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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-12-27
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Respectfully submitted.
49, +. w. Liddle.

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City Engineer
Referred to Special. Assessment and
WPA COMMITTEE.
Honorable Mayor and Council,
City. of Wyandotte.
Gentlemen:
Relative to. the petition for the grad
ing, paving and curbing Of 18th Street
from Ford Avenue To Alkali StIeet.
and referred To this Department,
beg to report as follows:
The total frontage involved is 1893
Hneal fest, Of which 1000 lineal feet
are represented in the petition, or
37.24 per cent
Respectfully submitted.
+. w. Liddle.
City Engineer
Referred to Special Assessment and
WPA Comn1iftee.
Honorable Mayor and
Common Council
Gentlemen:
Special Committee begs to report as
follows:
L The City Engineer through the
Sewer Committee, proceed according
to sewer plan submitted to WPA to
take Gale of lot 3 and of Abbott and
Beymer's Wyandotte Subdivision.
2. The City Attorney shall secure
title to alley back OF Eureka frontage
and Is further Instructed to quit
claim deed the ,Other property which
was enormously decided on the west
side of Lot 8 Of Abbott and Beymer's
Wyandotte subdivision.
Special Committee
Ernest B.. Schultz, Chairman.
John j. Wagner.
George Behm.
Referred to Council
Notice from the Public Service
Commission Of the State of Michigan,
of hearing in the matter of the petit
ton of Duncan C. .McCrea to investi-
gate the rates and charges of the
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
in the Detroit District
Received and placed on file.
Honorable Mayor and Council.
City of WyandOtte, Michigan.
Gentlemen:
/ hereby present to you for your
consideration the statement of Cash
and Bank Funds and Budget ApprOpri-
atiOns for the month Of November,
1910, and also for the period from
October /. 1910 to November so, 1910.
Respectfully, Submitted,
Lawrence j. LaCOurse,
49, City Clerk.
Received and placed on file.
Bills and Accounts.
Welfare Warrants in amount OF
N964 IL.
Referred to Council
WyandOtte, Mich, Dec %. 1910
To the honorable Mayor and
COuncilmen,
Gentlemen:
The following claims have been ex-
amined audited and found to be cor
rect:
| therefore recommend that they be
approved and payment made.
Responsibility .Submibted
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-12-27

ResolutiOn. by Couasdmaa Iean J.
Wagner.
Resolved: By the City Ccuncil Of
the City OF wyan6Pttes ehat the City
cleuk be and is h6F{ 5slfherixed and
direcfed tn draw t1<ffiht on the
pfoper funds In p@y sthe list Of
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Protect Against
Dog Invasion by
Using Sprays

Neighborhoods which house both
dog lovers and garden enthusiasts
are problems. Dogs. invasion Of the
gardeners sanctums cause severing
OF diplomatic relations among the
best of friends.
Available are many sprays, good
ones, too, which do much toward
keeping down the insect population
of the garden. When sprayed on
frequently annoyed plants they have
a discouraging yet harmless effect
on the offending CANNES. Nicotine
Is the basis of these sprays discour-
aging effect on the dog population
They detest it's odor.
The use of tobacco stems for
mulching has similar effect and
many advantages in addition.
Tobacco stems are waste products
from tobacco manufacturing plants.
They are sold by seed houses for
their fertilizer, humus and anti
insect properties. A two-inch layer
spread on the ground as mulch
makes a fine, water -sieving mulch
which discourages the evaporation
of soil moisture. The fumes arising
gently discourage the stay of aphids
and other forms of insect life. Water
running through the mulch and
soaking into the soil is harmful to
ground insects and when the stems
are turned into the soil they add
humus that is also rich in fertiliz-
ing qualities. Apply bone meal with
the tobacco stems when they are
turned in and the fertilizer becomes
an almost balanced one.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

May 25-26-Washington, D. c.:
Iris show at Takoma Horticul-
tural Club, under the auspices Of
the American Iris Society, Ia
koma School auditorium.
May 27-Washington, D. c.:
Spring Flower Show, Woodbridge
Garden Club. Sherwood Presby-
terian Church.
May 2s-Gaithersburg, Md:
Second annual garden show by
the Gaithersburg Neighborhood
Garden Club, Masonic Hall.
June 1-Washington, D. c.:
Rose festival by the Trowel Club
on behalf of the American Horti-
cultural Society, $3.50 Tunlaw
road.
June 2-Washington, D. c.:
Rose fete and demonstrations,
gardens of DR.. and Mrs. Whit
man Cross, 10l E. Kirke street,
Chevy Chase, Md.
June 4-Washington, D. c.:
School Shows, sponsored by the
Woodbridge Garden Club.
June 5-Bethesda, Md: Annual
Flower Show Of Bethesda Com
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Trees Need Care in
The Summer After
Transplanting

Success in growing recently trans
planted trees depends as much on
care during the first summer as on
the actual planting method. All Of
US try to plant properly. We enrich
the soil. dig generous holes and hll
them with soil in the most approved
manner Then we water thoroughly,
mulch and let the job 60 as 1t is
This is where we make mistakes.
The newly planted tree will, more
than likely, give off more water in
breathing than its crippled root
system can obtain from the soil
unless the tree roots are regularly
and plentifully watered. During
June and July especially, it is we'll
to water the soil around the roots
each morning except following a
night of rain. Surpluses beyond the
trees absorption ability will pass of
readily into the soil which we loos-
ened at the bottom Of the excava-
ton.
If the tree is topheavy after leaves
form and no provision has been
made to insure against blowdowns
during windy weather, it is recon-
mended that guy wires threaded
through rubber hose be fastened to
the tree and properly anchored at
some nearby point. The use of
enough water around the tree roots
to keep them moist may cause the
soil to become soggy and in itself
seems justification for guy-wiring
every tree just on general principles
In localities where sunscald is
general or where borers are numer-
GUS it Is well to wrap the tree with
burlap or paper to protect it during
the first season.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Delightful New Book
Is Both Informative
And Good Reading
THE SMALL GARDEN. by Kathe-
rine and Arthur Storm F. A.
Stokes Co.. New York City.


Stokes Co., New York City.
1t is really privilege to find
garden material presented in such
an interesting fashion. Not only
is there wealth of material in this
book by the Storms. but it is written
with such dash of interest and
humor that few people who garden
at all would wish to miss it.
Arthur Storm as an architect of
ability is not only a designer of
houses but of gardens as we'll. He
is the author of some of the chapters
while his wife who refers to her
self as the plumbers helper" is
the author Of others. She 1t Is
who writes the chapters on raising
plants indoors, the wild-flower gar
den, ANIMALS, vines and the Ameri-
can holly.
In many cases Katherine Storm
writes of her plants as though
they were beloved children-often
perverse and trying. but always
interesting and much loved. She
speaks thus of certain wistaria
vine which wouldn't become the
tree it was expected to be-"It
stubbornly refused to become tree
but proceeded as soon as our backs
were turned to send out long, snake
like trailers right into the seed
beds pushing the little seedlings
about in the most unfriendly man
ner. So we said. If you won't
be a tree, be a vine and we put
up a trellis for it. It twined and
twisted for two years but did not
bloom" Mrs. Storm continues,
And not only did the monster re-
fuse to bloom, but if you can believe
tale of such base ingratitude, we
found 1t one morning, trellis and all
prone upon the ground in fit OF
temper, crushing whole bed OF
seedlings as it fell" They wanted tc
dig it up by the roots and cast ii
on the compost pile but didn't want
the wistaria to get the better Of
them, as Mrs. Storm put 1t ALLOW
it to set such an example of in
subordination to the rest of the
garden" We'll the result of it ali
was that it has never become a tree
but 1t has never again been allowed
to become a vine"
The book is we'll 'indexed and has
in addition to the topics already
named chapters on hedges, iris
roses. trees and among others one
on growing ones own Christmas
greens.
There are many suggestions as
to what to plant. and how and
where. Many color combinations
are given. Any number of the
more unusual of less used plants are
suggested.
If you are tired of garden books
because they are prosy, try this
one which gives you all sorts OF
interesting information in the form
Of sugar-coated pills as it were
you will wish so much to do the
things the Storms do that you will
not mind the work involved much.
w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
On the Calendar

munity Garden Club, Battery
Park Clubhouse.
June 5Leesburg, Va: FIJI
teenth annual flower show of the
Leesburg Garden Club at Bel
mont.
June 5-6-Washington, D. c.:
18th annual peony show, Takoma
Horticultural Club, Takoma Park
Public Library.
June 6-7-WashingtoE, D. c.:
oath annual rose show, Takoma
Horticultural Club. .STakoma Park
Public Library.
June SANDY Spring. Md:
Show by Little Garden Club Of
Sandy Spring, at Cherry Grove.
July 18-20-New York City: An
nual convention Mems Garden
Clubs of America. Hotel Sheldon.
June 1921 - Fredericksburg,
Va: 4th Annual Lily Show, Gar
den Club Of Virginia. Seacobeck
Hall, Mary Washington College.
June 22-23-Buffalo, N. Y: Rose
show, Niagara Frontier Rose So
ciety. Albright Art Gallery.
August 10-11-Hagerstown, Nd:
Maryland State Gladiolus EXPOSE
ton. Hagerstown Armory.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Petunias
Easy to
Grow
Best Sow Balcony
Type Where They
Are to Flower

Petunias are everybody's flowers.
They succeed under all kinds of con-
ditions and no garden or window
box can be complete without them
The colorful display begins with hot
weather and continues until frost
cuts them down. Even then, they
self-sow and may reappear next
year. Few gardeners, however, de-
pend on their self-sowing ability
and most plant a new crop each
season.
Giant ruffled sorts like Enchant-
ress, Pink Pearl and Giants of Cali
fornia are best grown, at least for
their early life, In a greenhouse
They can be obtained from all es-
sablished plant sources In 3 OF
inch pots which they COM
pletely fill at this season. Trans
planting is easily done.
For the main garden display the
amateur generally uses balcony
petunias, which are sown where
they are to flower.
Petunia seeds are very small and
for best distribution it is good prac-
tice to mix one packet of the tiny
seeds in a handful of sand. When
thoroughly mixed, each teaspoon
ful OF sand contains a number. OF
petunia seeds. This sand-seed mix
S,re is then spread on the ground
where the petunias are to grow and
lightly watered or, if you do not de-
pend on the use of a hose and
watering, it is recommended that
the seed be pushed lightly into the
soil with brick or board. Nothing
else will need to be done.
Among the colors of balcony Pc
&unias which are suitable for bed.
ding are pinks, blush purples, dark
purples and whites. Star of Cali
fornia is one of the largest sorts
which can be grown by any anna.
teur with no difficulty.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Wise Peony Fanciers Will
Plan Fall Purchases By
Noting Favorites Now
Visit Gardens When Plants
Are in Full Bloom to See
Which Appeal the Most
BxJ. STEALEY ELMs.

At this looking forward to the eonies burst
"red paoeny"
of
and distinct Over period
boansts mountains plains China Siberia
interesting species Of the Paona Extensive
a perhaps outstanding
Clinton Perhaps hybridzaton progress
article.
for this flower for Decoration
ability storage quality
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Leaves From
The Garden
Notebook
Plants May Need
Stimulant at
This Season

At this season of the year. 1t Is
often advisable to give plants a
stimulant. Liquid manures are
commonly used for this purpose A
half-bushel of fresh COW manure
in a barrel of water is the usual
material. A tablespoonful each of
nitrate of soda or sulphate of am
monia, super phosphate and muriate
of potash in a sprinkling canfull of
water may also be used. The plants
should be given soaking before
applying these stimulants or burn
is apt to occur.
It is time to stake the peonies.
The large flowers are often beaten
to the ground by driving rains.
Wire or wooden loops held in place
by stakes are satisfactory for this
purpose.
The easiest method of control
for most plants disease is to dig
and burn any plants that are in
fected. This is especially true of
tulip disease. If plants look wilted
and show signs of disease it Is good
insurance to dig and burn them.
Now that it has turned warm
and We are having frequent showers.
we can expect the crabgrass seed-'
lings to appear. Frequent use of the
garden hose is great help to their
termination. When watering tonce
a week. soak the soil throughly to,
depth of 6 inches or more and
then it will benefit the bluegrass.
A good strong growth of bluegrass
will tend to check the growth of
crab grass. Set the lawn high
enough 1t2 to 2 inches so as to
keep the bluegrass growing vigor-
ously and thus shade the crab
grass seedlings.
In planting dahlia tubers II Is not
an uncommon experience to find
one or more badly shriveled tubers.
If they are soaked in a pail of
water for an hour or so before
planting they will make an earlier
and better start.
When the leaves of the hardy
water lilies get too thick, Towering
is reduced. Remove a few so that
sunlight reaches the water and they
will respond with an increasing
number of flowers.
Animals set among the daffodils
and tulips will soon hide their dying
| foliage and provide late summer
and fall flowers.
Dahlia stakes should be set at
the time of planting the tubers.
If stalking Is deferred until later
there is danger of driving the
stake into the tuber.
Many of our early Towering
ANIMALS may be persuaded to give
us a fairly long season of bloom
If the spent flowers are kept re-
moved. AS soon as a plant forms
seeds it seems to feel that its mis-
sion Is ended and dies. Prevent
the formation of seed If you would
have flowers.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

WlnQS, WHICH, may Wnlp IleW CC
pieces.
First, the tuberous rooted begonias
require shade. Direct sunlight
should never reach them. They
may not be successfully grown in
situations where adequate air cir
culation is lacking. Under tall trees,
where the lower branches are at
least 10 feet from the ground, or on
shady terrace where there is
ample air circulation, are especially
suitable locations Thus they are
an ideal subject for pots or boxes
on shady porch or terrace, in beds
along a north wall, and under trees.
Rich Soil Second
Requirement.
Rich soil, the second requirement,
is easily provided The soil need
not be deeply prepared as these be-
gonias are very shallow rooted sur
face feeders. Rich soil spread over
rocks or hard clay will do just as
well as over a garden loan. A mix
ture of equal parts of well-rotted
Evening star., 1940-05-25
TuberouRooed Begonias Are Ideal Plants Shady
South American Beauties
Will Thrive on Humidity
And Tropical Warmth
Easiest to Raise From Tubers;
May Be Produced From Seed
With Great Perseverance
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN.

The problem of choosing plants shady
box terrace garden, problem all
begona
dubious plant be rather
by afunt Today
IN color and form than before but the sufficiently
duced to put them within the reach of
There forms of the begonias
the lovely owered FORMS
snowy patches the petals crspa single
Most commonly
there trailing
"
The flowers range In color from white through
pink orange apricot and yellow shades
petals
from to feet in height and have
begonias
thrive Shade requirement.
fragile so cannot withstand
Evening star., 1940-05-25
CutwOrm Remedy

Do cutworms wreak havoc In
your garden? Try this: Moisten q
quart Of bran with a cup of cold
water. Add a teaspoon each of
molasses and Paris green. Sprinkle
some of the mixture around the
plants just before dark. When you
store the surplus, be sure to mark
Poison" on the container and keen
1t out of reach Of the children.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Four Rules

If you have a vegetable garden
remember to SOW in straight rows, to
thin out properly so your plants
have room to grow, to cultivate
faithfully so that weeds never grow
and protect your plants against
insects and diseases-these four
points carefully observed will make
your garden one every one will
admire.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Fern Scale

It is possible that you have .
scale injecting your fern leaves and
that they are minute lice Of some
sort. These may be controlled by
washing the plant with soapy water,
to which nicotine has been added,
every 10 days. You might also try
Swinging or spraying, both Of which
are beneficial In controlling pests Of
this typA
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Use Any Space

Don't give up a garden because
you have but a small space of
ground, or because you think the
soil Is too poor. Any small area will
raise something, even if only a bit of
lettuce and radishes, and by follow
ing one crop with another you have
q whole seasons supply.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Garden Club Notes
Number of Meetings Scheduled;
Flower Shows Draw Attention
By BETSY CASWELL.

The monthly
be held Monday May r. ats the Takoma Fifth
Cedar streets An interesting will include
movies OF the Middleton
Charleston S. c. by Mr. Truman vier Marion
of the club, will
An innovation will be the
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Fill Bare Spots

If your perennial border was strag-
ely and barren in spots last year,
plan ahead of time for ANIMALS to
Ill in the dull places. A little plant
food will work wonders with poor
soil.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

suitable to the rooms in which they
are placed at the flower show to be
given by the Leesburg Garden Club
on Wednesday, June S. The scene
of the show will be beautiful Bel
mont, spacious home of Patrick j.
Hurley and Mrs. Hurley, and, with
such background, should present
an unusually colorful picture. The
show is being held for the benefit
Of the Loudoun County Hospital veg
etable garden and grounds, which
have been maintained by the Lees
burg Garden Club for many years.
Especially charming should be the
class for old-fashioned nosegays,
complete with paper frills. to be
displayed in the dining room. This
class, which is open only to men,
bers of the Leesburg Garden Club
has been included to stimulate more
interest in preparing flowers for
personal adornment.
Several non-competitive horticul-
tural exhibits will also be shown,
among them display of clematis
by Frank Littleton of Oak Hill. Mr..
Littleton Is one of the country's
outstanding clematis growers, his
collection including about l25 va
rieties.
The show will be open to the pub
lie from to 6p.m.
A formation" meeting of the
newly created East Sligo Valley
Garden Club will be held at 2 pm.
in the Gist Blair Library. Silver
Spring, on Monday, May q. Mrs.
John Ihlder will discuss flower ar
rangements, and w. H. Youngman
will speak on the advantages of
garden clubs in general.
At the annual flower show of the
Chevy Chase, ID. c. Garden Club,
which was held Wednesday, May %,
at All-Saints' Church, Chevy Chase
circle, blue ribbon winners included
Mrs. Edward I. Mullins, Mrs.
Laurence E. Voorhees,. Mrs. Paul
Anderson, Mrs. Perley G. Nutting,
Mrs. Mark Lansburgh, Mrs. Clark,
Mrs Jay E. Fitzgerald, Mrs. D. G..
Davis. Mrs. Elmer Higgins. Mrs. r.
Claude Wright, Mrs Otis w. Elzey,
Mrs. Frederick H. Untiedt, Mrs.
Sturgis and Mrs. Howard Phillips.
Winners of red ribbons for second
place were Mrs. Frank M. Eliot. Mrs.
Paul Anderson, Mrs. Mark Lans-
burgh, Mrs. D. G. Davis, Mrs.
Laurence E. voorhees,, Maj. Chaffee,
Mrs. Otis w. Elzey, Mrs. Perley G.
Nutting and Mrs Frederick H.
Untiedt. Special AWARD in the min
iature class was given to Mrs. Paul
Anderson and yellow ribbons for
placing third went to numerous
entrants in the various classes.
One of the loveliest exhibits was
prepared by Mrs. Lewis E. Ryan,
using the treatment of q niche as
her theme. Mrs. Ryan placed q
white porcelain bowl on q standard
in the center of the niche and filled
it with masses of lilies of the valley
and bleeding hearts. Four white
porcelain figurines stood at each
corner. holding baskets filled with
the same flowers. Against the back
ground was poised a rare and deli
cately beautiful Luna moth, caught
by Mrs. Ryan just the evening be-
fore when 1t blundered against her
screen door.
The Sligo Park Hills Garden Club
will hold its May meeting on Tues
day. May 28, at 8 pm, in the home
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Ornamental Shrubs

Cultivated blueberry bushes make
ornamental shrubs all the year
round because of their colors and
fruit, foliage and branches.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Caring for Cacti

Water cacti too little rather than
too much. They require more water
during the blooming and growing
periods than at other times.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

The Sligo Park Hills Garden Club
will hold its May meeting on Tues
day. May 28, at 8 pm, in the home
Of Mrs. c. H. Popense, 401 Sligo
avenue. Prof Mark Shoemaker of
the University Of Maryland will
speak on Small Yard Gardens"
Evening star., 1940-05-25

As We mentioned last week, every
effort will be made to select ar-
raneement classes which will be
Evening star., 1940-05-25

The easiest method of control
for most plants disease is to dig
and burn any plants that are in
fected. This is especially true of
tulip disease. If plants look wilted
and show signs of disease it is good
insurance to dig and burn them.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

1t is time to stake the peonies.
The large flowers are often beaten
to the ground by driving rains.
Wire or wooden loops held in place
by stakes are satisfactory for this
purpose.