Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-06-17
THE CITY OF GARDENS.
Old Nickname Applied to Chicago
justified by Development
Of Pursuit.

Chicago, once known as the Car
den City, on account OF its beautiful
public parks or aardens, rs now fast
becoming a city OF No less beautiful
gardens attached to private homes ard
| residences, born Cd the pureA garden
ing love More attention is now paid
to private gardening In Chicago than
in any other city OF corresponding
size and varied endeavoF the world
over. says the Tribune
London. it is true. surpasses Chi
cago in that fss dreariest Office districts
down h the heart Of the throngfng,
throbhtpS. busy city eRen-sfRw
here and there BITS OF Vivid bloom md
cQlor from the window boxes placed
high above tie street. liverpool some
years since Leaned the value of Amer
lean corn" as 8 sscond-stoxy floral dec
Grafton for tall and impressive build
ings. Other cities, both European and
American may Sfvaa Chicago IN va
rious floral specialties and particulars
But for varied and beautifG home
gardens for gensssae love and PASSION
for bright bioBssaA and green things
&FowtES Chicago certainly baads the
world Tia vidth and depth md va
rfety anA sDgDs ef tAis eHiversal pas
sion for gardening may be best OBJ
served ct the present season, and By
Wishing any shop or department de-
voted ID the Rasa a rLsaEs and seeds.
Such s2sop q depAfeme< Is sure to
be croWde6. and With q motley assem-
blaSe that reminds one inevitably OF
imaginative references to the kingdom
OF heaven CT tina court Of love. Young,
old, big, little, robust, delicate, refined.
vulgar; of al shAfes and shapes and
styles and co1ors are the fower4oving
seed purchasers and anopirsrS The
helated individuals Who have rsot yet
fully planned thsir gAxaen ase these
with the hope 0 msk1Ag up Lest time
aad OF reesiying segsestiye help and
assBtaacs fHoR the sa1espeoPle Who
deal o0 the small PACKETS later to
know br1naRt resurrection in the
shape of srleHdfd flowers The know
ing tAFzetS aower lovers WIS maze
sui taez9 aHsdsn ssas "a FaHEaaFF %8
Es4aAss ase Ass1s to pszxUas2se still 0eAz1
ss1Ssassse and tApse1ezss-Ns&e eGsA
Gff sszEnz& AasD a.tee &aa tAa eHssse
eeftoasssp end ocxnsA&sshfp ef 81 t9ae
sarcsss Owes Is Qaxtnt1y anA strongly
evidenced by snaSches ana bits Of CON
,Versation overheard.
priest. a butcher, delAcate, high
bred woms, q Swedish servant 81
and an ldsA sn<oEszakasper k4ok part il
one slzeA resent conxer5stfon. Tie
Swedish szrl, wAoae English was much
less admirable than her zeal for gar
denfng, We anxious to procure hardy
vine with vhiA to ssreen and shelter
the western window CA haT domain.
Each q the othaz, noting her qNAs-
lion, ka6 auaezdy offered aid
Wikd s0curabers, with morning slo-
ries to cover the lower gToWsh that disa
off so quickly"
''Try a eobee saanaens"
There's nothfng like q scarlet run
ner, l think, ans the beans it produces
are deliShtsH.~
"Give me a healthy honeysuck1e or
ampelopsis..
"And 1 don't think there's anything
like the japanese hop, myself"
All these suggestions the anxious in
quireF recsived in short order and w.kh
eager but puzzled acceptance. p the
end, the self-eepcinted committee Of
five made out list Of desirable vines
for her, and she purchased them all