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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16
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WARNING AGAINST USE
OF SHAVING BRUSH is
ISSUED BY HEALTH DEPT.

Raleigh, Feb. ia warning
against the use of shaving brush
es labeled Imperial Sterilized.
Japan, $780," of which more than
$4,000 have been received in the
United States and sold or dis
tributed here, is contained in a
warning received by DIR. Carl v.
Reynolds, North Carolina State
Health Officer, from DR.. Thomas
Parran, Surgeon General and
Head of the United States Pub
lie Health Service.
This action is the result Of q
case of a1sh12cl traced to one of
such japanese shaving brushes.
and is designed to prevent the
spread of this disease through
their further use. No mention
was made of japanese manufac-
tured hair brushes or tooth
brushes in DR.. Parran's notice.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16

growers at a time when bumper
or excessive crops were being
marketed at deprecated prices,
thus assisting producers in pro-
curing better prices for their
crops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16

reflect its individuality potent factor
the motoe choice Of accessory equipment And be
which Mary Fckford shown applying touch OF makeup As the
illuminated
folds neatly into
vanity
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Replant Your Irises
At This Season So
Roots Can Grow

Despite the best intentions OF
gardeners, not all have replanted
their irises. This should certainly
be done before the end Of this month
so as to allow the roots to develop
we'll before the end of the present
growing season.
1t should be remembered in divid-
ing and replanting iris that the old
parent plants are likely to be in
tested with borers, which should be
excluded at all cost. ALI portions
which are in any way decayed or
followed out through the work of
borers should be cut out and de-
stroyed by fire. leaving only good,
healthy divisions for replanting.
Iris fanciers obtain their best results
by planting divisions which contain
the three-fan arrangement. This
indicates that the division being re.
planted Is more than one year old.
Replanting should be done in
fresh soil. BY replanting in the
same spot, the work of injurious
bacteria and soil pests is not de-
creased while the injury sustained
from these pests can be guarded
against by transplanting to fresh
soil.
If 1t is impossible to move the
irises to new location, 1t is good
practice to dig out four or more
inches OF the old soil where the
irises formerly grew, and replace it
with fresh soil from another loca-
ton. into which the irises can be
replanted with every likelihood that
they will forge ahead.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Landscaping Plan
Should Include
Hiding Garage

Garages are always one Of the
hardest obstructions in q garden to
be covered in the landscaping plan.
Despite the fact that all care is used
to make the approach to the garage
as inconspicuous as possible, the ga
rage itself invariably stands out like
a sore finger. Good landscape gar
deners hide the garage as much rs
possible.
One of the best known plans for
hiding q garage is to plant ever
green's around 1t and vines on 1t. II
the walls are Of brick or stone.
almost any vine is suitable because
most vines can find a foothold In
these materials. Wood structures
permit only the use of q limited
number of vines such as wisteria and
grape. What could be more beauti-
full than cedar or yew trees planted
on either side Of the garage door
with wisteria vine trained on a
trellis over the entrance? The side
walls overgrown with grapes help
relieve the nakedness of the walls
and make ugly buildings appear
attractive.
Further attractiveness can be lent
70 the garden by building some sim
PIE feature such rs seat alongside
the garage walls. Here, in front OF
beautiful vine, the gardener will be
able to spend many pleasant hours
browsing through some favorite
books.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Rose Growing Formula
A Simple Procedure Should Help
You Have Prize.Winnins Blooms

blooms that come into the peak of
their beauty and perfection a few
days apart. Other shoots from the
base Of the plant will also put in ap-
pearance and these, too, will please
and intrigue you with their promise
S. When each of the rose spikes
you have saved have developed until
the center or main bud, is about the
size of lead pencil eraser, carefully
remove the side buds Do this in the
early morning or late evening when
they are brittle and break of readily
s. From then on watch your prize
rose prospects develop. And when
on the evening of September %
next you have in your garden sew
eral rose buds with fine foliage,
stems, and with buds from one
fourth to one-half open you will
feel well repaid for cooperation
you have given your best rose
bushes.
7. Important When cut for this
exhibition, rose varieties like K. A.
Victoria, with 40 or more petals,
should be one-half open. Roses
with thirty petals or less, like Nine.
Butterfly or the Duchess of Well
ington, should not be more than
one-fourth open. Cut these queer"
rose prospects after pm. Friday,
September 20. Immerse deeply in
cold water overnight in cool place
8. 1t should be remembered that
in the Potomac Rose Show classes
consist only of blooms of the same
variety and that classes are made
for each variety having five or more
entries. For example, only white
Killarney compete in that class,
and there are separate classes for
each other white variety. The same Is
true for each red, dark pink, light
pink, yellow and shaded rose varie-
ty. So bring in your favorites.
They will compete only with roses
Of their same variety.
In following the program out
lined above, the plants vitality and
strength is concentrated in a few
canes. which ensures large buds on
long stems. The only other step to
be emphasized is the protection of
the foliage and buds from disease
and insect injury-systematic ap-
plications keep the foliage covered
at all times.
This is winning formula as prac-
ticed by our prize winners. 1t is not
difficult and can be used on a single
rose bush or on q hundred.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

Withstand the winter. Floating
heart is very hardy and rather
small.
Though it is tropical plant, the
Egyptian lotus will grow almost
everywhere in this country. 1t is
of extraordinary beauty in color
and form, and its blooms are very
large. The Speciosum is the sacred
lotus of the Nile, of deep pink with
long stem. Perhaps the most
lavish is the Album grandiforum,
pure white with broad foliage. There
is also yellow variety. They
should be mulched in winter, for
they bury their roots deep in the
mud to reach below the freezing
line. If they are planted in boxes
they can be taken indoors and kept
warm and damp, as the lilies. The
flower usually grows beside a leaf
so growth is allowed for another
leaf and its accompanying flower
If the flower and leaf are pruned.
There are several plants, such as
marsh marigolds and sweet sedge,
which grow well in shallow water
The tall growing aquatic plants,
such as cattail. bulrushes and pick
eral rush, with its blue flowers
growing from the leaf stems, should
be confined to boxes to prevent
their spreading to choke other
plants. Meadow rue, Japanese prim-
roses and forget-me-nots are
charming as border flowers. For
the border there are many varieties
of ferris, too, and tall flowers which
are very effective with their reflec-
tions in the water. OF the latter
the cardinal flower and gentian are
most adaptable. Others are ORR
entail iris, mallows and plume grass.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

mauve and apple blossom pink
respectively. Golden Ophis, is sup
posed to be yellow, but is really on
the orange side.
In using poppies as cut flowers, It
is necessary to get them very early
in the morning. Cut the stems
slantingly with sharp knife and
as soon as possible either scar them
by holding them over an open flame,
or place in boiling water for a few
seconds. Unless such a procedure is
followed they will soon wilt or shed
their petals.
In propagating Oriental poppies
root division is probably the only
way an amateur gardener should
attempt. Dig the clump when 1t is
dormant in August and select a few
OF the larger roots, cutting them in
lengths of about 3 inches. Plant
them Immediately, crown end up, in
a special bed that contains a large
amount OF sharp sand. If the bed is
kept damp but not wet little roots
will soon form, and in about six
to eight weeks leaves will appear
on the upper end. Poppies rarely
come true from seed, and they are
slow in terminating.
Moving poppies in August is one
OF the easiest ways to propagate
them. In digging many pieces of
root are left behind, a goodly num-
Der OF which will develop crowns
and grow. This is an indication that
when handled at the right time
poppies are very easy to manage,
but when handled at the wrong
time even large plants are seriously
injured If not killed. 1t is well to
mark the location of the root cut
tings or they may be hoed out.
The only winter care needed BY
the hardy Oriental poppy is protec-
ton from standing water. Drain
age was emphasized above, but in
winter there is the danger Of water
standing around the crowns. Mound
the soil over the crown when plant
ing as precaution.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Slow.Growing Trees
Should Be Planted
For POsteritv

1t was said to be an old Judean
custom on the birth of a son to plant
before the house a cedar tree, and on
the birth Of daughter to plant a fir
tree. These trees were regarded as
sacred, and were not to be cut down
except for use in building homes or
furniture for the child for whom they
were planted.
This is food for thought for the
United States today. With our avail
able wood supply and shade disap-
pearing rapidly in the form of our
forests, and with very few replace
ments being made in some cases in
shade trees around homes, 1t would
be well for all of us to study our sur
roundings and plant for the use Of
posterity some long-lived desirable
trees.
There is tendency today to plant
too many fast-growing short lived
trees. These OF course are necessary
and have their uses where quick
shade Is desirable, but in addition to
the short-lived trees, intersperse in
your paintings sufficient of the
slower growing, more permanent
types to take the place of the Short
lived type when their usefulness is
over.
A city official reports the following
list as being long-lived, desirable
shade trees:
Pin and red oaks
Lindens
Norway naples
Honey locusts
Oriental planes
American elms
Tulip-trees (spring planting only
recommended).
Gfnkgo trees
With the fall planting season
ahead Of us, give some thought to
planting desirable shade trees.
However, with all trees, keep in
mind that in both planting and
maintenance, feeding with a COM
plete, balanced plant food is impor-
tant. One of the lessons learned
from study of damaged trees in the
New England hurricane area was
that too little attention has been
paid to the feeding of trees, thus re-
sulting in an inadequate root system
to support healthy top growth. You
will find complete, balanced plant
food the most satisfactory and most
economical product to use.
| Established trees may be safely fed
during any period of the year, unless
the ground is frozen.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
New Varieties
OF Aquatic
Flowers
Water Lilies Need
Sun and Rich Soil
For Expansion
Flowers
By EDITH HOUGH.

The latest available varieties of
aquatic plants are unusually lovely
and many are Of exotic beauty. Pink
lotuses a foot in diameter and large
white tropical lilies may be grown
with proper care in any pool of
average size. Such plants have a
suave and cool effect which is most
refreshing, particularly in city
gardens during hot summers.
Water lilies are of almost every
color. Their size depends on the
fertility of the soil used in their
boxes or on the floor of the pool.
The hardy are the best for begin
ners, for the others are difficult to
carry through the winter. They
need plenty of rich SOIL open sun
shine and room to expand. One
foot of water over the soil is the
right depth for the hardy types.
One of the most striking of these
is the Gloriosa, a large flower of
bright carmine. The rose mag
nolla has very sweet fragrance
and grows on long stem, making
1t most suitable Tor cutting. There
are many others of pink. yellow and
white of this type. The tropical
lilies are of even greater beauty.
The Devionensis, which blooms at
hight, has dark pink flowers from
8 to 10 inches in diameter. The
Dauben has a profusion of small
blue flowers, and the Gen. Pershing
is fragrant pink.
Other floating plants bloom more
steadily and thus afford more last
ing beauty if the pool is large
enough to contain them as we'll as
lilies. There are two types, those
which have their roots in the soil
and those growing without touch
ing soil. Creeping water hyacinth,
Of the former type, is lovely and
best suited to large pools, for it
rapidly branches out to sometimes
8 feet. The floating water hyacinth
is similar but neater plant, and
it needs no earth. The yellow water
poppy, which roots in the soil, will
bloom all season, but it cannot
Evening star., 1939-08-19
By !. A. GAMBIE

The rose leaf buds that may on
September 80 next, at the Potomac
Rose Show. become the prize roses
of that event, are already on the
rose bushes of this area. Your own
rose garden has its share Of promis-
ing candidates.
Many more of these queen" rose
prospects should be so handled dur.
ing growth as to develop into the
most perfect roses. Local home
gardeners who do give the leaf buds
on their rose bushes their bes,
chance, will find it most enjoyable
experience. 1t is not difficult.
The following simple procedure
If undertaken Immediately, should
be reasonably successful. Other
methods also produce good results
l. Locate the rose bushes in your
garden that you fancy and that give
you the strongest and best blooms
Cut of dead wood and weak stems
Cut back the strong canes so as tc
leave not more than three leaf buds
on each strong cane.
2. While it is late, If you have not
fertilized since July. apply a small
handful of any good garden fer
tilizer around each bush and cult
vate in thoroughly. Soak the ground
with water. Keep these plants
cultivated, watered and sprayed.
3. When the leaf buds on the
strong canes have developed to the
point where you can tell which are
the strongest and most promising
rub off all but six or eight shoots on
each plant.
4. About the first of September
select the best three or four of these
shoots on each bush, and rub of the
balance. Important. Save one of the
most advanced shoots, the least ad-
vanced and one in between on each
plant. This selection will be found
Of value in having some of your
prospects "just right" on September
80 next. as It will tend tn give Vol
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Lawns Demand Care
To Survive Winter

Mid-August and early September
find many lawns looking worn out
and scraggly, with ugly brown spots
and numerous weeds.
Clean out the weeds, seed the
bare spots and give the lawn a
square meal of a complete balanced
plant food The plant food can be
applied with plant food spreader
or by hand. Use pounds of plant
food per 100 square feet of lawn
area. Apply evenly and water in
well. soaking the lawn thoroughly.
The lawn will take on new life
and beauty.
What is even more important,
putting the lawn IN good shape
this fall will assure you a better
lawn next spring, for a well-fed
and well-cared-for lawn can with
stand winter weather more success
fully.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Very Unusual
Flower Bed
ASuccesS
Drainage Provision
And Added Hunus
Excellent Plan

Several years ago man tried
to grow delphinium in heavy clay
soil that simply had no subdrain-
age. 1t would have made excellent
drain tile but certainly very poor
flower bed. Whenever the soil was
stirred deeply and enriched with
manure and sand and ashes added
to give it tilth, it held water like
a tank. Consequently, flowers that
required good drainage, seldom lived
over winter.
Following two or three attempts
to grow delphiniums under such
conditions, this man determined to
make flower bed where they
would grow. 1t could be done be-
cause several local gardeners were
growing them. A trench was dug
4 feet wide and II feet long, by 18
inches deep. A tile drain was then
placed in the bottom and covered
with cinders this drain was con-
nected with large drain. A layer
of weeds was placed over the cinders
to keep the soil from washing into
them. This left trench some IS
inches deep. 1t was filled with woods
soil and a liberal mixture of broken
plaster and some ground limestone
The bed was thoroughly tramped
down to give good planting base
and allowed to settle for several
days before planting. A dozen or
so delphinium plants were then set
out (in September) and carefully
watered until established. They
made excellent growth. In october
number of regal lily bulbs were
planted in the bed for lack of other
suitable space.
The next spring the rapidity of
growth of the delphiniums was in
pleasing contrast to the former ex-
periences. Most of the plants had
survived the winter. They grew to
heights of from 5 to 7 feet
and produced excellent spikes of
bloom-the kind of plants that are
pictured in the magazines. The regal
lilies made fine growth and pro-
duced many buds. The blue of the
delphiniums and the fragrant white
trumpets of the lilies were a most
delightful combination, and gave a
real thrill after the earlier failures.
The delphiniums were given ordi-
nary treatment. The bloom spikes
were removed to prevent the for
nation of seed and to encourage a
second crop of bloom They were
given an occasional spraying, and
most of them survived the second
winter. Madonna lilies were added
to the bed, but, of course, they did
not make quite so satisfying a show
as the royals had because the woods
soil held too much moisture for
them.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

space dIlO SOIIlc QIlcu-up lOllARc III
the border. For this reason they
should be planted away from the
front edge, with some low growing
plants to help screen their resting
place.
Some OF the best colors for a
hardy border are found among the
following varieties: Olympia, the
only double poppy, is the earliest one
to bloom and is a soft orange salmon
color; the honors are divided, I
think, between Lulu Nicely and
Wurtenbergia for being the biggest
deep red among the lighter shades,
newer and better ones are being
brought out every year. Perry's
white is still the best white and Mrs.
Perry is hard to beat for salmon
pink. JEANNE Mawson, a water
melon pink, is pleasing shade that
appeals to many. Mary Jane Miller,
Pink Radience and June Delight, are
new ones in shades of deep pink
Masterpiece and Echo are pale
Evening star., 1939-08-19

the amount to be spent on it, the
shelter house should be kept in
proportion to the space and should
be built as to add to rather than
encroach upon the yard. If it is
TO be used as Storeroom for
garden tools it will, of course, be
larger than when just used for
shelter. White walls are much too
CONSPICUOUS. Stained wood is much
better and a good creosote stain
will greatly increase the lasting quail
tiles of the wood.
Arbors and Pergolas
Should Suit Picture
So it is with arbors and pergolas.
They should fiC into the garden pic
ture. A vine covered arbor is an in
vitlng place to sit and rest, place
where a visitor can look out over
the garden and enjoy its beauties,
or the gardener may pause to con-
template his work. The arbor may
be covered with vines, such as
grapes, wistaria or other Towering
kinds and will fit into the plan for
almost any kind of a garden.
Both the arbor and the pergola
are of easy construction and can be
built by the gardener with very little
effort. 1t is well, however, to make
them substantial at the start. Pro-
tect the posts from termites and
rot by either setting the posts in
concrete or by giving a thorough
soaking in creosote It is an un-
pleasant experience to have the
posts rot out from under an arbor
covered with a beautiful vine or
have pergola blow over in
storm.
Where roses are used on either
a pergola or arbor the seats should
be protected from encroaching rose
thorns for there is little pleasure
to be derived from an ever -so-at-
tractive seat if studded with thorns.
The floors of both pergolas and
arbors should be given some kind
of surface since they will receive
more use than grass will Withstand.
A flagstone surface is ideal al
though bluestone, tanbark, gravel
and brick are satisfactory. Brick or
flagstone floors are desirable where
tables and chairs are to be used.
Another piece of equipment which
can be built in the small garden
is a fireplace Large or small fire.
places do add to the enjoyment
and usefuless of a garden. Chill
dren love to have picnics and it is
an easy matter to construct a
simple little fireplace where wieners
and marshmallows may be toasted,
or Boy Scout may practice camp
fire cookery.
Simple Accessories
Are the Best
The more simple these accessories,
the easier it is to fit them into the
garden picture. They may be
grouped in corner, preferably
under the shade of tree, or placed
under vine-covered pergola with
the fireplace at one side. Regard
less of where they are located it
is desirable to have them screened
with shrubbery and trees. It is diff
cult to rest or doze, no matter how
comfortable you may be, where the
entire neighborhood may observe.
The outdoor living room should be
secluded and private whether it is
the whole yard or just a small part.
And as final touch, the outdoor
living room may be equipped with
electric lights and water, both of
which add greatly to the convenience
and enjoyment. A spigot near the
fireplace is handy, indeed. Lights,
of course, are help in the late
evening, particularly in cleaning
up after the picnic.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
August is the Month When
Oriental Poppies May Be
Safely Transplanted
Amateur Gardeners Should Use
Root Division as Successful
Attempt at Propagation
BY NANCY ALFARO.

the June garden dramatic and exciting opening
scarlet and hmmeng white they pecoas
and the whole garden leaps a thrilling touch
August the
last May and early June to flowers
poppes insist
planting and this is the month they dug
repaned with
their where they left of
II all
produce clump Of small
Make bed drained The crown hod
with
them Oriental love though hey viii do s
well in place that has - ~ ~ '
Much thought should be exercised selecting happy
hambuoyant
cahing also well to her ts
plants habit going leaving behind on
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Furnishings for Outdoor Living Rooms May Be Interesting
Arbors or Pergolas Offer
Welcome Protection From
An Intense Summer Sun
Fireplaces or Well Situated
Groups of Chairs Are Other
Simple But Useful Items
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN.

Furnishings for living inter-
estng
all
usefulness and
Perhaps few gardens shelter
fireplace
more useful as place to live How often have visited
after walking about admrig this that
half hour wished that there
In the shade for bit of re
at such a time and be decorative
The idea is to have
under vne-covered peroa
and enjoy the garden shelter
moor tucked away IN the OF the hrbb
Mosquitoes however breed heavy foliage shelter
unenaole In the evening the subbery
of desirable But during
place where where the children
Evening star., 1939-08-19

MARGARET NOVEL;.
The flower arrangement ceneed in
table high as the
Of mirror paneingor imaginary
secured plain wall anked at either side
depends baancegood
light middle and background
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Bulb Planting

Plant Madonna lilies in the early
iall-August or September. The
bulbs are planted only inches deep,
whereas most other lilies are planted
8 to 8 inches deep. The beds for
the Madonna lily should b raised
to insure perfect drainage.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

IIUIII UITe SUIT. 1Ud1Iy gd1ucIIS UU
have shelter houses, simple ones
that increase the usefulness of the
yard without being too pretentious.
Some are in combination with the
gardeners workroom. A few have
fireplaces where steaks may be
broiled or hotdogs toasted.
Regardless of the size of yard or