The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-29
Talk Of the Tour,

City gardeners who hate to sacrifice
the beauty of their yards for the prob.
able hunger Of the world should con-
+, slider the tomato. War, by developing
the backyard garden movement, has
brought the tomato back into favor as
| an adornment. Not many people know
| that the tomato was priced as a deco
| rative plant long before its food value
became known. Its utility has made
present day city people ashamed Of the
plant. but there was time when the
most aristocratic flower gardens con.
tanned love apples" as the tomato
used to be called.
The bright red fruit and the hand.
some foliage of the tomato plant make
It worthy OF place in any front yard
Try It, this summer. in place OF some
OF the ANNALS you usually plant.
The moment for backyard gardens
has not passed. by the way. II you
have been lamenting Gas many Mis-
soula people have) the fact that you
didn't join the garden movement when
1t was young and strong. cease your
plants and buy hoe. Gardens may
be successfully planted as late as July
Is. The government department OF
agriculture is authority for that state.
ment.
Tho only thing to avoid In late gar
dens. according to experts, Is the
planting of crops which mature best
in cool weather. Lettuce and spinach.
for instance, do not like hot weather.
But. fortunately. plants which do COM
bat hot weather are the ones which
usually produce vegetables which will
store well. The most valuable war
gardens will be those which do yield
storablc food.
The late spring garden will miss
only few things. OF the root
crops. radishcs alone should not be
attempted in n late planted garden.
Iurntps. which are shortescason
crop. may also be planted in summer
for maturity in late fall. Peas are
late spring crop only.
Suitable vegetables for late gardens
are late cabbages and cauliflowcr.
bcets carrots, vegetable oyster, pars.
ley endive. onions for storage. leeks.
potatoes Swiss chard. beans, corn,
okra. muskmelons and all vine crops,
tomatoes, eggplant. peppers and sweet
potatoes. the last four named requir-
ing transplanting.
r. y. Whistler told yesterday of
lively ride by automobile through the
Blackfoot valley. Sunday afternoon.
went to Ovando by stage, Satur-
day." said Mr.. Whistler, and Sunday
afternoon came in as the guest OF
Scott Cassill, cashier of the First State
bank of Ovando. Mr.. Cassill had no
time to waste and he is a dauntless
driver. We made from 40 to AZ miles
an hour through downpour of water
that was veritabie water spout and
never saw the Blackfoot river such
a raging torrent. Had 1t not been tina.
a lady sitting upon the back seat Of
our car became i'll. with the wild ride
am not sure that we would be hero
to tell the tale"
Mary Lucas. little daughter. Of Mr..
and Mrs. d. r. Lucas of Iattee street
celebrated her fourth birthday by
walking all the way to the top of Mount
Sentinel on Sunday. Accompanied by
Max Ennis who is four years and a
half old. as well as by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Max Ennis, Miss
Jeanette Nehr and Miss Ruth van
Enselen. the young lady walked hap
PLY up on the mountain side. There
Il picnic dinner was served and at 6
O'Clock the company walked over the
trail home.
city Commissioner Tom Kemp. OK
officio head of the police depa rtmcnt.
spent much of his working time yes
tcrday on Higgins avenue. aiding his
men in the task of introducing Mis-
Sonla pedestrians to the new "jav-
walk chalk-lincs on the pavement. 1t
was no easy task. MissOula people
have cut corners for so long that mere
white streaks do not suffice to cure
them OF 'jay-walking." But Commits
sIoner Kemp and his men perscvcrpd
all day. quietly calling the lines and
The new traffic ordinance to the at
tention of all Jay walkers"
Late In the afternoon. however, the
commissioner ran into trouble. He
asked Il woman Jay walker to walk
within the safety Lanes and was
ronndly taken to task.
l have never been spoken to by a
policeman before" said the woman,
after telling the commissioner lust
what she thought of him. Tomorrow.
am going to report you to Mr..
Kemp"
MOTHER ~ LED CON