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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
By BERTHA E. BOYD.

st. Dorothea, patron saint of gar
deners, surely smiled with favor
on the efforts and ultimate success
of the hybridizer who produced the
most fascinating of all hybrid roses
the new everblooming miniature
roses.
More than two thousand years
ago, in Athens, the Greeks crowned
the rose the Queen of Flowers"
Yet In all recorded rose history we
have failed to find any mention OF
diminutive rose plants with perfect
full-petaled white or yellow blooms.
such as are now available in the
new tiny roses Pixei (white) and
Baby Gold Star yellow, while Tom
Thumb is crimson with white CEN
ter and borders on the single vari-
ETY..
These three miniature roses were
introduced into the United States by
a well known firm of rose growers.
The first, Tom Thumb, we'll known
as the tiniest crimson rose, was in
PRODUCED three years ago. This one
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comes from a Holland hybridizer
who also produced Pixie, brought
out this spring, while Baby Gold
Star comes from sunny Spain. A
lucky break for gardeners, for they
arrived from Europe just before
hoStilities.
Miniature roses are of somewhat
uncertain origin. Bailey implies
that they are varieties of Rosa
Chinensis Var Minima Gawrenci-
ana having the common name of
fairy roses. Another authority names
Rosa Rouletti as Tom Thumb S
mother" Anyway, the ancestry is
cloudy and we can only assume that
Rosa Rouletti, Tom Thumb, Pixie
and Baby Gold Star are of the same
family.
This triumphant group of minia-
ture roses, with their diversified pos
sibilities, should interest all gar
deners for new fall planting. How
ever, they will have especial appeal
for the woman gardener.
There Is universal charm in the
diminutive, whether animate or in
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for flower show exhibits. pixie"
can be recommended for cutting
given reasonable attention, the
blooms will last from six to eight
days. 1t is hard to believe that IL
perfect roses with foliage can be ar
ranged IN a tiny vase N inches
high yet this has been most
artistically done. We find it a
pleasing pastime to cut and arrange
these charming roses in miniature
vases and place them about the
home. To get the most artistic eff
feet, they should be set against a
dark background.
In the children's garden these
tiny roses are supreme. The Riddles
will love seeing the tiny buds unfold
to full bloom, and it will be an in
spiration to them to care for their
garden and to enjoy the CHEEKY
blooms when other plants have fin
ished Towering.
1.-THE second article In this Sc
rtes OF tWo on miniature roses
totH appear on the Garden PAGE
merit Saturday.
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Transplant
Trees With
Caution
Wise Idea to Move
Evergreens Now
For the Winter

Thanks to the ease with which
the annual flowers respond. newly
built homes are easy to supply with
color during their first summer.
But it is during the first fall and
winter that bleakneSS shows itself.
Were a few evergreens present, the
whole picture would be changed.
Warmth would be added to the
winter scene.
Transplanting the needed ever
greens can be done successfully in
any part of the country during the
Tapped trees are not likely to be
found in stores at this season. Even
if they were, they probably would
not be what you desired. To insure
the success of the venture, the holes
should be dug for the trees just
before the trees are purchasd. Have
the nurseryman dig them while you
wait. Buy only as many as you
can plant within several hours of
digging, and then plant them inside
that time limit.
Rich manure and stimulating
chemicals should be kept away
from this newly planted stock. For
the most part it will have reached
the peak growth for the season and
it will need only generous watering
and heavy, Notwithstanding
mulches to conserve soil moisture.
Since the newly planted stock will
lose much water through evapora-
ton at its leaves, the foliage should
be sprayed several times each day
for the first week after transplant
ing, and after that once daily for
another month. The watering of the
soil and foliage may continue until
cold weather suggests stoppage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31

(a) An area that has good
drainage, and preferably graded
to a gentle slope.
CD Soil that is deeply prepared,
that is in excellent physical con-
dition-friable, with a good hui
mus content that it will have
both moisture holding and food
holding capacity.
(c) Soil that, in addition to
being in good physical condition,
contains plenty of available plant
food-a complete balanced ration
that will develop both a good
root system and a good top
growth.
Cd The use of a high-grade
grass seed. Do not use a cheap,
inferior grass seed.
(e) Proper care after seeding.
Now let us see how we can achiev
these things, in the order named:
(a) Good drainage. II the sur
face drainage achieved by proper
grading is not sufficient, then
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Attractive Display Over
Long Season Obtainable
By Careful Selection
Majority of Species Prefer
A Lgh Loamy Soil That
Is Usually in Full Sun
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN.

In these days when every one urged to have hobby perhaps
collecting would
selection might have attractive
Nearly all of the edums prefer oamy
exception perennial pucheun
soil in shade will fairly we'll
Sedums seldom regarded
terial And them would definite contribution
purple flowers
gardens s. Siebod blooms in September October
spectable a
in
ewed with its trailing
flowers
hispanicum
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boat
into effective simple
containers of this kind which available every home Any good
heavy holder ball Of crushed chicken wire fastened In place
with waterpr adhesive will hold the flowers
No metal marble blocks stands In the
finish
bread board with
will
finish.
your cupboard cabinet buffet
particularly choice 1t forms
seched
in opentype largest blooms
have weaks quite
focal point Of interest
Cut interest arrangement
odaoned balke dahias could also
contrast OF FORM
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grows only about an inch high.
A number of the sedums are ex-
cellent as ground covers. From
Asia Minor comes S. lydium, which
spreads a lovely coverlet of red and
green foliage over the ground, and
to add to its beauty bursts forth with
little umbrellas of white flowers in
June.
S. gracile is very similar and has
bright green leaves and does not
spread. 1t should, consequently, be
useful in limited areas.
All forms of S. album spread
badly and so are not satisfactory for
the rock garden but this very same
spreading habit makes them very
useful as carpeting plants for beds.
The one most recommended is one
which remains green the year round
1t goes by number of names and
its correct one is much too long, but
s. album micranthum chloroticum Is
useful to cover dry, sunny slopes as
well as bulb beds with white flowers.
Another variety of S. album has
reddish purple leaves, stems and
flowers. This variety, known as S.
album murale, makes good carpet.
AL forms of S. album remain less
than 3 inches high.
S. hybridum is too deep roofing
for covering beds of small bulbs but
may be used over tulip or narciSSuS
paintings. 1t, too, is evergreen.
There is a little woodland plant
of the Eastern United States which
is the earliest of the sedums to
blossom. S. ternatum will flourish
In shady places carpeting the ground
with lovely four petaled white flow
ers. The leaves are arranged in
3 to 5 inch stems. S. nevi is less
hardy but with some moisture will
extend the blooming season into
June or July. 1t has five-pointed
white stars on 3-inch stems. The
foliage is pale green.
If buying sedums for a collection,
there are several other classes which
should be represented. Of the
beaded type we have mentioned S.
album, S. pulchellum and S. lydiun.
In the confer type which resem-
bles little fir trees or giant moss all
the flowers are yellow. S. reflexum
is peculiar in that it droops at the
top when in bud. S. rupestre has
bluer leaves but the same nodding
habit.
The stringy type represented by
s. sarmentosum is probably the one
which has given bad name to all
sedums. 1t is the one with fast
creeping stems and few yellow
flowers in August, which spreads
like a fire in dry grass. Let's leave
it out entirely but just because it Is
a bad offender do not make up your
mind that all sedums are alike and
so deprive yourself of the pleasure
that may be had from growing some
OF the others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
good underground system of tile
drainage should be installed.

Id BY deep preparation OF the
soil, we mean the soil should be
worked to depth of at least one
foot. If the soil is too heavy and
gummy, dig in some sand and
peat moss as you work the area,
to tighten the soil and make it
friable. If too sandy, work in
peat moss in order to increase
the water-holding and foot-hold-
ing capacity. The soil must be of
a good consistency to grow a sat-
isfactory lawn.
(c) Just because you have i'm
proved the physical condition of
the soil to point where it seems
satisfactory, this does not mean
that the soil is fertile. To insure
proper nourishment for the grass,
be sure to incorporate a complete
balanced plant food in the soil.
The early stages in the growth of
the grass are most crucial ones.
A good supply of plant food Is
necessary for the production of
vigorous grass that will soon
cover the entire area and keep
weeds crowded out. When you
have the bed fairly level and
before seeding, apply a complete
balanced plant food at the rate of
4 pounds per 100 square feet and
rake 1t in lightly, so that the
plant food will be equally dis
tributed through the top of the
soil. Feeding at time of lawn bed
preparation is particularly effec-
tive because 1t enables the new
grass to secure a complete and
balanced diet right from the
start. Buy a plant food that
contains all the necessary ele-
ments, and one produced by a
reliable manufacturer.
Id A good grade of grass seed
has a high percentage of purity,
a high percentage of germina-
ton; 1t consists of desirable per-
manent lawn grasses, with a min
imum content of nurse grasses,
and the weed seed content is
practically nil. All of these quail
tiles in grass seed will aid you
materially in having a beautiful
weed-free lawn. Do not under
estimate the Importance of buy
ing a good grade of grass seed.
(e) Care after seeding. After
seeding, rake the seed in; roll the
area (often failure to roll will
result in poor termination of
seed, and sprinkle lightly. 1t may
or may not be necessary to NOW
a fall-made lawn before cold
weather sets in, depending upon
just when the lawn is put in, and
the growing conditions encoun-
tered after sowing. If the growth
OF the grass does not exceed a
height of 8 inches, 1t is not neces-
sary to NOV. But do not allow
the lawn to go into winter with
a height more than 3 inches.
because If allowed to become
taller than this, mat is formed
over the grass plant which may
either encourage winter injury
or be especially objectional the
following spring. If it is necessary
to clip the new lawn, have the
mower set so that it will cut no
shorter than ~ inches and pref
erably 2 inches, and be sure the
mower is sharp, otherwise the
tender young grass may be pulled
out by the roots.
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To Plant Peonies

Do not plant peony roots too deep.
Dig hole a little larger than the
root. Into it throw a shovelful Of
good loan, then plant roots about
two inches below the level ground.
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, Would Make Fascinating Hobby fo
Good Lawns Need Good Soil
Good Seed, Good Food
And the Best of Care
Proper Foundation Essential
If Turf Is to Prosper Over
A Great Number of Years
By THE MASTER GARDENER.

the Of home which requires
old that in such bad condition that
think not that all need cultivate
little level It, scatter then await results
you want q good lawn.
good permanent lawn is like substantial
good foundation which build And the
POUNDS lists of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
COleus CUTTINGS

Cuttings of coleus should be taken
now and rooted in water. When
roots appear, plant in good soil and
bring into the house before the
early frosts come.
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Hydrangea Care

Rusty nails put in the soil around
a hydrangea bush will keep the soil
healthy.
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HELP MEN.
AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC, must have ex-
aagge qualification and experience. Box
AUTO PARTS MAN. exper Dodge and
Plymouth preferred. State salary and exp.
Box 492-M, Star.
BAKER white, good salary: all.around
baker, bread and cakes. State age and
experience. Box 2O7-M. Star. 1s
BRICKIAYERS AND HOD CARRIERS Ap-
ply seth and Ames SITS. ne. near Benning
BUTCHER, Italian-speaking, 80 to 35 yrs,
exp; good opportunity for right man.
Box 213-M, Star. IL
CARPENTER FOREMAN. reliable, wanted
for work in District Of Columbia; must be
experienced and capable; S55 wk. Apply
z. A. Pessagno Co., 1015 18th st. NV.
CARPENTERS. Is, and 15 HELPERS wanted.
SaIi Lincoln e053 or see Mr.. Byrd. at
CLERK to work in flrst-class grocery store:
Monday. Sept. 2. 1855 Wis. ave. NV. ~
CLERK to sell cigars, candy and maya
zines: give age. experience and references.
Box 203-M. Star. 81
COUNTERMAN, 8. o. COOK. experienced,
Mr. Fuller. Hyattsvilie 4ss.
DRAFTSMAN, POWER PLANT PIPING ex-
perience graduate engineer. age 2s-40.
Write In own handwriting to Box 1e0-k
Star, Immediately. Give educational back
ground, experience. are, nationality, salary
expected. address. phone number.
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SITUATIONS MEN q WOMEN.

COUPLE, refined, settled desires cares =
small apartment house or roomins be-
RETIRED. responsible couple viii mW
apartment, private residence or rot
house in exchange for apartment. III
rienced r. 3. X. operator. Wocdley
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HELP WOMEN.

n saia4y D2P %ps' BE- sGOd
blvd. Clarendon Va. "'H
BEAUTY OPERATORS. best opportunity in
wash for operators with clientele: must
give reference. Box 22s-M, Star. %
BEAUTY OPERATOR, thorous1ly expert
enced and expert hair cutter. Lillies, 1860
Columbia I'd. Apply in person
BOOKKEEPER- experienced. for retail store.
snoWleGdge, 20, Of typins preferred; one who
COMPANION. 25 to 40, for semi-invalid
young woman; college graduate preferred
room, board and $50 per mo. Call Column
bia 2570 Sat or Sun. bet. 2 and 8 pm.
only for interview
HoUsEKEEPER. white. efficient for family
Of 81 Groom house; pleasant room with
erences. wages expected. Box 3i4- star.
sons In high school; no objection to one
child. Box 22l-M, Star, Il
LADY. experience not necessary. taking
orders for. dressed poultry and farm
hf Gfsi6n an Wr, Or part fIms EhsT IL
MIILINER, experienced. No other need
apply. Box 1e7-M, Star. i
RECEPTTONIST portrait studio; exp in
selling photographs and secretarial work.
Box 20l-L. Star.
sALESLADY-Phonogr record depart
particulars and local reference. Box 22e-M.
Star.
SEAMSTRESS cutting and sewing uphol-
stery only experienced need apply. Steady
position. Apply in person, Hoffman, Up
holsterers, 2447 18th st. NV.
SECRETARY, exp. competent medical
stenog.. for physicians ONCE State exp
and salary. Box 3SSM. Star.
STENOGRAPHER. legal experience; state
age. education. experience and salary ex-
pected. Box 195-M. Star.
WOMAN. white. settled. for motherlsss
home and 2 small children. Only one need
ing and appreciating a good home consjd-
cred. Experience and patience most essen
tial. References required. Box 220-M. Star.
IL
WOMAN. young. wholesome. who has time
from 11:30 am. to pm. to assist IN
serving in cafeteria. Box 152-K. Star.
WOMAN. white care for home of employed
mother, 2 children in school: SIS, room.
board. Box 3-R, Star. il
CHOCOLATE AND BoNBoN pIPPER.
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LADY SOLICITORS

Wanted 3 ladies to do soliciting; middle
age. neat in appearance; pleasing person.
atty and in good health. Will pay salary.
no commission. Write, giving experience.
age. full particulars Also state II you
have automobile Box ADM Star
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WOMAN CANVASSERS.

Wanted ladies to do CONTRASTING from
door to door. with car. VIII pay good
salary, no commission. Write. giving full
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SAlESkEN.

SALESMAN.
REAL. ESTATE SALESMAN for subdiyisior
and brokerage ONCE: exp. not necessary
small drawing account. Wisconsin 264S
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HELP DOMESTIC.

COOK, general homework; laundry with
machine: small house. . adults, 1yr.-old
child $40 wk.. I'm. and bath in basement.
City refs North 1886.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

We've chopped down cherry We wouldn't know where
BUT know how chop down We've
US CAUTION YoU Here's the Size ronses moy completed
ottsrns hat not like and then oson Our MANS
hos advertisement like this yeor Buyer.
ifobe They buy things tho they like but you regular
prices Pshops might these hacked ond prices
SORRY NO MAIL OR PHONE ORDERS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-05
HOW TO MAKE ANGER PAY

Instead of sulking when you get
mad, make up your mind to 'show the
world'-and you'll go places.
That's the common sense formula
presented by Dale Carnegie, author of the
famous book, "How to Win Friends and
Influence People," in an original article
in Your Life Magazine.
Plenty of famous folk have done just
that Ernestine Schumann-Heink was one.
Destitute, hungry, cold, she was on the
point of taking her own life and the lives
of her three small children when she de-
termned to ask the director of the Ham,
burg Opera for more and larger parts.
Laughed at, she was angry-so angry that
she showed the world that she was its
greatest contralto.
Clarence Darrow, one of the most IA
nous criminal lawyers of modern times,
was another. Anger at a woman's BELT
Ting remark caused him to move suddenly
from the little Ohio town where he was
practicing law. Anger carried him on to
the top of his profession.
A drugstore managers bawling out of
young clerk was the singing lash that
kept Charles Walgreen in the drug business
and finally made him head of the vast
chain which bears his name.
"The next time someone makes you
angry" Mr.. Carnegie counsels, don't try
to get even with him. Any fool can do
that. Do something that fools never do
try to turn that emotion into drive for
Reinforcement or self-advancement.'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-05
THURSDAY EVENING the Ar

THURSDAY EVENING the Art
Center extended hospitality and
cheer and in addition to the usual
quota of "Pepe's" coffee, the So
ciety of Artists served delicious
| fruit punch. Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Winter of Caanan, Conn.,, were
present. Mr.. Winter is painting
the murals for the Congressional
Library at Washington and
would have liked to stay here
but was unable to secure proper
studio space for his line of work.
Robert Reitz has for a studio on
Windsor Lane, a converted saloon
and although the beer sign is still
ION display, Mr.. Reitz assured us
that he does not peddle it. Mrs
Curtis Brown, wife of the pub
Usher, here awaiting passage to
London; Lauren McTeer, artist,
and her husband. Lloyd F'ranken-
berg, who has just published a
book of poems; Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tav Pinneo; Mr.. and Mrs. P. c.
Jefferies; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bruce with their son-in-law,
Greenville Smith; Virginia Bears
ford, artist, and her husband, Mr..
Teilen; Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Win
ter; Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. PIERCE;
Mrs. William Morton, of Char
lottesville, Va, with her friend.
Mrs. Ellen Perkins; Mrs. Wallace
Kirke; Mrs. Adamson, and Mrs
Hansen, who were charmed by
the works on display at the Gal
lery; Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Mar
shall; Mrs. Esther Morton, of
Warrenton, Va; William Little,
who is living up to his word Che
is great supporter of the Cen
teri; Mrs. Jeanne, who arrived
with a friend, Mrs. E. H. Lake,
who took everyone's breath away
as she looked so much like Carlo:
Commander Storrs and Mrs.
Storrs; Mrs. E. M. Hume and
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Radford,
of Fairfax, Va; T. Frank Litaker;
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-05
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
always fight for progress; never be the Or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denOunce vice and praise virtue.
commend good done by individual or organ
za$ion: tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-05
A WINTER PROGRAM

Nearly every Florida City, except
Key West, has an outstanding attraction
that it annually builds up with widespread
publicity and advertising. Miami has its
Orange Bowl football game which usually
heralds the opening of the winter season.
Tampa has its La Verbena Del Tabaco
which usually occurs at the close of the
season. In the first case the central idea
is to bring tourists to Miami early, in the
other the purpose is to keep them little
later at Tampa.
Key West does have it's annual
tropical flower snow under the auspices of
the Garden Club. This year it was an
outstanding success, despite the hardness
of some plants and flowers by reason of
cold. The flower show attracted many
visitors. It was given good publicity in
the newspapers of Florida through the CO.
operation of the Garden Club and the City
News Service Bureau, now function of
the Key West Chamber Of Commerce.
But Key West should have another
annual event that will appeal to all classes
of visitors, while enabling our own citizens
to give vent to the carnival spirit that
needs only the match of inspiration to ex-
plode. The Citizen has in mind, as it has
suggested on previous occasions, a celebra-
ton that would be as unique as the Mardi
Gras-that would be recognized through
out the country as something typical of
this tropical island and worth coming to
see.
We imagine that if the people of this
city could be interested in such celebra-
ton it would be relatively easy to put on
an outstanding show. It might be Week
citizenry wore costumes of Spanish in
fluence. The main streets might be dressed
up to resemble old Seville on a festive oc-
cason. There might be free public en-
tertamment each night featuring the out
standing rhumba opponents and bands of
Havana. There might even be a bull
fight, probably in burlesque, so as not to
offend finicky visitors. The idea would
arouse a whole chain of ideas, if some
group would get busy on the proposal.
Like every other worthwhile proposal
it would take time, effort and money. The
men who can put up these three priceless
commodities will deserve the undying
thanks of Key West. Success of the re-
cent Chamber of Commerce campaign for
public support shows that when Key West
decides to do something it can be done. A
little of the same kind of determination
pointed toward giving Key West mid
March celebration would soon turn the
spotlight of national attention on this little
community.