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Evening star., 1914-11-20
Dayton Incumbent Tells Ma
tionaI Municipal League
of Its Success.
COMMISSIONERS NAMED
FOR THEIR ABILITY ALONE
'High Brow ideas Must Give Way
to Practical Business Ability,
Says Report.

| BALTIMORE. Nd, November 90
| Subjects relating mainly to municipal
| government were the chief features of
| today's program at the annual confer
| ence of the National Municipal League
| here. Among these was an address by
| Henry NJ. Waite, city manager OF Day.
| ton, Ohio, on 1.-The Commission Man.
ager Plan Of Government in the Light
Of Experience" and the report of the
committee on political methods.
Mr. Waite declared this new form of
city government was a success. and In
answer to his own question as to
whether it could be permanent sue
cess. he said:
Its permanency depends upon intelli-
gent citizenship. and their continued
determination to keep partisan politics
out of municipal affairs"
The Dayton plan of five commission
erS at large and non-partisan- had
| resulted in the election of sound busi-
ness men, he said. They selected the
manager. and the latter selected the
directors of the five departments
law, finance, welfare, service and safety.
Il cannot tell you the political faith
! of the commissioners or the directors"
| he said. They are selected for their
ability
'P0l1ce w OmeQS s Ala.
| He told how police women were aid
ing in the handling of woman derelicts
and domestic troubles; how the fire de-
partment was continually making
house inspections to reduce
the fire hazard: how duplication of eff
fort had been saved by combining all
philanthropic and city nursing into
the welfare department; how citizens
had turned four hundred dirty spots
into four hundred gardens. and nu-
merous other steps in city, improve
ments.
Political reform organizations must
come down to earth: they must re-
move "the sign of the high brow and
substitute the dollar mark. which
alone apparently Is sufficiently potent
to be effective" according to a report
by the committee on plan of political
organization.
In part the report is as follows:
"a plan of political organization
class who have reached the elevation
where they look down upon selfish
ness and are moved solely by altruistic
considerations. must fail. The mum.
ber is too limited
'1t will not do for the so-called high
brow to inveigh against the com
placency of the average citizen. This
gets him nowhere. 1t willy not do to
assume that all voters are corruptly
Influenced when they support political
faction. This presupposes the prepond-
erence of corruption
"a plan of politica! organization to
succeed, to secure the following re-
uuired to win at the polls must be built
upon the handspring of human action,
to wit, self-interest. Your committee
believes that It can be demonstrated
Except where the contest is purely
personal, between men, not measuresJ
that in the campaign for good govern
ment, as contrasted with the machine
government, the selfish interests OF
the citizen are at stake. Too much
stress is laid upon patriotism, civic
pride and the like, and too little upon
what the continuance of poor govern
ment or institution of good means to
dividual citizen" .
Evening star., 1914-11-20

Balmacaans with Rag
Ian sleeves and Balma-
caans with regular sleeves-self
or velvet collar. Short Single and
Double Breasted Body fitting
Goats. Aquascutum (London-
made) Balmacaans. Conserva-
tive-cut Goats, in Conservative
weaves. Double-breasted Belted
Coats.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
The Merit System.

Arthur NJ Swanson of Philadelphia
discussed "the practicability of the
merit system"
The committee on municipal program.
which has been at work for a year
drafting new model charter and
home rule constitutional amendments,
presented a partial report in the form
of sections dealing with the council,
the city manager. the civil service
and efficiency board. ." -1
A partial draft of a constitutional
amendment was likewise presented.
Evening star., 1914-11-20

One of the biggest va
rieties of Suits - covering
every new model and every new
pattern-smart, snappy styles for
the Young Men; and the modified
effects for the quiet taste. But
tailored with Saks' skill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
RAISING PRIZE WINNING FLOW.
Frs.
NJ WALTER E. 80vD.


am an amateur enthusiast and de-
vote . little time daily to the care Of my
plantA The exercise ID healthful and
enjoy the benefits derived from beins
In the open air. a. we'll - the results
OF my labor. for my plants. due to the
painstaking care with which I fertilise
and cultivate, thrive and bloom pro-
fusely. Each season I grow q different
variety OF ANIMALS. A year ago I So
lected zinnins. those old fashioned now.
ers called youth and old age" They are
coarse flowers. but the colors are many
and very beautiful. A. briefly ~ pos
sible will describe how l grew them
and won the nrst prise At the Mon
mouth county. New Jersey. Agricultu.
raj Fair. over fourtGen competitors
The plants were grown in . plot with =
southern exposure, which remained
sunny almost all day. The fall previ.
Jus to planting spread the ground
thickly with well rotted stable manure
and dried oak leaves. which were spaded
under to the full depth OF the spade
rhe mixed fertilizer rotted we'll during
the winter. In the spring the ground
was thoroughly rukcd and planted with
two ave cent packages Of sinnia seed
double. mixed coiors. I started the
seeds In the open ground the middle OF
May. When the plants had put forth
four leaves they were transplAnted to
the prepared ground and placed eigh-
teen inches apart. giving SUFFICIENT space
to cultivate each plant separately.
which | did with hoe everv two or
three days during the summer. As the
season advanced I felt more than paid
for the extra space given the plants, for
they grew large and strong. and pro-
duced three times the usual number OF
blooms. TAe weather being very dry
vas obliged to water them every night
The first week In August I spread q
little bone meal between the rows and
raked II in we'll All summer I kept old
INweis cut from the plants. The How
ers were TO be cut and exhibited the
last week In August. The second week
IN the month I began pinching OF the
buds. allowing only eight flowers to re-
main on a single plant. This increased
the size OF the flowers and added to
their brilliancy of color. The mixed fer
tiiizer proved an excellent tonic for the
plants. had forty-two plants under
cultivation, and some Of the blossoms
measured from two Ana one-half to five
inches In diameter. The colors were
splendid. varying In shades Of orange.
lemon. garnet. old ivory. old rose, vio-
let. canary. brown, white, carmine and
sulphur yellow.
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Pink-Mrs George Dickson. Mrs.
John Lalng. Baroness Rothschild.
Frau Karl Druschki. the best white.
George Arends, or pink Frau Karl
Druschki, which Ii highly recon-
mended. but have not yet tested It.
HYBRID TEAS.
Antoine Revoire. Betty. Caroline
Testout. Dorothy Page Roberts. Duchess
of wellington. Duchess OF Westminster
General Macarthur. George c. Wand
Grace Molyneaux. Jonkheer J. l.. Mock,
Killarney. pink; Lady Alice Stanley,
Laurent earle. Lyon Rose. Mrs. Aaron
Ward. Mrs. a. Il. waddell, Mrs. Charles
Custis Harrison. Mrs. Harold Brockle-
bank. My Maryland. Pharisaer. Prince
de Bulgaria. Robert Huey. Viscountess
F'oikesione. Harry Kirk (hardy teal
Climbing roses are popular and sat
tisfactory. The Crimson Rambler type
has fallen into dlsfavor owing to the
rusrinE Of the foliage, and has been
replaced to q great extent by the Wichu-
riana Hybrids. The best Of these are
Dorothy Perkins. Christine Wright.
Hiawatha. Excelsa, Gardenia, Evunge.
line. Eliza Robichon.
The best roses for winter forcing are
Killarney. White Killarney, Killarney
Brilliant. American Beauty, k9iserin
Auguste Victoria, Mrs. Aaron Ward
Lady Hllingdon. Irish Fire Flame. My
Maryland. Madame Charles Ronssell.
Mrs. George Shawyer.
Roses budded on conEenial stocks
come into bearing earlier. make better
wood. give moro and finer blooms and
last a. long as = not longer than own
root roses I have budded plants that
have been blooming for thirty years and
promise to be fine for many years to
come. BY congenial stocks is mean, the
stocks adapted TO the particular class
that Is, Manetu for the Hybrid Perpet-
uals. Bricr for the Teas and Hybrid
Teas &N Multthora Ia used extern
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se.342.2S PROFIT FROM FIVE
ACRES OF CELERY.

a. w. Chapman Of Manatee county.
Florida. produced 5.5l5 crates Of celery
from a five acre plot. The net profit
DER crate was sl.l5. or $6,342.25 from
the Ave acres. This crop was marketed
before the middle Of February and the
land will he used to produce other crops
during the early spring months
FLORIDA Is developing rapidly. The
high areas In the Sarasota district. ly-
Ing above the Manatee celery districts
are peculiarly adapted to the produc'
ton Of midwinter strawberries. To-
matoes are the main crop on tho siesta
and Longboat keys. One grower ID re.
ported as having grown $50 crates that
were marketed In Philadelphia In De-
cember at 81 per crate. One thousand
crates to the acre Is the average yield.
and II the uniform price of 81 a crate
can be obtained, tomato growing In
Florida should be very profitable.
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MORE THAN $4,000 NET PROFIT
FROM 100 ACRES OF PEACHES.

Fruit growing Is very we'll described
IN the popular song, ITS not all honey
and it's not all JAM" but properly
handled II averages we'll
This IL the story Of a peach orchard
IN Worcester county. Maryland. The
crop OF 1912 was total loss, caused
by brown rot. The same block of
trees in 1913, after n thorough spraying
campaign, yielded the largest crop pro.
duced in the State OF Maryland.
Early In 1913 the owner OF the
orchard. suffering from the loss OF the
previous years crop. applied to the
Maryland Agricultural College for as
sistancc and one of the assistants Of
that institution took charge OF the
spraying campaign. spraying with
fungicide and poison combined. The
beneficial effect was apparent In forty
EIGHT hours.
The success Of the work II best shown
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published. We decided to consult some
Of the leading amateurs.
Two successful amateur rose grow
srs. DR.. Robert Huey and DR.. NJ II.
Cryer. both located In eastern Penn
sylvania. where TIN climate ID practi-
cally the same as New York city. were
asked for their opinions DR.. Cryer ia
vors tho following list:
Hybrid Teas-Duchess Of Wellington.
Lady Hilhnsdon. Killarney. Harry Kirk.
Lady Alice Stanley. Mrs Charles Gus
tbs Harrison, Caroline Testout. Mrs. A.
r. waddeli. Richmond. sunburst. Jo-
seph Hill. Jonkheer Mock.
Hybrid Teas-Frau Karl Druschki.
Commander Jules Grameaux. J. d.
Clark. Hon. Ira Bingham.
Pillar ROses-Gustav Regis, Billiard
Of Barrie. Mrs. w. J. Grant. Gruss an
Teplit1.
Climbing Roses-Tausendscho Gar.
DINA. Shower Of Gold. Dorothy Per-
kins.
These roses have given mo great sat.
isfaction. Most Of them are budded on
manetti stock.
DR.. Huey says: an sending you
. list OF roses. probably more than you
asked for. but these are all the best
Of their classes, and the selection 10
tha result of thirty years Of careful
selection and observation Of some six
hundred varieties.
They were all grown In beds dug e
the depth Of two feet and we'll enriched
with COW manure and bone meal. These
fertilizers have been demonstrated tC
be the best for roses In this climate
The most satisfactory and deservedly
popular roses grown at this time arr
the Hybrid Teas. Where the tempera-
ture does not tall below 10 degrees
Fahrenheit they will survive the win.
ters and bloom from May until Noven,
Der. In the latitude OF New York city
In colder regions. such az northern
New York. the Hybrid Perpetuals shou,t
no planted. but they cannot be dc.
pended upon for flowers after the firs
bloom. although many give few flow
ers on the terminal shoots In the au
tumn. Oscar Cordel blooms fairly wei
from Juno un1l Octobsr.
HYBRID PERPETUAI6.
Red-Ulrich Drummer, Captain Hay
ward Oscar Cordel.
Prince Camille do Rohan. dark Grim
son.
susanns Marie Redocanschi. csrts~
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Every amateur gardener tries to grov
lettuce that will head. but few succeed.
After testing many Of the much ad.
vertised varieties l am satisfied TO stick
to May King and Wayahead as ones
10 be depended on for the ordinary
garden with LILLE care: and I grow
az nice heads as are usually seen ON q
market stand.
Plant early while ground Is cold,
rather Light soil preferable, working
into top Of ground. after spading,
plenty OF chicken manure or "A
commercial fertilizer containing lib
eral amount OF ammonia. Sow spar
ingly In rows twelve inches apart. cover
seed very lightly and IL chicken manure
Is used wet down as soon as sown with
q solution OF nitrate Of soda, two table
spooufu!s Of crystals to three gallons
Of water. When four big leaves ap-
pear thin to six inches apart In rows
and cultivate often. lightly. Make q
frame four feet square by ten inches
high. eight plaster lath viii make all
but corner posts, and cover with four
yards OF thinnest cheesecloth. This
frame will reach over three rows and
bleach enough for one time. keeping
II on all dry days and OF at night,
sprinkling the lettuce each morning
before covering. The frame to be used
after heads are well formed and con-
tinued until about = week before cut.
ting. Heads will then b tender and
crisp.
Excess plants may be reset, but win
not do 10 well ~ those that are not
disturbed. c. q.
RIDGEwooD. N. J.
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As soon a. the roots OF a ieguminous
crop begin to ~ ow. II the soil Ia sweet
that is. does not lack lime-tiny bac-
terra. 30 small that II takes q powerful
glass to see them. attach themselves to
the roots Of the pea or other legumin-
Gus crop and start to housekeeping.
building little nodule. as II Is called.
II takes only about twenty minutes to
complete the growth of one OF these
entities. but they do not die. They sim.
ply divide themselves into two, each
starting . new nodule or adding to the
one already begun and dividing again
In twenty minutes and 30 on ad inf,ni-
tum. multiplying at such a wonderful
rate that 1t has been estimated that II
there was one In good condition here
week ago there are q billion now.
These little houses. nodules. grow into
great hives until soon they are a. large
al walnuts on the roots OF the plants
Their functions are peculiar and won.
derfully Interesting a. well a. profit.
able. says Col Henry Exail In Dry
Farxstn0.
The air. a. you know. 10 four-fifth
nitrogen. Nitrogen Ia the most expeu.
sive fertilizer that you buy. and II Is
positively essential to plant life. Now.
these little entities suck air into the
earth and serate the soil II IL Just as
necessary for a plant to have air AZ IT
Is for an animal to breathe It. They
therefore do the splendid service Of
bringing the air into the soil, and In
bringing Il in they digest the nitrogen
that II In the air and convert II into
mineral nitrates that are soluble In
water and Immediately available for
plant food. II IN estimated that under
favorable conditions where an acre OF
land n we'll inoculated. the bacteria will
bring go worth Of nitrogen to the acre
within the year-that Is. II would cost
$40 and mora to buy and put upon the
land the nitrogen that these little enti-
ties have Drawn from tine atmosphere
into the soil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

George Foster Kent Of Troy. Kan.
will clear over $500 this year from
Ave acres Of Jonathan apples. or $50
trees. according to the Kansas City
Star. About three years ago he Bought
neglected and rundown orchard that
adjoined Troy on the north. Neighbors
believed he had made had deal. but he
set about learning the orchard business,
and trimmed. sprayed and intelligently
cared for his orchard.
Kent sold his Jonathans to Gridley.
Maxon 4 Co, for t3.25 barrel. They
furnish the barrels and do the packing
and he pays for the picking and hauling.
There will be about seven hundred bar
rels from the $50 trees. not counting
the Gull apples. which are expected To
pay for the picking and hauling
Mr.. Kent also has about 1900 Ben
Davis apple trees. He sold his Ben
Davis apples to Stacy Bros. OF LIN
coin for s2.25 a barrel. and they fur.
nished the barrels and packed the
appleA
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Notes on Ppuuin9.

Do not cut out large linbs
Never prune In frosty weather. Frost.
bitten wounds are slow to heal.
Never leave the stubs In cutting OH
limbs,
Prune annually. but never heavily.
Wounds heal most rapidly In spring
Heavy pruning conduces to wood
growth.
In transplanting cut back top and
root.
Keep the tree free Of suckera.
Summer pruning induces fruitfulnesa
Torn wounds are generally fatal
Paint over the larger wounds.
A heavy pruning Is always followed
by a heavy growth Of suckers.
Winter pruning increases the vigor
Of the plant.-GreeNs Fruit Grover.
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SPRAY WITH IN-SECT-INE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Aaa,cul rus

sURGAv OF ENTOMOLOGY
aAsW,t6T n. &C
December IL. 1919
Dear Sirs:
Referring to sample Of In-sect-nc submitted
TO this office by Mr.. J. E. Heating in company
with Mr. J. B. Porter. under date Of October 9th
I have pleasure in advising you that this prep.
aration has been analysed in the Bureau Of
Chemistry and found to consist of mixture
Of calcium and lead arsenates, Bordeaux mix
ture and some crude form of tar oil. 1t also
contains small amounts Of sulphates, chlorides
magnesium carbonate and O trace Of ammonia
The various ingredients which enter into the
sample Of In-sect-ine. as analysed, are not pres.
ent in large enough quantities, in the light Of
our present knowledge. to be injurious to plant
life whr1 used for spraying IL applied in the
usual manner and at proper dilutions. The
compound Is very similar to . Bordeaux mix
cure containing arsenate of lead and q little
sulphur.
Very truly yours.
L. o. HOWARD.
Chief Of Bureau.
Spray Chemical Compromising Co..
Buffalo, N. Y.
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PAysssse8sa virginiea.

Charles q. Parneli in Perks Moooss~s
says this unique and attractive hardy
perennial plant deserves to be generally
known. a. for single specimens In the
mixed flowers border or a. borders for
shrubbery tn value II beyond Ques-
ton. being perfectly hardy. Of strong,
robust growth and free from all INSECT
pestA II should 10 grown In a very
deep. we'll enriched soil and an open
sunny situation. II begins to bloom
early In July. and under favorable con-
ditions will continue for about two
months. The flowers are produced In
large. graceful spikes. ON stalks about
eighteen inches In height. and are Of q
beautiful bright pink color. It must be
remembered that the ground cannot be
too we'll enriched or made too deep for
this plant: 80 In early winter q good
mulch Of stable ma nure should be given
and Of this as much as possible be dug In
around the plants In the ensuing spring.
Cannas are easily raised from seed,
Soak the seeds In warm water twenty.
four hours before planting TO soften
the shell. Tho shell 10 very hard and
on this account the common name oy
indian sbet was given to the Gamma.
Start early and they win flower the
hrst season. A packet o. mixed .eca,
viii give q variety of colorA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

In gardens where castor oil beans are
growing.
A Montana reader advises deep plant
ing Of gladiolus bulbs to obtain richer
colorings. Five inches ID tho depth
recommended
Gypsophila paniculata II sown early
can be treated AZ an annual Their
misty white panicles Of bloom are
largely used for mixing with other cut
flowers.
A tittle ttn1e or old mortar powdered
and mixed with the soil wiz cause
mignonetts to flower prolincaily.
Ten thousand barrels OF apples were
shipped from Boston to Germany last
autumn. This Ii the largest shipment
ever taken to Germany at one time.
There Ii q steady demand abroad for
American apples.
II Is not SO many years ago that the
FIRST shipment OF apples was made from
this country to England. Each apple
was carefully wrapped In several thick
nesses Of newspaper and packed In bar
reis They arrived IN London safely
and attracted considerable attention.
This was before the time Of fast steam
ers. II was then supposed impossible
10 ship fruit safely such long d'sta noes,
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ROSES.

After obtaining the opinions Of the
leading commercial rose growers on the
hest roses for amateurs In the latitude
II New York city. which were recently
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in the shipments: 2o.2i4 half bushel
baskets. packed $40 baskets to the car.
q total Of more than thirty-one cars;
l2.0s9 carriers packed 400 carries to the
car. a total Of thirty cars. Q grand total
Of sixty-two cara or more than 1914
bushels.
The first grade peaches in six gallon
carriers sold for S2.0s net. on the cars
at the orchard. The hxed grades sold
for si.25. The best price received for
half bushei baskets was $t.o6 Q basket
and the lowest price 80 cents.
Tho total net sales were $35165.6S.
making the average price a bushel. In
GLIDING all grades and soft peaches sold
locally. S1.S3. The first full car was
loaded on July Is and the last full car
was loaded on August %.
The expenses Of growing. picking.
packing and loading on cars were as
S-it
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An Orleans county reader wants to
know II manure from the chicken house
will be suitable for peach and apple
trees. Chicken manure, barnyard ma
nure and commercial fertilizer are all
good for fruit trees and small fruits.
spread over the root. as fax. cut a the
branches OF the trees extend
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The expenses deducted from the sales
left Q net profit Of S25.S3s.S4. An ex-
c~llent record Of production from 100
acres.
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FLOWER HOLDERS.

Strips Of lead one inch to two inches
vide. curled up into various shapes, are
useful for holding cut flowers In wide.
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open top dishsA A piece Of lead pipe
cut on one aide and hattened out can
then be cut to proper width and made
into formA
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II u said that molss win no, burror,
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In gardens where castor oil beans are
growing.
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A httle hne or old mortar powdered
and mixed with the soil wiz cause
mignonette to flower prolihcaily.