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Evening star., 1939-09-09
Excellent Methods
For Killing Moles
In Your Garden

Moles are serious menaces to
gardens containing rich, moist soil
and are nuisances in bulb gardens.
They are considered carnivorous
but they also do extensive damage
to grass roots and all plants made
up OF large, fleshy roots as we'll as
bulb stock. The presence Of moles
can usually be determined by little
humped-up patches which show
where the runs are underground.
The mole crawls through the ground
blindly and raises the soil as an arch
around his tunnel.
Destroying the little fellows is
not an easy task. The methods in
use are trapping, poisoning and
asphyxiating. The best of the traps
are those known as "choker traps"
They are opened and inserted In the
mole run. When the mole comes
through he pokes his head in the
trap, which closes on him and
chokes him.
Since calcium cyanide has come
inIo general use, many people rid
their gardens Of these pests by open
ing up little holes about S feet
apart in the mole run. Into each
OF these openings q teaspoonful of
this poison is placed and the OPEN
ing closed by stomping on 1t.
II the runs are all out in the open
and 1t Is definitely certain that no
openings enter houses where any
animal life is kept, moles can be
quickly eradicated by asphyxiation.
This is done by attaching the garden
hose to the exhaust pipe of the auto
mobile and inserting the other end
IN q mole run.
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Other peoples hobbies are always
Ascinating-and not the least of this
fascination lies in discovering the
original spark that touched off the
fire Of interest and started the train
Of development.
Take, for instance, the case of Mr..
C. w. Culpepper of Virginia. His
hobby, which now has attained
amazing scope, is the growing Of fine
Iris. His gardens are a marvel of
bloom and color during the iris sea-
son. and his patient experimentation
IN crossing and breeding has result
ed In many unusual and lovely
specimens.
Friends come from far and wide to
enjoy the spectacle of his iris in
full bloom; strangers stop and gasp
before its beauty. Mr.. Culpepper is
glad to share all this loveliness
which he has created. but loves his
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Save Seeds
For Birds
Dinners
Winter Rations Nav
Be Gathered Now in
Our Own Gardens
BY EDITH M. HUSSEY,

A DOy know mas been using part
of his summer vacation for collect
ing seeds and nuts to feed his
feathered friends in the months
Wnen the ground is frozen, when
there are no insects to be found and
when the winter winds have blown
the seeds from the weeds along the
, way and the snow has covered
| them up.
Last winter he built platform
feeder, and it proved such a popular
place and so many birds came to
eat the special food he had bought
at the pet store that the cost be-
came a serious item in the family
budget, and his father said it would
not be repeated. But George thought
that the birds must be fed. so de-
clded to do as the squirrels do
store away food for the winter
months.
He had noticed the gold finch, or
Wild canaries, swinging on the slen-
der stems of the blue corn flowers
eating the seeds from the faded
blooms. So he gathered a paper
sack OF these dead heads. Perhaps
some of the winter birds would like
them as well as the gold-finch did.
Then there was the cosmos; these
same yellow birds came for its seed
as soon as it was ready, so George
cut off the old bloom of this plant.
Then he saved all the seeds from
the melons. The cardinals are espe-
cially fond of cantaloupe seeds.
George found that out this summer
when he spilled some by the back
steps. He was very much surprised
some time later to see a pair of
cardinals eating these seeds: sur
prised because these lovely red birds
were not often seen in his neigh
borhood.
He had noticed flocks of birds
| eating the seeds of some weeds grow
ing in vacant lot. and on going to
look found that they were hemp
seed, such as the canaries like. So
these were gathered and added to
his store.
All these seeds can be added to
crumbs and table scraps, and once
in a while George will do as he did
last winter, save his own doughnut
and hang it out on a limb of the
tree as special treat for his winged
guests.
Georges mother never eats the
crust of her pie, so he can count on
that for the mocking birds-how
they do love pie crust!
| A piece of suet wired to q tree
branch will please the wood -peckers.
You can see that George will en-
joy his bird restaurant this coming
winter more than ever because he
has had this fun of collecting food
! for It,
would like to suggest that he buy
package of raisins or dried cur
rants to add to the menu sometimes,
for some birds love fruit!
Evening star., 1939-09-09

The Camassia likes sunny or
partially shaded, moist place, but
will thrive in any good garden loam
The blue flowers of c. lechtlini are
borne on 2-foot stems in May. A
dwarf form, C. esculenta with light
blue flowers grows only foot high.
The bulbs should be planted inches
deep and 6 to inches apart.
The trilliums are native to most
Of the Midwest and East, but grow in
only few places near Washington
They make, however, a splendid
showing May in the shady garden
as can be judged by the picture
above. Planted in a bed well sup
piled with leaf mold and protected
from the hot sun by trees, they are
very effective when massed. The
Trillium grandiflorum, with white
flowers on stems foot or more in
height is the most showy. T. un-
dulatum is even taller and has white
flowers veined with purple. The
trilliums sometimes fail to flower the
first year after transplanting, but
once established multiply and are
long lasting.
For the sunny border, and a sub
stitute for the Dutch hyacinths, the
Scilla campanulatas, are exceedingly
useful, Commonly called the wood
hyacinth, they delight in sunny
borders where they freely produce
snowy spikes of pink, white or blue
flowers that greatly resemble the
Dutch hyacinths. The spikes are
not so heavy and the fragrance is
more delicate. The bulbs thrive in
our moist soils and multiply freely.
This list is already too long and no
mention has been made of the grape
hyacinths CMuscar). of the squills
fScilla sibirica), of the snowf1akes
ueucojum or of the number of
others. All are Of interest and many
will be found adapted to some par
ticular spot in the garden or to blend
with some flower picture.
Most of them can be planted in
the edges of the shrub border, in
front of a perennial border, in the
rock garden, while several are
suitable for naturalizing.
The shrub border is IN many ways
an ideal place to plant the early
Towering spring bulbs. Many of
the bulbs grow. flower and make
most of their development for next
springs bloom before the shrubs leaf
out. The shrubs during the summer
protect the dormant bulbs by keep
ing them fairly dry. The biggest
advantage. however, is that the
shrubs foliage hides the dying
foliage Of the bulbs.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

DUBIOUS lrlS TeClCulaCd. InlS narQy
little gem, the earliest of the iris
family to bloom, is adapted to fore
ing, and for outside cultivation
While it is winter hardy it must be
dug in the spring after the foliage
has matured and be replanted again
in the fall or the bulbs will rot. 1t is
q real delight to be able to cut bou-
Quet of the fragrant purple flowers
of this iris in February or early
March. For early bloom plant iris
reticulata in protected spot where
they will have the benefit of sun
and shelter from chilling winds.
Winter Aconite Is
Long Lasting.
The winter aconIte { (Eranthis hy-
emalis) is a member of the butter
cup family and has rich yellow flow
ers above collar of green leaves. 1t
is long lasting bulb that is bit
difficult to establish. The bulbs
rapidly lose their vitality when dug
and hence should not remain out OF
the ground longer than necessary.
Order early and plant as soon as the
bulbs are received. The winter AGO.
mite does we'll in sunny bank where
the yellow flowers make an early
colorful showing. The bulbs should
be planted about inches deep.
Snowdrops (Galanthus) are a pre-
cious crew. They flower when the
snow is still on the ground and make
1ra e1@y foI q
them start into flower in a protected
spot in early January and stay in
bloom until late March. The freezes
would lay them fiat, but each bright
sunny day would find them upright
and as pert" as one could wish
They have small white bells that
hang from 6-inch stems. Plant 3
or inches deep and inches apart
A pretty companion for the snow
drop is the Glory of the Snow
(Chinonodoxa, pronounced ky-on-
oh-dok' -sah). It has blue-white
flowers that look very much like the
individual forets of single hyacinths.
Plant them 2 or 3 inches deep
and for a quick showing, about
inches apart.
Later Fl0wering
Bulbs Listed.
The above are early-f1owering
bulbs that are well-adapted to sun
or shade since they grow and flower
before the trees and shrubs leaf out.
They will stand any amount of ex-
posure but the most fun Is obtained
when they are planted in a sunny.
somewhat protected spot where they
Njll flower very early. The following
are later to flower and are the best
planted according to their particular
requirements.
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ton and growth. New bulbs will
produce we'll for a year or two in
competition with trees, shrubs and
vigorous surface-rooted perennials.
Under tall, deep-rooted trees they
may be naturalized successfully and
will do we'll for many years.
In the average garden the soil
should be spaded to depth of sew
eral inches and good dressing of
commercial fertilizer, bone meal or
well-rotted manure worked in be-
fore or raked in after planting. Set
the bulb so that it is covered with
2la times its depth with soil-that
is, a bulb 2 inches high from base
to tip should be covered with S
inches of soil. Plant deeper in light
than in heavy stiff soil; also deeper
if you plan to leave the bulbs down
for several years, because shallow
planting induces rapid reproduction.
A liberal use of coarse sand or coal
ashes around the bulb in heavy
stiff clay helps the plant to come
through in the spring.
Mulch May Prove
Beneficial.
A winter mulch is ordinarily un-
necessary, although late-planted
bulbs would be benefited by cover
ing of salt hay. excelsior or glass
wool. Many varieties of the Poetaz
group make such vigorous root
growth that the bulbs are sometimes
torn away from the basal plate by
the heaving from alternate freezing
and thawing in midwinter A good
mulch helps to prevent injury from
this cause.
Daffodil enthusiasts are anxious to
obtain a good collection of varieties.
hence they buy one or two bulbs of
variety. The newer ones are some
what costly because daffodils do not
reproduce with the freedom and
abandon of many other plants. The
average -of-the-backyard gar
dener wishes to obtain a nice dis
play of flowers or good quantity
for cutting, hence he or she should
plant several or many bulbs of
kind and choose a list of varieties
that will bloom over a long period.
From three to six bulbs in a group
set 6 to 8 inches apart add dasnes
of color to the borders: a dozen or
two each of several kinds will pro-
duce an abundance of flowers for
cutting. In large gardens a few
hundred may be naturalized most
effectively.
Among the large yellow trumpets,
so frequently and incorrectly called
"jonquils." King Alfred is the lead
ing variety. Few approach it for
depth and richness of color. 1t
requires good culture to maintain it
in health and vigor. Dawson City
leads all varieties for garden deco
ration in the estimation of English
gardeners. Lord Wellington is one
of the newer super giants, a man.
moth flower of good form and quail
ity. Aerolite, Alasnam and War
wick often called the white King
Alfred, is the most popular white
trumpet, but Beersheba is far better
in size, color and quality. Van Wa
veren's Giant is often classed as a
bicolor trumpet and with Spring
Glory it makes a good pair.
Many Varieties
Available.
There are many varieties to choose
from in the medium trumpet or
Incomparabilis division, which, while
not as big and bold as the large
trumpets, are more desirable in
many ways Alceste. Bernardino,
Croesus, Golden Frilled, Great War;
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Time Begin Thinking About Planting Our Early Fowerng Bulbs
Tiny Harbingers of Spring
Nav Give More Pleasure
Than All Other Blooms
Wide Variety of Hardy Types
Enables One to Choose Those
Best Suited to Conditions
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN.

There
while daodi and tulips but which well known
times these small harbngers spring
than do the stately tulips which make showing
later bloom
Hardness
these hardy bulbs is hand.
There varieties
give much pleasure the early yellow sanus oh
gold mpeat pale lilac
oftentimes February. by
flowers The varieties
mixtures of
of us
Crouses effective
the grass can be postponed until the foliage matured
bulbs
love to dig them up unless protected by wire moth balls
Plant the bulbs about 4 inches
Earlier to flower than
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Roses in Maryland
Abandoned Old Varieties Nucleus
For an Extensive Collection
BY L. L. POWERS.

In nearby Maryland there number of comparatively small
although
varieties the lapse OF time the culture the beginning with
the outstanding hybridizers
Long purchased
old Southern Maryland farms
she found of the odfashoned doing we'll despite
abandonment neglect With nucleus
conceived the idea of making extensive collection
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Peony Planting

Now that peony planting time is
here. it is well to remember that
the early Towering varieties are the
most dependable bloomers and that
in the majority of years the mid
season varieties bloom satisfactorily.
The late season bloomers are seldom
able to produce good flowers unless
in partially shaded location.
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BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

MARGARET NOVEL;.
household q
beauty foliage interesting shape
small
tightly rolled petals interesting
foliage
against middle
the other foliage.
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Fall Flower Show
In TakOma Park
Holds Spotlight

The Takoma Park Horticultural
Club will hold it's Fall Flower Show
on Wednesday and Thursday at the
Takoma Branch of the Public
Library at Fifth and Cedar streets.
Flowers, fruits and vegetables
should be entered for display be-
tween and pm. on Wednesday.
After o'clock the show will be open
to the public and on Thursday the
show will be open all day to the
public until pm.
Clarence w. Moore is president of
the club and J. w. wellington is
chairman of the show.
Sligo Park Hills Garden Club will
hold its September meeting on
Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Nelson,
5 Belmont court,
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Many Varieties
Available.
There are many varieties to choose
from in the medium trumpet or
Incomparabilis division, which, while
not as big and bold as the large
trumpets, are more desirable in
many ways. Alceste. Bernardino,
Croesus, Golden Frilled, Great War
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were sliced from under him at the
slightest touch, it was so slippery
Six minutes. Too gooey to take
chance passing. Tech got the ball
at midfield when Marty Gallagher
recovered a tumble. 1t was then or
never and Johnny White engineered
his final drive.
He sent Dan Weber and Tony
Mangano smashing inside the
tackles and guards. Tony cracked
through for a first down on the 43.
Twice more the big Tech fullback
took 1t and then White slipped
through for another first down on a
quarterback sneak.
The Marquette second airy moved
in. They played seven-man line.
Three minutes to go. First and
10 on Marquette's 80. The rain was
coming down steadily now. 1t
trickled off Joan's hat and into her
face. She hardly noticed.
Her eyes were riveted on the field
below. do something" she implored
in a whisper.
The rest of the stadium wasn't
quite as silent There was solid,
rolling wave of sound as Tech came
out of the huddle into single wing
to the right, with Tony Mangano in
tn tailback position.
Marty Gallagher snapped the ball.
1t went to Johnny White. White
spun. faxed to Mangano roaring into
the line. Keith, playing the wing
back, slipped around, took the ball
from Johnny and was off toward
the opposite end.
Joe Donchek, who had pulled out
of the line, and Dan Weber were
leading the way. The Marquette
tackle broke through but Donchek
tied into him and dumped him on
the spot.
Rhodes ran with his free hand al
most touching Webber's back, stick
ing close and feeling his way. The
Marquette end swooped in on them,
but Weber cut sharply inside the
tackle position, Keith practically
treading on his heels.
Dams shoulder bounced the end
aside and they were through and
down the sidelines.
Forty thousand people stood on
their feet and almost went bersek,
The Marquette safety man charged
acoss the field Dan smashed into
him, surely, viciously. They both
went down in a puddle of mud as
Rhodes went by ad slithered over
the goal line.
Then, with Johnny White holding.
Tony Mangano stepped into the ball
and split the crossbar for the
seventh point.
The gun went off two minutes
later and it was all over.
They were scheduled for a his
tory mid-term the following We'd
nesday and Keith suggested that
the three of them study together
Tuesday night.
"A lot you'll be able to offer U.S."
Joan scoffed, "but if it's okay with
Sunshine. here, it's okay with me-"
Dan grimaced. Its okay with
Sunshine. Guess I can stand it If
you can"
"Really?" The word dripped ice.
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.Hey-waitl" Dan added hastily.
Don't get me wrong. I'm referring
to the ordeal of pounding European
immigration into this guys head.
You could put all his notes on the
cuff of my shirt"
Keith registered INDICATION. Say,
I'm no dummy, y'know."
"A moot point" Dan murmured,
and Joan laughed out loud.
They locked themselves in the
Alpha MI music room and 1t took
Just three minutes to see that DaE
was right about Keith's notes. They
were worthless.
For almost three hours they
crammed, going over Joan's and
Dams notes. Keith would have been
lost without them. Most of the time
was spent in YEARLY tracing the i'm
portant things for his benefit.
Joan couldn't fall asleep for quite
while that night. A pale ray of
moonbeam slivered in through the
open window and she stared at 1t
unblinkingly.
She wondered if Carol and some
of the other girls weren't right
about Keith. Was he just glamor
boy with dazzling personality?
She recalled one OF Carols first
remarks about him he thought
life was lark, and had never heard
of clipped wings. Always following
the path of least resistance, expect
ing others to come to his aid when
the going got rough.
Too bad Keith didn't have little
of Dan Webber's conscience and
ambition but superficial people
rarely had much conscience.
just before she dropped off to
sleep she wondered if Keith wasn't
just a little too superficial.
Ito Be Continued
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CHAPTER VIII

It was q cool, misty afternoon
when Tech played Marquette. There
was strong hint of rain in the
air and the girls wore light oilskin
Slickers over their coats.
"Don't give boot for myself"
Joan grumbled, "but the experts in
sist we're dry field team, or some
thing like that"
what you mean is Keith Rhodes
needs dry field to get going"
Elaine remarked slyly.
"Come to think of 1t, Keith was
hoping it wouldn't rain because he
says he doesn't like mud cleats."
But the game hadn't been under
! way five minutes when slight
drizzle began to fall.
| Neither team cared to take
chances, but midway in the first
/; quarter Johnny White, Techs quar-
terback decided to open up. The ball
came back to Keith in the tailback
position. 1t was pass. Keith faded
back, looking over his potential re-
ceivers, and saw Barney Hughes just
about to break into the clear in the
fiat territory.
He whipped the ball over Mar
Quette's defensive left half streaked
over to cover Hughes, leaped high
in the air and Virtually took the ball
out Of Barney's hands.
He came down in stride and
! headed up the sidelines. Keith, re-
covering, started over to cut him
OF. He was just about to make the
tackle when someone cut his feet
from under him with beautiful
block. The Marquette man scamp
cred SO yards down the sidelines to
the goal.
The Tech fans recovered from the
shock just enough to roar with hope
wien Marquette missed the extra
point.
rs really began to rain when the
second half started and with the
hald turning to gooey, sticky mud,
Marquette's six-point lead looked as
big as mountain.
Time slipped by. No score in the
third quarter. The heavier Mar
Quette team protected its lead, play
ed strictly defensive football.
Straight power stuff, very little ball
handling and punting on second
down more often than third.
hight minutes to 60 In the last
quarter and 1t looked bad. The Tech
stands were silent but still hopeful.
II only the field were dry. If only
Keith Rhodes could break away
Just once.
But no-the turf was like a piece
OF green glass. A ball carriers legs
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IN STAMPS
Ancient Hebrews Used
HitIer's SWostiko ~"
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Ancient Hebrews Used
HitIer's SWostiko a
WHEN Adolf Hitler adopted
" the swastika as the insignia
of the Nazi party and later incor-
porated into the flag of Germany,
il is hardly possible that he re-
allied he was copying an old
Jewish symbol. His campaign
for pure Aryanism," which has
developed into persecution, would
have prohibited the use of the
swastika.
But the I..cc..evs did not o.i.--
mate the symbol. Its earliest APP
pearance, so far discovered, is
upon a painted cup from Meso-
potamia, made in about 5000 B.
c Metal workers of Asiatic
Turkey used the same design as
early as 1000 B. c., and the ruins
of a Greek villa, destroyed in 34s
B. c., has a swastika inscribed on
the floor.
The Buddhists of -r;'ia ircor-
porated this cross with hooked
arms into their art and the Chi
nese used it as a sun symbol as
early as the second century.
Among the American Indians,
the swastika has long been a IA
vorite. Navajo silversmiths use
it extensively in their jewelry
and it is found frequently in rug
designs.
Many Of the "irn':" 20; co.,
ried by American boys also bear
the swastika.
The Nazi emblem Is shown on
the German stamp above, Of the
1884 ISSUE.
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CRANlUkA
CRACKERS
HIDDEN NAMES

HIDDEN NAMES
War news has featured the names
of European cities hidden in the
sentences below. Can you find each
through word sounds and tell the
country In which 1t is located
Sample Budd is sure a pest.
Answer: Budapest (Budda-pesD
Hungary.
1. Butch. arrest that man; he
looks like a thief.
2. Is Stan going to fight the
bull?
3. George says he never saw
a war like this before.
4. Sorry, broke it right in two.
5. Row me home at once, for I
don't like boat rides.
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