The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-11

presented this morning. They are the
front yards Of Mrs. G. J. Campbell of 54S
1Oi1th Lawrence Street and Leretto Con-
vent on South Lawrence Street ard the
back yard of Mrs. John d. Burke Of Il
Sayre Street.
These are excellent types of Monisom-
cry yards. Mrs. Campbell Is experienced
In flower growing. She Is cultivatinE
plants and roses especially. The yard
or Loretto Convent shows designs in
4IoWer beds and the back yard OF Mrs.
Burke shows what can be done toward
beautifying the rear of n house. This
back yard is made attractive by vines,
arbors and plants.
The awards of prizes for yards entered
Iii The Advertiser contest will be made
about the middle OF lime when the yards
Of Montgomery will be seen at their
very best
The result Of The Advertiser Garden
Contest Is manifest throughout the city.
ii has already been remarked that more
rpFk has been done in the yards of
Montgomery this season than aver be-
fore.
In many sections of Montgomery there
ere spots. entire blocks. wher- the resi-
dentx. as II ny common consent. have
esnbeilished their lots In the combination
Of attractiveness and usefulness afforded
by the flower and kitchen garden. Some
nf these are the ordinary twenty-fve-foot
lot. others being double the size.
or course. 1.-THE area of the smaller lot
Hoes not admit of gracefully curved
Eaiks: on the contrary. one walk con-
uecting front and rear of the dwelling
y q straight line of cement. about four
seet in width, but there is a flower border
Wong the house line and a dwarf ever.
freen hedge borders the narrow lawn
Space, while In the hack yard space Is
bet aside for such vegetables as thrifty
housewife would prefer to raise herself.
bne oblong ard two circular flower beds
idorn the lawn.
"A wider lot is laid out In more pre-
lentious style. Here. too. Is a vegetable
harden in the rear but It is almost COM
bicsety hidden from view by evergreen
lrees ard towering shrubs. while the walk
kuuning alongside the house is bordernd
NJ row of magnificent oieanders In tubs
Beside these there are several groups OF
Eow,ering shrubs and evergreen trees. with
i few specimens of shade trees on the
lawn a purple beech and white silver
ar. Back of the house Is border for
herbaeeous plants. and at some distance
two flower beds. The effect is decidedly
attractive.
A we'll kept lawn should always be the
main feature OF the city house Garden.
Even IT there are only a few square
feet Of soft, eelvety grass in front Of the
house. the place looks SO much more
pleasant and homelike.
In Another Balcony.
A clever writer in The Chicago Tribune
signing himself THE Floral knight con-
tributes the following:
There is a charming French tale about
4 girl. who after praying in vain to tho
Image of her patron saint to send lover,
1 In flt of rage threw the plaster gentle
man out of the windoW.A young man hap
pened, conveniently. to be under the win
dow. and the image struck his head, and
30 injured him that he was carried into
the girls house. there to be nursed by
her and to prove in time an adequate
answer to her prayers. Something like
this happened today 10 me. though | have
no patron saint and am happy to say
have shed no blood.
was sitting. as usual. on the back