonderful race horse. Has been second in race In 2.04%.. Kalmnck wlllstand fol-ser- i vice at owner's stable. Terms $5 ossh st time of service. $10 when mare proves with foal. Mares st owner's risk. WILLARD KELLY, We will be buying Turnip: and Certified Seed Cobbler Potatoes st Hogan's Wharf until further notice. Accom- modation for boailosds. J. Lestsrgllouglas- Charlottetown _ Wstorllrests, fill W. i parts are diagnostic. Winter V. Arctic 3-toed W. (400). ' A "key" ls necessarily the brief- est statement of the specific dif- ferences, but there are a few other below: The Downy Woodpecker (394) smallest of our W's, and common- est. Outer tall feathers with sever- al black bars or spots. sldent. The Hall-y w. (m). Almost counterpart of N0. 394, but 1 1-2 times as large. Outer tail feathers pure white. Rater than the last. R. Arctic Three-toad W. (400). Thu plain black back, and the barn sides of the breast and under- American Three-teed W. (401)- Tlle black \\ jvhle markings be- tween the wings are characteristic and have earned this bl"! the name of‘ "Ladder-backed W1’. Burnme R. I Yellow-bellied w. or Sapsucker. (402). “Two excellent field ‘marks perlor qualities of this wood were early recognized: the King of France ln.1683, in making Selgnor- lal grants reserved exclusively "all The bulk of the booklet is made up of lllustratlons- in warm brown tones- of handsome build- ings, both exterior and interior views, in which “Pirlus Strohus" plays the major part. Last but not least attractive, are two pages of "garden furniture." This excellent brochure may be had, free, on ap- plication at the above address. THE V GLADIOIUS TBRIPS the trip. It clearly defined edges. only to the ta yer. crate. It is all- I had a woeful experience last sulnrner. In the spring I purchased some gladlolus bulbs and expected to make a great show with them later on. I gave them a place of honor in the garden, and tended ‘are the yellowish underparts and _,ths white patch on the wins!’ B- n. Plleated w. (405). its lalfsa lire-ll lnches- and rad mot should distinguish u. In flight it shows white wins batch °li hiaok showed that a "Q1311"- which developed plurnsgo. Owlns to clearing of ‘ ‘ woodlands and rolmiis bcrssou- mluslcnybut this mm no dffer- sprayed several times them fairly well, but as the flower spikes formed, there was something seen,’ to be amiss. Examination ' ute insect was lnjufing the “skin" of both leaves and the few flowers were miserable. deformed objects. The plants were with 805p I 1 are held by it. You relax eans safety goo, ceptional night-time visibility and Concrete saves money for the mo- cost and low maintenance spell econ- disn, using loca‘ labor and local materials. and_ enjoy with ex- Advocate con- TORONTO WINNIPEG S/lurb Sbsu approach n: rho liars»... Bridge‘, Alon/us]. Krlmrdy Construction Conl- any, Counselors. I. H. Ministry of High- u-ayr. ' Esglnur, Drpf. of H CALGARY