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001C9518 May 11. 1928. THE NOVELTY DRY GOODS STORE (AIRS. S. K iVHITE) I'hone liest 3SS Seed'tt IIIock next to Grocery, llarine Drive, Atnbleside. st ies III"(esr Dress-MateridsHosiery Etc. DRESSMAKING PLAIN SEWING MId ALTERATIONS A VEGETABLE GARDEN PROVIDED BY NATURE It is hard to realize that many of the weeds that we despise and wish that we had never seen were, in the days of our fore- fathers considered rare delica- cies. But in the present period very few of us will go to the trouble to even gather them for use as it is so easy to call up the corner grocery and have our vegetables delivered to the door. Not very long ago while work- ing around the garden a lady carrying a basket and a hand trowel stopped and asked me if I would object to her taking up any dandelions she might find around the garden. I'l leave my answer to your imagination. However I noticed today that there are any number of them left and I regret that I do not know her address. In the early days it was~quite a job to secure sufficient greea food to avoid the scurvy and it was through this that the edi- bility of certain of our present day weeds and wild plants was discovered and they were intro- duced into the kitchens of the pioneers. The buds and tips of the wild mustard are excellent for greens and also make a delicious salad when mixed with French dress- ing. Miners lettuce can be found in'anymoist shady spots and may be used in place of water cress. Sour grass may be mixed with chicory or lettuce and used as a salad. Young nettles have a fine flav- or and lose their stingers in the pot. Cook with ham hocks. Use gloves ivhen picking the net'les. Tender dandelion leaves nake a splendid spring vegetable it parboiled. Shoots of hops make a nice salad if cooked in salty water to which has been added a little lemon juice. Serve with cream or butter and see if you dont think them almost as good as green peas. Pigweed or Lambs'uarters grows abundantly on waste plow- ed land. It has light green leav- es frosted with silver on the under side. Cook with smoked meat. It takes the place of spin- ach. The small tender leaves of the plantain may also be used in place of spinach. Cook with salt pork. The long slender leaves of the sour or curly dock makes a nice vegetable if cooked with must- ard greens or spinnach. It has a delicious flavor. And last but not least in qual- ity and quantity there is the common bracken which springs up so tluickly in the spring. The tender leaves are just beginning to uncurl now. The flavor is like that of bitter almond and gives a nutritious zest to fruit salads. If cooked until tender it may be served on toast like asparagus. It is said that the food value of bracken is equal to that of the cabbage and more than half that of asparagus. Use only the ten- der stalks and leaf tips. In another part of this issue you will find how you may secure without cost or obligation of any kind, complete garden plans for your garden. NOTE--The writer will consider lt a pleasure to answer questions concerning the garden ln this column. The questions should be addressed to the writer ln care of the Editor. The answer will appear In an early Issue or Il a personal reply la desired a stamped, ~ elf-addressed envelope should be enclosed. VERNON FEED STORE A, C. SEARLE Phone )Vest 9 .'er;i izers for Your Garden FUELk BUILDING SUPI'LIES 3=33 4" Ah S FOR YOUR GARDEN The MARINE GROCERY Corner 22nd and i~larine Is selling our plants. Get your Plants there at CASH AND CARRY PRICES. ASTERS, LOBEI.IA, ~IAI(IGOLDS, COS~IOS, STOCKS, VEI(l)ERA, SNAI'DRAGONS, Etc....,............20c per Dozen. CABIIAGE I'I.ANTS ................. 10c. per Dozen CAULIFLO1VEI4 ......... 20c. TO~IATOES ........................ 20c. ZINNIAS and I'I'TUNIAS ... 30c. -0 Y3. R4 8 RS=R =S 50(Tk[ SHORE 1Yi,OTORS, .1.'D. GARDENS AND GARDENING By 511NA G. HUTS', Landscape Architect Craduate ln Lndscaping U. of C American School of Lndscape Architecture and Cardenlni. Member N~tional Landscape Service. THE AVEST VAN NEREUS PERSONA LS Mr. and Mrs. P. bI. Kitchener of Vancouver have taken a house at 1847 Marine Drive, and ex- pect to move in on 1st June. o n n J. M. Edington, who has been a patient at the St. Paul's hos- pital for some time following a bad accident returned to his horne last night. His many friends will be glad to know he is making satisfactory progress. o o iAIr. and Mrs. D. Anderson, 23rd and Jefferson, have as their guests Mrs. D. Stephenson and family of winnipeg. Mrs. Step- henson, who is a sister of Mrs. Anderson, arrived last Sunday, and will probably remain here for some time. o n Dlr. and Mrs. John Lawson, 2227 Bellevue, had a pleasant surprise last )Uednesday night, when they received an unexpect- ed visit from their daughter, iiIrs. W. J. Pitman of Prince Rupert accompanied by her hus- band and daughter. The visitors ivill stay here for some days.GROZ-.,'l'. Critoph of Trail, has taken the Fraser house at 1215 Duch- ess Avenue, for the summer months. Victor, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. 11th and Esquimalt, cut his knee badly last week as the result of falling on some pieces of glass. Several stitches were necessary to close the wound. Mrs. Fred King, who now lives in North Vancouver but who was a former resident here, is ill and in the North Vancouver General Hospital. n ~ n Mr. and Mrs. David McClel- land and family have purchased the new Williamson bungalow at 23rd and Kings, and expect to move in 1st June. ilIr. and Mrs. Howard and fam- ily, who have been residing at 22nd and Lawson, have moved to North Vancouver. n Alfred Searle of the Vernon Feed Store, had the misfortune on Saturday to slip and sprain his ankle, as a result of which he was confined to his home for several days this week. 3 Mrs. Turner and family, 17th and Bellevue, are leaving shortly to visit ~Irs. Turner's parents in England. They are going via San Francisco and the Panama Canal. Mrs. H. Atkins, 18th and Mar- ine Drive, returned on Thursday 3rd instant from an extended visit to Scenic, washington. Mr. Gordon Geary and Miss Anna Geary, R.N., left recently for New York via Chicago where they will sail for England to- morrow (Saturday). New Books in the Library At the monthly meeting of the Library Board it was decided to proceed with the re-cataloguing of the books for the convenience of the members, and several new books were ordered. Recent books placed on the shelves in- clude the literary sensation of the season by the Johannesburg tin-ware pedlar now at the age of 74 turned author "Trader Horn," A. E. 4U. Mason's latest "No Other Tiger," "Beau Sab- reur," "Prester John" by Buchan and "The Definite Object" and "3Iartin Coningsby's Vengeance" by Farnol. Brand Pulverised Sheep Manure Free from Weed Seeds Price--$2.50 per 100 lbs. plus delivery Apply to H. T. CURTIS 325 Howe Street Telephones--Sey. 653 West 151-Y-2 HARRY PERRIN, R.O. OPTOMETRIS T EYE SPECIALIST 205 ~iIedical Arts Building opposite Capitol Theatre Phones Seymour 5239 Residence 496R Pr ~~Ico sC', Pgx4, 5, 6, or 8................... BEVEL SIDING ~fqx8, 10, or 12................ BUNGALOW SIDING I/q or &/4x4, or 6......NOVELTY, CALIFORNIA, TONGUE and GROOVE and ANGLE RUSTIC SIDING The rejects from the regular grades in any of the above are suitable for garages, sheds, and out-houses in general, at very low prices. P 'I ~ . ie a)I ano . IIiIier .O...I:&. r i HE IDEAL COVERING FOR OUTSIDE WALLS IN A CLDIATE LIKE BRITISH COLUMBIA'S IS CEDAR SIDING. CEDAR IS AN EXTREMELY EFFICIENT HEAT INSULATOR -- WHICH MEANS WARMTH INSIDE A HOUSE IN WINTER AND COOL- NESS IN THE SUMMER. IN CONTRAST TO STUCCO, IT STAYS "PUT" ON YOUR EUALLS, DOES NOT CRACK AND DOES NOT HOLD THE DAMPNESS. FURTHERMORE, CEDAR SIDING COSTS LESS AND LASTS A GREAT DEAL LONGER. VERY ARTISTIC EFFECTS ARE OBTAINABLE, ESPECIALLY AUITH THE USE OF THE GUIDER EUIDTHS. YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM A GREAT VARIETY OF EUIDTHS AND PATTERNS. Oldsmobile and Chevrolet Dealers Our IUest Vancouver representative, H. C. Osborne, will be glad to demonstrate these cars at your convenience. Sp alists in Cedar. Foot of Femberton Ave. Night Phone North 127 North 306 Phones West 628Y North 1186