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THE YELLOW SHEETS 

of Host hath spoken it. —Micah 4:4. 
It is really surprising the number 
of hints we are given as to every 
day living conditions in the King- 
dom of God here on earth after the 
- last World War. 
From the above promise it is evi- 
dent that there will be an increase 
of home ownership among the low 
income group; and also an increas? 
in home fruit production. We _ see 
many starts towards these goals 
being developed in the present time. 
The increasing use of dwarf fruit 
trees is along that line; also the in- 
creasing custom of budding several 
varieties on the one tree. But to my 
motion the most striking instance is 
the development of the New Delta 
5 fig. 
of the most wholesome, 
We know from the Gospels that 
figs were a favorite fruit of Jesus. 
Dieticians tell us that they are one 
being Na- 
ture’s laxative But heretofore, their 
cultivation has been limited to mild 
climates because the fruit buds 
were borne on second year wood. The 
Delta is the first that I know of to 
ear its fruit on a wood produced that 
year. 
I made the acquaintance of this 
variety in Memphis,*Tenn. My hos- 
tess told me they had bought one 
tree and set it out in their backyard. 
‘At the approach of cold wéather the 
limbs were cut off close to the stump 
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and set out where wanted. Some 
rooted and some did not. The stump 
was mulched for winter protection. 
At the time of my visit the yard was 
pretty well filled with Fig trees. My 
hostess told me that after all family 
needs were supplied, the remainder 
of the crop was sold to their grocer, 
and enough was received therefor to — 
pay the entire taxes on the whole a 
lot and residence. ; 
This characteristic vastly increas- 
es the range of profitable production, 
but same is still limited by length of — 
growing season. The New Delta is © 
rather late, but doubtless the horti- — 
culturists. will produce earlier var:- — 
eties so that it may be grown over _ 
most of the U. S. 
The fig shows up well in aise 
hedges where a rather large shrub a8 
needed. 
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I do not make any special effort — 
for winter bloom among my flants 
now, mid February, the three Kalan- | 
~ coes, an Amaryllis, common Semper- 
and an African w_Idling I~ : 
are in bloom, and 
florens 
cannot identify, 
_ Bilbergia nutans in bud. I find the | 
Kalanchoes nearly feol-proof if pro- 
tected from frost. The young plants | 
need about as much water as Bego- 
nias, but when well established neat 
little care. Poe 
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When visiting Garden Clubs in 
neighboring cities, I am usually tak-_ 
en or a ride, and am impressed with 
the beauty of garden hedges. Many 
home owners prefer to use only one~ 
or at most three kinds of shrubs. — 
Others have mixed hedges. Personal- 
ly I prefer the latter, seem to me td ~ 
indicate more independent thinking 
on the part of the owner. When a 
mixed hedge is used, it is tossible to- 
include fruit-bearing. shrubs, for 
many are reaily ornamental. The. 
cultivated Blueberries arc really 
handsome in fruiting season, a self 
respecting green in summer, and gor- 
geous autumn coloring. I have grown 
the June Berry, growth much like 
an Alder, white flowers in spring, 
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