THE DESPISED DANDELION. 



ting them rest on the branches so that the 

 wind will not blow them down. I put sev- 

 eral on each large bush and let them remain 

 till the season is over. A lady friend tried 

 my method last spring on her currants, over- 

 looking the necessity of putting them on the 

 gooseberries. As a result she found the lat- 

 ter stripped of every leaf while the currants 

 were intact." • 



Dandelions in Lawns 



PROF. H. L. HUTT, O. A. C, GUELPH. 



Can you give me any remedy for dandelions 

 in lawns ? Toronto lawns are absolutely yel- 

 low with t'hem. Like the poor, they are always 

 with us in season. — (T. McGillicuddy, Toronto, 

 Ont. 



The best remed}" for dandelions in the 

 lawn is to grow grass in their stead and to 

 grow it so abundantly that the dandelions 

 will find no quarter. It is useless to attempt 

 to spud them out, for this only affords a 

 suitable place for the lodgment of seed which 

 is blown abotit freely, and really tends 

 to aggravate the trouble rather than remedy 

 it. It is practically impossible to rid the 

 ground of dandelions where there are so 

 many going to seed all around and thou- 

 saods of seeds being carried hither and 

 thither by the wind. 



Our practice has been to apply a top dress- 

 ing of well rotted manure in the fall to the 

 poor spots in the lawn where the dandelions 

 are most plentiful, and in the spring, if the 

 grass is not thick enough, to rake in some 

 fresh grass seed. We have found this to 

 give wonderful results, the dandelions being 

 almost crowded out by the luxuriant growth 

 of grass, and it has often been possible to 

 trace the boundaries anywhere on the lawn 

 where such applications have been made, not 

 only by the apparent absence of dandelions, 

 but by the luxuriant growth of the lawn 

 grass. 



But why try to get rid of the dandelions ? 

 W'hat can be more beautiful than a lawn 

 brilliant with their beautiful bloom? It is 



simply because we have them in such abund- 

 ance that we despise them. If the}- were 

 as scarce as the English daisies we would 

 import them by the thousands. Is it not 

 another case of familiarity breeding con- 

 tempt ? 



Window Box Plants 



WM. HLNT, O. A. C, GUELPH. 



Many of the plants that have to be taken 

 from indoors during the summer can be 

 made use of in window boxes, hanging bas- 

 kets, veranda boxes, or vases on the lawn. 

 The Tradescantias (Wandering Jew), Um- 

 brella plant, Cordylines, Ferns, German or 

 Cape Ivy, and many varieties of Begonias 

 or Fuchsias — if in flower — make splendid 

 plants for window boxes on the east or 

 north side of the house, whilst Coleus. 

 V'incas or Perriwinkles, especially the varie- 

 gated type, will help to fill boxes or baskets 

 for more sunny positions. By paying a 

 little attention to the difl'erent positions 

 suited to plants during the hot months of 

 summer, many of them can be grown 

 and will improve their condition very much 

 by the time they are wanted for the window 

 again in winter. Plentiful and copious 

 sprinklings with water on the foliage of 

 Palms, Rubber plants, Cordylines and simi- 

 lar plants is necessary during summer. 

 Azaleas also should be sprinkled every 

 morning or evening when the weather is hot 

 and drv. 



We gave up planting trees on Arbor Day 

 about lo years ago because we had as many 

 as our school groimds would accommodate. 

 We plant 15.000 flowers and vines every 

 year in our school grounds on Arbor Day. 

 — (James L. Hughes, Public School Inspec- 

 tor, Toronto. 



I would advise every fruit grower to 

 spray his orchard. — (Fred. Heeney, Inger- 

 soll.' 



