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growing, . low-spreading type Of
rapid growth, the yearly branchlets
averaging from to IL inches 1t
stands shearing we'll and Is one Of the
finest varieties for use in low-grow-
ing, formal hedge.
As SHOWN by the media group.
the yews cross readily. There Is
one family of hybrids which have
never been named. but which have
been put into the trade under number
only and which are adaptable to this
climate. The nurserymen stock them
under number. !.
Nos. 6, and 10 are open-grown
specimens with dark, broad foliage,
which, while rather coarse, gives an
excellent effect in mass. They are
rapid growing and will produce an
excellent hedge.
No. 8 is different in character from
the three mentioned above, being more
upright and compact in habit, with
finer, softer, lighter green foliage,
more nearly resembling that of the
hemlock
T. canadensis Canadian yew)-This
is sometimes referred to as the ground
hemlock 1t Is very hardy, low
spreading, and is found growing, in
its wild state, in dense shade. II
given cultivation 1t will thrive in the
open, but may be discolored by the
winter sun.
There Is another allied group of
plants which are hardy in this eli
mate if planted in sheltered positions.
This is the group Of Cephalo Taxus,
or pseudo yew. They are similar to
the true yew in their foliage and
growth habits, but the needles are
longer and broader. The only one of
this group which I have seen is the
variety Harringtoniana 1t is q mar
row, columnar plant of dense growth
and medium dark, broad. green,
pointed foliage.
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breeder done? Tall stately spires.
they call them in various forms Of
doubles, and the colors range from
pure white to pink, light lavender
and blue in all of its shades. Even
Grandmother's larkspur has been
brought up-to-date by the plant
breeder so that it is far ahead Of the
old-time delphinium. They call the
new types stock Powered" because the
large double-flowering strains re-
semble stocks more than the old
single-flower types.
Grandmother had two kinds Of
phlox in her garden-the white and
! the magenta colored one. What has
| the plant breeder done with them?
There are dozens of varieties ranging
from pure white through lavender,
and pinks, reds, with various colored
eyes and without. Early boomers
and late boomers; tall growing va
rieties and dwarf ones are all to be
had from good nurseryman now.
THE plant breeder has worked along
other lines than color, petal
formation, and size. He has taken
the rust away from a number Of
kinds of flowers by breeding rust
resistance. He has speeded up the
growth habits as witnessed by annual
forms of the old biennial Canterbury
bell. We now have trailing petunias
and chrysanthemums
All of these things have been done
to Grandmother'S flowers that they
might better suit modern tastes and
fit into modern gardens. In some
of the fragrance, and has reduced
the vigor, but not to such an extent
as to reduce the value of the flow
ers.
The main difference seems to be
that today our emphasis is on color
and size, whereas Grandmother loved
the fragrance. She always had a
little bed of mignonette, of lemon
verbena. fiowering-tobacco, the gas
plant, sweet lavender. stocks, or of
oWcct diySSuIll W pCi1uIIiC VIC Sdi oSli'
Her bouquets-nosegays she called
then-lacked a lot as far as the
artistic is pictured today, but they
had more fragrance than a dozen
modern creations.
The value of fragrance is well put
in the following from Mrs. Rosetta
E. Clarkson of Milford, Connecticut:
The senses of sight and smell do
more for filling the storehouses Of
memory than all the processes Of the
brain can ever do. We never think
back to the date Of the Seven Years
War or the death of King So and So,
| but we do think back to the days
when We smelled a batch Of molasses
cookies in Mothers kitchen.
Just Whit Of lemon verbena or
Of lavender or of garden sage will
send us back through the years to a
sweet-scented garden where beloved
Mother or Grandmother worked
among the aromatic flowers and
herbs"
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The Old Gardener Soys:

Powdery mildew is a common
disease In both the flower and
vegetable garden and is particu-
larly likely to be damaging in
wet seasons such as this has been
in some sections of the country.
1t Is easily recognized by the
poWdery areas on the surface OF
leaves, young buds and branches.
Fortunately it is one Of the few
plant diseases that can be effec-
lively checked after it has be-
come established. AS soon as 1t
is noticed, the plants should be
busted several times, at five to
seven day intervals, with busting
sulphur or sprayed with wettable
sulphur. Thick paintings should
be thinned out to provide better
air circulation. The garden
maker should also avoid working
in the garden when plants are
wet. At the end of the growing
season all diseased leaves and in
fected plants should be gathered
and burned. Weeds in and near
the garden should be destroyed,
for they often harbor the disease.
(Copyright, 1889
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Peonies Give
|ProfusiOn
of Bloom
Qualifications Are
So Many Making
1t Ideal Plant.
Star Stan Photo.
THE gardener who through some

THE gardener who through some
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. gift, or
mere chance-has one clump Of peo-
MES In his paintings will soon enlarge
his holdings. For the peony, like the
dahlia, is a flower that grows on
you" any many are the peony enthu-
siasts.
And no wonder. for the peony does
not require division for many, many
years; it is not subject to many dis
eases. and with reasonable care, bloom
is almost certain: as cut flower, the
peony has extremely good keeping
qualities; and after bloom is over,
the foliage continues to be decidedly
ornamental. Where is the gardener
who wouldn't want q flower with all
Of these qualifications in his garden?
So get out your catalogues and get
your order in now for September
planting, for fall is the time to plant
peonies; paintings can be made as
late as October and on into early
November, If the ground has been
prepared in advance, although the
later paintings will not make as strong
growth the following spring as will
the September paintings.
Plant where they will receive full
sunlight, and where the soil will not
be impoverished by roots of trees and
large shrubs. Thorough drainage
must be provided. Peonies will not
do well in wet or soggy soil. Heavy
soil will produce the best blooms. but
sandy soil will give good results If
well fed and If the peonies are well
supplied with water during the
blooming season and dry periods.
Begin preparing the soil long before
you wish the plants delivered. Spade
the soil to a depth of ID inches, then
work up the soil, level it of. and
allow to settle until the roots arrive
When holes are made for planting
the roots In the previously prepared
bed, mix one teaspoonful of complete
balanced plant food with the soil in
the bottom of the hole. cover with
about two inches of soil, and then
plant the roots.
While the soil should be prepared
to q considerable depth, the plaIlt
itself should be SO set that the little
pink and white buds from which next
years growth is to develop are only
two to three inches below the surface
Of the soil. In heavy soil they should
not be deeper than two inches, but in
sandy soil, it is permissible to plant
50 the eyes are three inches below
The surface. Too deep planting is a
common cause of failure to bloom.
Although the peony is extremely
hardy, for the first year it is best
to apply q light mulch or heap the
soil over the crowns, this heap Of
earth to be leveled in the spring
When this mound is leveled of in
spring and the initial cultivation
given, apply complete balanced plant
food at the rate Of one rounded table,
spoonful per square foot Of space
surrounding the plant, being careful
not to get any plant food on the
sprouts.
After the first year, no mulch Of
any kind will be needed.
Do not expect too much from
plants in the way Of bloom the first
season, rs they must become estab-
lished before they will give full bloom
In fact, pinching all buds the first
year will give US q better developed
plant later.
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evergreen. Yews will stand hard clip
ping and their habit Of dense growth
recommends them highly for planting
as q hedge. Their leaves, or needles,
compared to the spruce or fir, are
broader, extending on either side Of
the stem, which gives to them more
fiattened and softer effect.
Their foliage is of a rich dark green,
uniform in coloring the year around,
the pistillate plants making striking
appearance in the fall with their
berrylike, scarlet fruits.
In planting, they like rather moist
soil containing much humus, and will
thrive in the sun or shade. Their
foliage seems to be poisonous to horses
and cattle. but the berries do no harm.
If the tops Of the plants turn yellow
and then brown, you will find the cause
of this trouble lies in the black vine
weevil. The larvae of this pest feed
upon the roots, and severe attacks may
cause fatal injury to the plant. The
adults hide by day and attack the To-
liage at night. A control method is to
jar them off into a pail or cloth and
drop them into pail of kerosene and
water. Lead arsenate g pounds to 100
square feet worked into the soil is
effective against the larvae.
PROPAGATION is by seed, which
do not terminate until the second
year, or by cuttings taken to heel in
early fall and kept during the winter
in a cool greenhouse or frame. They
may also be grated on the type in
early spring in the greenhouse, and
sometimes may be propagated by
layers. Plants raised from cuttings are
more growing than the grated
ones and rarely grow into trees, but
more often make a low, spreading
shrub.
To many of us the yew is modern
plant, but it has very ancient ancestry.
In the writings of Caesar and Virgil
we find it mentioned in relation to its
poisonous properties. The signing of
the Magma Carta in 1915 was wit
messed by a yew tree, still standing,
estimated at the present time to be
nearly 1000 years old. Before the
advent of the musket in England
archers priced the wood Of the yew
above all others for their bows.
A BRIEF description Of the several
varieties which may be grown II
this locality follows:
Taxus baccata compacta (the Eng
lish yew)-A variety which is an up
right grower, compact. grows slowly,
the foliage being very dark and dense.
T. baccata Hibernica (the Irish
yew)-A very slow grower, upright
and very compact. This yew has the
pyramidal or columnar growth similar
to the cypress. History tells us that
this variety sprang from one Of two
trees found growing wild about $50
years ago on the mountains Of County
Fermanagh. in Ireland.
T. cuspidata brevifolia-The most
compact of all the spreading yews,
the yearly growth slow, the needles
somewhat broader and more blunt
Most hardy Of all yews in this climate
T. media-A hybrid race between
T. baccata and T. cuspidata. Two of
its outstanding forms are hatfield, of
dense, bushy growth, and hicksi, of
columnar habit. Hicksi Is one of the
finest upright-growing forms for this
climate. 1t is perfectly hardy. rapid
grower and has dense, dark green
foliage.
Another of the media group is the
variety T. thayeri. This is low
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HlIIilldS, pSIuIildo, uSlpiilillulllo, SWSSu
alyssum, canterbury bells, primroses,
peonies, snapdragons. phlox, etc, just
as they did Is, so or 100 years ago.
Most of these flowers are to be found
in the average garden, but only few
gardens contain mignonette, stocks,
balsam and four-o clocks. Even ver-
benas are not widely grown, yet these
are no more old-fashioned than are
hollyhocks and marigolds.
These flowers have been in our gar
dens for a great many years chiefly
because they were dependable. OF
course. they have other characteristics
of value Today We still grow them.
but they have been improved. The
plant breeder has been at work He
has added new colors, new forms,
Increased the size, or eliminated some
of the faults. Petunias have been
changed so greatly with new colors,
forms and rufling that they have
little in common with their Pilgrim
relatives.
On the other hand, some of the old
standbys are still standbys. The peony,
Festiva maxima, one of Our best white
varieties, dates way back before grand
mothers day Johnny jump-up and
heartsease are two old-timers that
are still with us, although there are
newer, finer forms and called by other
names, violas and pansies, respectively.
II II n VI
THE zinnias in the older gardens did
not have such an array of colors,
types, and petal forms as are avail
able to the gardener today. Now
we can buy button, liliput, anemone-
Powered, quilted, cactus Powered,
trailing, miniature pompon, and giant
double zinnias in wide variety of
colors and shades $50 many types
and colors are available that the
average gardener gives up and buys
a package of mixed zlnniasD
The same situation exists for mari
colds. Grandmother grew the pun
gent-odored, tall African type, but we
can buy single or double tall African
single or double dwarf French,
Scotch and tagetes pumila mari
golds-a kind to fill every need, and
some are even deodorized!
In the gardens of long ago they
had light blue and dark blue single
deIphiniums. But what has the plant
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s their abors and sit back
the garden Of
least of their pleasure bringing part OF into the
L flower arrangements and combinations
Of those
good
flower
should onehaf the height Of
low bowl and one-haf times the width
should decorative value Of
the
arrangement which of the
leading toward the center
ger picking
the colors than lust bowl
of flowers" sadly missed when 1t Is not present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Flower Show
Committee
List Given
Rockville Junior
Club Will Take ,
Active Part.
BY FRANCESCA MCKINNEY.

BY FRANCESCA MCKINNEY.
THE fall flower show of the Com
munity Garden Club of Rock
vile. Md, will be held on Friday, Octo-
Der 7, in the gymnasium Of the Rich
ard Montgomery High School, Rock
vile. The show will be open to the
public from 3 o'clock in the afternoon
until 9 o'clock that evening. The
Junior Club also will take part In the
show.
Mrs. Eugene Casey Is chairman OF
the show and Mrs. Frank Davis, CO.
chairman.
The Entry Committee includes Mrs
Emmett Dove, chairman; Mrs. Will
liam Ward, Mrs. Lewis Reed, Mrs
William A. Carlisle and Miss Rosa
Wagner. Mrs. Harry Gormley Is
chairman Of the Classification Com
mittee and assisting her are Mrs. w. E
Yocum, Mrs. A. L. Quaintance. Mrs
Forest Walker and Mrs. Yates Barber
Mrs. Harry Gormley is also chair
man Of the Staging Committee. Other
members include Mrs. B. =. Elmore
Mrs. j. M. White, Mrs. Buell. Gard
ner, Mrs. John Brewer and Miss Vio-
let Magruder. The Awards Commit
tee consists Of Miss Beulah Dove fol-
the Junior show and Mrs. Frank Da-
Wis for the senior awards. They will
be assisted by Mrs. George Ninas and
Mrs. Eugene Casey.
The chairman of the Schedule Com
mittee Is Mrs. Eugene Scott and the
other members are Mrs. Emmett Dove,
Mrs. B. T. Elmore, Mrs. Ford Young
and Mrs. Harry 0ormley. Mrs. Henry
Latimer is secretary Of the show and
will be assisted by Mrs. Walter Young
Mrs. Sidney Karr, Mrs. Robert o
Beckham and Mrs. Eugene Scott.
The members Of the Publicity Com
mittee include Mrs Loren Schott
chairman; Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs
Eugene Casey. Mrs. Harry Hoskin-
son is chairman Of the Reception Com
mittee and will be assisted by Mrs
Rose Casey, Mrs. Margaret Welsh, Mrs
E. L. Billiard. Mrs. Raleigh Chinn
Mrs. Charles Read. Mrs. G. M. Grubt
and Mrs. E. L. Morrison.
Mrs. Ford Young and Mrs. Harry
Gormley are members of the Judging
Committee. Miss Beaulah Dove i!
chairman Of the junior show and the
other members include Mrs. George
Tillman, Miss Ida Dove, Mrs. H. M
Simms, Mrs. Sprigg Ward and Mrs
Joseph Etgen. Those in charge Of the
plant sale include Mrs. Randolph
Talbot, chairman; Mrs. John Engle
Mrs. Frank Karin and Mrs. L. L
Nicholson.
Mrs. John Redpath, Mrs. j. Frank
Wilson, Miss Naomi Magruder, Mrs
J. w. Jones, Mrs. Clarence Small ane
Mrs.. Lawson King are members O
the NefreGhment Committee.
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Handy Garden Tools.

Two handy tools for summer culti-
walton in the flower garden are the
narrow bladed hoe and speedy culti-
vator. The little hoe has a blade only
2l2 inches wide, so that it can be
used between closely set plants. The
speedy cultivator has small sharp
teeth which penetrate hard crust
easily and is very good for stirring
the ground rapidly. 1t is not so good
if there are many weeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Interesting Plant.

Strange are the habits OF some
plants which make them most inter-
esting. The gasplant (Dictamnus
fraxinella), for instance, gives of an
infiammable gas. On q warm evening
q lighted match held close to the seed
pod will ignite the gas and burn with
. tiny flame. The gasplant is slow
growing, taking three to four years
to reach maturity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
For Large Dahlias.

As the buds on dahlias begin to
swell that is the time to give them
plenty of nitrogen If you want them
to grow so big that your neighbors
will describe them as 1.-The biggest
things I ever saw" Once a week is
often enough-better once every 10
days.
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Growing Cacti.

Some types Of cacti can be grown
very easily from seed. Cacti are very
useful in hot. dry situations; many Of
them having attractive flowers.
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Old Favor Gardens Today
Present Emphasis Placed
More on Color and Size,
RatherThan on Scent
Value of Fragrance Seems
To Have Been Overlooked
In Raising Snowy Blooms.
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN.

the old fashioned garden delight
full with fragrant fowershowers that always
" with
Williamsburg
hoIyhocks
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The Yew Is Distinguished
By Its Ability to Thrive
Under City Conditions
Habit of Dense Growth Makes
Trees Particularly Suitable
For Use as Hedge Planting.
BY ]. STEALEY ELMS.

HE yew the common name for Tax genus OF evergreen trees
their
a
in a useful
small should acquired Many
ability
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Stalking Tall Plants.

Careful stalking is necessary to pro-
tect tall-growing plants. A good stalk
ing job gives . plant backbone: It
can bend but Will not break.
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trkscap lily uperbum) sometimes called the swamp
found moist shady places IN the
member of the lily family In ss
its nickname require bog conditions but will do very
garden requirement that 1t be planted In
well supplied with mod will sun partial shade blooms
susceptible to several Of the lily diseases
the late early farom to
ct . stem-rooting uly).
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"A II ANY gardeners are disap-
M pointed at this season Of
WI the year by the few small
4 i blooms obtained from their
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-15

rinsing, must be disinfected by one
of the following procedures:
(a) The food container shall
be immersed in water at a tenn
perature of not less than 1870 de-
gree Fahrenheit for not less than
one minute, or
(b) The food container shall
be immersed in solution con-
tanning not less than 100 parts per
million available chlorine for one
minute, or ii Immediately with
drawn from the solution, allowed
to drain on wire or corrugated
metal rack for at least one minute.
Regulation 5. Storing. After
cleaning, rinsing and disinfecting
the food containers they must be
stored in such a manner as not
to become contaminated before
being used. The wiping of food
containers after washing, rinsing
and disinfecting is discouraged.
ReerIattcn 6. Water. All places
where food containers are used
must have a supply OF potable
water, preferably under pressure.
and facilities should be provided
for an ample supply of hot water.
Regulation 7. Single Service
Containers. Where the facilities
outlined in Regulations 2 6 for
the proper cleaning, rinsing and
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-15

God and not man who brought about
the defeat of Jabin (Judg. Ais, 23).
It was a complete victory and the
enemies Of Israel troubled them no
more for many day.
DR.. Wilbur M. Smith aptly points
out that we should look upon these
conflicts in the book of Judges as
certainly symbols of the great con-
flict that every Christian knows as
he wrestles, not with flesh and blood.
but against principalities and pow
ers, against the world-rulers Of
darkness and spiritual wickedness
in heavenly places. Victory is
certain only when the Lord is with
us and only when we walk in His
will and contend against evil If
His power. We are more than con
oaerors. but only through the Lore
Jesus Christ (Peloubet's Seize
Notes)
In closing This lesson the writer
Of tt Sc nctes wishes to recognize
The blessing CT God IN enabling MIN
10 complies two years of this serv-
ice to F.3n and to His people. He
also uisacS TO Thank those readers
in every state Of the Union and l.
d nuncer of foreign countries VIII
nave written to nm words Of appre
.c.a ..csl. erc0lrs = .s9ent and ccu@ eel
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-15
REGULATIONS ON
FOOD CONTAINERS
Rules Laid Down by Di-
rector Of State Depart
ment of Health

DR.. R. H. Riley, Director of the
State Department Of Health, an
nounces that minimum standards
for the cleansing of food contain
ers used in places dispensing food
and drink in Maryland, have been
established by the State Board of
Health. Regulations specifying
the requirements were adopted by
by the State Board of Health at
the monthly meeting Of the Board.
June %. They became effective
July Is, 1888.
The regulations cover the cleans
ing, rinsing, disinfecting and stoT-
ing Of food containers. They re
quire the use of single service
containers if facilities for the
proper cleaning, rinsing and dis
injecting Of food containers are
not available. The regulations
follows:
Pursuant to the power conferred
upon the State Board Of Health
by Article 43, Sections ia EOS
Cloth inclusive) of Bagby's An
notated Code of Maryland 1924
the following Regulations govern
ing the cleansing of glasses, cups,
dishes, siIverware and other uten-
sis used in places dispensing food
and Tor drink are hereby est
tablished as minimum require
ments in Maryland by the Board
of Health.
Regulation /. Definition. When
used in these regulations, the
term Food Containers" means
drinking glasses, drinking cups,
plates, saucers, knives, forks,
spoons, dippers and other con-
tanners and utensils used in the
dispensing, preparation or storage
of food and drink.
Regulation 2. Food and Drink
Container Cleansing. All Food
containers used in places dispens-
ing food or drink must, following
The last preceding use, be washed
until visibly clean in warm water
containing an ample quantity of
soap or alkaline cleanser.
Regulation 8. Rinsing. After
cleaning, all food containers must
be rinsed with clear running water
or immersed in a suitable re-
ceptacle containing clear water.
Regulation 4. Disinfecting. All
food containers. after cleaning and