Evening star., 1933-02-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.
Little green leaves On the Pauls |

Little green leaves On the Pauls
That was q great deal more interest,"
ing than Homer's Odyssey" he
thought, no matter how admirable the
translation Of the redoubtable Mr..
Shaw, more widely known as Law
renee Of Arabia"
He had tried in vain to become en-
thusiastic about Homer's old story, as
he looked over the pages Of the new
book at the store.
/ Why should he read Homer?
Actually he never had liked Homer:
were boring beyond belief.
And he seemed no whit better in
this translation, although one was not
exactly fair to the scholar, one had to
admit, in sampnng him thus sketchily
while standing.
Honestly 1t was more interesting to
receive the really interesting item from
home, that tiny green leaves had ap-
peared on the Paul's Scarlet rose out
in the back yard.
Pretty good for the middle Of Winter.
eh?
Perhaps pretty bad for the climber,
in the end, unfortunately.
Surely there will be more Winter
weather, and If there is, those wonder
full bits Of greenery will be killed.
Perhaps such an untoward event will
make little difference to this sturdiest
Of climbing roses, after all.
1t will calmly send out more leaves
in the real Spring, the Spring that is
coming for every thing then alive.
Homer and his heroes are gone, but
thousands upon thousands Of these
great roses are growing in yards all over
the world.
Helen of Troy Is but dream. q
story and memory, but at the proper
season nothing Is more glowing in the
sight Of man than the red, red roses of
this variety. most properly called Paul's
Scarlet.
News items from the garden, "spot
news" Of the everyday, far more in
teresting to the amateur gardener at
this time Of year than memories OF
Helen of Troy.
Helen had her day.
She was q pretty lady, but she had
her day, and 1t was . long time ago.
There have been millions Of pretty
ladies since. There probably isn't a
girl in Hollywood who isn't as good
looking as Helen ever thought Of being
at Troy.
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terested In her, that Is quite true.
1t Is impossible by leaning up against
a counter in Q book store to be inter-
ested in the ancients.
It requires the mood, and that mood
does not come very well on o beauti-
full Spring day which happens to occur
right squarely in the middle Of Winter
Yes, it Is more interesting to think
about the small new green leaves-not
buds, mind you-branching out all
along the stems Of that sterling rose
climber, the Paul's Scarlet.
Even more leafed out Is that dainty
climber, the so-called Thousand
Beauties" the German Of which W.
will not attempt to spell. ct sound:
like .'towsen-chain.'D
This is beautiful bush, without
thorns, interesting on that account
alone; the dainty pink flowers, minia.
ture and lasting, complete the charm
OF . climber which should be In every
yard.
Grand old DR.. Van Fleet, king O
climbers, Is not to be fooled by falls.
Spring.
yet, waiting for the real word from
Mother Nature to send forth leaves.
Fortunately there are no signs Of an!
peonies, although we have seen few
Of the red tips Of the shoots elsewhere
Bechtel's Towering crab has small
red buds along the branches. Are these
flower or leaf buds? Since this small