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Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-13

It is just beginning to be gener- ally understood how much of worthwhile interest the Aleutian Islands holds for the scientific re- searcher. On May l the Tahoe brought to Unalaska Dr. Eric Hull ten, a well-known Swedish scien- tist. He is desirous of studying the flora on the Aleutian Islands as far west as Attu. He expects to find similar plants to those grow ing on the Kamchatka Peninsula where he spent several years in an absolutely uninhabited portion of this eastern hemisphere, gather ing much valuable data on the flo- ra of that country, classifying plants, flowers and shrubbery hitherto matter of confusion and speculation to all scientists. 1n- cidentally, while occupying the major portion of his time in be- tanical research, Dr. Hutton did considerable exploratory work in this wild and inhabited region, giving to science information re- garding the volcanic condition of the interior of Kamchatka Penin- sula. From these years of faith full study and research Dr. Hulten has compiled four large volumes, profusely illustrated, of the name, origin and character of the flora of Kamchatka, which will be used as basis for textbooks for the schools and universities of Sweden and America. Having travelled in many places of the world and be- ing able to speak ten languages fluently Dr. Hulten is exceptional ly interesting and can relate his varied experiences in most anus , ing and graphic style.
 Dr. Hulten is accompanied by w Eyerdam, whose special study is conchology. He has contributed some very valuable collections o1 shells to various museums thru out the United States.
 On May the U. s. s. Gannett navy airplane transport and sur vey ship, crept unostentatiouslJ into Dutch Harbor and the two airplanes it carried now are giving thrills to everyone as they circle in and about the harbor. Up tC this time the Whirr of an airplane was unknown, except on the one occasion when the Russian fliers stopped for a few hours on theh way to Seward. But to have two planes flying around like bird! day after day is marvel beyond description to thed dhildren ane many of the older people.
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NARCISSUS.

The narcissus is the first of the
Spring bulbs to be really worth while;
that is, the first that can be used to
advantage as a cut flower In addition
there Is such a wide spread in season
that flowers may be had for six or more
weeks, beginning perhaps with the
simple Golden Spur and ending with
the old-fashioned poet Recurvus. Those
who have attended the narcissus shows
at Alexandria, Woodbridge or Takoma
Park this Spring will attest to the
large number of varieties. Too many
of the varieties are too much alike and
perhaps too many fall in the trumpet
f1owered group commonly known as
daffodils. A few of these are all right,
but to the writer's mind. at least, home
gardeners might do well to discard
some OF their older stock and purchase
some OF the newer kinds, such as Ber-
nardino, Red Chief, Bonfire, and Fire
tail of the red crowned type; Thelma
Juliet and Horace of the poet type
Laurens Roster, Joconde and Elvira of
the poetax or multiple f1owered type
and Beersheba, pure white trumpet
With the exception of Beersheba these
are fairly moderate in price. There are
| more recent introductions than the
above mentioned, but for the most part
their cost is prohibitive
One of the qualities that establishes
the narc1sSuS as worthwhile home
garden flower is its permanence. Let
the grower buy only one or two bulbs
and with almost complete certainty he
will have considerable stock in a few
years. One cannot say the same for
tulips, crocus and some other species
which tend to disappear.
Narcissus bulbs are offered in the
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WATER LILIES.

The following information was OBJ
tanned at a lecture given by Mrs. L.
Helen Fowler of the Shaw Water Gar
dens, Kenilworth, D. c., before the
Neighborhood Garden Club of Gathers
burg on February g.:
Lilies, according to Mrs. Fowler, have
two eminent requirements, namely, full
sunshine and quiet water. They may
be grown equally as well in the humble
back yard pool as in the elaborate gar
den If few simple requirements are
met. There are two great groups, the
hardy and the tender lilies, and the
latter may better be handled as ANIMALS
in this region. Hardy lilies may be left
in the pool all Winter, but must not be
frozen. Generally pool 2 feet deep
Is adequate, and it is well to build the
sides with slight outward slope to
Lilies may be handled best by plant.
ing the roots in boxes of rich sol
covered with little gravel. Hardy
lilies bloom in six weeks from planting
Marginal plants, such as pickeril weed
and forget-me-not, add much to the
beauty of the lily pool and, as for the
mosquito menace; Mrs. Fowler assured
her listeners that goldfish absolutely
clean up this possible pest
For varieties, Rose Airy was recon-
mended as deep pink that holds It's
color without fading Mrs. Richmond
for long continued bloomer, Gloriosa
as a desirable lily for tubs and very
small ponds. Among other varieties
suggested were w. B. Shaw, Paul HALEY
and Helen Fowler.
In closing the lecture, which was
illustrated by colored slides, Mrs. Fowler
stated that water lilies have certain
advantages over ordinary plants; they
DO not need to be watered, they require
no wedding and they have a long
blooming season, from late May to Sep
tember.
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GARDEN NOTES.

Much has been said about the In
ferior quality of flower and vegetable
seeds purchased in sealed packets from
orally engaged in seed business. Yet a
test OF 773 such packets at Geneva, N.
Y, in 1881 showed over two-thirds 10
be very satisfactory in quality.
Gradually the perennials, such as
aquileg1a, pyrethrum and coIeops1s, are
beginning to show in the borders and
it will not be long now before the
flower season will be here in earnest.
These perennials may be moved without
damage at this early season, but when
1t comes to dividing the old clumps 1t
Is safer to wait until after Towering.
With chrySanthemums and other Fall
boomers the problem is different. These
have plenty Of time to become re-estab-
lished, and early May is a splendid
time for division. One will get much
better flowers from small divisions, pro-
vided they are cultivated and fertilized.
The old-fashioned method of preparing
flower bed-namely, spading to dou-
bic depth and working manure into the
lower soil-may have been tedious, but
it was successful and had the advan-
tage of placing the plant food where it
is needed and in sufficient supply to
meet the entire seasons need.
The sooner the gardener can get into
the perennial border and spade the soil
between the plants, the better. A lib
eral supply of some fertilizer, such as
bone meal or sheep manure, should be
worked In at the same time, and II one
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catalogue as double-nosed or single. As
a rule, the former are worth the added
cost. because they will send up two or
more blooms the first year. September
is favorable time for planting, and If
the soil Is poor it should be well fertil-
lied by placing bone meal. sheep ma
nure or COW manure beneath the bulbs,
but not in contact with them. DR.. M.
w. Waite, exhibitor in the commercial
class at the recent Takoma show, stated
that he lifted his narcissus every second
year and manured heavily before re-
planting. Half the plantation was moved
each year for the reason that narclssus
Is better the second season. Most nome
gardeners leave their narcissus undls-
turbed for several years. 1t would pc
better to lift them every three or four
years, separating the clumps and re-
plenishing the soil before resettlng.
One of the interesting features at the
recent Takoma show was a vase OF
King Alfred blooms. which had been
held for nine weeks in storage at 81 oe-
greeS Fahrenheit The flowers were
quite fresh in appearance even at the
close of the second day, indicating that
with the aid of the refrigerator the
flower grower should be able to con-
trel the season to a certain extent. BIT
withal the finest blooms are those
picked directly from the garden a lew
hours before exhibiting.
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lCLADIOLUS VARIETIES.

W. r. Ballard of the University Of
Maryland in his Ornamental Garden
ing Notes" suggests the following list
of moderately priced gladioli:
Dark red, Gettysburg; red, Crimson
Glow; scarlet, DR.. F. E. Bennett; or
ange, Marina; yellow. Golden Dream;
cream, Dorothy Vernon; buff. Trilby:
white, Joerg's White; pure pink, Mrs.
P. w. Sisson, Olive Goodrich, Mrs.
John Walsh; pale rose pink. Pink
Cloud: deep rose pink, Crinkles; light
rose red, DR.. Nelson Shook; dark rose
red, Purple Glory; lavender, Minuet
and Mrs. F. C. Peters: purple, Anna
Eberius; light violet. Muriel; deep vio-
let, Sovereign; smoky red, Emile Au-
burn; smoky pink, Romance; smoky
lavender, Lavender Bride: smoky or
ange, Copper Bronze; Primulinus light
pink, Annie Laurie, and Primulinus yell
low, Golden Frills.
Dr. Ballard adds the comment that
there are many new varieties, perhaps
superior to these, but that he has pre-
pared this list for the home gardener
and not the gladiolus specialist who has
money to spend on the high-priced
novelties.
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FOUNDATION PLANTS.

Even the most humble home may be
made to look attractive by keeping 1t
neatly painted and planting shrubbery
about the foundations. Such plants
seem to tie the house proper into its
surroundings. Every one has seen
buildings sitting out in the open field
without a tree or shrub nearby and re-
marked the bleakness of the prospect
When one considers how little money
is needed to purchase a few plants, un-
planted grounds obviously are unneces-
sary, for, worst come, one could actually
60 into the woods and obtain some
rhododendrons, laurel or field cedar.
EvergreenS usually are considered the
best material for foundation paintings,
principally because they are attractive
throughout the entire year. Evergreens
include, of course, the broadleaf types,
such as rhododendrons and laurel, as
well as conifers. Not all evergreens are
suitable for foundation planting Take,
for example, the Norway spruce,
which has been used so much about the
city for foundation screening. 1t soon
becomes too tall and defeats the very
purpose for which planted. There are,
on the other hand, many species which
are low-growing and which will never
bother the owner by becoming too tall;
for example, the japanese yew, globose
arborvitae and dwarf jumpers. Too
often one plants altogether too many
plants in a given space, with the result
that they crowd badly and injure one
another. Also landscape gardeners tell
us that broken line of plants is more
desirable than solid planting The
taller growing species naturally should
be placed at the back.
Too often the soil close to the foun-
dations of house consists of poor sub
soil thrown out when the cellar was
dug. 1t is hopeless to expect plants to
thrive in this stiff clay, so that it be-
comes necessary to dig out considerable
Of the old soil and to replace it with
garden or top SOIL The soil should be
fert1lized with COW or sheep manure be-
fore planting.
Many homes have no evergreens and
look very attractive with planting Of
shrubbery such as bridal wreath (Spi-
raea Van HouteiD or the small Delt-
zias, Lemoinei or gracilis. Abelia
grandif1ora also makes an attractive
foundation planting Lilacs, snowballs
and the large Deutzia pride of Roch-
ester, are too tall and soon outgrow their
usefulness except for very highly built
houses.
As humble substitute for shrub
berry, cannaS are quite satisfactory dur
ing the Summer season, or even the
castor oil bean, alternated with some
Towering ANIMALS. For the person with
limited means, it may pay to start with
shrubs and gradually replace the more
common shrubbery with evergreens,
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veloped by the Department Of Agricul-
ture. gives promise Of becoming an i'm
portant commercial variety. 1t is the
result of a cross of the Himalaya and
an Eastern erect-growing variety,
thought to be the Georgia Mammoth
It has been tried successfully in Oregon
Washington, California, North Caro-
lima and Maryland.
The advantages OF the Brainerd
over other varieties are its extreme
vigor, its productivity, hardness. large
size, high dessert quality and the fact
that it is suitable for canning and
frozen pack preserving. Its weaknesses
are its large prickles, which are sirni-
lar to those Of the Himalaya; a peculiar
condition of it's leaves at certain sea-
sons in which parts Of the leaf are
lighter in color the fact that it lacks
quality until fully ripe and that 1t is
slightly susceptible to orange-rust dis
ease in the East and to the double
blossom disease in the Southeastern
States.
The Brainerd has berries 80 to so
per cent larger than the Himalaya and
its seeds are smaller. The variety was
named for Ezra Brainerd, former presi-
dent of Middlebury College of YER
mont"
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of the Home.

spiraea bumalda, various rugosa roses
and crabapples. If Bechtels Towering
crab might be included as large shrub,
it certainly has the pink color. Red
f1owered shrubs include the Eva Rathke
weigelia. Anthony Wateri spiraea, some
of the rugosa roses and perhaps the
red radiance rose, which grows strongly
enough to be classed almost as shrub.
Almost every one has decided color
preference and it is quite possible to
select plants that meet that preference
and at the same time fulfil their func-
ton in the home paintings. Some of
the species. such as Grape myrtle, may
be had in several colors, from white to
reddish purple. Colors apparently are
tied up with the season; that is, in
early Spring bright yellows are in de-
mand and desirable, whereas in Mid
summer color preferences seem to in
cline more to the pinks and perhaps
in Autumn reds, such as those of the
saliva and dahlia, are appreciated most.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS.

The Takoma Horticultural Club will
meet Monday, 8 pm, at the Takoma
Park Branch of the Public Library
with DR.. Freeman Weiss, plant patholo-
gist of the Department Of Agriculture
as guest speaker DR.. Weiss will speak
on the diseases of ornamental plants
especially bulbous plants, such as the
narcissus and tulip. There are an in
creasing number of disease problems in
the flower garden, such as the break
ing of colors in tulips. The meeting
is open to the public.
The Woodbridge Garden Club narcis-
sus show, held April Is in the Wood
ridge Branch of the Public Library,
was unusually attractive, due, in part,
to the facilities for effective display
afforded by the new library building.
The bulk of the blooms were of the
trumpet type, as result Of the cool
weather, which had delayed the poets
and other short trumpeted kinds, but
quality made up for lack in quantity.
The exhibits were judged by August
Mayer, superintendent of the expert
mental greenhouses at Arlington Farm,
Va.
Mrs. Raleigh S. Chfnn reports that
the Community Garden Club Of Rock
Vile met at the Battery Park Com
munity House on April Is as guest of
the Bethesda Garden Club. E. Miller
Richardson presented an Illustrated
talk on roses and rock gardens.
The Rockville Club voted to restrict
the number of exhibits at each meet
ing, so as to prevent the judging OF
flowers from becoming too prolonged a
task.
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Col. John Jacob Astor Camp met
Monday at the United States Soldiers
Home and was called to order by
Comdr. Lewis H. Forsyth. Walter
S. Stevenson, late private, Com
pany L, 9th United States In
fantry, was admitted to membership.
He was formerly member of Ben
Daniels Camp, Department of Arizona
Department Chief of Staff Charles p
Galpin of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp
informed the members relative to the
semi-military ball given by Miles Camp
at the New Willard Hotel and invited
the members to attend.
The Presidents Club will meet April
q at the home of Mrs. Catherine Bailey
at 1906 Thirty-third street She will
be assisted in entertaining by Past
Presidents Gertrude Keyes, Emma Low
EFT and Mary Hornstein.
Col James S. Petit Auxiliary met
April IL at Naval Lodge Hall, President
Myrtle Moxley presiding. Margaret
Carter was elected to membership
Mrs. Lillian Copley, chairman of the
Carnation Committee, reported that
1000 carnations had been completed
for use on Memorial day. 1t was an
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wishes, mulching Of peat moss may be
put on as a finishing coat and will re-
duce greatly the labor Of cultivation.
Bulletin No. GOT of the New York Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, Geneva,
N Y, entitled Grating American
Grapes on Vigorous Stocks" tells us
that Concord, Niagara. Delaware and
other grapes yielded much better when
worked on strong root stocks. Prac-
tically 100 per cent of our local grapes
are on their own roots and 1t is likely
that some of the difficulties with heavy
soil and inadequate drainage could be
overcome by selection Of stocks.
One Of the most attractive bowls of
mixed flowers that was exhibited at the
recent Takoma NarcissuS Show was
made up of hardy primulas and grape
hyacinths. The primulas evidently
we're dug with their roots because they
held up to perfection through the three
days that the show lasted.
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nounced that a bingo party viii be held
| on the evening Of April rs.

nounced that a bingo party will be held
on the evening Of April rs.
President Mary C. Lipscomb con-
vened the meeting of Admiral George
Dewey Auxiliary Monday at Northeast
Masonic Temple. Bessie Campbell.
Avoad Backenheimer, EstelIa Broaher
and Augusta Thorne were received into
membership. At the request of De-
partment President Janet Sfkoen -
members of the auxiliary volunteered
Tor service as ushers at the amphi-
tneater In Arlington National Cemetery
on Memorial day In addition to the
oepartmert president large delegations
from Petit and Miles Auxiliaries were
In attendance at the meeting. manv
OF whom made short talks to the mem
oers. In memory Of Mary Mclaughlin.
who died April 16, the charter was
oraped. Following the meeting. bingo
was enjoyed, after which refreshments
were served.
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COL. PAYNE SEES "MOIST"
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Assistant Secretary of War in
Springfield, Mass, Address
Deplores Conditions.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April IS
Predicting that the 1882 Republican
platform probably will be "a bit moist"
and at least urge a referendum, Col. F.
H. Payne, Assistant Secretary Of War,
in an address here last night said the
country was "in a sad condition" as
result Of the eighteenth amendment.
The depression will do more to solve
this problem than anything which has
happened since prohibition became
law" he said
Col. Payne spoke before the Spring.
field Chapter Of the Reserve Ofices
Association.
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converting in a period of years the en-
tire paintings. At all events, one should
not simply plant the foundation beds
and let them shift thereafter for them
selves. The plants need cultivation and
feeding just as much as other garden
material, although much care may be
saved by thoroughly preparing and fer
tilizing the soil in the first place.
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Spanish War Veterans
Meetings This Week.

Meetings This Week.
Camps.
Tuesday, Col. James S. Petit,
e2l Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
Auxiliaries.
Monday, Col. James s. Petit,
Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast;
Miles Drum s::a Bugle Corps,
Armory, Central High School.
Tuesday, Gen. Henry w. Law
ton, Pythian Temple.
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COLOR OF SHRUBS.

One interesting way to think Of
shrubs is according to the color of the
flowers. Among the yellow f1owered
forms are forsythia, kerria japonica,
barberry, Harrison's yellow rose and
rosa hugoniS White flowered species
include dogwood, mock orange, snow
ball, bridal wreath, the small deutzias,
lemoinei and gracilis, and certain of
the rugoSa roses. Pink flowered forms
also are abundant; for example, weigelia
roSea, Grape myrtle, Towering almond,
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Telescopes show us that there are
stars of a size much greater than the
sun, and countless millions of heavenly
bodies greater than the earth.
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A NEW BLACKBERRY.

The following release from the press
service of the Department Of Agricul-
ture should prove of interest to some
suburban gardeners:
THE Brainerd, a new blackberry de-
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This latest addition to the Frigid-
aire line offers large food storage
space, elevated shelves, Cold Con-
troll and smooth fiat top. The
cabinet in an enduring white
Moraine finish with porcelain in
terror.
Nose important of all, the Mo-
Evening star., 1932-04-24

raine Model Frigidaire is made and
guaranteed by the worlds largest
manufacturer of electric refrigera-
tors and backed by General Motors
double assurance of lasting salts
faction. But see for yourself the
outstanding advantages of this new
low-priced refrigerator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-12

stop and Babe Camel at third base
during the spring drills.
Harry Rice, Spencer Harris and Art
huDle will work in the outer pasture.
ABSENCE of two veteran infilders is
worrying Bush. Dresser, the third
Saeker obtained from Baltimore, and
nails, are both on the absent list. but
ousn expects them to join up soon.
y Bernie Neis. outhelder. and George
not reported and are for sale Bush saws
CCatcneT McMullen. who was optioned to q
Coast League club last season, has asked
70 stay IN the west and the Millers have
UIJedlneo johnny Schultz, another backstou
season. i"0'
Bush also reported that Slug Tolson
to 1i ny sbv rSI SackeT probably would be sent
ern League. and that Kelley probably
"ouIo De sold to Coast League club.
=, jess Petty, the veteran slab star. is
SHOWING rare form in early drills at the
Miller camp. He is far ahead of the other
boxmen in work. and is being talked of as
the probable opening day pitcher at Indi-
annapolis on April IL.
OUISVILLE'S Colonies are hav-
IL ing trouble in getting their
FASTENERS lined up for the 1882 race.
Roy Wilkinson, the veteran hurler,
is the most determined holdout,
and Cap Neal, Colonel business and
general manager, has said Wilkinson
positively will not be seen in Louis
vile uniform this season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-12

NTOW that the ballyhoo has been
IN dished out, all that remains is
for the prep basketball boys to get
out there and settle 1867, $685. argu-
ments, the one-half being the little
verbal tussle between ole blackboard
and Mr.. EGB, the alphabet soup
man, of washington. Mr.. EGB has
been too heavy on that You are
next, Vincennes" stuff this week,
and I have decided he is trying to
bolster his own courage, in addition
to lending key-up aid to Mr.. Burl
Friddle, the Ratchet sharpener.
Naturally. your correspondent has
been carrying on for Vincennes, his
title choice.
In lust . few hours. there will be Just
sixteen Hoosier prep 0uintets left in the
title running. Last FRIDAY. 767 started out
on the long grind.
The unfortunate part of the whole thing
Is that some mighty good ball clubs we're
sidetrackcd last week and thev will be
Joined by some more TODAY.
But. as the aforementioned MIR. EGB
Opined after very severe drubbing recent
ly. well. there's a next year.
o
Mr. Burl Friddle in commenting on his
chances with VincenneS in the regional.
said: why shouldn't we beat the Alices?
We only lost one man from our state
But Mr.. Friddle neglected to mention
that the one-man In question. Big Dave
DeJernet. was whole ball team bv him
self.