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to choose the companions. The heav-
ier. more fully opened flowers. will
cause a greater stability If put nearer
the brim of the container or close to
the center axis. Instead of dotting the
flowers without plan into the space
above your container. 1t would be ad-
visable to group them so that they
would blend with each other through
color or mass. Then they become a
restful composition which is really
worthy Of their value.
HERE you have flower of quality.
1t definitely gives conception Of
mass. Except in the tree peony. the
less known shrubbery Of our herba-
ceous varieties, this perennial shows
no emphasis on line.
Remember, that it is one OF the
thirstiest dwellers in the garden. and
that it shows this same tendency sur
prisingly after cutting. To freshen up
the foliage, which likes to curl up after
being taken in one should hold the
very ends of each stalk over gas flame
until it is charred. The rest Of the
foliage is best protected from the heat
by a moistened newspaper. After this
treatment. your peonies will stand up
fresh. with leaves as crisp and sturdy
as you can wish A few hours Of hard
ening in deep. cold water will assure
you absolute success Then put them
into a container that holds an ample
amount Of water and you will have
rare enjoyment IN your home.
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manner, wall pockets, miniatures;
breakfast trays, luncheon tables and
outdoor rustic tables. Especially in
teresting should be the economy table
class, in which economy of materials
used will count 40 per cent. Another
interesting class will be the dish garden
class, to be made from wild materials
and to be entered only by children.
This first annual flower show of the
Fort Belvoir Garden Club, which was
founded and organized this past fall
by Mrs. Gordon Russell Young, will
climax q year Of great activity by the
members of the club, who have inter-
ested themselves not only in their own
gardens, but in the Identification of
the post as we'll. The flower show will
be open to the public and all gardening
enthusiasts are cordially invited to at
tend.
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Ny Neiqhbor Soys:

Iarkspur thrives in almost any
position in your garden. Plants
should be we'll watered when
weather is dry and manure occa-
sionally dug into the soil in which
they are planted.
One of the best methods OF
growing ferns is to place the
potted plants in a jardiniere just
little larger than the pot holding
the fern. The space between is
then filled with peat moss, which
is kept constantly moist.
Practically all house plants can
be propagated from cuttings or
slips which may be taken from old
plants that have lost their attrac-
tiveness. These cuttings can be
rooted best in clean sand although
a lar of water is frequently used
with success.
The site of the strawberry plan
tation should have gentle slope
so as to provide good water drain
age, and also air drainage as a
protection against frost at BIOS
soming time.
HYBRID tea rose bushes thrive
we'll in partial shade. They give
good results if they get direct
sunlight for three or four hours a
day.
When a geranium plant be-
comes too large for pot 5 or 6
inches in diameter, it has passed
its period of greatest usefulness
and should be used to provide cut
tings for new plants.
(Copyright, 1881
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We get too many peonies at time,
or that We use container which is
not suitable for them. Also. We do not
dare to cut the stems to suit our COM
position. Or we usually try to crowd
all the foliage which comes with the
flowers into a space which allows only
half of the amount.
Let us consider these points Com
paratively few people possess contain
ers that could hold with ease a whole
plant of peonies from the garden. Yet
a dozen or more blooms represent the
crop OF fairly good sized bush. On
the average, five to seven Of the large
sized double peonies produce very
large arrangement. When you have
the chance Of making your own selec-
ton, try to get the flowers not Of the
same size, If possible. A variety in
dimension as we'll as in color becomes
a definite asset.
If you plan your arrangement as you
would plan painting it will be easier
for you to select one flower which can
be featured more prominently than the
rest 1t will be simple task then
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Iris Plants for Beginner
Small List Giving a Color Range
From White to Dark Purple.

, effective variety and one which should
not be overlooked.
Labor A very near reddish self, its
brilliant coloring sure to attract at
tention.
Seminole and Opera are two that
are in the red class, They are old va
rieties. but still considered worth while,
Ambassador: This one is mag
nifcent deep-toned bicolor, the stand
ards being light reddish violet and
the falls a velvety deep red violet.
Baldwin: A large. very dark blue
self of very good texture. A very
striking iris which caused lot of COM
ment in my garden this year.
Mildred Presby: A very striking
iris, the standards being of ivory white
flushed rose and the falls of dark
velvety pansy-violet.
Souv. de Loetitia Michaud: A very
distinct iris. being light blue self of
very vigorous growth flowers large on
tall stalk
Souv. de Nine Gaudichau. Prob
ably the writer's favorite of the dark
blue sells. Very effective in mass.
Among the yellow sells which should
be marked must for the collection are
Coronation. Helios. Pluie dor, Vir-
ginia Moore and w. R. Dykes Coro-
nation probably has the best color, but
it rather a small bloom.
The above list. of course. is very
small one. but should prove interesting
to the beginner. Several of the newer
varieties of merit seen in the garden
and at the local shows included Los
Angeles. Black Wings. San Francisco,
Itasca. Alta California. Moon Magic,
and Shirvan. A very striking stalk OF
Jelloway. a very large yellow self,
rightfully was acclaimed the best
bloom at the recent Takoma Park Iris
I
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fine spacing make them easily Valu-
able part of an arrangement Of
peonies.
To most of us, I believe, 1t is the
fragrance Of the peonies that makes us
feel that they bring festive atmos-
phere into our homes. They are the
real spirit of happy early summer
when a hot day is not yet a sitting
one, when we are able to stroll
leisurely from garden to garden, and it
seems that the world Is brim full of
loveliness
Peonies bloom at Sociable season.
They love their own company as well
as that Of other flowers A single one
of these flowers would look forlorn and
Tilted, especially when put into con-
tainer which easily could hold q
greater number in combination with
other flowers. peonies may become
quite an adventure Not many flowers
blend well and to their best advantage
with them. But when they do blend
your arrangement becomes thing of
beauty.
A N EXAMPLE. which may Illustrate
lucky combination is the sweet
rocket. The white variety. especially,
is light and dif1used enough TO coun-
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here Are Various Methods Used Keep Grass Edges Neatly Trimmed
The Old Gardener Soys ::

It is not advisable to plant the
common spinach after May IS,
but an excellent substitute may be
found in New Zealand spinach,
which may be planted now. The
seeds are slow to germinate and it
is wise to plant q few radish seeds
with them 80 that the weeds may
be kept down before the shoots
appear. As the plants grow very
large, they should stand at least 2
feet apart. A single short row is
enough for the ordinary family, as
the leaves renew themselves Is
fast as they are removed. Many
garden makers are now planting
New Zealand spinach in prefer
ence to Swiss chard.
(Copyrtsht. 1889
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Kill Insects
With Dust
Or Spray.
Half of the Battle Is
Won IfDOne When
Plant Is Young.

GETTING rid of the insect pests
when plants are in their infancy
and most vulnerable to damage is
half the battle. No application of in
sectlcide is so important for cucum-
bers or tomatoes. for instance. as the
one made when plants are but few
inches tall.
In the last few years notable contri-
buttons have been made to the effec-
tiveness Of insecticides. although they
are based on age-old practices, utilizing
the dried flowers of pyrethrum which
have been used for centuries for in
sect powder, and a substance called
rotenone which is obtained from the
loots of derris, an Asiatic plant which
has long been used by savages to kill
Ssn
Considerable change in spraying and
dusting methods have resulted from
these two substances. Both are known
as contact poisons. which means they
kill what they touch. and they have
the advantage of being harmless to
man and domestic animals, while being
death to insects of all kinds.
Prior to the development of these
materials. a gardener was obliged to
use contact poison to kill aphids
/ and other insects that drink plant
! juices and stomach poison for the
/ leaf eaters Nicotine was the most
reliable contact poison and arsenic was
used for the leaf eaters. A number
Of preparations are now offered under
trade names which furnish all-around
protection by combining both pyre-
thrum and rotenone in one spray
Although it is possible to get each
Of these substances separately. they
are usually prepared in a mixture
which needs only dilution Of water.
Rotenone, Government experts say
is 80 times as powerful as arsenate
of lead as a stomach poison and Is
times as powerful as nicotine as a
contact poison. It is harmless to
warm -blooded animals. but keep it
away from gold fish. Both pyrethrum
and rotenone are inclined to be in
stable, which means that they lose
their power under certain conditions
In purchasing trade preparations OF
these materials inquire about this and
be assured that your product will not
lose its effectiveness before you get
a chance to use it.
| Nicotine and arsenic are still used
in the garden effectively. A pound OF
arsenic powder to 10 pounds of gypsum
Is probably still the best check Of the
striped beetle for cucumber and squash
vines or for other caterpillars and
beetles. 1t will burn the leaves, how
ever, If you apply too thickly.
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and makes trimming more difficult.
Concrete edgings, while rather con-
spicuous, are long-lasting and adapta-
BILE to almost any situation. Rocks,
when well buried, and if soft colored,
are quite useful. especially since small
rock plants may be planted around
them. On the other hand. rocks and
plants add to the work of trimming.
METAL edgings, if of non-rusting
N material, are probably the least
conspicuous and best edging material.
but are more expensive. AS an edging
to gravel or crushed rock drives and
paths, they are quite satisfactory,
especially to keep the stones and rocks
from spreading into the grass.
Regardless of the material used, 1t
should be carefully placed so as to be
durable and effective. Boards, stones
or bricks that are easily kicked over
usually detract from the appearance
of the yard rather than add to it..
The edging materials should not stand
above the height of the grass. after
cutting. more than half-inch
Whitewashed or painted edgings de-
tract from the appearance of the yard
they draw attention. A well-kept
lawn is a setting and nothing in it
should draw the eye away from the
house.
X x
CPRING-FLOWERING shrubs, such
- as the spireas except the sum-
mer boomers, Anthony Waterer and
BillardD, weigela. deutzia. bush hon.
eysuckle and mock orange, should be
pruned Immediately after they have
finished blooming and before the new
growth starts. Early pruning conServeS
the strength for the new shoots which
produce next springs best flowers
Pruning done in the late summer.
winter or early spring removes flower
buds
BY removing a third to fourth OF
the canes at the ground line each
year the bushes are renewed every
few years. Also they retain their
grace and symmetry and the old wood
which tends to harbor insects and
diseases is kept at minimum. This
method of pruning keeps the flower
ing wood we'll distributed from the
ground up, whereas after a few years
of cutting off the tips of the branches
the base of the bush becomes de-
cidedly bare of Towering wood.
In pruning shrubs having many
canes arising from the ground it is
advisable to make the pruning cuts
as close to the ground as possible.
For those shrubs which have only
one or two canes trunks, however.
it is desirable to remove an entire
branch close to the trunk in an effort
to force a new cane from the crown
or a new branch from the trunk.
If it is desired to keep the bushes
low, the tips of the new shoots are
cut at the desired height-an addi-
tional step to the annual complete
removal of a part of the canes, and
not a substitute
Lilacs-an exception to the rule
are given a different treatment. Their
pruning consists of Cd removal of
the spent flower spikes, 90 removal
of at least a part of the shoots which
spring up around the bush and go
the removal of dead canes The seed
pods and shoots are removed so as to
conserve the plants strength for the
formation of flower buds for next
springs bloom.
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Should Be
Trimmed
Yield Is Increased
Tremendously by
This Treatment.

MOST vegetable crops must be
thinned out in the early stages
of growth. If left until they attain
some size it is impossible to thin
them without checking the growth OF
those that remain. This does not ap-
ply to carrots and beets, which may
be thinned when some are large enough
to use. 1t is the half-grown carrots
that are most delicious, and the growth
is so much more in length than in the
diameter of the root that the thinning
process does not disturb the others so
much.
Turnips must be thinned before they
begin to form. The early turnips are
round and fat. They do not grow we'll
if crowded. If thinning is postponed
until the roots begin to form the
growth of all is checked and the raw
ages of worms. which are always ready
to feed on turnips, are likely to be IA
tai. If the young plants are pulled up
so they stand 4 inches apart in the
row in a remarkably quick time they
will be large enough to use.
Beets are more easily handled than
turnips when they are a little larger.
and one should not fail to try dish
of beet tops with the tiny roots just be-
ginning to form 1t is a delicious in
PRODUCTION to the garden menu. The
beets which are left in the ground
should be spaced inches apart. In
harvesting this crop as maturity pro-
crosses, choose alternate plants so
those remaining in the row have al
ways more room in which to develop.
Satisfy, parsnips and witloff chicory.
which are to remain in the ground all
season, should be thinned early to 3
or 4 inches apart in the row. If your
soil is rich the smaller interval will
do, but If it is not, then give more
/ room.
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teract the weighty peonies. We must
remove, however. some OF the foliage
of the latter to open up space. Then.
when the two flowers are not per-
mitted to crowd. their difference in
shape, color and fragrance become
more evident through the presence of
each other.
The trouble with many of us is that
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For Soil Conditioning.

To make soils acid add well-rotted
oak leaves, peat moss, aluminium sui
phate or sulphur, To sweeten soils add
lime, ground limestone or finely pull
yerized oyster shells are the safest.
Hydrated lime, which has twice the
neutralizing effect. must be appel
with care to avoid injury to established
plants and shrubs.
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solves the least expense. A number of
tools may be obtained, including a
special type of lawn mower; rolling
cutter, consisting of a sharp disk on
a handle. and half-moon and straight
edged cutters. The half-moon shaped
cutter is very good if sharp A string
should be stretched to guide the cut
ting and to insure straight lines.
Another method of keeping straight,
sharp edges is to use boards. brick,
concrete, stones, metal. etc. All have
their places, and all have their ad-
rantages and disadvantages. Boards
are probably as cheap as anything,
but they break and rot. Cypress
boards, where obtainable. are relatively
long-lasting. Brick are very good and
should be laid on edge. A saw-tooth
effect does not add to the appearance
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ANIMALS for Mover.

The garden-minded person who is
living in rented house. with the pos
sibility of moving away within q short
time. might we'll make use of annual
flowers in his garden. The needless
expense of buying perennial plants for
him isn't necessary, as there are so
many hundreds of ANIMALS which will
fill every requirement.
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New Flower Book.

Lovers of the Dianthus (pinks) fam
lily of flowers will appreciate a new
book by L. H. Bailey titled THE Gar
den of Pinks," published by the Mac
milan CO. -
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For Home Garden.

Here is list of salad material that
is not seen often enough in the
average home garden-corn salad,
chives, chervil, endive and upland
cress. Try them.
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For Ailin6 Plants.

The best remedy for ailing plants is
an application Of complete plant food.
It can also be used in the rows Of the
vegetable garden to speed up growth.
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Bulb Diseases.

Diseases Of dubious plants. such as
the tulips, daffodils, etc. are best con-
trolled by digging and burning at the
first signs of infection.
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Non>Rusting Metal Strip
Prevents Your Gravel
Path From Spreading
The Appearance of a Lawn
Ruined by Whitewashed
Or Painted Materials.
By w. H. YOUNGMAN.

ONE lawns lack neat TRIM finished appearance because the grass
and distinct
While we'll the edges kill
achieve finished
the lawn
edges NAV trimmed grass
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Arrangement Of Peonies
For Decoration Needs
Adequate Container
Feature One Large Flower
More Prominently Than
Others in the Group.
By IKKO GREGOR.

buds swell and open daily Like faiy-gowns out from
soft Slken
white blood conceivable
4 display
ndcbaby beautiful blooms emphasized elegantly
a
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As an aid in controlling crab grass
set the cutter bar on the lawn mower
as high as possible. BY keeping the
blue grass 212 to 4 inches high 1t will
shade the crab grass seedlings and
choke out most Of them.
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By MARGARET NOVEL;

be than
l location, with south east
drained the dry
pickles. sweet
Gather these them give them
guide the OF herbs
from the greenhouse
for sahet
potpourri
sache
Sweetscented
sachet
savoy-SeasQnng meats and
for salads, ETC.
Tarrago havormg vinegar and baked meats
and
with vegetables meats
Thyme for seasoning
poultry stufhng.
Din-avorng relshe sprnklng Of dill
apple piel !.
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By !. STEALEY ELMS.

(HE bloom OF lrlS thlS season nds
been a revelation to many OBJ
servers AS several of TIE new
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

The Chaplain's Aid Society will
meet at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. NJ. Dickerson ON Friday evening,
January Z. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend. Please remember
this is for the benefit Of the church,
so won't you try 20 be present?
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Short and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Taylor and family,
all OF Pennsylvania, spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hanson Of
Trenton, ~ j., spent the Christmas
holidays with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Conaway.
Miss Margaret Prettyman Of SAL
.isbury. Md, and Mrs. Helen Newman
Of Bellevue, Nd, spent Christmas
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Prettyman.
Mrs. J. NJ. Dickerson spent Sunday
afternoon with her daughter, Mrs.
Frances KoIlmorgan of Federals-
burg. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 2. Conway and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hanson spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff-
man Of Ridgely, Md.
Miss Grace Moore spent the week.
end with her cousin, Ruth Moore of
near Greenwood.
Mrs. Helen Truitt of Cannons,
spent Wednesday with her fathec,
]. NJ. Dickerson. Two of her chill
dren, John and Lester. have been
spending a few days win their
grandfather.
Mrs. J. N. Russell spent Christ
mas with relatives at Rock Hall, Md
The Nanticoke Home DemOnstra-
tion Club met on Wednesday with
Mrs. Francis Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Mckin-
ney left last week for Florida where
they will spend the rest Of the win
ter.
Mrs. Howard King is on the sick
list at this writing.
MIR. and Mrs. J. e. Prettyman and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Conaway spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Newman
Of Bellevue, Md.
Misses Mary and Anna Smith en-
on Sunday afternoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Smith, Miss Rachel
Coverdale and George Coverdale, all
Of Glendale.
Services at Chaplains next Sun
day as follows: Sunday school at
p. m, Preaching at 3 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Public notice is hereby given that
the State Military Board of Delaware
will meet in the State Armory at
Tenth and DUPONT Streets, Whining
ton, Delaware, on Thursday, Janu-
ary 20, 1888, at twelve o'clock noon,
and then and there will receive and
open sealed proposals from pre-
qualified bidders for furnishing labor
and materials to erect and complete
a new Armory building to be located
in Milford, Delaware.
All work is to be under one con-
tract.
The State Military Board reserves
the right to reject any and all pro-
posals and to waive informalities at
its discretion.
All bids must be in sealed enve-
lopes, endorsed Proposal for Ar
mory for Milford, Delaware" with
the name of the bidder and address,
ed to The State Military Board, State
Armory, Wilmington, Delaware.
No bid will be considered unless
accompanied by certified check in
the amount of five per cent (5So) OF
the bid, or bid bond in like amount,
drawn to the order Of the state
Military Board"
Copies of plans, specifications and
proposal forms are on file and are
open to public inspection In the Of
fees of the State Military Board,
State Armory, Wilmington, Della
ware: the office. OF the Architects;
the Office of Robert P. Schoeniiahn,
Consulting Engineer, Industrial
Trust Building, Wilmington; and 1
the existing Armory at Milford, Del
ware. Plans will be issued only to
those contractors who are on pre-
qualified list established by the
State Military Board.
A set of the proposed contract
documents may be obtained from
Martin and Jeffers, Architects. 40S5
dupont Building, Wilmington. Della
ware, upon deposit Of $1,000 which
will be refunded upon the return Of
he plans and specifications in an
condition; but deposits
lf contractors who do not submit
estimates will not be returned.
After the scheduled closing time
or receipt Of bids, no bid may be
withdrawn for a period of thirty
2O) days.
BY order OF
STATE MILITARY BOARD
WELLER E. SLOWER
7-2t The Adjutant General
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07
COKESBURY

There will be Sunday School at
COkesbury at 10 Sunday morning.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home
of Mrs. Horace Carmean, with a
large attendance. Refreshments were
served and enjoyed.
The annual Christmas party OF the
home demonstration club met at
the home of Mrs. Francis Morgan.
A fine time was reported by ALL
Mrs. Naomi Wilson of Ellendale
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hill on
Friday.
MIR. William Warrington spent
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Miss Ruth Isaacs entertained her
Sunday School class on Friday eve
ming and had as her guests Mrs.
Shorts class of the Bethesda
Church.
Miss Ada Mae Warrington who has
been spending the holidays with her
parents. returned on Saturday to re-
sumo her duties at Sargent Col
lege. She was accompanied as for
as Wilmington by her mother, Mrs.
II. A. Warrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Lambden
entertained on Saturday evening Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Y. King en-
tertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott Evans of Rehoboth.
Miss Irene Isaacs. student nurse OF
Lewes, spent Saturday evening with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Linden
Isaacs.
Miss Thelma King entertained the
members of her bridge club on Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Hudson OF
Dagsboro. spent Sunday with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Hill.