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Evening star., 1941-05-17
Meeting Held by
Rockville Club

Montrose, the home OF Mrs.
Edward l.. Morrison, was the scene
of the meeting held on Friday,
May 8, by the Community Garden
Club of Rockville Mrs. Frear,
president, presided. and announced
that the club had won third place
at the recent Flower Mart. Re-
ports were made by committee
chairmen and the Judging Com
mittee. Plans we're formulated for
the clubs spring flower show sched-
uled to be held Saturday, May "a,
from 3 to 9 pm. at the Richard
Montgomery High School in Rock
vile. Tea will be served at the
show, and visitors will be most
welcome.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Less Common Species
OF HOrsechestnut
Resist Beetles

Common horsechestnut is a we'll
known tree which has fallen into
rather bad repute because 1t Is one
of the favorites Of Japanese beetles.
Along the Eastern Seaboard it L q
usual thing to see common horse
chestnuts badly defoliated by bee
ties, but it is also gratifying to no.
tice some of the less common spe-
cies, such as yellow or sweet buck
eye, Aesculus octandra, not so badly
attacked.
Aesculus hippocastanum, or COM
mon horsechestnut, is the European
form of horsechestnut. There are
many good horsechestnuts which
are native to this country and are
not planted nearly often enough.
Besides sweet buckeye, which is a
fairly large tree with a good head
and with branches slightly more
spreading than those of the common
horsechestnut, there are several
other kinds of great merit. Among
them are red buckeye or Pavia, and
Ohio buckeye, both of which will
make trees of moderate size. Beetles
do not seem to like these nearly as
well as they do common horse
chestnut.
Buckeyes generally grow well hers
on the Eastern Seaboard in any fer
tile and well-drained soil. They are
long Lived and among the most at
tractive and satisfactory OF shade
trees. Although rather dirty when
the nuts and leaves fall, they are
scarcely more trouble than the COM
mon naples and sycamores. II Won
want some showy Towering trees.
consider these native horsechest-
nuts. Your nurseryman can get
them for you.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
GARDEN DATES
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May 17-18-Washington, D. C.
Iris show by the Takoma Horti-
cultural Club at Takoma ID. c.
School, Piney Branch road and
Dahlia street NV.
May 18-Bethesda, Md. Gar
den tour for benefit of Bundles
for Britain.
May 20-22!Rochester, NY. An
nual meeting of the Garden Club
of America.
May 21-22-Lexington, Va. An
nual meeting of the Garden Club
of Virginia.
May 23-2+Staunton, Va. An
nual meeting Of the Federated
Garden Clubs of Virginia.
May 23-24-WaShington, D. c.
Peony Show and Rose Show by
the Takoma Horticultural Club,
Takoma ID. c. School, Piney
Branch road and Dahlia street
NV.
May 24-Rockville, Md. Flow
er Show by the Community Gar
den Club of Rockville at Rich
ard Montgomery High School.
May 24-Takoma Park, Md.
Plant exchange sale by the
Takoma Horticultural Club, at
228 Willow avenue.
May 25-Washington, D. c.
Gardens of DR.. and Mrs. Whit
man Cross to be opened to the
public for benefit Of Potomac
Rose Society.
May 26-Washington, D. c.
Flower Show by the Forest Hills
Garden Club at 2947 Davenport
street.
May 27-Washington, D. C.
Flower Show by the Chevy Chase
Cd. Co. Garden Club at All
Saints Church, Chevy Chase
Circle.
May 27-30-Asheville, N. c.
Annual meeting of the National
Council of Garden Clubs.
May 29-Washington, D. c.
Flower Show by the Washington
Garden Club at National Me-
mortal Universalist Church.
June Ashton, Md. Flower
Show by the Little Garden Club
of Sandy Spring.
June bethesda, Md. Flower
Show by the Bethesda Com
munity Garden Club, Battery
Park Club House.
June 4-Washington, D. c.
Flower Show by the Garden Club
of Chevy Chase, Md, at All
Saints Church, Chevy Chase
Circle.
June 5-Leesburg, Va. Flower
Show at Belmont by the Lees
burg Garden Club for benefit of
the garden and grounds of Lou
doun County Hospital.
June 12-13-Fredericksburg, Va.
Lily show by the Garden Club of
Virginia, Seacobeck Hall, Mary
Washington College.
June 16-2o-Asheville, N. g.
Rhododendron Festival.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

dIC W NC AL dSeA'C 6Ao"NA CIV sAA"e
time.
The azaleas are not especially
bothered by insects and diseases.
They are not immune to pests, but
carefully planted in sun or shade
they seem to be relatively trouble
free. Azaleas in shade seem to be
more immune than those planted in
the sun.
Gardeners often think sunburn
and winter drying to be diseases,
However, they are not far from right
for azaleas weakened by the ele-
ments are often affected by disease.
When. we'll planted in a protected
situation they seldom suffer from
sunburn or winter drying and are
relatively disease free.
In selecting azaleas for the home
garden the job is to select those that
are best suited to the needs. The
available material is bewildering in
its extent-some $50 species and
1000 named varieties are listed in
the rhododendron family, which is
the proper name for the shrub we
commonly call azalea. A large per-
eentage of these are adapted to this
area. They range in height from l
30 20 feet. The season of bloom by
q careful selection of varieties and
species may be extended over a
period of two months or more.
One of the earliest to flower is
khe Korean rhododendron (R. mlic-
ronulatum) a decidous shrub grow
Ing to feet. The Dahurian rho
dodendron CR. dauricum) is another
early bloomer that is on the border
line between rhododendron and
the commonly spoken of azalea
group. It's bright magenta flowers
are produced on shrub OF to 8
feet in height.
The pink-shell azalea (R. vaseyD
Evening star., 1941-05-17

All pldIltS STOWH III SOl III pOIS
are apt to become root bound. AS
the growth continues above ground,
so the roots expand below the sur
face, and finally they wrap them
selves tightly around the ball of
earth. This and lack Of sufficient
nourishment plays havoc with pot
grown plants.
To see II the plant is root bound
1t is necessary to insert the stem
of the plant between the thumb
and fingers of the right hand, turn
the pot upside down and gently tap
the upper edge of its rim, when
the plant and ball of earth will slip
out of the pot. If the roots are
wrapped around the ball, then it
Is obvious that larger pot is in
dicated.
Cover the hole in the bottom of
the new pot with a pebble or a
piece of old flower pot, add good
top soil, place the plant on this
with old soil undisturbed, fill in
around the sides with fresh top
soil and press it firmly with the
thumb. Do not cover the old soil
level.
Fertilizer may easily be given
house plants by means of the plant
food tablets, many varieties of
which are now on the market.
Plants need light, and even when
placed in windows they should be
turned occasionally so that all sides
receive it equally. Some plants re-
quire lots of sunlight. Most flower
ing house plants prefer south or
southeastern exposure, but others
will do we'll with little or even no
direct sunlight. AS house plants
need fresh air, it is a good plan to
air the room thoroughly at least
once day, and during winter be
sure to have humidifiers on the
radiator. These can be purchased
for few cents, hung out OF sight
behind the radiators and will keep
the air healthy and moist both for
you and your plants. House plants
would do better, too, if the room
temperature during winter is kept
from 10 to IS degrees cooler by night
than by day. 1t is good practice
too, to remove all dead leaves and
Evening star., 1941-05-17

a favorite decoration on porcelain
and other works of art. When
piece of ware so ornamented is given
as a present, it carries from the
donor a wish for length of days
a fact that is not known even to all
collectors of Chinese pieces.
FLORIDA, the land of flowers, set
its favor upon the orange blossom
for a State emblem in 1909.
Brides the world over wear orange
blossoms without knowing or even
asking why, but Greek mythology
gives the answer. Jupiter's wedding
gift to Juno was the orange, and
ever since it has been the marriage
flower.
The golden apples" of legend are
thought to have been simply oranges.
Like the apple and the peach. the
orange is thus of very ancient culti-
walton.
A quite remarkable feature of its
culture is that the same tree will
sometimes display three different
stages OF growth-blossoms and
Evening star., 1941-05-17
and Views Activities National Capital Area
Do Not Kill House Plants
By Too Much Attention;
Avoid Water>Logging
Use an Atomizer to Provide
Moisture i'm Gentle Form
And to Wash Foliage
By g.. r. Greepes.CCrtenter

plants that adapted being
varieties with which
during months visit 10
achieve results growing plants but
others kill
with overattenio neglect lack knowledge of the fundamental
quiremens Of all plants. ~
frequent watering this
uraly
unable breathe ckens dies Watering
should be with discretion plants naturally require water
than Others but there is happy medium It's splendid pannd
brighens pebbles
the SOIL
atomzer
In foliage
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Flower Show at
Old Estate

Mr.. and Mrs. Roger B. Farquhar
are lending their beautiful estate,
Cherry Grove, to the Little Garden
Club of Sandy Spring for the clubs
annual flower show, to be held on
Wednesday, June 4, from 8 to 8 pm.
The house, built by the Thomas
family in the 18th century, provides
an ideal setting and background for
the flower arrangements and speci-
men classes to be shown.
Mrs. Mahlon Kirk w is chairman
of the show, to which the public is
cordially invited.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Bloom in Drought

If it is difficult to irrigate yoar
garden in dry spells, or If you live
in a dry climate, choose flowers
which endure drought best. Among
them are petunias. alyssum,, cyno-
glossum, four o'clocks, verbena and
vinca rosea. the last named the best
drought resister of all. OF course,
they will not do without moisture,
but they thrive on one soaking a
week.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
The Garden Notebook
Use Pint of Water Around Roots
When Transplantins Seedlings

In transplanting seedlings during
period of dry weather such as
we have been experiencing for sew
eral weeks, it is well to pour pint
or more of water into the hole as
the plants are placed. AS soon as
the water soaks into the ground fill
the hole with soil. This puts the
moisture around the roots where 1t
is needed and reduces the loss from
evaporation. Shade the seedlings
with berry boxes or shingles for a
few days.
Roses in many gardens are suffer-
ing from lack of moisture. They
need quantities of water if they are
to grow and bloom as they should.
Remove the nozzle and let the water
run slowly onto the beds. soaking in
until the soil is thoroughly wet to
a depth of foot or more. If
watered in this way they will not
need to be watered more frequently
than once a week. Keep the foliage
dry If you would avoid trouble with
blackspot and mildew.
Pull and remove all vestiges of
chickweed. The smallest plant pro-
duces enough seed to plant garden,
so be thorough and remove every
plant before 1t goes to seed. They
are ANIMALS which propagate from
seed.
In tying plants, vines and trees
to stakes it is well to allow room
for normal growth. If tied too tight
ly the flow of sap is reduced and
the shoot strangled. And speaking
of tying plants, check the labels of
your roses and shrubs. Many a
fine branch has been killed because
the little copper wire cut of the flow
of sap.
Tall-growing perennials and an
nuals should be staked early. Early
means before they are hah-grown.
After they have been broken off is
too late. Bamboo (green), heavy
wires or cypress stakes are best, but
stake them If you would avoid injury
and loss.
Most house plants need a vacation
out OF doors. Choose the location
carefully, for most of them cannot
stand full sun or strong winds. A
sheltered position where they receive
morning sun is best. And while they
are taking this vacation do not ne
glect them. They need watering
and feeding if they are to make
strong husky plants. Some garden
ers take them out of their pots, while
others leave them in the pots, but
sink the pots into the ground. This
reduces the need for watering
If you make the entrances to wren
houses the size Of a quarter and
bluebird houses the size of a silver
half dollar, you will exclude starlings
and other undesirables.
When setting out shrubs that are
balled and burlapped (B&B, loosen
the burlap and push 1t down into
the hole before filling in. 1t Is
unnecessary to remove the burlap,
but it should be pushed away from
the crown.
If more plants are needed of the
early spring Towering alyssum,
aubretia. arabs and candytuft, cut
tings may be taken as soon as they
have completed towering and the
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Azaleas Thrive Equally
Well in Sun or Shade;
Require an Acid Soil
Are Relatively Untroubled by
Insect Pests or Diseases
And Are Easy to Grow
By ". H. Yonneman

pick the that
the chances would
Florida Boston, the
provided beauty many
ingtonians
large gardens and flower shows make
aaas them
no
all Carefully soil enriched
humus, aZaeas thrive shade they light
shade; their flowers larger and last longer
hard ransplaned
full bloom when dormant providing ball OF soil taken and that
for the They mulch Of
afmod spring
follow
springs
Evening star., 1941-05-17

new growths are large enough to be
handled. Root them In an outdoor
frame with shade of lath or burlap.
A mixture of sand and peat Is COM
monty used for this purpose.
Amaryllis bulbs which have fin-
ished Towering should be placed in
full sun. Feed freely and keep
watered so that the bulbs will de-
velop and accumulate strength for
next winters Towering. Keep the
foliage tied up 50 that it will not
fall over and check the growth Of
the bulb.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Hard Seed termination.

To speed up termination of hard
seeds, they may be soaked In warm
water overnight, or a nick may be
cut in the hard coat with a sharp
knife, being careful not to injure the
interior portion of the seed. Seeds
of cannas, all morning glories, sweet
peas and lupins may be treated IN
this manner with good results.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Hybrid Roses

Hybrid tea roses thrive In partial
shade. They will blossom well N
they get only three or four hours'
direct sunlight during the day. IL
Is no longer considered necessary to
choose sunny places for growing
roses.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Will Grow Better

Cabbage, tomatoes and broccoli
plants will grow much better If
transplanted when they reach
height Of 1 to inches. When trans
planting, set plants deeper in soil
than they were before transplanting.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Fertilizer for Iris

Iris should not be fertilized with
manure or with vegetable matter of
any kind. These create an acid-soil
condition that destroys the plants.
Bone meal and potash are the best
fertilizers to use.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Flowers of the States
Delaware Chose Peach Blossom
AS Floral Emblem in 1895
BY Gael Rentrew

the earliest emblem
Deawares
white spendor
the of the blossoms being Il captive"
mythology the long life
Evening star., 1941-05-17

This Is the third IN Q series OF
articles on State fotDers.)
Evening star., 1941-05-17

II more plants are needed of the
early spring Towering alyssunn,
aubretia. arabs and candytuft, cut
tings may be taken as soon as the
have completed Towering and tn
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Matthew Van SicIen
Rites Held in Tucson

Funeral services were held yester-
day in Tucson, Ariz., for Matthew
Van Siclen, former engineer in
charge of mineral research for the
Bureau of Mines. Mr.. Van Siclen
died Monday and the ashes will be
buried in Arlington National Gene
terry.
A resident of Washington for
many years, Mr.. Van. Siclen is sur
vived by his widow, the former
Alice v. Petar of this city, whom
he married in 1886.
For many years Mr.. Van Siclen
was connected with the Tennessee
Copper Co. and with various mines
in the United States and other
countries. He served as lieutenant
in the Army air service during the
World War and in 1919 became
examining engineer for the War
Minerals Relief Committee.
Subsequently he served as as
sistant chief mining engineer OF
the Bureau uf Mines, as engineer
in charge Of Division of Mining
Research, and as a delegate from
this Government to the 14th
International Geological Congress
in Madrid, Spain.
From 1927 to 1888 he served as
consulting mining engineer, and
during the following two years was
consulting engineer for the Turkish
government. In 1887, he became
chief engineer of the coal division
of the Bureau of Mines. and In
recent years he had served as geol-
ogist for the Eagke-Picher Mining
Co.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Two Men and Woman Held
As Operators OF Still

Two men and a woman, said by
the United States attorneys Office
to be Washington residents, were
held for Federal grand jury action
yesterday after preliminary hear
ing in Baltimore before United
States Commissioner James K. Cul-
len on charges of operating an un-
registered still at house in South
River Heights. near Annapolis.
The three were Emory w Swink,
Lawrence R. Dyer and Mrs. Mar
garet Williams. Bail for Mrs. Will
liams and Swink was set at 81 500
and for Dyer at $1,000, according to
the Associated Press.
Federal agents said they seized
a 60-gallon still, $50 gallons of mash
and 81 gallons of whisky during a
raid February 25.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Doctors
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the facts Mr. Kelleher said. This
provoked laughter from the defend
ants.
Il don't think this is laughing
matter, is it?" asked the prosecutor
Threatens Action.
Justice Proctor said: 81 have
asked several times I am
very much opposed ""' not only as
a matter $. 1t doesn't comport
with court procedure, laughter
either during arguments or testi-
mony and I simply will not put up
with it in the future. I have made
that request several times. If it
occurs again among those who have
been here continually I am going
to take some action. Let that be
understood"
Mr.. Kelleher started to say, Your
honor, I think" when the judge
continued: This to me is not a
funny matter. 1t is a very serious
matter. I don't know how the de-
PENDANTS take 1t. Apparently there
are some very humorous things
about it. Proceed
Evening star., 1941-03-06
President Assures
New Polish Envoy
0fU. 5. Interest
Credentials Presented
By Jon Ciechonowski,
Potocki's Successor
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
President Roosevelt today assured
Jan Ciechanowski, new Polish Am
bassador, that the United States La
following with sympathetic inter-
est" the efforts being made by the
government of Poland for the pres
ervation Of freedom"
The assurance came in a brief
reply to remarks of the Polish Am
bassador when he presented his
credentials to Mr.. Roosevelt at the
White House.
The new Ambassador urged Presi-
dent Roosevelt to exercise his per
sonal influence" on establishment Of
peace after the present European
war, telling MI. Roosevelt that to
the Polish nation he is "the gen.
orally recognized personif1cation Of
active and creative democratic
craftsmanship"
ITO us Poles" he said, "the neces-
sity of our personal influence on the
establishment of the new order in
the'world after the war has become a
dogma of faith in the future stability
of peace and, indeed. the very sur
vival of civilization"
To this portion of the Ambas-
sador's remarks the President replied
only that the friendly mention "of
our efforts in behalf of the preser-
vation Of freedom is appreciated
Recalling that Polnad had suffered
'inhuman oppression at the hands
of two ruthless invaders" for nearly
a year and half, the Ambassador
declared that Polish people have
never departed from their deter
mined opposition to political anG
physical pressure" and that Polish
! armed forces continue to be active in
cooperation with Great Britain.
Mr.. Ciechanowsh represents the
Polish government now in exile IN
London. He succeeds Count jerry
Potocki as Ambassador here.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
British Aid
Continued From First Page)

the people did, and I think they
have more confidence in him than
some of us here in this chamber"
Wants Ban in Writing.
Senator OMahoney declared he is
ready to make the United States the
arsenal of democracy" as requested
by the President for the purpose of
providing Britain with all material
| aid. but insisted that if it is not the
intention to send man power the
bill should frankly say So"
Urging prompt action on the bill,
Senator George declared that a
| breakdown of the British defense
lines in the Pacific would mean the
collapse of the whole British Empire
and the collapse of the empire
means chaos"
He interrupted an address by
Senator O'Mahoney to make the
statement. Senator OMahoney was
opposing an administration -spon-
sored amendment stating that moth
ing in the legislation should be con-
strued as changing existing law re-
latlng to the use of American land
and naval forces.
The Wyoming Senator had de-
nounced as meaningless" this pro-
posal, offered by Senator Ellender,
Democrat, of Louisiana, as a sub
stitute for his original amendment
which would have stated congress
Sional opposition to the use of
American armed forces outside the
Western Hemisphere.
Senator George said he considered
the original Ellender amendment
''tantamount to saying that we are
going to aid Britain because we
think it is in the interest of our own
defense, but We are not going to do
much about it."
Says Time Has Come.
If Congress meant to aid Britain,
Senator George continued, the time
had come to give that aid The
situation in the world was grave, he
said, adding that this was particu-
larly true in the Pacific.
The Ellender amendment stated
that the leaSe-lend bill shall not
confer any additional" power to
send armed forces beyond the West
ern Hemisphere.
| The administration compromise,
whicn Senator Ellender agreed to
offer in place of his own amend
ment, read as follows:
| Nothing in this act shall be
construed to change existing law
relating to the use of the land and
naval forces of the United States,
except insofar as such use relates
to the manufacture, procurement
and repair of defense articles, the
communication of information and
the other on-combatant purposes
enumerated in this act"
Discussing the Ellender amend
ment, Majority Leader Barkley de-
clared that it cuts the ground
from under the feet of the Secretary
OF State and the President" in deal.
ing with foreign affairs.
Norris Questions Barkley.
Senator Norris, independent, OF
Nebraska asked if the majority
leader wanted Senators to vote
on the amendment in the light oi
some secret information known only
to the State Department.
Senator Barkley said he had no
information that any other Sena-
| tor could not get by inquiring at the
State Department.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, OF
Montana, interrupted to state he did
not want any government to assume
from anything he has said that he
would not favor action if American
interests are attacked.
IF the japanese were going to
interfere with us, or take the Phil
ippines," Senator Wheeler added
I'D be one of the first to say GO
down and stop them"
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Plane Crashed Flying
Below Airport Level
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
y the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page A-3)
Hy the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, March 6.-Public hear
ing on the crash of an Eastern Air
Lines sleeper plane last week opened
today with testimony the craft was
63 feet below the level of the Atlanta
airport at the time of the crash,
which killed eight and injured eight
others.
Frank Caldwell, chief of the in
vestigating section of the Safety
Bureau of the Civil Aeronautics
Board, said the elevation at which
the plane first hit tree tops near
Morrow. Ga, was 923 feet above sea
level. The Atlanta airport elevation
is 986 feet above sea level he added.
Officials of the c. A. B., headed
by Grant Mason of Washington, ex-
planned at the start of the hearing
that 1t was an administrative and
not judicial procedure. This
hearing is solely for the purpose of
securing evidence and making find
ings for the board" he said.
William T. Matlock, Jonesboro,
Ga, butcher, said he had noticed
other planes on the same course but
always flying much higher.