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tective feature, the latter points usually
win. Privet hedges are popular also
because of their low initial cost, their
rapid growth and their ability to with
stand frequent clipping. Many local
hedges have been started from cuttings
donated by a friendly neighbor.
On the other hand, privet hedges
have habit Of gradually increasing in
size despite regular pruning unless one
sets up a line at each pruning and hews
to the line. When the hedge becomes
diversified, 1t should be cut back drasti-
cally, preferably in the Spring or late
Fall. In this way, the hedge may be
restored to its original form and at
tractiveness. Privet hedges easily be-
come a. public nuisance if allowed to
grow out of bounds or If planted near
corners where they obStruct the view.
In fact, privet nor any other tall grow
ing plant has place near street
intersection.
In starting young privet hedge, it
Is necessary to clip the new shoots
fairly close to the ground in order to
obtain the desired bushy growth. The
height may then be allowed to gradu-
ally increase up to that desired by the
owner. Remember that privet will be-
come almost small tree If left to
itself. It is certainly rough and
ready citizen of the plant kingdom.
Were lockwood one-tenth as vigorous a
grower, 1t would, because of its greater
beauty, quickly supplant all privet.
Thunberg's barberry makes very fair
hedge but Is less susceptible to shaping,
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REvERSION TO, TYPE

Nature manifests a general leveling
process or perhaps a stabilizing process
would express the situation more accu-
rately. Seeds taken from a highly i'm
proved horticultural plant will, unless
selection Is maintained, soon revert to
the general type. In many cases, the
type Is improved In some respects but
is lacking in general vigor, fact
which seriously handicaps the strain
in competing with other plants. The
garden editor has in mind strain of
long-spurred columbines which he pur-
chased some years ago. The colors
and forms were varied and attractive.
Now, some years afterward, all the
resulting seedlings are practically of
one color, pink. and without conspicu-
GUS spurs. The improved types must
have succumbed in the early stages be-
cause If they had bloomed they would
have been saved.
Plant improvement cannot consist of
simply developing plant up to a GER
tain height and letting 1t rest there,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
WATERING THE
GARDEN

Directly from the condition of too
much water, the home gardener often is
plunged into the problem of securing
water enough to keep the plants grow
ing thrifty. There are several things
that the gardener may do to help the
situation The first is to keep out the
weeds, which also use moisture in their
growth. The soil can be kept loose
between the plants and in the rows by
frequent tillage. For centuries almost,
the principle of surface mulch as q
means of retaining soil moisture has
been ardently advocated and. like most
long continued practices, probably is
grounded on certain truths. Lately,
however, certain investigators have
claimed that there is little benefit from
tillage as far as water retention is con-
cerned but they have a lot to prove
yet before this tenet will be accepted
by gardeners.
The use of mulcheS, consisting Of
straw, leaves or paper, is another means
of reducing water loss open to the
gardener. The mulches slow down
the evaporation from the soil and also
assist in checking weed growth. Paper
mulch is now available in form pre-
pared especially for gardeners and
seems to have a promising future.
Last but by no means least In Solv-
ing the water problem is the actual ap-
plication of water. One principle that
has come to be well understood and ac-
cepted is that one thorough soaking is
far more beneficial than greater
quantity applied in small doses. Cali
fornia irrigation follows this principle
but many home gardeners do not
Very frequently one sees gardeners
watering the garden with the hose to
the extent of barely wetting the sur
face 1t is quite obvious that most of
this water will be lost the next day and
the top soil left in a partly baked con-
dition. Several hours of spraying are
actually required to wet the soil down
to real useful depth.
Portable irrigation outfits are obtain
able in sizes suitable for the home gar
den. These are, in most cases, simply
a piece of perforated pipe mounted on
supports which are adjustable. Whether
the investment in such apparatus is
warranted depends on each gardeners
viewpoint, that is, how anxious he may
be that his garden come through try
ing times in good condition. Probably,
rs matter of fact, year in and year
out, heavy investments in watering out
fits viii not give returns in this vicinity
but there comes q year now and then
when supplementary water will save
the garden.
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with hollyhocks, phlox and other
90uerC
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GARDEN ITEMS

II any period Of the year Is dif1cult
! In gardening, it is the present season,
a sort of an interim between Spring
and Summer when the finest OF the
| Spring flowers have gone and the Sum-
mer plants have not yet come on. This
is the season when the determination
to continue is tested to the utmost.
Yet it pays to persevere, for many Of
the finest rewards are yet to be secured.
The lilies and phlox in flowers, the
sweet corn, tomatoes and melons in
vegetables and practically all the fruits
except the cherry and strawberry are
still before us.
One of the little kinks in lima bean
culture is the practice Of planting the
large seeded types with the eye of the
seed down. 1t Is rather difficult for
the terminating plantlet to force the
two large cotyledonS or primary leaves
up through clay soils and. with seeds
carefully placed, the task is simplified.
Of course, this suggestion applies only
to the small garden. No truck gar
dener could afford the time to place
each seed.
It would be we'll to lay in a small
supply of magnesium arSenate or py-
rethrum soap preparation in prepara-
ton for the battle with bean beetles.
One at least of our local seed stores
HVAOAA0s WAN
latter under a trade name.
Aphids or plant lice now present In
number of chrysanthemums will yield
readily to a spray made up of nicotine
sulphate (Black Leaf 400, with little
soapsuds added to help release the &C
tive nicotine.
Black Leaf Spot on the rose foliage
is again evident. Consistent spraying
with Bordeaux mixture will help a
great deal. Massey dust g parts very
fine sulphur and l part arsenate of
lead) is also strongly recommended.
This is the correct season for CIR
ding recalcitrant apple trees in order
to force them to make fruit buds The
removal of a narrow ring of bark from
the trunk will hold the nutrients
formed in the leaves in the top of the
tree and cause some of the leaf buds
to become flower buds. The treatment
is applicable to young trees which have
reached bearing age but refuse to bios
som and as a rule should be restricted
to trees which the owner does not prize
too highly, for at the best 1t Is an in
furious operation as concerns the trees
ultimate welfare.
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at the Somerset School, May 2S, when
a constitution and program were adopt
ed and the following officers elected:
Aubrey B. Carter, 4611 Davidson
drive, Chevy Chase Terrace, president;
DR.. w. L. Kline of Friendship Heights,
first vice president; Miss Helen Stohl-
man of Somerset, second vice president:
dens, secretary, and Mrs. Lulu G. Rich
ardson of Drummond, librarian. In adj
dition an executive committee was elect
ed from representatives of the five COM
munities within the territory covered
by the club, as follows: j. A. P. Farm
ham of Friendship Heights, Mrs. H.
Huntington of Somerset, w. G. Powick
of Drummond, Mrs G. w. Henderson of
Chevy Chase Gardens and Miss Mary
race. The report of the committee on
the constitution and nominations was
presented by Howard r. Watkins OF
Somerset.
The boundaries of the club are Wis
conSin avenue on the east B. & Q.
Railroad and River road on the west,
Bradley lane and Chevy Chase drive
on the north and the District line on
the south, an area including the COM
munities of Friendship Heights, Som
erset, Drummond, Chevy Chase Gar
dens and Chevy Chase Terrace.
The objects of the club as set out in
its constitution are to stimulate an in
terest in all phases of garden act'vi-
ties, and as an evidence of that interest
to hold or participate in she VS. <dring
the season at which members will ex-
hibit their favorite specimens; to fur
Their community Identification and de-
velopment of home grounds; to encour-
age civic planting of trees and care of
paintings along highways and to ad-
vance any cause relating to gardening
and park development within the clubs
area and cooperate with other organi-
cations of like purposes.
The business meeting was followed
by an interesting and instructive illus
trated lecture by Earl w. Sheets of the
Department of Agriculture, who Is
regional vice president of the American
Tric Cnrietv his subject being Good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08

Prof. r. L. Milford, D. Victor Lums-
den, David Lumsden, B. Y. Morrison
and Mrs. John Ihlder, have devoted
their maximum energy, day and far
into fhe night, to put this show across.
We are fortunate to have these broad
minded workers in the gardening fra
ternity.
The Evening Star Trophy Cup has
been an effective stimulus in creating
competitive interest among the local
garden clubs. Those who have seen
this trophy at the show can appreci-
ate the desire for permanent posses
sion, which goes ultimately to the club
winning three times at American Hor-
ticultural Society exhibitions.
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THE PRIVET HEDGE

Why discuss the privet hedge2 1t is
10 common that, like trees and grass, 1t
has come to be accepted as a matter of
course. Most landscape gardeners will
tell you that the privet hedge is dis
ttnctly out of place on the small city
or suburban place but, nevertheless,
each year sees more and more hedges of
this type planted. Weighing its lack
of beauty against its utility as a pro-
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D. S. C. is AWARDED.
Posthumous Honor Paid to Lieut..
Garrett.

A Distinguished Service Cross has
been awarded posthumously by the War
Department to Victor E. Garrett of
Kerrville, Tex, or extraordinary hero
ism In two actions in France in 1918
while serving as first lieutenant, 28th
Infantry, LIST Division, A. E. F. The
cross will be presented to his father,
w. c.. Garrett of Kerrville.
The department also awarded a sill
yer star citation to James j. Cullinan
of New York City for gallantry in &C
ton in France, October Is, 1918, while
serving as a sergeant in Company C.,
165th Infantry, 42d Division,
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but consist of constant selective proc
ess, otherwise the more vigorous primi-
tive forms prevail. Many gardene%
have observed the same phenomenon
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Red Grange to Make Talkie.
NEW YORK, June 8 up. Red
Grange Is going into the talkies. He
will act in musical film of college life.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

Aubrey B. Carter. president Of the
new Montgomery Suburban Garden
Club, submits the following report:
The organization of the Montgomery
Suburban Garden Club was completed
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15

She wanted Ray to fuss over her, to pet her and to tell her how in- ordinately brave she was being.
 She kept urging her horse on, impatient to be back. In her minds eyes she could see Ray rushing for word to take her down off her horse after which he would carry their bedroom.
 The grooms were waiting to meet them. But nowhere could she see Ray and it was Henderson finally who carried her into the hall.
 'Is Mr. Lowther upstairs?" she asked the butler.
 The man raised his eyebrows.
 No, ma'am. He caught the four o'clock train to London.' And then, in reply to Hendersons startled exclamation. He said it was ur- gent business. sir. A telegram came for him just before noon."
 Barbara relaxed limp in Hendcr- sons arms, too stupefied at that moment to speak. Business in Lon don. What nonsense.
 But, with the realization that the other guests were looking at her eXpectantly, she managed to say.
 The wire came, did it? We were expecting lt, although not until to- morrow. How very annoying" Sporting the way she took it." , Henderson remarked later to the major, "Ill bet my last penny that it was as much of a shock to her as it was to the rest of us."
 Poor little lady" said the major with some sentiment as he pulled at his moustache. She ought to have had more sense than to marry a musician. What can one expect of a fellow who spends his life footing a blasted horn ?" Upstairs in her room a white bedraggled Barbara was crumpling a sheet Of paper into a little hard
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to dinner tonight. Barbara ?"

to dinner tonight, Barbara?" She was about to reply decisively in the negative when she stopped herself. remembering that, at all costs, she must keep her end up before the other guests. Her hazel eys hardened until they seemed like pin points and she called back, with an attempt at gaiety.
 "Of course I'm coming. I'm com. ing even if you have to carry me downstairs. I'll tell the world I am."
 She heard his footsteps retreat ing along the corridor and then, l although her features contracted with the pain of her ankle, she forced herself to get Up off the bed | and limp about the room, as she | make feeble effort to change her clothes.
 Seating herself at the vanity | table, she muttered under her breath, I'll show you, Ray Low ther. You're not going to make a fool out of me a second time and | get away with t, Never mind-Im not going to sit around and nope for you. No, sir, I'll have a ccle- bration. . I'll have the time of my life. .''
 Strange that she started the cele- bration by suddenly leaning for, ward, her head in her arms, and bursting into tears.
 Copyright. Dial Press)
 Ray flees again - and once more Barbara learns how much she really needs him. Continue the story witt tomorrows chapter.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15

investment promoters than any other period in the history of the United States and Canada, fewer frauds were perpetrated.
 He attributed this decline chiefly to the campaign of the various Bankers associations in urging in vestors, Before you invest, investi- gate" He said that in Chicago every "tipster sheet" had been driven out of business through the activities of bankers protective organizations reducing fraud through fictitious se- curities to a minimum. He urged adoption by all legislative bodies of either regulatory or anti-fraud laws.
 The convention, with more than 1000 delegates from the United States and Canada iu attendance, opened formally today with ad- dresses by Premier Tascherau and Lieut.. Gov. H. G. Carroll.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15
FRAUDS DECREASE,
 BANKERS ARE TOLD
Stock Promotions Curtailed by
 Laws, Davis Announces

Quebec, Oct. 15 P}-The passing of the gold brick artist" was her aided today with the converting of the 18th annual convention of the Investment Bankers Association of America.
 Arthur c. Davis. of Chicago. field secretary of the association, said that while the last four years presented more opportunities for fraudulent
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15
BILE t: LUXURY j '! l![!, LII! HUSBAND 3 I! A

Synopsis: Ralph Henderson's house-party his ocheme by which he hopes to induce Barbara to di- vorce Ray and marry minis more successful than Henderson hoped 1t might be. Ray is bored and irritated. speaks sharply to Bar bara and she becomes angry with him. When Ray loses at bridge, he flatly refuses Barbara's offer to pay his debts and insists he will raise the money elsewhere. Ray is unable to join the fox-hunt one morning because he has no riding outfit and Henderson accompanies Barbara. Riding home after the kill. Hender- son suddenly grasps the reins of Barbara's horse, tells Barbara he loves her and asks her to kiss him.
 Chapter 14
 AN ACCIDENT
 Henderson, holding the reins of Barbara's horse, was leaning close to her.
 Just one kiss" he was saying.
 Through Barbara's mind flashed memories of how trifling kiss had seemed to her before, something easier to give than refuse. But in the stiffness of these English woods, Barbara felt she could not continue that sort of thing now she had Ray.
 But she knew 1t would be hope less to explain this to Henderson Instead, she relied upon humor--
 Don't ask me to become senti- mental in the daylight. Hendy," she chided him. Lets push on. The others must be miles ahead all ready"
 He did not press his point. but she knew by his moody silence, that he was peevish about it. Let him be unpleasant about it if he wanted to!
 Now they were out of the woods, approaching a mill stream. AS she made towards it, Henderson said
 Don't attempt to jump it. Bar bara. It's wider than it appears"
 The dlctatorial note in his voice annoyed her.
 "Poof, poof," she laughed over her shoulder. If you can make it-I guess I can, too"
 And with that. in spirit of bravado, she cracked her whip and brought it down on the horse S flank, urging it forward
 Down the grassy bank it plunged tossings it's head and quivering it's cagerness as it gathered forces for the spring. A moment-and it was over - but in making the opposite bank it's hoofs slipped in the mud and it fell, bringing Barbara to the ground.
 At first she appeared unhurt by the fall, but when she tried to rise, she discovered that she had twist ed her ankle. She tried to laugh about it, assuring the man that i. was of no consequence. Henderson picked her up in his arms and set her on her horse.
 Sure 1t doesn't hurt too much 9" said the man solicitously.
 "Surp,' she assured him. But of course. it did hurt
 It felt as though red hot pokers were being jabbed continuously in 10 her ankle anl she found herself longing for Ray.
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ball in her hands. Across it Ray had scrawled in his large, untidy writing:
 Barbara. dear one,
 What 1 have done will make you mad. It's going to make you feel awful mean to me, too. I'm leaving you for two or three ddys, but I'll be back in time to take you from this jolly house party, haw, haw,' as that dumbbell Major Perkins would say. You've got to trust me.
 My love,
 RAY.
 "P. S.-Make my excuses to Henderson. Tell him that King George called me up for a pri- vate addition, if you like" Barbara flung the note furiously into the Wastepaper basket, her cheeks buring with the intensity of her rage. How dare he treat heI in that casual manner! So furious was she in that moment that she wanted to do something desperate throw a vase through the window or break up every stick of furniture in that room.
 Instead she flung herself dowr on the bed, burying her hot, mudd, face in the pillow. Never, she told herself, could she feel the same towards nim again. Never She determined on going straight back to the States and securing z She raised her head abruptly some one was knocking at the door "Who's there?"
 It's Hendy. I'm sending tn. maid up 10 look after you. Is ther, anything I can do for you myself?' Her answer was short ant muffled
 Nothing thanks"
 'Will you be able to come doWr
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15
Bullet Breaks Window
 In Ten Acre Road Home

When boys practice at target shooting. they should at least be accurate. for one never knows where a stray bullet will stray. That is the belief of Sergeant John c. Stadler of the police department, who late yesterday afternoon inves- tigated a complaint that boys wer4 shooting in the woods back of 119 Ten Acre road and that one of the bullets had broken a window of the house.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15
Tube Company Checking
 Explosion in Factory

Pittsburgh, Oct. Is (UP)-Nation- al Tube Company officials are inyes- tigating the fatal blast that yester- day cost four lives and caused in juries to 10 workmen in the Nation- al works, McKecsport. The blast killed instantly Carl Hoffman, 30. and Philip Sandmeyer, 59, both of Greenock, and John Hando, 19, Me
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15

Keesport, who died later in a Me Keesport hospital as well as anothel workman.
 Hot metal overflowing from 3 ladle caused the blast, it was believ ed. The molten stream caused an explosion, it is said, when it came in contact with water in a pit under the ladle.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-15

USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
 FOR BEST RESULTS
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ball in her hands. Across it Ray had scrawled in his large, untidy writing:
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The story of woman who played with fire

But one night, some thing wen, wrong. h thc midst Of the mcrrimcnt, a wave of giddincss swept Ter Dawn found her at her own gate, striving with numbcd intelligence to piece together the dim, half formed pictures of what had happened.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-10
CLAM BEDS OyERFIsHED

WASHINGTON, May g, (P)-Clam beds along the Pacific coast are so Ioverfished, according to H. c. Nc Millin of the bureau of fisheries, that three men must dig now where one was employed in 1923 for the same catch, To remedy depletion he has recommended that a bag limit be placed on unlicensed dig gers and that beaches be closed en- tirely from October to March 2,
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-10
WALKING STICK GROWS ID BECOME HUGE TREE

FAIRFIELD, Me, May 10, P- 'Sixty-five years ago Increase Ken dal1 thrust a willow stick he had cut for cane into the ground and forgot it.
 That was back in the days when this town was known as Kendall's Mills and saw mills were it's chief industry. The willow stick took root and today has grown to a tree which is "A feet in circumfer- ence near it's base. '1 L