curse TWELvrl Send ' f ’ our ‘Copy Profusslyilluet-‘nfid- Beautiful Colo: Piston. Choose you: - flower and vsgstsbls garden requirements f r o m o u r n s w its. amass seen s... “cannon onrarzsr sun nous: " TORONTO- nmutron-wuuniwicjnzoiuul- IDMONTON Little Nellie. who ivas stamp the munlry nltii hcr grandma, "u to the chmlcrn inure t1) Ft": ii lhrr." were nny eggs. She retumrzl in a: fcv. "mczuurc or." nn-l 52ml: ‘No egg; llllfi ‘IO-DAY seeds and other cstnlogus, now ready. ilminuies, looking very disappointed, morning‘. crnnnle; except the one the chickens THE CHARLOTIETOWNEGUARDIAN RNEWSY NOTES nu AGBICOLA ' . . , A NATIVE LIICB An entry in my nstursl history note-book reads: “Sept. 3rd. 1019; a horse-leech, taken from nn open drain at Mount Herbert, was identi- fied as Hesmopls msnnoratls Say, by Percy Moore, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia." Since then I have on several occasions found other specimens of this horse-leech, so I imagine ft to be common on the Island, but not well know-n, as it lives at the bottom of ponds and ditches. The Bonus Hsemopisis closely rc- latecl to the leeches formerly used for local blood-letting. a practice Ins we learn from old wrltersl nhich led to the person employing it, being known iu a "leech" also. Lccchcq live on the Juices oi other animals. but if cnpturcd and placed 1n n vssel of pure water, have been known to live many yeare without food. In some countries they ore kept eo0oocococoo000ccsocooovoooocooooocsboooooocooo-vo-oo ..-¢\ FEE rut mans contest 1 0-w- I The Guardian offers prizes 0i $2.50, $2.00 and $1.00 j to each 0i the thlcc Counties to children Feeding, f", (Jountingr. and Writing the Best Story about the Birds f "isiiin: their farmc». O I This conical closes March 31. 9 E For further llfll'll(‘lll<'i.l'S read regularly "Agric- z olrfs" Notes in The (Guardian. lf-OOOJOOOOQQO0§O¢~§§O§6b-OO-bOOOQ+OOO>~OOO'O4§-§PQO§OO§Q [truer NEW ISSUE I I 'l‘lili-—- iSLMlll TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is liow eing Prepared ' 1A new issue of the Island Telephone Directory is sche- duled for publication on the 15th of April. Listings will be closed on March 8th. Persons who intend to become Telephone subscribers at time. and subscribers who wish changes to be made in their listings, are urged to send their requests to the nearest ,and in any event, not later than this Business Office at once March 8th. The Telephone Directory-because of the extensive field which it covers and the frequency of its use by the public- has long been recognized as an ideal medium for advertising. Directory is now available for this Limited space in the new i purpose- Pléase note carefully the closing date. ISLAND TELEPHONE 00., LTD . QO-OOQO-OQOOO§OO4000OOOO400-WO§ ~____._.. —GYPROC Just received direct from Factory- One full carload GYPROC < and One full carload TEN-TEST --Assorted lengths— -Prices low- M Poole, & , Pooh's Wharves ‘<7?- ‘I -'\Al‘u [ppdlfl]: fox ram-hen have de- mougtratcd that, in addition to meat, it ls absolutely 1mm"? t" feed n liberal supply of IMPERIAL “ uiscvrrs douv- “flint: the will!" season. in order to keep the bowels regular and also to ensure "I! females having an adequate supply of mllk during the lactation period. E log. 7101s MIDI IMPERIAL COD 01L FOX BISCUITS are made from a formula which has been prepared with these results in view and which reliable tests, extending ovcr u considerable term of years, have proved to be slgnally successful. Bunches, which have continued the feeding of IMPERIAL! regularly in winter have had the largest litters of young foxes and ' also the highest average of pups, raised to maturity; In addition. they have practically eliminated the destroying of yonny by the females. For assured results feed IMPERIALS throughout all tho winter season. IMPEIIALB are sold by leading distributors or direct from the fnctory. imperial Biscuit 00., Limited CRARLGITIITOWN. P- 5- l- ‘Phone m. P~ 0- B0! "6- in this manner in glass Jars and act as "weather prophets.“ Certain it is that they become very active before a storm, extending themrclves to twice their normal length. and swimming about with a rapid imrlulatory move- mcnt quite a variance with-their usu- al sluggish habits. 1 harl a couple of Hecmopis in a. sealer for upwards of two years. but apart from their antics on thc approach of bad ivcatlicr. there was little of interest ll1 keeping them. Their method of locomotion reminded one of the looper or “geomctric" rat- erptllars. Extending its bocly, the leech takes hold with its anterior stickers, draws the posterior part of the body forward and repeats the process. If our Hasmopis is unattractive ex- ternally, it makes up for this by its remarkable interior structure. It is hermaphrodite, having both - male and female generative organs in the one animal, although the congrem of two individuals Ls neccsary to fertil- ize the eggs. Nixie testes are tllJDO5€Fl in a row along each ride of its body. and two ovaries m the form of coiled filaments, situated towards the fore Dirt. There is a considerable number of ganglia whose nerve-cells supply various parts of the body. The kind of head which we associate with the lower animals is absent, but there is a. very efficient apparatus of teeth, and a suctorinl mouth. Ihero is some doubt as to the presence of eyes, but; some observers consider that certain rudimentary structures ‘may act as such. A surprising number of genera and BDH-‘les of leeches are recognized, and are found all over the world; and not all are aquatic, those of Japan, Aus- tralia and Chill being mostly land- loeches, living among grass, and us- cendlng shrubs a-nd trees. A first cousin of our Haemopis, by name H. V011! ‘rand, is common in Egypt where it enters the nostrils o! cam- els, horses and cattle while drinking; and the Punch soldiers, being ignor- ant of this habit, had the some dis- agreeable experience‘ during Napol- eon's myptian campaign. PASS!!! IIOSTILIS, ETC. Among the many excellent papers published by The Guardian under heading "Save the Birds." was one upon "Our Winter Irlngillidacfl- an article at once informative, ac- curate, and very pleasant reading. In it the classic rllme of the house, do-‘l mestlc or "English" sparrow ts given as Passer hostills- My works of ref- ence call it. Passer domesticus, which nnme apparently was sanctioned by sis show a certain slight divergence from the type (but not sufllcient to claw them as e. new species) then these individuals form a. "geogmph- icul race." 0n explaining this to an old-time naturalist, beslyly Observ- ed-"So you don't know what your animal ls, unless you know where it comes from!" Our Bronzed Gruckles are a. race of the Purple Grackles, with purple heads but brassy backs: only u Flight difference you will observe. .Do human brings develop Icogrg. phlcal races? ‘ropinard, in his work on "Anthropology-y" gives dlagylmp mutic or “skelctoifl sketches of dif- IBNHB Dwples. The Australians, des- cendants of British setllers, dilIer from the parent stock by reason of s, greater length of the tibia and fi- bular-tvhcncc they are called "Com- stalks." It 1s interesting to note in this connection that the largest nut- lve mammals of Australia-the kan- garoos-have a striking development ,of the hind-limbs, while the forc- llmbs arc comparatively short and feeble. And the larger birds of that continent, both living and extinct. have long legs and feeble wings. Why this should hold good for thrcc such dissimilar forms of life is a. problem for the scientists: but it would appear that climate something to do with it. THE GLADIOLUS Tlllfi flout-r. which is now almost a cull. in Canada; was first grown in Flllslmld in 1596. This dlitlOdllCtlOn was a somewhat insignificant wild plant of Southern Europe and was only tolerated in gardens because it bloomed m late summer when other flowers were scarce. "l‘hcn followed other special". from ‘Turkey, and the hybridists. got hilsy, without much success it is true, tmtil almost with- in our own times. A gardener in Ghent, Belgium, was: one of the first tn make a dc- mrlal llltpftTfflllGlll, using species Wlllfll hurl lwcn (llSCf)\f3l‘C(l'l|‘i South Africa as 0m 0r both of the parents. This type tin which red was the dominant color) was named tho Gandavensis type, and the old ‘Gladiolus brenchloyerlsls was prob- ablythc first of its kind put on the market. Then a. Frenchman, Le- moine, followed with the Lemoinei strain, a cross between Gundavensis and o. wild species, Gladiolus pur- pureouuratus, which gevs large blotchcd and spotted flowers. l After some further improvement this strain was sold to Childs of Rochester, N. Y., and was re-christ- ened the chlldsil gladlolus, which is characterized by a. tall and vigorous growth, and flowers with a wlds range of color. No doubt all the mo- dern hybrids owe much to this strain. Burbank, of California, add- ed substance to the flower which enabled it to withstand the dry at- mosphere of that State. H. H. Groff of Ontario, produced hybrids noted for daintiness andpurity of coloring. Cowee, an American grower. handled much of Croft's work, and it is to him that the gladlolus owes its pop- ularity as a garden flower. Kunderd of Indiana, has produced a type with ruffled or fluted petals, while Dcirl- er of California has originated a giant type with peculiar striping: and mixed coloring. Van Meerbeek of Huarlem. Holland, used to catn- logue over fifty wild species. but his sons cut them all out when they took over the business. Gardening Continued from b“! 3 , when Orocusss, Chionodoxus, Bcil- » ins and Snowdrop: are to be Diluted on the lawn, a common practice l: w carefully remove a patch of sod; work up and manure the underlying earth, plant the bulbs and replace the sod. Bulbs should not be planted until the weather ls sufficiently cool to cause the development of a. stronz root system before top STOW"! be‘ gins. In the Maritime Provinces. suitable weather usually does not oc- cur before October lst. Good results are often obtained by nllmllns l5 late as November 20th. As a general rule bulbs ‘should be planted-at a depth equal to three time: their dia- meter. Place Narcissi about 0 inches apart, Hyacinths 7 inches, ‘Tulips 5 inches, Chlonodoxas, Scillas and Snowdrops, 3 inches and Crocuses 2 inches. When the ground has frozen to n depth of 2 to 3 inches, cover the bulbs with about 3 inches of straw. strawy manure or leaves of trees. In "Us tcr planting. Narcissls, Scillzls, Chionodoxas and Snmvrlrops need not be disturbed for several years or until thc lmlbs-becomc too CfOWdCd through natural increase. Choosing Bulbs Large bulbs of good quality will give better bloom than small ones. but quality is the important factor. Therefore. choose well-developed sol- id bulbs first; anl let size be a sec- ondary consideration. Purchase from reliable dca1ere..nnd choose named varieties. d'Or, Imperator Rubrorum, Lucretia. MR. ALEXANDER MUFADYEN Sr. his residence on Sept; 2, 1930, Alex- Thc following varieties have proven their-superiority in trials conducted for a number of years at the Domin- ion Experimental Station, Charlotte- town. . Tfllllfl Early slngle-Kelzerkroon, Couleur de ‘Cardinal, Fred ‘Moore, Hobbems. 'l‘ho new Willys can ans th biggest’ W,’ ys-Ovsrlnndb 24-year? lusto . as this un 14:58:) over Andstthesslowpriossyougctssooleofnew improvements 58l/e-moh uvesdAIww-idsstofslllow-pnocd The back of the front at an lngleto suilyour comfort. Otherioutusshcludofiuoroosd: i-Lfingm fii duo-servoosblosndooujxuitcoutrcg Spring after the snow has gone re- ' gangs’ ' Q9“ "l!" move about two-thirds of the cover- to gnlikllalloll. [an ing and loosen the remainder. Sec glut’ Willy- VIluu-s big Six 1, like s Four-s powerful ' -g Care After Blooming rflligng ‘ ' l“ m,‘ 0n for s ' Do not allow bulbs to mature seed. m‘ ‘~ ' as this seriously interferes with the / N€WLOWPfi0& 5 $"'“'597a 811.070. production of the next year's bloom. / y- a}? has After blooming thc plant stores up _ _.|Vi_l1_ysCIJl—(lH:on food for thc following year. ' Therey n“ -fissls fore, it*is best not to disturb the - t i!“ ‘ ‘ bulbs until the leaves have died AND UP h-wvau-I-fizdt 5-’; down or become limp and brown. i ' Hyucinths and Tulips should then be dug up, dried, and stored in a. cool place till planting time in Autumn. Tulips, however, will give good bloom if left undisturbed for two years af- MARCH 1 l... values in our us resolve- year's models and refinements. ‘Ihs new morass!- sostelnflbsinelinod provides an: width in the White Hawk, Gold Finch, Vermlllion Brilliant, Macs. Early Double-Murillo, Couronne Darwin-Europe, Diana, Farncombe Sanders, La. Tulipe Nolre, Bartigon, P. J. Noy Rev. Ewbank, Clara Butt. Hunter River Nnrcissi Poeticus Grandlflora, Elvira, Em- peror, Victoria, Madame Plemp, Ma- dame do Graft, Horsfieldii, Van Sion. -'-—-' -__. -__ conducted by the Rev, Mr, cook of Bideford- The remains were follow_ ed to the last resting place by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Crocusss Giant Yellow, King of the Whites, Purpurea Grandiilora. 5°11!" The pall bearers were: W. E. Me. Bcille elbirlca. Fadyen. W. E. McKinnon T Mc- Kinnon, W. E. Philips. H. C. B l, Ohionodoxss ryan ' C. G. McDonald. The community Joins in exetending sympathy to the family left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father. Chionodoxa. Luclllise. ___________.._- services at the house and grave were _ SAFETY GLASS AVAILABLE IN ALL WINDOWS 0F ALL BODY STYLII . McLAINE RSERVICE STATION 186 Grafton 5t. Charlottetown _ J. A. McNeil b Sons Summontde C. l. Pratt 8 Son It. Pstsn Kings County Gangs 00., Ltd. Montague . of a fur-seeing man who long IN suunrvmun mono wanna: planned . mom M,“ “M01. '—_ Through interpreters, the Indian! smmm-E- °“'-- mm‘ °- ‘U- stoicslly heard um their lchoclouull P.)—Mekususkey, for more than s. not b, “p; in operation l7! u" W‘ half e century a landmark and school of the Seminole Indians, has been Enter“! *0 m “Ml- their homes. New they must other With scores of the Seminolu scnt- “and u“ “m, ma" ‘ch00!’ Mo tcred about the front of the school other m“, oumd, m. ugh; for that had served them for fifty years the“ schema", ‘dugujqn, or runlifl the red men saw the pale face over- m manna, c; may, may; losrnlnl- seers who had given them the school ___ __.. ..§ take it away. Thus ended the dream 1-,, p" sum-Iowa's muss-u. d er salvsgvings, they duo-Md 1°’ There passed peacefully away at thc American Ornlthologlsts Tjrion. The bird itself was European and not confined to Britain; but by un- wise importations it has become cos- mopolitan. Durlng the C-rcat War, it will be remembered, our opponents bad, but I needn't. go into that). Well, a Professor on the other side. discovered, or thought he discovered. that the ordinary house-sparrow of_ Britain was a. separate geographical race: and proceeded to "do his bit" by naming it Poser hostirs which, roughly, means "The Bunny's Spar- row!" In happier days lie would, I suppmc, have called it Passer domes- ticus, var. unglicus. The name there- fom does not deserve consideration when its origin is remembered. whet is s. geographical race 7 In the case, say. of a squirrel a "type" is set up to which the average individ- 7 uni conforms. But if, in some distant l part of the country, nll the individu- , II you get rid o/a cold m!’ [int-with Grave's Brorno Quinine-it can‘! w), develop into somethin, more serious. Don't lot it spread through your system ... Drive it out. 04/0” rf LA x A 1-: v r rue outv anomo oumml used to "slam" u; with "Hymns of\ Hate," “Got strafe England." and so, O s o forth. (We of course were just as under McFedyen, Sr. in the 88th year of his ageTThe late Mr. Mc- Fadyen was born at Clyde River, XDE 31, on Sept 2nd, 1842. He came to Bldeford fifty years ago and m. gaged in shipbuilding which was so extensively curried on at that time. He married Martina McKinnon of Grand River, Lot 14, who predeceas- ed him some 25 years ago, Mr. Mc- Fadyn was a highly esteemed resid- ent of Inverness and will be greatly missed by e11 who knew him. He leaves to mourn two zons, and one daughter besides a large number of relatives and friends. The eons are John McFadyen at home and Will- FARMERS: You cannot offset the our duty to advocate the lam McFadyen on the o. s. s. to you. Aranmore. ‘rho daughters are: Mrs. Daniel Cronin, noxbury. Mass If you buy chcmica two other daughters Elizabeth and Isobell died at borne some years ago. The remains were laid to rest at the United Church nt Inverness of which the deceased was a member. The food at $5.00 less than you uu-‘HMN yflundtlsulluu nun! Iluurn anemic" nus stone Is have shlppsllsrgs quantities of Ground Limestone to tlsylslsnd and ithssglvenwondsrful results. Wssolidtysrordsrsforeltbsrblkorbaggodflue. csuslllpbllrslllnestouodsysnoflso. lrsokvllls Manufacturing 0a., Ltd. (operating Government Limo Plant) IIOOKVILE, St. John Co.. N. B. Home mixed chemica M P! Alfred Fraser. Inc. 2i! Fifth Avenue N I .i‘.i;..1'"Z.*v. l . v..- FERTILIZER! FERTILIZER ll values of farm products, except by de- creasing the cost of production and by increasing your yields. Therefore, it is mixed chemicals rather than factory mixed fertilizers, because of the saving of costs and the higherfyields it means purchase the'same amount oi’ plant ' n ton of mixed fertilizer, and have from three hundred to five hundred pounds less material to handle. c- M- Izglhlfgg" e Co- give better yields than mixed fertilizer, ,4 m,“ “I,” particularly in a dry season. Last year P lgllildmAl- 0i}. lllllslzil one prominent grower planted one u c uc ion es 0!‘ RAW FUR! r. s. |. PDTAT unowens’ ASSOBIATIOII hundred acres with mixed. fertiliun using 1800 lbs. of a 4-8-12 mixture pll’ acre-He reports: “the mixed fertilizer cost ms $50000 more than the chom- icale would have cost, and based 0n the average yield I obtained with till home mixed chemicals during‘ the saml year I was short three thousand bush- els of good potatoes.” Mr- Farmer, A are you WM‘ ing for yourself, or for the manufac- turer of mixed fertilizer? present low use of home ls you can " This Association working solely ill the interests of the farmer, advocstll the purchase of chemicals, and horns mixing. Manufacturers sdvocsts ml!- ed fertilizer. The choice is yours. will pay for ls generally We can supply you with sithlr 0T both. Write us for prices which are tlll lowest we ovsr issued. INCORPORATED eminent. Silently, with their 5W5‘ -