La Junta tribune., 1914-04-11
DUR CITY nlsAUTIFUL


DUR CITY BEAUTIFUL
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N pew = llttls home on the Iowa
-. how many ysars ago l would
i ars TO tell. Tho house was Sim
~ plain. and OF necessity faosd
M north. for there the high road
E 10 the west was = grove plant
- NhA year the homo was establish-
Is first recollection Of this grove
So q Of . sound. like the distant
! Of the ssa, was told. and
hiding Of tres-tops that rose
= again like . strong soul after
~ sity--and ever since the 1.-THE
y hes Of . tres bowling before the
~ bending. but breaking not. has
~ ks = secular fascination for me.
I The little home sheltered 30 ten
a BY this grove. In imagination
: Soplsd again % In those bysone
~ Under the window was 4 rose
~ mime blossomed in the
~ sunmsrs In celebration Of my
~ Adays. I fondly thought. Al =
~ = distance stood lilac bushes
NJ one On either side Of the door
~ but lltlls removed. like senti-
~ guardiAg tAe entrance. One Of
49, ~ - paanfsd BY cit. or
ut ~ weeo tolA. and one We had
snl(od TOT eoeA. We spsculated Of
- upon ~ 1oag. long tlme that
nuqt hare elaoesd since their plant
|ng,for thay seached above our child
- heads. aaA re thought them very
~ A eordss Of iris circled each
I'd thess we're our earliest flowers.
L ~ sscspt the johnny-jump-ups
N ssspeee1 the hillside across the
Iuol. and IL buttercups that grew
i - s1ough at the far side Of the
~. u was . matter Of much re-
|G1rng whea the first johnny Jump
- Twere at. or when some proud
In1k Of NJ was discovered bearing
- sad upward ~ II II felt . secret
III knoving itself ths blossom
~. ~ flower was suiek 70 ~
aad thsrs vas no tedious watch
: q seeo11ng hu1s-but ~ lie waa
~ -. - was - -
pafj t1suP ds'lls. sal les,s1Dlk ~
only I few iseAss hisA. but Of regal
bearing. I doa't rsasnbsr 70 have
sesa juss this iSis n L. Junta. tho
Il nay - here.
IT. Wild vselst q ths psaisss
have II ssen n Colorado but IL
The wood violst. b growing In
ssvssul L. JusA yefds. prefsrsing .
rich seil ssd . "s~~e~ aad shady
bed"
Are you ws.cn;ng the sardsna
about L. Junta? Oh. yes. there are
many nors than last year. Take .
peep ever the hack yard fence and
you uill - rows Of early peas. rad.
ishss. spinach. onions and lettuce
above ground. Don't be discouraged.
however. n you have not planted
yet. Il u not too late. though ]
woull advise you not 70 delay. DO
VOC know that Strawberries do very
we'll hsrs? But they must be sub-lr-
I didn't know this when ]
trie1 tAsm first. and lost one years
plane0ng by the over ssalous treat
mspt 70 . daily shower hath when
SUI b-lrEigation once . week would
have 1oae much better. ! also made
the mistake Of planting rhubasb on
the north side Of = high hoard fsncs.
and u consequence u II just now
pseooag above the ground while .
mogo oucceeafuI gardener 70 ENJOY
inc Gealks for table use frcm plants
sroUu u the open.
~ sound Of the lawn mower IL
hsog1 In the land In our part Of
ioVn, but We wonder II Mrs. Patisncs
Mouosl 10 not the first sntsrprtsing
cie11rn 70 NOW her lawn. ~ . ~.
su1o = h showing frssh and bsauu'
III oftss The sprtnkls Of snow. But
lonj before any one s1ss knsw u
woo eDslng Mrs. Howard could have
sl6rn you crocus bIossoms amons
q gFass, and you should ~ hss
jo1|D1Dg row.
~ JOS heard about those won
q y oaAool window gardsas. and
= - know bow jsaiously thsy sFs
bG1 vaAehed and cared for ~ boys
4 ~ vhoss psils thsy asss A
\ 3 eoaaunity plan Il h. Ths