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THE TIMES: APBltfl, 1919
VOU CAN HAVE FLOWERS ALL YEAR
BY, SELECTING RIGHT PLANTS
By F. F. IlOCKWEIJj.
iAuthor of "Around the Tear In the
Garden," and "Making a Garden of
Small Frnlts," etc.
It la remarkable how m&nyi people
who plant shrubs are content with a
few flowers In early spring when they
could Just as well have them
throughout the year. It la simply a
matter of selecting those things which
will give a succession of flfwers from
early spring until fall. It Is possible
to have a new variety coming Into
ibloom almost every week without any
"Very great expense for the plants re
quired. The good points which make flow
ering shrubs desirable for every home
planting are many. Nothing els in
the plant world quite takes their
place. They are attractive In a dif
ferent way from either annuals or
perennials. While the latter, of
course, have their use, shrubs are
needed to complete the picture. Both
In size and permanency they lend a
balance to the planting of the home
place, no matter how small It may be,
which plants cannot give. Many of
the common shrubs last not only for
years, but for generations. They fre
quently remain blooming year after
,year even when the house Itself is
gono. Responding generously to
to oil care they acquire less attention
than any other flowering plants. A
little digging around the roots, fer
tilizing and pruning onco a year, will
keep them in ' excellent condition.
With few exceptions they are almost
entirely free from any serious injury
lrcm insects.
Quite aside from the satisfaction
and the pleasure they may yield a
well-selected planting of shrubs is
cn of the best INVESTMENTS that
can be made to increase the value
of the placo, Like a coat of paint,
they add not merely their own valuo
whioh increases from year to year
but "dress up" the entire property.
What shruba should be used?
That will depend In large part,
of couire, on the total number which
It. Is desired to set out. Over-planting
phf-.u'd be avoided Just as much
as under-planting, hut the effect of
ovrr-planting la often given with com
l)ra('vely few shrubs, when poorly
rrantrati. If set la a "border"
around the place, and carefully
jrrouped together, a considerable
number of shrubs can he used In a
very limited area. Shrubs planted
In this way should b placed close
enough together to make practically
a oontlnuous mass. Don t make the
mistake ot setting them out as many
p'opla do like fruit trees with
enough Rt)M6 allowed each specimen
to develop fully without touching
any others. Shrubs not only natural
ly grow In masses but give a much
"better efToct when they are planted
that wav. Of course th taller ones
fhonld be kept In the background.
Hre and there a slngla shrub may be
snnarated from the general mass by a
small space, or sot entirely by Itself
to heighten the general effect. Among
th shrubs which are mentioned In
1 the following parapraghs which are
best snited for planting In this way
are Forsythla. Dogwood, Rsdbud,
ptrea. Lilac, Hydrangea, Orandlflora,
KIblsona and the ornamental or flow
rtrwr fruits.
The score and a half or so of dif
ferent shrubs mentioned in the fol
low paragraphs will give a succes
' alon of bloom throughout the entire
spring, summer and fall. A planting
! Including all of them can ba made
' for a very reasonable sum. The
! planter, however, should not make
Ills purchases on the basis of price
alone. A couple of dozen well-grown
shapely plants of good size will give
much more satisfaction than twice
that numlber which have been grown
, In crowded condition and otherwise
not given the care and attention
: which the better grades of plants
must always receive. In buying
shrubs, as In buying almost every
thing else, one gets pretty generally
what one pays for; It la a ouestlon,
, not of prices, but of value received.
, Planters who have insisted on buying
' only low priced stock have naturally
1 sometimes hoen disappointed.
! shtotbs :for early spuing
PLANTING: There are a number
of shrubs which are in such & hurry
to display their new spring gowns
that they do not even wait for the
leaves to come out, hut begin flower
; lng almost as soon as the frost la out
i of the ground and the grass begins
' to get green. Among these the Gol
i den Bell (Forsythla suepensa) is per-
haps the most widely known. This Is
i an old favorite, but nevertheless
I worthy a place In any collection If
only as a certain advance hatTinger
I of spring. The Silver Bell (HalesiaJ
! -while not so well known, makes a fit
j ting companion. "Where something of
: small growth Is desired the Flame
.Azaleas or Vasey's Azalea may bs
used. Like all the Azaleas they are
particularly attractive. The "Pink-'
: str" which la among the cousins of
the blsr Azalea family. Is especially
hardy and satisfactory where only
limit ad care Is likely to be given. For
backgrounds or for planting as Indi
vidual specimens, and especially at
some distance from the house, the
white flowering dogwood (Comus
florlda) and Kodbud are both very
('oslrahle. There 1s a pink flowering
inrm of ths dogwood which makes
a very atfraotlve contrast when used
In connectfon with the white flower
ing form. The several ornamental or
flowering plums, and also the Cor
nelian Cherry while being small trees
rather than "shrubs." are extremely
pretty, especially for planting as Indi
vidual specimens for the lawn or
around the edsiis of a garden, they
may well be Included wherever there
Is room to use them.
VOn BPRINO AND KAIILY 8131.
MBit VlLOvVKKINO : In this group!
amongitbe larger shrubs, the lilacs!
are, of course, the most popular. It j
Is Indeed remarkable, however, how
few people ju familiar with the new-
' er varietlesW They are not only dis
tinctly different In shape and color
ing and size frem the old familiar
purple and white lilacs butover a
very long season of bloom. By all
means get some of the newer lilacs
If you have room enough for some
' fairly large shrubs, Belle de Nancy,
for Instance, boars gretl panicles of
' pink flowers with a purs white cen
tnr; Marie Legraye Is a smaller grow
ing variety with delicate white flow
trs of immense eixe. Philemon has
finria ridd'sh flowers and Ludwls
Spaeth very dark purplish flowers
borne on extra long panicles. Bridal
wreath Splrea and Thunberg's Spirea
are too well known to need any. de
scription. Amocg the Azaleas the
1 Japanese (Azalea mollis) blooms at
thl3 time. Another Japanese contri
bution Is the double flowering almond
(Prunus Japonlca). For Individual
specimens or planting at some dis
tance the flowering Thorns (Cratae
gus), and several of the Viburnums
or "Snow-balls" are valuable. Thorns
especially are not used as widely as
they should be.
FOR SUMMER FLOWERING: The
Splrea in the form of Van Houtte's
variety, and the lilacs in several late
flowering kinds hold over Into sum
mer. Everyone, of course, knows the
Leutzlas and Weigelaes of the old
varieties. There are several new
varieties of each, which should be
much better known than they are.
Some varieties, moreover, are consid
erably smaller than others and can
be used where the older types might
be larger than others and can be
used where the older types might bo
larger than desirable. Deutzia gra
cilis is one of these. Regalia hor
tensis is a dwarf growing variety. Eva
Rathke is generally considered to be
the most beautiful variety so far pro
duced and has a remarkably long
flowering season. Many people are
familiar only with the large late
flowering type of hydrangea. There
are t'cimmer flowering varieties much
smaller In growth and equally desir
able. FOR FALL FLOWERING: Both
Waterer's and BUlard's Spirea aro
desirable. The former has bright,
flat heads of red flowers and the lat
ter are an attractive rose color. A
now variety "Blue" Spirea flowers
continuously until checked by hard
frost and is one of the most unique
and showy of all the late flowering
shrubs. ITyclranFfea paniculata, the
large growing, late flowering hy
drangea which almost everyone is fa
miliar with is particularly good for
planting as a single specimen and
equally effective in the background
with smaller late flowering shrubs. Of
the larger growing things, the Rose
of Sharon (Hibiscus) is very de
pendable being extremely hardy. It
Is also excellent where a tall sturdy
hedge Is wanted. The Tepper (Cle
thera). the Kerria or Globe Flower,
of which there is a varigated leafed
variety which grows only two or threw
feet In height, and the old fashioned
but popular Snowberry and Coral
berry should be included In the gen
eral collection.
TAX RATE ON LIST
OF 1919 PERPLEXES
"POISONS D'AVRIL."
Today Is the festival devoted to the
"po'.sson d'Avril," which Is the polite
French term for what we call an
April fool, and what the Scotch term
a gowk. In France the "poisson
d'Avril" has been the victim of the
practical Joker for many centuries,
but in England and Scotland the cus
tom of thus observing the first of
April seems to have been Introduced
In the seventeenth century. It is per
haps only a. coincidence that the Hin
doos, in their ancient Huli, terminat
ing on tho last of March, have a festi
val very similar in its observance. For
many centuries the Hindoos have
made the Hull a period for the play
ing of practical Jokes, their favorite
practice being to send persons with
messages to purely Imaginary Individuals.
The old hat with the brick in It Is
the classic of the April festival on
this side of the Atlantic. Another old
favorite, still in vogue In country
towns, is to attach with bolts or nails
a fat purse to a wooden sidewalk,
while in the cities the pocketbook
with a string attached, to be pulled
away by concealed small boys at the
critical moment, is still popular.
An April fool joke of long ago re
lates to Francis, Duke of Lorraine,
and his better half, who were held
captive in Nantes, but effected their
escape by taking advantage of the
incredulity prevalent on the first day
of April. "Disguised as peasants,
the one bearings, hod on his shoulder,
the other carrying a basket of rub
bish on her back, they both at an
early hour of the day passed through
tho gates of the city. A woman, hav
ing knowledge of their persons, ran
to the guard, to give notice to the
sentry. "April fool,' cried the soldier;
and all the guard, to a man, shouted
out, 'April fool!' beginning with the
sergeant In charge of the post. The
governor, to whom the story was told
as a Jest, conceived some suspicion,
and ordered the fact to be proved but
it was too late, for In the meantime
the duke and his wife were well on
their way. The first of April saved
them."
Today's festival of All Fools' Day 1s
reminiscent of ( the old observance of
the Feast of the Ass, an ancient pro
totype of the modern observance. This
feast began with a procession led by
a beautiful girl holding: a baby In her
arms and mounted on an ass. After
proceding through the principal
streets tho ass with its burden was
taken into church, and placed near
the altar. During the religious ser
vices, which commemorated the flight
of the holy family Into Egypt, tho
choir and the congregation irequently
broke out Into loud braying. After
the church services the vople in
dulged In all sorts of ridiculous
pranks and practical Jokes. Some au
thorities believe that the Feast of All
Fools had it origin in this medieval
Festival of the Ass.
RECntli SMALL SFM.
(Special to The Times.)
Stratford, April 1 Owing to the
tax rate of the town having been le
gally laid at the adjourned town
meeting last month and the amount
due from each individual taxpayer
! figured out by the Board, of Assessors
and the rate books turned over to the
town clerk It Is questioned by Tax
Collector John C. Wilcoxson If a mis
take has not been made by the voters
and the special tax which was voted
to be laid on the list of 1918 should
not be laid on the tax list of 1919. Al
ready some of the property owners
have paid, their 191 S taxes and re
ceived a receipt In full and In addi
tion some estates have been settled
the property divided with the tax for
3 918 taken out. Elliott W. Peck,
president of the Board of Finance,
states that the vote was legal and the
special tax can be laid on the 1918
list and It would also have been legal
if a special tax had been laid on the
1916 list.
Mr. Wilcoxson, the tax collector,
said yesterday that It would make a
number of complications- by having
this special tax put on the 1918 list
and he would much rather have it
on the tax list of 1919 as the books
were all made up for this year. He
further said that it would make no
difference in tho town as the cost ot
the extra work on Barnum avenue
would not have to be paid for some
time to come and if it came due be
fore next year's tax rate the town
could borrow the money from the
Stratford Trust Co., as they had been
in the habit of doing for some time
past.
The question has been raised if this
extra tax can be collected from those
estates which have been settled and
If it cannot be collected from them,
why should the other taxpayers of the
town be asked to pay? The matter
of the legality of this special tax will
be decided by the attorney-general of
the state.
The weekly reception to the return
ed soldiers will be held at Red Men's
hall this evening and a number of the
boys who have been overseas and in
Ihe cantonments of the country will
be present to enjoy the entertainment,
games and refreshments which will
be served by the women of the Citi
zens' committee.
Collections for the articles to be
sold at the rummage sale to be held
at the town hall on Thursday by the
members of the Ladies' Aid society of
the Methodist church will he made on
AVednesday and anyone having any
thing for this sale can telephone to
Mrs. Clarence W. Smith, North Main
street.
Men employed by one of the lead
ing contractors of Bridgeport were
engaged yesterday In making tests of
the ground in the rear of the build
ings on the west side of Main street
at the center in anticipation of pre
paring a bid for the construction of
the Lovall building which Is to be
started this spring. This building
which will be three stories high will
take in from the truck house to the
post office building and will be mod- !
rn in every respect. j
Harold C. Lovel!, the owner of the
building, stated yesterday that he had
not received the bids for the erection
of this building but expected them In
a very short time and that" work
would be commenced very soon.
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DOOR MATS
Door Mats were made for a
purpose and these are the days
that serve that purpose well.
Children are responsible for
much of the dirt that is carried
into the house. They are never
too young to be taught the use
of door mats but to teach them
well there must be a door mat
to practice on.
W& advise using Cocoa Fibre
Mats, made in various sizes
from $2.00 up.
Amerlcan-Hanlware-Storss
(INCORPORATED)
Fairfield Ave. & Middle St,
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Fannie DeFurie, a boarder at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Negro,
76 Church street, complained to the
police yesterday afternoon and said
that thieves entered the house, gagged
and tied her to a chair while they
robbed the home. lTpon investigation
it was found that J5.2& was mising
while other valuables had been undisturbed.
BAIr,V IXJVRJ3D BY FALL.
Sergeant Charles Souders of Kear
ney, N. J., a member of the Motor
Transport Company which was tc
tako a convoy of automobiles from
the Locomobile factory to Camp Ho
labirde, Maryland, yesterday, fell from
an auto truck at Golden Hill and
Main street, last evening, and is suf
fering from a possible fracture of the
Mtull. The soldier was removed to
St. Vincent's hospital where his con
dition Is serious.
Table Talk-
HEN men gather at lunch
time downtown, they in
variably talk of the sort of cof
fee they get at home.
Give your men folk Van
Dyk's Duchess coffee for break-1
fast and you'll be en the tip of j
their tongues during lunch !
time confidences.
Duchess 38c lb, 5 lbs. $1.85
The coffee supreme
'VAN DYK
1183 Main St., Jfear (Ulidm Hia
986 Main St., "w1 J"
GliGGENHFIMER IS
WEDDED AGAIN
Divorced Hisband of Janet
Beecher, looted Actress,
Married Once More.
New Tork, April 1 The marriage
of Harry S. Guggenhelmer, a son of
the late Randolpi Gugrgenheimer, the
First President of the Borough of
Manhattan, and f Mrs. Guggenhelm
er of 92 3 Fifth avenue. and Miss
Gwendolyn Ranger "Wormser, a daugh
ter of the late Maurice S. Wormser
and of Mrs. Wormser of 45 East Eighty-second
Street, took place at noon
yesterday In Jersy City, In the pres
ence of the immeclate families only.
The ceremony vas performed at the
residence of Judge Leo Sullivan, who
officiated. The bride, in a dark blue
traveling costume, was attended only
by her brother's fiancee, Miss Marie
Wehrane, and Sr. Guggenheimer's
brother, Charles S. Guggenheimer,
was his best man. After the cere
mony the bridal party returned to
Mrs. Wormser's New York residence,
where a breakfast was served and af
terward Mr. Guggenhelmer and his
bride left for Palm Beach to spend
their honeymoon there. Mr. Guggen
helmer has taken a house at Babylon,
L. I., for the Summer.
The final decree of divorce between
Mr. Guggenheimer and his first wife,
Janet Beecher Guggenheimer, a well
known actress, was signed cn March
28 by Supreme Court Justice Arthur S.
Tompkin3 and filed in "Westchester
County. Mrs. Guggenhelmer received
permission to resume her maiden
name and Mr. Guggenheimer was for
bidden to remarry, hence the cere
mony In New Jersey. This first mar
riage took place In 1913. Yesterday's
bride, who is 26. ha. been a member I 1
and is a granddaughter of the late 1
Solomon Ranger. Mr. Guggenheimer
is a lawyer and a member of the firm
of Guggenheimer, Untermyer and ;
Marshall, this city.
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United States Food Administration, License No.
G02142.
THIEVES GET LIBERTY BONDS.
Ill
,el Peethos, a sound sleeper, ! I9
on Water 6treet, complained
Michael
residing
to the police yesterday that thieves
entered his room while he was asleep
yesterday and stole $495 in bill3 and
two $50 Liberty Bonds.
Peethos says that the money and
bonds were wrapped In a handker
chief and fastened to his leg.
e Wednesday
APRIL 2ND, '19.
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MEAT DEPARTMENT.
Smoked Shoulders 25c lb.
Morrif? Sinnrp "Rapnn on-
pi Fat Salt Pork 28c lb.
Ill Brisket Corned Beef ific th
One year ago today the two platoon ; Comed Spare RiD3 ...... . 1 S( Th
Sugar Cured Bacon 3SC lb. II
TWO PLATOON SYSTF.M SUCCESS.
system went Into effect in the fire i f?
department. President John A. Leon- j
ard of tho Fire Commissioners, who !
was instrumental In putting this sys- j
tern into force, says that the experi
ment is highly satisfactory and that
the men are doubly efficient since its
Installation. "SVaterbury has adopted
the Bridgeport platoon system.
REVERSE RULING.
FRESH SEA FOOD.
P Green Steak Cod 20c
P Green Steak Pollock . ' 20c
p Steak Bed Salmon 30c
f Steak "White Halibut ' 1 .32c
(vLiaire vnite ercn 25c
Last night the Police Commission- U-. T-.j Blnqfpr TWp rVprpI
rs voted to place all motor vehicles j IzS i-alGl I.dCKerei
20c
by the Police Department in charge
of the Traffic Division. This order
supercedes a contrary ruling made
some time ago.
PASES EXAMINATION.
A welcome communication was re
ceived last night "by Dr. Bernard. J.
Burns, formerly head interne at St.
Vincent's hospital, now day physician
and surgeon at the City Dispensary,
that he had successfully passed his
state hoard examinations recent'v
taken at Xw Haven. Dr. Burns is a
graduate of Georgetown Medical Col
lege, Washington, D. C.
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are all that fine suits should be. Call and see tho new vioolena for
Spring and Summer.
p Large Carolina Buck Shad 28c
Cut Shad . .30c
Smoked Kippers 12c each
i Opened Oysters, Stewing 60c qt.
U Frying 65c qt.
M Large Shore Haddock lOc lb.
i Green Alwives 10c lb.
I Native Flat Fish lOc lb
tl Westport Smelts r... .30c lb.
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Tnwtber yon requlra a bag of cement or a
tralnloaA of Brtck, wo can supply 7011. Al
ways wttb tho best of serrlco Included. Phone
ns yoer requirements, large or small.
The Wheeler & Howes Co.
Mason Supply Dept.
Phone 345 Barnum.
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Furnishings
i Yellow Perch i fin
M Harbor Blues 15c
Butter Fish 15c lb.
Uncooked Shrimp 25c lb.
Large Eels 30c lb.
Smoked Finnan Haddiea 12Uc lb.
3 Opened Long Clams 45c qt.
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-. uivamciij lui; (Jfc.
,3 escallops, iloe Shad, Salt, Salrnuu, Mackerel,
j jiierring, Uanned i ish ot all kinds.
J CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Tomatoes, solid pack, red ripe, 5 inch tins, extra
standards, Bee Brand, can 16c, doz. $1.85, case
2 doz. $3.65.
Soaked Peas, can 10c, doz. $1.15, case 2 doz. $2.25.
(These peas cook very good.)
4 Maine Style Corn, can 16c, doz. $1.90, case 2 doz.
S3.75.
Red Ripe Tomatoes, No. 2 cans 10c, doz. $1.15, easel
2 doz. $2.25.
Lima Eeans, can 12c, doz. $1.35, case 2 doz. $2.65.
Rhubarb, can 15c
Del Monte Sliced Pineapples No.2 cans 23c,doz. $3.25
Pears, large cans , 25c
Apple Sauce, large cans 25c
Grated Pineapple, can 25c, doz. $2.75
Queen Quality Brand Flour 1-8 Paper Sacks $1.60,
V2 bbl. cotton $6.00
lff5 lbs. Base Fine Granulated Sugar $2.48
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NOTICE.
CHANGE IN TIME OF OPENING STORE.
From now cn our store will open five days a
week at 8 A. M., Saturday at 7:30 A. M.
BRIDGEPORT
STATE & BANK STS.
PHONES.
IcMarket&Br
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E. MAIN ST.
Many beautiful new things are here now that
you should see by all means. Every department is
prepared to serve you well, and best of all it costs
you no more.
You Gel Real Fernlfure Mere
The kind it pays to buy. A wonderful assort
ment of Rugs is here for you to choose from. Beau
tiful new Hangings, Drapery Fabrics, and Lace Cur
tains. Our own make Superior Box Springs, Hair
Mattresses and Pillows. The celebrated Glenwood
Coal and Gas Ranges, Koosier Kitchen Cabinets,
Pictures, White Mountain Refrigerators, Baby Car
riages, Sulkies, Strollers, Bissell Carpet Sweepers
and Vacuum Cleaners; the Marvel Vacuum Cleaner,
a wonderful new invention and many other desir
able articles to make the home beautiful and com
fortable. Special Inducements On Whole Outfits
1149 MAIN ST. CORNER ELM ST.
IMES FISH COMPANY
Dealers in All Kinds of High Grade
FISB, MEATS, GROCERIES and VEGETABLES
200 FAIRFIELD AVE.
TEIjEPHONE BAR. 412 1S 67
THE BEST SDTCE 1820
OLD COMPANY LEHIGH COAL
SOLD BT
Patrick McGee
269 East Washington Ave. Phone Bar. 7396-7397
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HIOHLAND SPRING WATER
R. F. D. SO. 2. BRIDGEPORT. CONN.
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