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Everybody ( I is invited to compare _ THE CAPE MAY FARMSTEAD BY THE SEA with the leading Dairy and Poultry* (arms of the world, a Such comparison will establish its supremacy. No finer agI -gregation of healthful, cheerful and well groomed cattle is t possible. No finer collection of Leghorns and Wyandotte* r of purer strains can be seen anywhere. The homes of these iff cattle and chickens are celebrated for their cleanliness [>. . and comfort. Such a combination can but offer to the interested publ the most sanitary and enticing products. One visit will fmore than satisfy the most fastidious. So please make tte • visit and compare us with others, THE FARMSTEAD BY THE SEA J. P. MACMSSIC. Manager. BMpf- h Real Estate and Search Company of.Cape May County, N. J. * Representing FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY ' OF NEWARK I TITLES INSURED ; ■ i, Searches, Abstracts of Titles and Fire Insurance » FARM PROPERTIES BOUGHT AND SOLD I Office* FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE, N.J. . J , - ' - ' <1 I PANSY PLANTS 1 Sweet Pea Seeds. Nasturtium Seeds » 1 LAWN GRASS SEED. J I Rose and Bedding Plants in Variety « 1 Hughes and Howard Sts. !| Reasonable Prices vjy fa I W. A. KNOTT X i I Florist Phone Keystone k. ; • — — * The Star and Wave Publish- I ing Company will prepare copy ; and place your Advertisement in any newspaper you may select at the lowest rates offered I by the paper you choose. Copy will be prepared gratis < by trained ad writers on your I request. 315 and 317 Washington St. ' F

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CAPE MAY'S QUEEN HYDRANGEA^! ITS BEAUTY, AND PLACES OF GROWTH This is the Star and Wave's "Hydrangea Day" and we hope it may be the beginning of en annual celebration of the beautiful flower which is making Cape May famous as its favored Eabitat. Nowhere does this most ornamental and attractive of floral plants grow in greater beauty and profusion than here. Nobody haB analyzed the conditions which seem so favorable to it but it is evident that soil and climate here are especially adapted to its growth and produces such variety of color and luxuriant results that Cape May is being far an-t wide as the favored home of the hydrangea. The Cyclopedia Brittanica says of it : "There are upwards of thirty species found chiefly in Japan, in the mountains of India wnd in North America. Their natural flowering season is towards the end Of summer, but they may be had earlier by means of foicing. Hydrangea Japonica produces pink or blue flowers under the influence of different soils. - The Japanese species of hyrangeas are sufficiently hardy to grow in any tolerably- favorable situation, but except in tbe most sheltered localities they seldom blossom to any degree of perfection in the open air, the head of blossoms depending on the uninjured development of a well-ripened terminal bud, nnd this growth being frequently affected by late »p ri ng-f roat*," This description gives positive proof of the claim made for Cape May that it is cooler in summer and warmer in winter than any other resort on the Jercoast. For hydrangea plants here are never nursed in hot houses or otherwise during the winter, but take the winter climate- as it comes out doors and surviving to increased growth aud beauty each summer. It is evident too that the variety mist thrifty here is the Japanese flower and this bears out the claim of Mrs. C. A. Bruce, of New York, whose summer cottage is on the corner of Columbia avenue and Ocean street," that she introboth the Japanese and Chinese varieties twenty-one years ago and that the great quantity of the flowers everywhere seen in Cape May came from Slips taken from her plants. She says that the anxiety to get the slips after she had grown the plants was at so great that it threatened to destroy her growths and almost necessitated a jpiard over her pistils. She finjt saw them while traveling in Japtui, and was so impressed with their beauty that she determined to try them at Cape May for the ornamentation of her cottage- lots. Friends discouraged the idea, saying that they would not grow in this climate, | but she persisted and her success has produced the phenomenal results every-" where- visible. Ghe planted Chinese as well as Japane se plants, but the former while bearing a beautiful white flower was not the popular variety. The Japanese flower with all its numerous color eilects captured the popular fancy at once. It seems under the most favorable conditions, to take all colors of the rainbow and blend them together in the most fascinating tints. tints, by the way, seem to depend upon tbe amount of sunshine or shade. In particularly shaded places where the morning sun does not reach them, the tndency seems to be to develop a deli cate shade of blue, where the morning sun reaches them the beautifully blend ed tints in pink nnd blue seem to result. * -*» Hie most beautiful resort on the coast is Cape May. We state this as incontrovertible fact, and we do not believe that there will be anybody who will arise to attempt a refutation. of this statement. Itr advantages are admitted by everybody who knows and even the real estate boomer at other retorts rarely ever claims anytbing for his resort in natural facilities or public utilities as better than at Cape May. He contents him-, -If with saying "as good as at Cape May" and goes no farther no matter how seared his conscience. Cape May has been the standard by which all natural advantages at other resorts have been measured for many years and will continue to be for many to come. What has this to do withe hydrangea? A plenty, mon ami. almost the first thing i+H eyes of visitor who arrives by Pennsylvania railroad, at Cape May, alights on is — hydrangeas. He gets the sight of the sea, and inhales the brisk, cool invigorating sea air then he glances over to the homey cottage of Mrs. Henry C. Lea and its flowers and shrubbery, queened over by the beautiful hydrangea, and his enjoyment of our dear old Cape May has begun. He proceeds up South Lafayette street and the attractive cottage of Mrs. I. J. Pocher is seen flanked by a roomy parterre ornamented by many colored hydrangeas. We always feel like expressing thanks to Mrs. Pocher for the erection of this beautiful cottage which is so satisfactory to the eye, at this point. On the right side of the street we notice next the home of Jacob Snare, one of the most estimable of our sttage residents and his evident love for flowers may be accepted as a vouchOT for high iueals. The floral beauties and the rare plants along the broad frontage of his grounds must be seen to be appreciated. Queen Hydrangea reigns here too, over lesser beauties. The Knight cottage on the opposite of Congress street nas its modicum of Tiydrangeassalso, though the grounds are si enclosed by high hedges that they are not easily visible. The Atlantic Terrace facing the beach between Jackson and Perry streets and owned by the same person is also resplendent with a great mound of hydrangeas. It may dawn upon the owner some day how beautiful the Congress Hall property cpuld be tnntje by attention to its magnificent lawn. The cottage of the late Charles Ferguson is also flower-embowered and ! hydrangeas are conspicuous. The palatial summer home of X. Z. Graves has increased beauty because of the daintily tinted hydrangeas which ornament vant points and it is one of the mostattraetive in Cape May. William McMullen's handsome summer home facing on Congress Place and aiso on South l-afayette street is a beautifully kept property and the capacious closely cropped lawns are very at tractive. The hydrangeas have not been neglected and alftrn many a favored nook. What finer vista could be presentee to the eager tourist than his first view" . of Cape May along this street. To dwell amid such beauties of nature is to enjoy one of God's choicest gifts. Tbe other entrance to this favored favored resort is by means of the Beading at Ocean street. The first view of the city on arrival by this route is of its business section but as progress is made toward the sea. the flower adorned parterres of beautiful cottages aud hotels come into view and gladdens the eye. One of the most engagingflower embowered cottages is that of Mrs. C. A. Bruce whose claim to the introduction of hydrangeas to this ci<$ is probably justified. The display here is most luxuriant and includes not only the Japanese vari -colored species, but the Chinese white flower. On opposite corner, the imposing cottage of H. S. Justi is made still more distinctive and attractive by Queen Hydrangea. The popular hotels, the Star Villa and Colonial, have the additional advantage of great clusters hydrangeas for their adornment and for the pleasure of their guests. If our great and only "Teddy," to take the trip to Cape May, as lie will some day, when he attains the necessary knowledge of Cape May and wisdom, and were to proceed up Ocean street to the beach, he wonld say with unusual fervor "Dee-lighted." On this street, also, is the fine home of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Cohen and here are very much in evidence. The hydrangea display is on the side plaza and they are beautiful and profuse. '

! of the worid and due^ ' advantages taken of soil, climate and l location, it becomes very difficult for nny other city or locality to steal tbe copyright to such a name oi even to become a rival along the- special lines that make that city famous. Such is the case with reference to the Hydrangea city. Everybody in Cape May knows how easy it is to grow hydrangeas. All you do if you wish, is to break off a branch, stick it into the ground and it grows ' into, a bash of glory. Even the plant itself will do all it can to assist its owner to have more of its kind, ere-' quently you may see roots starting off here and there along the stem some distance above the ground, so that all the propagator need do to have a "flour - ishirij plant is to detach the branch, roots and all, and place it in tlie ground. The commonway, however to proagate the hydrangea js by cuttings made either ia spring or fall, and placed in soil or sand. In a green house, benches of these cuttings may be seen made and planted just like geranium puttings. The Cape May florist finds little difficulty in soon getting gooa sturdy plants which are bought by patrons from New York, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Washington and other inlana or northern cities. Many of these plants flourish in their new environment where in some cases they become hardy aud make an approach toward the beauty of the mother plant. Others must be carefully brought in doors in autumn and placed in cellars or other protected places where they are kept in tubs or boxes until spring, when they are brought out and a fresh growth begins. Most of the plants that are placed out of doors larther north do not give the satisfaction of the Cape May region because they either wholly or partially winter kilL In case of the partial kill- ' ing it is the terminal branch and bud which bears tbe large flower cluster that is destroyed. Tbe small side buds are then forced to grow aud a smaller and hence less satisfactory bloom is the result. Even short distances from -Cape May the same excellent results of size of plant and bloom cannot be obtained. There are several varieties of hyraugea found in Cope May, but. tbe glorious pink one is the same variety as thft blue one with the same habit of growth and duce bunches of pink flowers; the next shape of flower cluster. The young cuttings of this species the first rear proyear blue flowers become evident and later on the flowera will tend to become bluer and the entire bush may produce only blue flowers. However, on the same bush you may find both blue and pink ' flowers with varying shades between. These changes in color-are due to some soil condition not confined entirely to ] Cape" May, but. which can be affected artificially to some extent. For instance on some of the Cape May lawns iron filings are mixed with tbe soil and some time later a deeper blue color appears in the plant. If it is a young plant this change in color is more promptly marked than in the older plants which may take some time to produce the effect. The moist sea air, mild winters and peculiar soil conditions ' of a coast city seem to be responsible for the glory which helps to make Cape May ane of our most beautiful summer resorts. LAURA EMBREE WOODWARD, Department of Nature Study, Summer i School, Cape May, N. J. JACKSON STREET FLORAL BEAUTIES At number 15 occupied by J. W. Wiikins the flower ot China holds forth in solitary beauty, beautifying the' small yard witli a pink glow of sunset. The Baltimore Inn though having little space for any flowers has that taken up with a long bank of China Hydrangeas, The Atlantic Terrace not only is surrounded by a line growth of pink blossoms, but is adorned on the beacli front with one of the prettiest mounds iu the entire city. The Middleton and Wilson cottages on Congress streets are the representative! beauty spots of the street, each having huge bushes 'of deep blue blooms. One long double bank of pink Chinese Hydrangeas makes the prettiest yard on the Congress place, at the double, cottage of Dr. Rotbelle and Rev. Bowen's. The Glossmire cottage at 214 North street is easily the prettiest on the street. The small yard is virtually liidden with the pink blossoms On Jackson street there is but one or two cottages without the representative flower of Cape May. Among the prettiest front lawns are those of Thomas Eastwick and James Taylor with the pink blossoms banking in the entire front verandas of both cottages. The E. F. Smith cottage at 118 Decatur street is the prettiest representative on the street with the deep bank of dark blue flowers nestling against the porch. The Harper cottage at 641 Hughes street fronted with a broad bank of Chinese pink and blue Hydrangeas is one of the prettiest in the city. -

several huge bushes adorn the various parts of tlie lawn. smothered with a iiue <rowth of the . . In one graml array to Mrs. Foster's . \ cottage on the comer of Mansion sad I Perry streets the lovely banks ' form one beautiful wave of color, from one oottage to another. Tbe J. H. Hanes, Harry McCrey, Mrs. Williams and tbe Hdridge and Hildrethi cottages are among these as is tbe B. F. Johnson residence at the corner of North street which is now occupied by Tim OXeary, Chief of detective, of Phil* delphia, who admire. Queen Hydrangea very much. This cottage is entirely surrounded by the flowers and all grown in three years from five small Mips which cost fire cents each. At the C. G. Marshall cottage at No. 9 Perry St., the hydrangeaa form the sole decoration of a fine lawn. The James E. Parkinson holme is another beautiful spot on Perry street. The cottage of W. W. Shaw at number 38 and the S. A. Rudolph residenoe growth of blue and pink hydrangeas, are both surrounded by a fine luxuriant forming the sole decoration of the fine lawns. THE WEST CAPE MAY HYDRAHTJEXS Charles Willis's cottage with the front porch banked in with blue Hydran- . gcas is only rivaled in West Cape May by Harvey Shaw's bank of pink Chinese beauties. Dr. .A. G. Stevens on Myrtle avenue has one kind of flower only, and that a large blue hydrangea. Mayor George Reeves, Pilot Charles Eldridge, Milton Hand, are among the Broadway lovers of J lie beautiful, each having several large bushes of the Chinese variety. Mrs. Rotlielle on York avenue, lias the finest lawn in the vicinity, the hydrangeas being of two different varieties. THE LE JAMBRE HYDRANGEAS After a careful examination of hydrangea blooms throughout this city and West Cape May there is no question . as to the prize display. The attractive colonial cottage of Miss Le Jambre on Washington strse next the M. E. Church makes the greatest display of the beau- . tiful flowers in the most variegated pro fusion. It is literally embowered and the beautiful blooms nestle about it as though bearing it tenderly up in tribute ' to its old time dignity and sweetness of design. From near and far visitors I come to gaze upon this beautiful sight and it is not too much to aay in the best sense that it is one of the show I places of the resort. If you have not already seen it, do not fail to do so, ! It is an impossible task to enumerate all of the cottages and streets upon which hydrangeas are grown in profusion. Hughes street is worthy of particular r mention as one of bur most attractive streets and here hydrangeas are found at every cottage. The same may be said of Franklin, Washington and Laf- » ayette streets. President of Council, J. F. Jacoby whose home is one of the most complete i and handsome in the resort, is a great I lover of flowers and of the hydrangea in particular and his home is properly adorned with them. They are everywhere in this resort and may their number never diminish. A PLEASANT PARTY e A pleasant little party 'was given the four grand children of Mr. and Mrs. , George W. Bennett on Friday aftere | noon last at their home on Corgie street, j The little folks enjoyed themselves with games and other nmuseents until re- ' e freshments were served, after which a j Jack Horner pie was the centre of . attraction, each receiving a little token to carry home with them. Those prea- , ent were: Heleqa Davis. Anne R!che ardson. Louis Ktillwell, Ruth Weeks, . Kinma Bnnett, Dorothy Bellangy, Mable Bennett, Kathryn Bellangy. Charles r Bellangy, George Dougherty," Wister B Dougherty, Donald Bennett, Albert . Johnson. ; William B. Gilbert CONTRACTING PAINTER : 922 Corgie St, Cape Mav Keystone Telephone 87a f If yon want anything from a papa « t. pins to a pair of good gum boot 1 bos. Soalts. Cold Spring, can sen e . 00. Local 'phone. tl - -ft