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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
HOSPITAL BULLETIN

TwO-year-0ld Leo Santos, who
hung between life and death at st.
Mary's hospital after he fell from
the third-flOor porch Of his home
at zoo Orange street Sept. IL has
recovered and isein good condi-
ticn, hospital attaches said today.
Leo, SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Abel
Santos, suffered . fractured skull,
broken leg and broken Jaw in the
plunge. and his condition was SO
grave when taken to. the hospital
that physicians despaired Of his
life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

tone short sponsoring
Bonner, stylist.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Good Gardener Does
Not Relax Warfare
Against Enemies

All plants should continue to be
treated for insect enemies despite
the lateness of the season. 1t is
well to keep in mind that in a very
short time the plants will 60 into
their long winter rap, or those
which are tender. or probably an
nual by nature, will die. It is just as
well to have a dead clean plant
among your holdings as it is to have
a dead infested one. The same
holds true of those plants which
will go to sleep.
The choice for spraying at this
season are the derris or rotenone
materials. They work many hard
ships on the enemies still living
among the plants. All seed stores
sell sprays made from them. If
you find them hard to obtain con.
tinue with nicotine spray materials.
Red spiders and kindred sorts en-
Joy early GOODNESS and are likely to
become winter pests unless eradi-
Gated during the present season,
Dusting-sulphur applied, according
to the manufacturer instructions.
on warm days to encourage rapid
vaporization is one of the best treat
ments for bad red spider infesta-
tions.
Applications of busting sulphur
can be extended to the soil where
perennials have already died down.
This will include the ground where
the Oriental poppies flourished.
Large colonies of insects have been
found In this neighborhood.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
By FRANCES JONES.

No. Lets test of proportion by making miniature
small flowers and wigs The dish
flower holder must also be small dainty
little blooms small particularly OF the deco
csonne we'll The Of salt shaker
really excellent flower holder
with a
modelling the holder the above
slender Sweetheart roses the main lines
arrangement small blue ageatm blooms provide
contrast color Delicate fmy
give the picture slender tall accent.
miniature idyl
could also be branchets form
miniature it tiny cluster of ageratum few Of
tiny piece of used Pebbles
lilies would
pool parts miniature should be
ton another objects and flowers would not be IN keeping
would be out of and miniature effect would be lost
Evening star., 1940-09-21

the asparagus fern is not a true
member of the fern family, it is
more closely related to the lily
family.
Ferns are considered very easy to
grow successfully-but if their spe-
cial dislikes are not eliminated they
will not thrive and sometimes they
refuse even to live. Too much heat
drafts, dry air. escaping gas and
other strong fumes are offenders
which the fern refuses to tolerate
Correct watering is most impor-
tant. Place potted fern as often as
needed down in container of water
and allow it to remain until the
surface becomes wet. This is bet
ter method than pouring a cupful
Of water on it daily.
Palms and rubber plants lend dig
nifty, and will grow beautifully with
little or no direct sunlight, provided
they are given strong reflected light
a part of the time. It is better for
these plants to be little dry rather
than too moist-but they should be
watered just the right amount re-
gularly.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Some of Finest Daffodils
Found in Leedsii Group;
POetaz Division Liked
Double Varieties Should Be
Grown in Grass to Keep
Them From Mud Stains
Editors Noe-Ths Is the second In series OF two articles
In BIZ
Editors NoteTh Is the second In series OF tuo articles
dafodils by DR.. PopeH)
By EDWIN C. POWELL.

The white pale primrose group dahodls named in honor
of who
possesses beautiful family
smalcrowned the old varieties Evngene
been superseded OMeyeny, Queen
Nelly the largest the
Mystic becoming popular because of the delicate pkhoange
the Fairy Silver
lovely in
is charming flower Of medium
Marmora White Nile mdseaon and high
crown ertie Ndia that
size and beautiful proportions likewise Daisy Schaer larger
better and higher priced Her Grace leads the
though little
look Myene her White Sentinel because are diff
DISTINGUISHES them
Evening star., 1940-09-21

MnnlaS, we rule out every argument
against dahlias for the small garden.
Many Types Are
Available.
In short. there are as many types
Of dahlias as there are uses for
them. BY omitting the dahlia from
our gardens we remove the showiest
of fall flowers. They are a most
useful late summer and fall bloomer,
and II needed will furnish bloom for
q much longer season. Whether
your yard is small or large you will
want few dahlias in it. Many of
us, even though we have small
yards, are not ready to give up the
rger-fowered types. However,
Judging by the number of smaller
fowered types now being exhibited
at our flower shows there is a
tendency to increase the paintings
of these types. Perhaps that is due
to the greater number of varieties
available. The number Of minia-
lures offered by the commercial
growers has increased materially
over the past 10 years. New colors,
forms, and types of growth have
aided in this increased popularity
as well as their small stature and
longer season of bloom.
Before discussing varieties, let us
take moment to discuss the cul-
ture of the smaller-fowered types.
Dahlias prefer full sun. They sell
dom grow or bloom satisfactorily
in shady situations They are quite
tolerant of soils, but do very much
better in soil that Is not too stiff
but which contains generous pro-
portion of humus.
Dahlias need lots Of moisture to
make a strong, vigorous growth.
If the soil is we'll supplied with
humus there is less danger of their
suffering from lack of moisture.
Since they are vigorous growers
they need to be fertilized at monthly
intervals during the growing sea-
son. However, one word of cau-
ton. Do not use fertilizers high in
nitrogen or you may be disappointed
by a heavy growth of foliage and
shortage of flowers. Manures are
useful so long as they are placed
below and do not come in contact
with the tuber.
In planting dahlias it Is well to
set the stake first and then to dig
a 6-inch hole in which to place the
tuber. The tuber is placed fiat on
the ground with the neck close to
the stake. Stakes are necessary for
almost all dahlias as their hollow
stems are fragile and apt to be
broken off by heavy rains and high
winds. If the stake is placed be-
fore or at planting time danger of
injury to the tubers is avoided.
Fill the hole gradually as the
shoots grow. For the smaller
Evening star., 1940-09-21
)ahas in Their Rich Vibrant Coors the Glory of the Autumn Garden
Leaves From }
The Garden
Notebook
Liquid Manure Aids
Plants and Shrubs :
To Gain Growth =.

Liquid manure, made from either
cow manure or from chemical fer
tilizers is Of value IN keeping plants
and shrubs growing vigorously. A
nalf bushel of fresh COW manure
suspended in barrel of water, a.
though smelly" will make enough
solution to feed the average garden
for a month. 1t should be diluted
at least so per cent.
The liquid made from chemical
fertilizers lacks the odor as we'll az
some Of the growth-promoting SUBJ
stances of manure. It does, how.
ever, furnish the three major plant
foods and in form readily avail
able to the plants. A tablespoonful
each of sulphate of ammonia, super
phosphate and muriate Of potash
to a sprinkling canful of water q
gallons.
Liquid fertilizers should be applied
after a rain or watering and not
when the plants are thirsty.
We can expect to find mildew on
the zinnias soon and II is well TO
prevent injury by applying dusting
sulphur. Mildew may also be ex-
pected on the lilscs as the evenings
become cooler. Injury to lilacs Is
not serious, however. as they have
about completed their seasons
growth ~
An old teaspoon is an effective
tool with which to transplant tiny
seedlings.
We should make cuttings from the
English ivy now for use indoors
next winter. Cuttings taken now and
rooted will make strong growing
plants by mid-October when they
should be taken indoors
Avoid the use OF high nitrogen
fertilizers in the garden at this
season of the year. Nitrogen stimu-
lates soft, sappy type of growth
that is killed by winters freezes.
Feeding is beneficial when the plant
1OOu given Is SuCll IIldL IL pTOCuCcS
growth that is both vigorous and
that will mature early. Such fertt-
izers are high in phosphate and
potash and low in nitrogen.
Tall growing chrysanthemums
should be staked as a protection
against fall rains and winds. It is
most disappointing to have stalks
in full bloom blown into the mud
when at their prime.
To simplify the problem OF water
ing house plants copper tray made
to fit the window ledge or other 10
cation two and a half or three
inches deep, will be found very prac-
tical. Put an inch of gravel in the
bottom and cover with clean sand.
Tuck the pots into the sand and
keep half-inch layer of water In
the bottom.
Evening star., 1940-09-21

seSS large size, high quality, and
great beauty. The famous pink
daf1odil, Mrs. R. o. Backhouse. has
been placed in this division It has
a well-proportioned, long, slim crown
that is really pink, the color de-
veloping and intensifying after the
flower opens.
The four divisions mentioned
above contain the largest and show
lest flowers, but in the other divi-
sions in which daffodils are classed
are many of the daintiest. prettlest
and most fragrant varieties. The
true jonquils and jonquil hybrids
possess fragrance that is most de-
lightful. Jonquilla simplex, a true
species, IS a small, dainty, intensely
fragrant yellow flower borne three or
four on stem Campanelle. Orange
Queen, and RugulOSuS, which differ
one from another in size. form and
colcr, are often classed as true jon
quils. Among the hybrids Butter
cup, Golden Goblet, Golden Scepter
and Tullus Hostillius approach the
yellow trumpets in form and size
A few creamy white hybrids have
been produced, White WedgeWood
being in commerce.
There are only a few Cyclamine-
Gus hybrids but they are valua BILE
on account Of their earliness, small
size and grace. February Gold.
March Sunshine and Orange Glory
bloom in the order named and are
most popular.
There are several species of Tri-
andrus, all classed as collectors va
rieties, in division V. The Triandrus
hybrids are more vigorous and will
succeed under ordinary garden cul-
ture. Thalia Is the best beloved
variety, a beautiful chaste white
flower.
An odor. so strong that it is dis
liked by some, is possessed by many
of the cluster -flowered varieties of
the Poetaz division. especially Lau-
rens Roster, Elvira. Ideal and
Orange Cup. More pleasing is the
newer MeduSa, white flower with
an orange-scarlet cup, and Scarlet
Gem, yellow with a cup similarly
colored. The beautiful white and
yellow Cheerfulness belongs in this
division. Differing much in type
and by many considered more de-
sirable are Glorious and Red Guard
which bear from one to three larger
flowers on a tall stem.
Most people have a fondness for
the poets narcissus because of their
pure glistening white petals, small
eye generally edged with narrow
band of red. delicate fragrance,
strong stems and general reliability.
There are many varieties to select
from, but they bear a closer re-
semblance to one another than do
the varieties in any other division.
They are among the latest to bloom,
Recurvus or Pheasant's Eye pro-
longing the Towering season to mid
May. Actaea, Red Rim, Sarchedon
and Sonata lead in size; Cademon,
HeXameter and Minuet In perfec-
ton of form and quality. The older
Acme and the newer Ace of Dia-
monds and Knave of Diamonds
have solid red eyes.
The double varieties should be
grown in grass or with a ground
cover to prevent their being splashed
and spoiled by driving rains. Some
of the old varieties were given curl
Gus popular names as Butter and
Eggs, Eggs and Bacon and COLLINS
and Cream. The colors are rather
harsh. In the newer semi-full Twink
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Dahlia Bulbs

Take up dahlias as soon as frost
kills the tops. cut stalks down to a
foot from bulbs, place bulbs in sun
to dry, then put In open box and
store in cellar where they will not
freeze.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Garden Club
Activities
Noted
Takona Group Will
Hold Dahlia Show
September q, 28
By BETSY CASWELL.

The Takoma Horticultural Club
will hold its dahlia and fall flower
show in the Takoma School Audi
torium September q and %. Entries
should be made between 4 and Z pm.
on Friday, September 27. The show,
of which William H. Parsons is
chairman, will be open until 10
o'clock Friday night and from 9 am.
to 9 pm. on Saturday the 28th. The
| House Beautiful Futurity Medal will
be awarded for the best collection of
six new dahlia varieties listed in the
January issue of the House Beauti-
| full Magazine Judges for the dahlias
| will be DR.. U. S. Shoemaker and
James Kesecker. Dr. Roy Magruder
and Mrs. Mary Porter will judge the
fall flowers and arrangement classes.
The regular meeting of the club
will be held on Monday. September
%. at 8 pm. at the Takoma Library.
Fifth and Cedar streets. Mr.. w. H.
Youngman, member OF the club,
will speak on Flowers for Shady
Gardens"
New varieties of roses will receive
considerable attention at the Fall
Rose Show of the Potomac Rose So
| ciety next week. Gardeners are al
ways interested in seeing the newest
things and the rose show in the New
National Museum on Saturday and
Sunday, September 1920 will tell
the story for roses. There are classes
for rose varieties introduced since
| 1885, as we'll as for seedlings. In
addition, commercial exhibitors will
have on display flowers from varie-
ties that are to be offered for sale
! this fall for the first time.
A demonstration by members of
their favorite garden tool featured
the first fall meeting of the East
Sligo Valley Garden Club Monday
night at Jesup Blair Community
House, Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Mathilde Bartlett of the
Woodbridge Garden Club was the
guest speaker of the evening. The
program was arranged by Mrs. John
L. Dean and Dan P Mularkey.
A motion picture showing the care
Of lawn will be shown at meet
ing October 81.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, A)-
The Garden Club Of Virginia is ar
ranging a schedule of So different
classes for its annual rose show to
be held at the Pennington Country
Club, Tuesday, october 8.
With one or two exceptions, all
the classes will be open to amateur
gardeners and flower lovers.
The rs classes for specimens and
collections of all types of roses and
the 10 divisions for arrangements
will provide, said spokesman for
the Rivanna Garden Club, ample
scope for every interested exhibitor
to give evidence of his or her skill
as a gardener or as an artist in ar
ranging flowers"
The Rivanna Club will present
the show from 2:30 to 9 pm. Presi-
dent of the local organization Is
Mrs. William r. Smithey. Co-chair-
man for the exhibition are Mrs. De-
los Kidder and Mrs. Frank Geldard.
The schedule for the show is being
planned by Mrs. John G. Hayes,
president of the Garden Club of
Virginia, together with the recently
appointed rosarian, Mrs. j. Otto
| Y>l, I've Ynv ~
drews, flower show chairman.
Among the prizes will be the five
annual cup awards, the Silver Bowl
and the medals awarded by the
American Rose Society.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Larger Flowered Types
Give Gorgeous Display;
Miniatures Gain Favor
Number of Small Varieties
Rapidly Winning Acclaim
OF Majority of Growers
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN.

Every and while hear of gardener would
this flower something
small
that the flowers last we'll
" above rather statements and hardly
by facts The
bloom when they dsbudded inclined
them blooming until
might wish
because would
the daha fan that the criticisms of dahias
directed almost wholly the larger exhibition and that of the
other are IA according to the American Daha Society are
ignored The small singles
faults add the Cotnes
hybrids
Evening star., 1940-09-21

flowered types one should save three
or four shoots, while for the larger
floWered types it is customary tt
remove all but one. Frequent cul.
tivation is desirable both to keep a
dust mulch and to insure necessary
soil aeration. AS the shoots gain In
height they should be tied to the
stakes with some material that Is
strong and yet wide enough that II
will not cut the shoots.
Fertilize With
Regularity.
Fertilize at monthly intervals with
4-8-5 mixture at the rate OF
tablespoonful to each plant. This
fertilizer should be applied after
watering or rain and not when the
ground is dry Cultivate the fer
tilizer into the soil and then water
so as to wash the plant food down
to the roots.
Dahlias are not free from insect
and plant diseases, although they
seldom suffer as much injury as
roses and some other flowers. The
dahlia borer can be a serious pest
although I have never been troubled
by it. A copper wire may be used
to spear them or carbon bisulphide
may be injected into the hole
Mildew is ottentimes troublesome
but it is easily controlled by spray
ing with bordeaux or dusting with
sulphur. A regular program OF
spraying will keep both the insects
and diseases under control.
Winter storage of dahlia tubers
is the same as for potatoes. A cool
fairly dry storage room is ideal
Lacking such a place one may store
the tubers in peat moss and sand
A few growers are storing in cello
phane bags. Waxing and paraffln-
ing the tubers appears a promising
method of protection.
A few varieties of each type by
colors are given below, but we sug-
gest that you visit the gardens of
dahlia fans" before making a Sc
lection.
Pompon, Joe Fette and Dainty
Miss, white; Yellow Gem, yellow;
Little Edith and Sunset, autumn
shades; Gertrude, red: Darksome
and darkest of all. maroon; Sherry
and Taka's Purple, purple; Betty
Malone, bicolor.
Miniature, McKay's Purity and
White Pearl, white; Diana, yellow
Buckeye Baby. autumn shades;
Glorious and Bishop of Llandoff
red: Dubonnet, maroon: Orchid
Lady, purple; Baby Royal and Irene,
pink; little Memo, bicolor.
Single, Little America, white
Pequot Yellow, yellow; Tango. Scar
let Century, red; Newport Wonder,
pink; Prince of Bulgaria, bicolor.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
the primrose and orange blend more

the primrose and orange blend more
pleasantly. OF somewhat different
shades of yellow are the solid COL
ored Hollands Glory, Inglescombe
Yellow and Primrose Phoenix.
Cheerfulness, mentioned as a Poe
taz, and Daphne. a smallish pure
white, are most desirable. The
Pearl, delicate creamy primrose, is
a sturdy flower of good form.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Foliage Plants Effective
In Decorative Schemes
Star SIAN Photo.
By AGNES TRIMBLE.

Foliage plants with handson Of autmna
indoor schemes
pecmensn used in combination effective results be
shops simply beamng young plants
Evening star., 1940-09-21

This unusual "freak' fower is a Tom Black.
GOOD dahlia. grosVn by Mr.. William A. BramhaH
of ofKenilworth. c. There are two lovely blooms,
identical both sides in color and size. grosCine
from a single stem. The reflection in the mirror
sho,Os the perfection of the "ofker t,0in."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
SPREAD

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 9.-P)-
Rumors that the Axis and Soviet
Russia may be reaching ar agree.
inent on a division of spheres OF
interest in Turkey and the Near
East spread here tonight as soon
as it was announced that Russian
F'remier-Foreign Commissar WA
~cneslaff Molotoff soon would visit
Berlin.
In some quarters. however, the
impression prevailed that the trip
merely would solidlfy tics OF
friendship between tle two powers
without transforming it into a
military alliance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
LONDON HEAVILY
ATTACKED AGAIN
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ers had approached in relays from
several directions, others striking
simultaneously at northern England,
Wales and the Midlands.
So heavy was the gunfire during
the evening that big, solid building
were shaken by the conclusion.
One plane shot down in southeast
London demolished two houses, and
was believed thus to have trapped
at least two people, in it's descent.
Another night raider was report
ed shot. down in Cornwall, the
southwestern tip of England.
The raiders passed. signal was
given after midnight.
Two daylight thrusts at London
yesterday were turned back with
comparatively little damage here,
save for the destruction of several
business buildings.
During the day isolated points
all over England were under inter-
mittent bomb fire, but casualties
were few, officials said.
Up to dark four raiding bombers
had. been shot down, the air min
istry announced, without a British
loss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10
BY The Associated Press

ROME, Nov. 9-The Italian
press cried threats of a "tremen
dous air bombardment of England
and its allies today. while the
belief here that some new
development in Axis power poll
tics could be expected-perhaps
this weekend.
Both Bulgaria and Russia a r e
watched closely as of Importance
in the Fascist campaign against
Greece.
Sofia is believed to be the key
point, with the Axis powers per-
haps ready to give Bulgaria some
such alliance as their recent pact
with Japan, which could serve as
a warning to Turkey against en-
tering the war as an ally of Greece
and Britain.
Observers expressed belief that
an understanding with Russia
might also be in prospect-if not
in fact already reached-to keep
Turkey out. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-10

campaigns in the state against tne
evils of liquor during the past nal
century. Clarkson called on Chris
tian church members to organize
and fight on in a crusade agalnst
drinking. Eve are lost" he SAID
..if we don't maintain the prlncl-
niles of the ballot and democracy
Benediction by Barton
He told his audience to touch
not, taste not, and handle not,
strong drink in any form, except
for medicinal purposes. At la S I
njght's session the benediction was
pronounced by the Rev. DR.. A. j.
Barton.
The report of the board of tenn
perance approved by the confer
ence at a business session FIJI
day follows:
'.Whereas, the use of intoxicat-
ing liquors is admitted UNIVERSAL
ly to be hurtful, both to the per-
sons who use the same and to so
ciety generally;
"Whereas, the 1egalization, OF
beer. throughout North Carolina,
and the establishment of liquor
stores in 26 counties in our state
have increased drinking, drunk
eness, and all of the other evils
that accompany the liquor traf-
fic, and,
,''Whereas, the Methodist church
has always been and still is op-
posed to the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors and opposed
to the legislation for legalizing OF
the nefarious business:
Nov, therefore, be it resolved:
by the North Carolina conference
of the Methodist church, assem-
|bled in Wilmington, North Caro-
lima, on this 9th day of Novem-
Der, 1910, as follows:
81. That we are chagrined by
the fact that the 26 counties in
North Carolina in which liquor,
stores are being operated r all
within the confines of our con-
ference.
Call on Assembly
20. That we urge the General
Assembly of 1941 to enact statues
to prohibit in North Carolina the
manufacture, transportation, and
sale of beer, whiskey, and all 9th.
er intoxicating liquors; and if the
General Assembly is unwilling to
outlaw the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors, we urge
the General Assembly at least to
give the people of the state the pri.
vilege of voting in a statewide ref
erendum for or against the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors.
"3. That we urged particularly
the governmental authorities, fed
eral, state, and county, to prohibit
the sale of intoxicating in the coun-
ties and districts surrounding Fort
Bragg and other military camps
where boys are being trained
in our national defense program.
Il. That in order to aid in the
development of sentiment against
the liquor traffic, we urge that the
instruction in public schools
and in our church schools rela-
tive to the harmful effects of al
cohol be made as effective as pos