February 24, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



249 



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LUKE DOOGUE'S NEW POSITION. 

 City dwellers who wish to combat 

 the high cost of living by raising gar- 

 den truck in their baclc yards are to 

 be tutored in the fine points of farm- 

 ing at a bureau established by Mayor 

 Curley. 



Although he knows a thing or two 

 about the methods to be followed in 

 forcing a crop of near-Aroostook pota- 

 toes from a 10 by 12 plot of city soil, 

 the Mayor believes that the city farm- 

 ers should be advised by one deeply 

 versed in the secrets of scientific agri- 

 culture. 



So he has delegated Luke Doogue, 

 son of the late William Doogue, who 

 for years was city forester, to give ex- 

 pert advice at the farming bureau that 

 is to be opened in the park and recrea- 

 tion department offices, 33 Beacon St. 



Mr. Doogue was for years associated 

 with his father in agricultural work, 

 and therefore is well equipped to tell 

 city folks how rich harvests are to be 

 gained. 



In the opinion of the Mayor, there is 

 no reason why industrious citizens 

 should not grow onions, cabbage, toma- 

 toes and other vegetables just as suc- 

 cessfully as their brethren in the rural 

 districts. 



The course of instruction will not in- 

 clude tips on how to graft watermelon 

 sprouts on squash vines. But all per- 

 sons anxious to get back to nature will 

 be told just what to do in order to 

 raise ordinary vegetables that can be 

 seen without the aid of a microscope. 



For two hours daily Mr. Doogue will 

 dispense information on farming. Dur- 

 ing this period, the time of which is to 

 be announced later, he will be at the 

 service of all citizens who visit the 

 offices of the park and recreation de- 

 partment. 



Mr. Doogue is now connected with 

 the department in a clerical capacity. 



"No doubt there will be many citi- 

 zens anxious to make use of their plots 

 of land as a means of holding down 

 the cost of living," said the Mayor. 



A GOLDEN WEDDING GIFT, 



The little floral design shown beie token, the flowers used weie yellow 

 is an example of a very popular style marguerites, yellow antirrhinums, 

 of flower arrangement in New York marigolds and calendulas with golden 

 this season. Being a golden weddin? ribbon. Made by Max Schling. 



"The trouble is that not one in ten 

 know how to go about it. 



"They are as much in the dark as 

 they are in regard to the principles of 

 raising poultry. Many people blindly 

 try their luck at chicken farming. They 

 meet with flat failure. There is no 

 more chance of success in agricultural 

 work, unless they first get expert ad- 

 vice. That's what I intend shall be 

 available for them." — Boston Post. 



Provincetown, Mass. — J. and A. E. 

 Biram have made sale of the Pilgrim 

 Greenhouses and business to Newton 

 The Florist, who will remove the 

 buildings to his own land, placing them 

 at the rear of his present greenhouse 

 plant. 



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