The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-21
THE GARDEN CONTEST
OPINIONS CONCERNING TIME JUDGES SHOULD INsPzcT
 YARDS.
The Recent Rains Have Stimulated Work of Improving the Grounds Around the Homes in
 Montgomery.

Considerable interest Is being manifest ed by contestants in The Advertiser Amateur Gardeners Contest as to when the most suitable time will be for inspect ing yards under improvement
 The judges have not yet been selected.
 request was made in Sundays Adver- tiser for an expression from contestants as to what was the best time for inspect ing yards. It is desired that each amateur gardener entered in this contest will send in a communication stating an opinion upon this point
 It is also desired to get some general hints on how judges should be selected and how many, s sF
 The recent raias have siven not only nex life to the many growing yards, but have served to encourage contestants to renewed vigor in pursuing the improve ment and beautifying of both back and front yards. as before the dry weather came on.
 The following letters have been received recently concerning the inspection Of yards;
 Montgomery. May IS, 1902. Garden Editor The Advertiser-Acord- ing to your request of the 18th inst, as to most suitable time for the inspection of yards. I quite sustain the opinion of "A Lover of all Flowers in refard to the ml00le OI JuHc Ueiu8 0ustS tcp SeAAS w the inspection.
 After the first spring bulbs and roses bloom. comes an interval of growing, pre- paratory to the second early summer or l late spring blossoming season "The last of June or first of July twhy not the glorious .4th of Juiy) gives time | for the maturity of annuals, indeed. all of Flora's kingdom of loveliness, all cui- tivators stand equally at this second blooming of roses. Our summer bulbs. annuals. cannas. caladinnes, in other words, this time is the carnival Of now CTS. M. K. .. | Garden Editor The Advertiser: Tn Sundays Advertiser you asked the contestants opinion in regard to the best time for inspection of yards. It would be difficult to say just what time would be best, as it all depends on the seasons think they will appear at their best be- tween the first and fifteenth of July as they will have had time to grow and bloom. yet not be scorched by the hoi suns of August. c, A." l Garden Editor The Advertiser:
 By all means have your last Inspection | of yards in the garden contest made ir l August. not earlier.
 "The dry spring has made us all slow with our work. In August flowers woult all be in their maturity and greates beauty especially vines and subtropfca plants. There Is only one class of gar deners who would profit by, the earl, decision and those are they who intent to desert their yards and go away for thu | summer. Then too. a late decision vii give the beginner better chance to holt her own with those of ds who have beei gardening for two or three years.
 Don't stop the contest too soon, bu keep up the interest all summer. You have done a charming thing Il
 starting this gardening movement am
 the charm will last for many years be
 cause if one once manages to have
 sweet garden he always will want an will have one. Mrs. c. R. Clarke" Garden Editor The Advertiser!
 "If understand the purpose of you paper in offering prizes for the best kep
 front and back yards, 1t is to encourag
 and promote the establishment of tn
 yards of this city and not simply t
 stimulate a temporary interest to coin tn iprizes so generously offered by The Adver tiser.
 "As you invite opinions as to the mos
 suitable time for the inspection of yard entered for the contest permit me to sa
 that the judges should have been ap pointed at the inception of the contes by The Advertiser or should be appoint
 ed. at once. but their names should D
 kept secret.
 They should inspect the yards of tn
 contestants either singly or as a. body
 at any time or as many times as the!
 desire during the period convered by tn
 contest without notice Say from tn
 present time until 1st of July or August
 as you please. making notes of each visi
 and at the end of the contest to sum ul
 the general average of each yard an'
 determine who Is entitled to The AdVer
 tiser prize. In this way 1t seems to m
 that fair and impartial results can b
 obtained and no opportunity would b afforded to yard owners to prepare 10
 dress parade or inspection by spasmodi
 efforts. Lover No. of All Flowers"