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Evening star., 1940-02-24
Cold Frame
Should Be
Built Now
Glass Substitutes
Reduce Breakage
In Windy Areas

To make a cold frame is so easy,
any one who can WELD a saw and
hammer can do it. 1t is usually
made by 6 feet. or some multiple
of this, for the reason that stand
ard hot-bed sash are of these di-
mensions. This standard sash may
be used for both hot-beds and cold
frames, which are alike except that
the cold frame is unheated. But
| cold frame tor hot-bed either)
may be any size you wish, to fit old
windows, or frames covered with
one of the modern glass substitutes.
These glass substitutes are worth
considering. They do not break
and the breakage Of glass in windy
localities is something considerable
They are much lighter than glass,
a merit which women appreciate
They do not let in as much light as
glass, but for growing seedlings
they let in enough.
In making cold frame, the
frame should be constructed of l.
inch boards, of cypress, white pine
or some wood which resists rot.
First, dig a hole in the ground
slightly larger than the size of the
frame. It should be at least a foot
deep. Into this hole put the frame
you have built so that 6 inches of
it is beneath the surface and the
remainder above. This will insure
that no drafts enter from beneath.
Construct the frame so that the
front is 8 inches above the surface,
and the rear, IL inches. It must
slant toward the south, where the
winter sun shines. It is well to
hinge the sash at the top of the
frame. so it can be easily opened
for transplanting purposes and air
ing.
A sunny spot in the garden, pro-
tected as much as possible from the
full force of winds and driving rain
is the best situation for the cold
frame. 1t may be too cold now to
dig in the garden, but the sash may
be procured and the lumber frame
made, so that when the first warm
days arrive you are ready for seri-
Gus gardening.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
New Seed Catalogues
Are a Gardeners
Reference Books

The arrival of the seed catalogue
Is the first sign of spring for the
gardener. Although the garden may
be covered with snow, and the soil
as immovable as rock, the sun has
ceased declining, and every day IA
vors us with few more minutes
of daylight-what better sign Of
spring!
This early interest is not all wish
full thinking on the part of the gar
dener and the seedsmen, for garden
ing is serious hobby or duty, as
the case may be, and demands con-
tinued thought on the part of any
one who will practice it with compe-
tence.
There early weeks when inclement
weather keeps us indoors should be
devoted to fireside gardening, or
planning for the spring and sum-
mer show of color. What mistakes
did we make last year? How will
We correct them this year? Was
that border of bright marigolds too
tall? Wouldn't sweet alyssum be
better as trim for the front yard
planting of flowers? These are the
questions we should ask ourselves
right now.
The answers are usually to be
found in the seed catalogue Unlike
books of similar purpose in other
industries, the garden seed catalogue
Is an educational volume, which
contains an almost unlimited fund
of information about the heights,
colors, growing habits and cultural
needs of flowers and vegetables.
Some of them are given so complete
(they list thousands of varieties)
that they are used in agricultural
schools as text books.
1t is important for you to know,
for instance, that certain variety
of zinnia grows 18 inches tall, while
another might grow only inches,
for in a border planting it would be
manifestly bad taste if you con-
fused the two and placed the taller
variety in the front row and thus
hide the shorter one.
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merit, but still less noteworthy than
the silver medal winners. In addi-
ton to the medals, honorable men
tion certificates are awarded.
Morning Glory
Noteworthy.
The Morning Glory Scarlet
OHara, a gold medal winner in
1899, was quite successful last sea-
son in some local gardens and a
failure in others. However it ap.
pears to be a real addition to the
annual climbers. Similarly, the
annual hollyhock Indian Summer"
has appealed to a number of gar
deners,' while others believe that it
flowers too late to be of value Give
months from seed to flower). The
phlox drummondi Salmon Glory"
brought new color into the annual
phlox group and is of value. The
four new petunia varieties are in
teresting, but most gardeners have
trouble raising petunias from seed
and prefer to buy their plants.
Until the plant growers add these
varieties to their stock they will not
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be used to any great extent by the
home gardener.
The zinnia white Light" added
new color to the Fantasy group, a
section of the zinnia family that is
fast growing in popularity. The
cynoglossum (Chinese forget-me-
not) "Firmament" is a dwarf grower.
with foliage that is not as coarse as
c. Amabile, and has flowers of a
most beautiful shade of blue. It
grows about Is inches high and is a
desirable cutting flower. Most of
the other 1889 novelties, while not
widely grown in the local gardens,
appear to be desirable additions,
although China aster Light Blue" !"
recipient of a bronze medal, is Of
doubtful value to local gardeners,
since it is not a wilt-resistant va
riety. Likewise the dwarf snap
dragon Guinea Gold" is not rust
resistant.
Many Outstanding
Plants Seen.
Among the varieties and kinds
given All-America awards for 1910
are two petunias, three sweet peas,
two. marigolds, a China aster,
saliva, scabiosa, snapdragon and a
convolvulus. The petunias are sub
ject to the same criticism as men,
toned above. Sweet peas, while
these are claimed to be more heat
resistant than the spencerian va
rieties, are of doubtful value in local
gardens. The China aster Rose
Marie is wilt resistant and very
early Towering. The snapdragon
"Rosalie." tall growing, of an intense
rose pink, with gold suffusion, is
so worthy of trial. Saliva Royal
Blue is reported to be an improve
ment over the old variety Blue
Bedder." Scabiosa Heavenly Blue"
is described as freer of flower,
bushier, and thus good border SUBJ
ject, its rounded bushlike form being
distinct improvement over the old
forms of grandmother day. The
azure-blue flowers are not as large.
but are high-croWned, almost ball.
like, and borne in profusion. The
dwarf marigold yellow Pigmy"
really sounds interesting in that it
is fully double and low-growing,
hence good edging plant. Mari
gold "Limelight" is noteworthy in
that its color is distinctly new-pale
primrose or deep cream. 1t is of
medium height, early and free
Towering. The convolvulus "Laven-
der Rosette" is rock garden sub
ject, having blue morning-glory-
like flowers an inch or more across.
The bush is more compact and thus
more useful than c. tricolor.
Ageratum Midget Blue" was
awarded a silver medal because it
comes in uniform height and is
really dwarf, much-desired charac-
teristics of edging plants. The
2 to inch plants are we'll covered
with the freely produced rich blue
flowers.
OF course, one does not presume
that these are the only new things
offered to the gardener this year.
A number of the seedsmen are Offer
ing other introductions that may or
may not be as good as the ALL
Americas, but since the winners have
undergone widespread tests they are
more apt to give satisfactory results
and therefore are worthy of trial.
Evening star., 1940-02-24

that is of considerable interest to
the home gardener Farmers Bull
letin No. 1926. Care of Ornamental
Trees and Shrubs" discusses this
popular subject from every angle
adaptation, spacing and selection,
culture. fertilization, soil acidity,
pruning, pests and their control and
special requirements are the chap
ter headings. The bulletin is writ
ten in simple language and is we'll
illustrated. It should be very useful
to the vast army of home gardeners.
While many home gardeners at
tempted to rake the leaves and put
them into the compost heap last
fall, there are no doubt few wind
blown leaves covering grass and
flowers that should be removed at
the first opportunity. Leaving them
lie until warm weather may result
in smothering the grass or in pro-
ducing unreasonable growth. 1t is
best to remove the leaves, since they
pack too tightly to serve as an ef-
fective mulch. A common result of
postponing this work is that of ex-
posing the tender new shoots of
bulbs and perennials on a warm,
sunny day in late April. The hot
spring sun soon scorches the tender
young shoots and checks or stunts
the growth. It is better to do the
raking now.
The removal of mulching materials
may well be deferred to a cloudy
day in late March or early April
depending upon the protection you
have from buildings and shrubbery
In the more protected gardens OF
the downtown section perhaps
March l would be safe enough, but
in the outlying sections April S is
about as early as it can be done
with safety. Officially the average
date of the last killing frost is April
10, but in recent years it has varied
from March 81 to April %. The
protection of the individual garden
however, will modify these dates
ma tnriollv
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Fix Lawns Now

The sowing OF grass seed and the
filling in of holes in the lawn are
jobs that can be done at any time
now. Rolling also can be done as
soon as the lawn has dried out a
bit. Do not attempt this job while
the soil is so wet that footprints
mark it up, And do not use heavy
roller, as it compacts the soil and
prevents air from reaching the grass
roots. :.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Reviewing 1899 Brings to
Light Interesting Facts
About the All,Americas
Twelve Special Test Gardens
Presided Over by Experts
Used for Prize Winners
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN.

An interesting development
Is the soced l America trials Inauguraed
OF IL trial located various sections the
competent judges where
be tested So far their efforts
OF ANIMALS although pennas and vegetables included the
TO the home gardener this be another advertising
scheme No doubt it working out that but has value which
With countless
literally
scotsman could hardly bring together and test
America
where these things standard
Without such of testing the already
sWamped with the lengthy lists glowng described
be even more at the Of the printed catalogue Using results
the tests he has guide at least help
distinct
additions improvements existing bronze
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Interesting
Lectures on
Calendar
Will Be Sponsored
By Horticultural
Society Here

AS spring approaches and thoughts
turn to gardens and flowers bright
spot on the calendar of local en-
thusiasts will be the series of lee
lures sponsored by the American
Horticultural Society. The first of
these will be given at the Sulgrave
Club on Saturday, March 8, by Mrs.
Louise B. Fisher, who has been in
charge of the flower arrangements
for the Williamsburg Restoration
since the buildings were first opened.
To conform to the general motif
of the restored Virginia city the
Restoration decided to display au-
thentic 18th century flowers in the
buildings. as well as in the gar
dens. and to follow closely 18th
century precedents in their arrange
ment. Mrs. Fisher, who specialized
in the study OF the flowers of that
period and their arrangement, was
careful to follow all precedents in
the use Of flower prints of that
day with conversation" pictures and
views of interiors. In addition a
cutting garden is kept up and dur
ing certain seasons native plants,
evergreens and winter bouquets add
diversity to the display.
Mrs. Fishers lecture will be illus
trated with colored slides showing
examples of the different types of
display developed for use in the ex-
hibition buildings of the Restoration.
The amazing beauty of the arrange
ments of fruits, foliage and flowers
in rooms of the Governors palace,
the Raleigh Tavern and the other
buildings OF restored Williamsburg
attracts thousands yearly and have
had a great influence in bringing
back to favor massed flower arrange
ments.
Mrs. Lloyd Shippen and Mrs.
Fairfax Harrison are chairmen of
the committee arranging for Mrs.
Fishers lecture The American Hor-
ticultural Society. which has its off,
ces in the Washington Loan & Trust
Co.. has from time to time brought
to Washington the worlds leading
horticulturists and authorities on
flower arrangements.
Mrs. Fishers lecture will be fol-
lowed by one by Mr.. B. Y. Morrison,
president.
The president of the society will
give the second lecture in the series
on March 10. His topic will be an
nounced later.
Mr.. Richard K. Webel will be the
guest lecturer on April 2. He is a
member of the firm of Innocent &
Webel, landscape architects, of New
York, and the winner of the first
scholarship to Rome given by the
Garden Club of America. He will
talk on developing natural settings
for the home.
The American University Park
Garden Club will hold the February
meeting on Tuesday evening at the
home of the president, j. P.
Moynihan, 1880 Albemarle street
NV. DR.. Earl s. Johnston will be
the speaker.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
GARDEN. DATES
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February-JackSonville, Fla:
Tour of gardens where camellias
and azaleas are in full glory.
February -March-Mobile Ala:
Mobile azalea trail.
February -March-Mobile Ala:
Bellingrath Gardens.
February -March-Charleston,
S. c.: Magnolia Gardens.
February March-Charleston,
S. c.: Middleton Gardens.
February 23-25-Miami Beach,
Fla: Annual Tropical Flower
Show.
February 26-Miami, Fla:
Garden Clubs of Greater Miami
Tours. b.
February 27-March 9--Alex-
andria, Va: Tour Of Mexican
Gardens, sponsored by Virginia
Federation of Garden Clubs.
February 2S-March 6-Hous-
ton, Tex: Forty-first National
Flower and Garden Show, Sam
Houston Coliseum.
March 1-2-Sarasota, Fla:
Garden Club 1910 Show, Munic-
ipal Auditorium.
March 1-3-Palm Beach. Fla:
Palm Beach Flower Show, So
ciety of Fine Arts Building and
grounds.
March 1-3-Key West, Fla:
The Key West Garden Club and
Tree Guild Flower Show.
March 2-April Laurel,
Miss: 1910 Chemurgic trek.
March 3-10-New Orleans,
La: Spring fiesta.
March Miami, Fla: Gar
den clubs of Greater Miami
tours.
March 4-9--Toronto, Canada:
Spring Flower Show, Eaton
Auditorium.
March 7-10-Worcester, Mass:
Annual Spring Flower Show,
Worcester County Horticultural
Society, Horticultural Hall.
March 9-17-St. Louis, Mo-:
Greater St. Louis Flower Show,
the arena.
March 11-16-Boston, Mass:
Sixty-ninth Annual New Eng
land Spring Flower Show of the
Massachusetts, Horticultural So
ciety, Mechanics Hall.
March 11-16 New York,
N. Y: 9th Annual Interna-
tiona Flower Show of the Horti-
cultural Society of New York
and the New York Florists
Club, Grand Central Palace
March 11-16 Philadelphia,
Pa: The Philadelphia Flower
Show, Commercial Museum.
March 18-Palm Beach, Fla:
Tours of the Garden Club of
Palm Beach.
March 17-23-Laurel, Miss:
Beginning I'd annual Pilgrim
age, Pilgrimage Garden Club.
March 23-31-Detroit, Mich:
Michigan Flower and Garden
Exhibit, Convention Hall.
March 30-April Chicago,
Ill: Chicago Flower Show,
Navy Pier.
March 24-April 7-Natchez,
Miss: 9Th annual pilgrimage
of the Natchez Garden Club.
March 26-2S - Hattiesburg,
Miss: Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage
Garden Club.
March 29-April 1-Gulf Coast,
Miss: Mississippi Gulf Coast
Pageant, sponsored by the gar
den clubs of the coastal region.
April 21-24-Holly Springs,
Miss: Pilgrimage Garden Club.
April 21-28-Vicksburg, jack
son, Meridian. Miss: Pilgrim
age Garden Club.
April 25-26-Aberdeen, Miss:
Pilgrimage Garden Club.
April 26-May Baltimore,
Md: 7th annual Maryland
house and garden pilgrimage.
April 27-2S Gree wood,
Miss: Pilgrimage Garden Club.
April 30-Carrollton, Miss:
Pilgrimage Garden Club.
May 3-4Leland, Miss: Pill
grimage Garden Club.
May 4-5-Greenville, Miss:
Pilgrimage Garden Club.
May-Mandarin, Fla: Tour
Of orchid farm.
May 21-23-Roanoke, Va:
| Annual meeting, Virginia Fed
Grafton of Garden Clubs. Ro-
anoke Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
he Garden Page Gree It's Readers for Another Season Of Bloom
A Well Watered Seed Box
In a Sunny Window Will
Give Plants Head Start
Temperature Should Be Kept
At About 20 Degrees by Day
And 55 Degrees at Night

small box in window will give the seeds Of
varieties of vegetables
cold hotbed
selection usually
small flower pot inside larger and the
with effective
q few seeds.
The fiat is usually applied to the seed
convenient from
usually by 20 inches. inches deep may
bottem the to assist drainage though
tight excess water has no difficulty in escaping through the
cigar box should be reinforced by wire falling
Soil used IN seed box should always be put through sieve The
soil be used the bottom the
soil is the best fine garden loan,
Seed may be broadcast variety
allows several varieties to be
labeled broadcast method
Evening star., 1940-02-24

IKE petunlas.
Seeds which are broadcast are
usually less crowded than those in
rows. If you sow in rows, use the
edge of a ruler to make shallow
indentations in the soil; SOW thinly,
cover lightly, and firm the soil with
a block of wood.
In covering seed use only finely
sifted soil or sand. The smaller
the seed the thinner the covering.
Petunia seed should be barely GOV.
cred, while zinnias and marigolds
need covering 70 inch thick.
Put Box in Tub
To Water.
BY lowering the box in q tub Of
water, the soil may now be thor
oughly soaked without danger Of
washing the seeds from their places.
A wet blanket of newspaper may
be placed over the soil to keep it
from drying, and the box set in
warm dark place until the seeds
sprout.
Immediately sprouts appear re-
move the blanket and place the box
in the sunniest window you own. A
kitchen window is good, because hu-
midity is always greater there. If
a pane of glass Is kept over the box
at night moisture will be conserved:
but always lift an edge of this cover
during the day, for ventilation; wipe
of moisture which condenses on it
and remove it entirely when the
plants grow high enough to touch it.
Watering must be thorough: soak
the soil whenever it grows dry, and
do this without washing the soil.
Seed boxes handled this way sell
dom suffer from "damping off"
which is fungous disease that kills
little plants. But if you have this
trouble, then disinfectants can be
obtained which will minimize it.
Day Temperature
OF About 10 Degrees.
Being constantly under observa-
ton the seed box enables the ANA
teur to learn at first hand the way
seedlings grow and the conditions
which encourage healthy progress.
The temperature of the home is US
ually satisfactory to the plant, pro-
vided 1t is not too hot. A day tenn
perature not over 10 degrees and a
night temperature not below IS is
satisfactory for most subjects.
Watering must be done carefully at
all stages, being careful to let ex-
cess water drain away and not to
allow the soil to become dry.
AS soon as the plants are large
enough to handle (have developed
true leaves, if they are thickly
planted they will need transplanting
to a larger box. Here they may be
spaced an inch or so apart in rows
2 inches apart.
Both the seedlings and the trans
plants will need full sun, and even
then it is well to turn the container
each day so that their development
will be sturdy. Unless the tempera-
ture is 65 degrees or less there will
be a tendency for the plants to be
leggy. hence sunny window in the
coolest part of the house is desirable.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
House Plant Care

Often house plants need water
on their leaves. Spray them each
week with lukewarm water from
a rubber-bulb atomizer. This net
only supplies the needed moisture
but helps remove dust.
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holders varied though the
oner number the best the adjustable that
adapt yourself with lead No
lead base with needelke sticking hold the stems No.
holding
available
medium
crushed adjustable contaier No. col
lection looking covered with cen which
excellent for the Japanese Of No bag OF sand
goldfish bow excellent for short
collection Of shells
add interest twgs also we'll and Of
used with effect to hold
flower stems firmly.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Olive Garnish

A ripe olive garnish for a fish
or meat platter Is a real treat. Do
1t like this: Cover ripe olives, ar
ranged in a shallow pan with French
dressing, bake them minutes or
SO IN a moderate oven. Cool the
dressing and use it later.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
III ID R B s

DRIED HERBS: for Salads, Omelets, etc.
HERE COOKERY: Booklet of Recipes sent
on receipt Of 25 cents.
HERB CATALOGUE: New edition. lust
published. Sent on receipt Of 10 cents.
WEATHeRED OAK HERB FARM. Inc.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
The Garden Notebook
Safest to Wait to Prune Roses
Until the Middle of March

There things occupy the attention the home gardener
inactive
catalogues
parons catalogues ordering
business they deferred
question
Evening star., 1940-02-24
By BARONESS pIANToNI


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ded
Evening star., 1940-02-24

The American University Park
Garden Club will hold the February
meeting on Tuesday evening at the
home of the president, j. p
Moynihan, 1880 Albemarle street
NV. DR.. Earl s. Johnston will be
the speaker.
Evening star., 1940-02-24

The Department of Agriculture
has recently issued q new bulletin
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26
FRUIT CONFERENCE
SCHEDULED TODAY
MANY Horticulturists Are EX-
pected To Attend Ses-
sion In Fender

A small fruit conference will draw
horticulturists, berry and small fruit
SPECIALISTS from states throughout
the eastern half of the nation to the
Coastal Plains experimental farm
near Willard, in Fender county to-
dav, it was announced yesterday by
DR.. Charles Bearing, director of the
| Willard test farm.
The group will spend tomorrow
in consultations and in tours of the
Willard farms noted strawberry ex-
pertinent fields. Special attention
will be devoted to the work in breed
ing of raspberries, dewberries, black
berries, strawberries and grapes.
The party will come to Whining
ton tonight for a round-table to
be held in the Cape Fear hotel,
On Saturday the visitors will return
to Willard for a tour of inspection
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

for supplying them with glasses and
enabling them to carry on thell
school work.
Donald L. Sewell, president of the
club, presided; w. G. Twining lee
in the group singing; DR.. II. A. Cod
inston gave the invocation; ant
Lion Maffitt, secretary, presented
his weekly report.
Lion Walter NJ. Hewlett, presi-
dent of the Wilmington real estate
board, urged cooperation of the |
in completing arrangements for the
visit here on May 81 of Harry ii
Culver, of Los Angeles, Calf,
former president of the national as
ISOLATION of real estate boards.
Lion David Sinclair introduced
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow
Hill, presiding over the April clVl
term of the New Hanover superior
court, as a guest of the club.
The club discussed plans to hole
a fish fry at Wick Twining's place,
a ladies night program at an early
date, and completion of arrange
ments to send a delegation to the
annual international convention o
Lions clubs in Havana, Cuba, from
June % to %.
Club officials acknowledged re
ceipt of an invitation from w. Mason
Baugham, president of the Faisor
Lions club, to send a delegation to
the first anniversary ladies night
program of that club at 7:30 O'Clock
Thursday evening, May 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-26

Armstrong, in charge of the West
ern Kentucky strawberry station;
Mr.. Fister, Western Tennessee breed
ing station; DR.. Drain, horticulture
list of the Tennessee state expert
ment station, a raspberry breeding
specialist; DR.. Julian Miller, horti-
station, specialist in strawberry and
sweet potato culture; DR.. Thomas,
strawberry diseases and breeding
specialist of the California station;
DR.. George M. barrow, small fruit
specialist, U. S. department of agri-
culture; Joe Wellington, of the Ex-
pertinent Station Record, U. S. de-