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Bank Sand a Good
Storage Medium
For Most Bulbs

With the present scarcity of sum-
mer Towering bulbs. the gardener
will be interested in doing every
thing possible to keep his bulbs in
shape throughout, the winter.
Commercial growers will tell you
that the only secret of keeping sum-
mer Towering bulbs in shape is
maintaining life in them without in
ducing active growth That plan
calls for a temperature in the low
SOS with the high moisture that
accompanies such temperature. If
you store in the cellar and the cellar
becomes warm, the air rapidly loses
it's moisture and the bulbs are likely
to dry
What amount of moisture the
bulbs may need is difficult to pre-
dict Most scientists suggest a hu-
midity of approximately 70 per cent.
A fairly easy way to obtain ma
terial useful for storing bulbs is bank
sand-just as it comes out of the
bank. 1t will be moist, but not wet.
Excessive moisture drains rapidly
away from sand. Place the bulbs in
6-inch-deep boxes that have been
filled with the sand. Sand as a
bulb-storing material is improved
by adding an equal bulk of granu-
lated peat moss with it.
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may be planted in sunny borders.
as well as under trees and shrubs.
The variety heavenly blue" is good
as are species NJ botryoideS Coer-
uleum and NJ. botryoides album.
Armeniacum is larger.
Another dwarf early towering
bulb is the puSchkinia. While not
often plant"d. it seems to be as
hardy and persistent as one could
desire. The only member of the
family planted locally is P. Scilloides.
Like most of the early Towering
bulbs, it thrives in full sun or under
the shade of tree and shrub.
The trilliums. sometimes called
wood lilies and wake robins. are re-
ceiving more attention from gar
deners of late. They are hardy
strong growers that do best in shady
Wild-fower gardens The showiest OF
these is T. grandiflorum. although
the native eastern species is at
tractive and worth growing Give
them deep. rich, Woodsy soil in
the shade for best results.
OF the tulips for lasting qualities
one might suggest the water lily
tulip, T kaufmanniana. an early
Towering dwarf: the lady tulip. T.
clusiana. a dainty pink and white
flower, and T. sylveStris, a yellow
Then there are the single early
varieties of dwarf habit. KeizerS-
kroon is probably the best known
Others are De Wet, Non Tresor and
Prince of Austria
OF the taller, more shoWy members
of this family Pride of HARLEM,
City Of HARLEM. Clara Butt, Dream,
the Bishop, Yellow Giant and Evan
enberg are all good and provide a
wide range of color among the
DarwinS. Louis XIV, a breeder,
ana Picotee and Inglescombe, yell
low cottage tulips, are also well
liked by local gardeners.
The Scilla family may be the last
in this list, but it should be first in
many respects. The dwarf men,
bers of this family, Scilla sibirica,
are hardy. persistent and early flow
ering Azurea is good. as are the
species S. sibirica and S. sibirica
alba.
The taller growing Scillas. S. cam
panulata, are in many ways desir-
able substitutes for the hyacinths.
The bulbs last for years, and the
flowers are not so heavy headed.
nor is their fragrance oppressive to
most people. The varieties Skyblue
Queen of the Pinks, and Excelsior
are we'll liked
The third member of this family,
the Scotch bluebell or wood hya-
cinth, Scilla nutans, is often used
for naturaliZing. w. H. Y.
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Cold Frames Useful
Throughout Entire
Winter Months

Cold frames are Just as valuable
10 the gardener during the winter
as they we're early in the spring.
During the early months of the
season they were used for growing
seeds and protecting plants until
they were tough enough to stand
outside temperatures without pro-
lection: and they now can serve
nearly the same purpose. There is
no better place for sowing slow-ger-
minating perennial seeds than in a
cold frame
II sown in a frame now. they will
be protected from the elements;
and many of them will spring into
growth before winter begins. The
sash-covered frame will keep them
comfortable during long winter
nights. and the heat of the sun may
keep them alive for many months,
Late-sown seedlings of disputed
hardness generally winter we'll when
transplanted to a cold frame.
Some of the less hardy perennial
plants, like tender chrysanthemums,
are best removed from their places
in the garden and heeled together in
a cold frame. They are then COW
cred with five to six inches of leaves
or other clean litter, such as marsh
grass or salt hay. When spring re-
turns these plants will be found in
ideal condition for division OF
straight growing.
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Sturdier
Fences
Good Workmanship
Pays Dividends
For Years

The cool days of early October are
ideal for the building Of fences and
other garden fixtures, all of which
add to greater INABILITY in ones
garden. At the same time, they in
sure greater privacy for those who
want to enjoy the benefits. Many
yood gardeners are now coming to
the belief that good fences make
good neighbors.
For the construction of these de-
vices. consideration should be given
to their strength. A weak, flimsy,
poorly supported fence. bench, trel-
lis or whatever you have in mind
hardly will repay the effort re-
quired in its construction, while the
same articles built from sturdy, in
sect-repelling woods like cyprus and
redwood, despite their cost, are al
ways the best investments.
The supports for fences which We
have come to call fence posts and
the posts that support the other
garden fixtures should be at least
three feet longer than their above
the-ground height. The extra foot
age is needed so that the founda-
tions can be imbedded firmly in
concrete.
Then, as a last resort be sure to
set the beginnings of your endeavor
so that the finished product will be
perfectly level. A leaning tower
might be a curiosity to travellers
but a leaning fence is an eye-sore
to every one.
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Many Prizes Given
At Woodbridge Show

At the dahlia show of the Wood
ridge Garden Club, held on Thurs
day at the McKendree Church, a
number of interesting awards were
presented Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Ross
took first in the House Beautiful
futurity class with the outstanding
exhibit, Sarah Ebony. which will be
awarded the House Beautiful
achievement bronze medal Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross also won the sweepstakes
for dahlia exhibits, with a total of
149 points. Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Srnka
placed second In the sweepstakes.
with Mr.. Charles Kline taking third
place.
A white, unnamed seeding. ex-
hibited by Mr. Kline, was judged
best dahlia in the show.
In the artistic arrangement classes
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross won first honors,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Srnka placing
second and Mrs G.. H. Clark third.
Mr.. and Mrs. Srnka's artistic ar
rangement with dahlias was judged
best in that class Winners of the
sweepstakes in flowers other than
dahlias were Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Srnka, with Mrs. G. H. Clark and
Mrs. H, R. Coping placing second
and third, respectively. Sweep
stakes winner in the rose classes
was Mr.. c. E. Ross; Mr.. A. G. Davis
and Mrs U. G. Graf placed second
and third. Mrs. Graf exhibited the
best rose in the show, lovely speci-
men named Rex Anderson.
The first fall meeting of the
Woodbridge Garden Club will be held
on Monday evening. at o'clock, in
the McKendree Church. Twenty
fourth street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, and the program will
review the activities of the past
| season.
DR.. J. A. Gamble will speak on
his impressions of the recent Po-
tomac rose show and annual meet
ing of the American Rose Society
with discussion of rose cultivation
during the coming year. New ideas
in flower arranging and show classi-
fication will be introduced by Mrs
Mathilde Kolb Bartlett. who has
recently opened a studio for flower
arrangement. Mr.. w H. Gannaway
will describe several dahlia shows
which he lately visited, with COM
ments on some OF the new varieties
noted. He will accompany his talk
| with colored slides.
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Wild Trees
Not Apt to
Thrive
Transplant Badly
Because ofLong
Root Systems

In their anxiety to obtain large
trees many persons start with trees
grown in the wild These forest
grown specimens are generally the
cause of many headaches later on
when they begin dying, one after
the other.
While there is an element OF sat-
isfaction in collecting ones own
material at very little cost except
for the physical effort required to
dig them, it is generally more salts
factory to buy nursery-grown plants
when sure-fire results are expected.
The well-fed, nursery grown speci=
men has had its roots cut several
times by the growers helpers. The
result is that the needed roots are
found in the compact ball growing
near the trunk. =.
In direct contrast. the tree
grown in the wild has had to fight
every inch of the way for its exist
ence. The result is that the roots
extend in all directions from the
trunk for an unbelievable length.
Even young tree with a trunk
diameter of only l12 inches may
have its roots extend as far as %
feet from the trunk proper.
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roadsides are nearly as showv and
desirable as the named varieties.
Plant them in full sun or light
shade and give them a well-enriched
soil for best results.
The planting of dormant shrubs
and roses is best postponed until
mid-November. according to local
nursery practice However, it is
sometimes necessary for the gar
dener to move shrubs earlier, and
under such circumstances ther
should be handled as carefully as
possible. In general this means
moving with ball of earth.
The tops may be thinned out or
cut back TO compensate for loss of
roots. Water them we'll and a little
loss need be expected. Such plants
usually harden-off and winter sue
cessfully. The purchase and plant
ing of new material should be de-
ferred until the normal period of
dormancy, when only packing of
moss is needed to protect the roots.
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GARDEN DATES
@.a @s.aes#FS Mz&. &.aM

October 3-4-Washington, D. c.,
Flower, Fruit and Vegetable
Show of the Takoma Horticul-
tural Club. auditorium Of Takoma
ID. c. School. Piney Branch
road and Dahlia street.
October 3-4-Washington, D. c..
Dahlia Show of the Takoma
Horticultural Club at Takoma
Cd. CO School, Piney Branch
road and Dahlia street.
October As - College Park,
Md. Field Day at Dahlia Test
Garden, University of Maryland.
October S-Charlottesville, Va.
Tenth annual rose show of the
Garden Club of Virginia, Farm
ington Country Club.
October 29-30-Warrenton, Va.
Meeting of the Board of Cover
nors of the Garden Club Of Vir-
ginia.
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in
Autumn
Best Adapted for
Background
Material
Star STAFF Photo.

Eupatorium, known bv such COM
mon names as thoroughwort and
boneset. is good fall-blooming
plant It is native. and practically
all of the species bear flower heads
which give paint-brush effect.
Some species are quite weedy, but in
the main, they are shoWy, hardy
perennialS and would probably be
used more widely if they were not
rather common along our roadsides
Most gardeners are anxious to culti-
vate rare and different plants: un-
fortunately, few of us appreciate our
native material and use it ex-
tensively.
Among the fairly satisfactory
species of eupatorium is JoS-pye-
weed. varieties of which are all
quite similar and bear large heads
of paint-brush flowers during the
late summer and autumn. They are
familiar sights in country meadows
Probably the most satisfactory of
the lot is maculatum
Another interesting member of the
eupatorium group is summer agera-
tum or mist-f1ower. There are
several white species of eupatorium.
and probably the most satisfactory
Is E. album. This is really white:
the others have a grayiSh tinge
which makes them rather dirty look
ing. There are also several tropical
forms of eupatorium which are
grown in greenhouses.
All species of eupatorium are
easily grown. The hardy ones are
satisfactory garden plants. particu-
larly in wildfioWer gardens and in
large borders where rather coarse
paintings are appreciated. Most of
these plants are quite robust in
growth. and they attain a height of
4 or 5 feet. Well adapted to use in
large borders or as background ma
terlal, they do not need any par
ticular care in ordinary cultivation.
Most OF them are quite weedy and
have to be kept in bounds in plant
lngs where they are growing among
other material. Very few nursery
men offer any species of eupatorium
except the one known as summer
ageratum, but others are easily COL
lected along roadsides or meadows,
or they may be obtained from a COL
lector of native plants.
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spring. With a few exceptions they
are delicate and low-growing, lend
ing themselves admirably TO rock
gardening. With proper soil prepara-
ton. wild flowers are readily adapt
able to a man-made garden. Guilt
vated flowers of informal appear
ance and old-fashioned charm Will
blend with them perfectly. Wild
flowers and ferns look natural and
are attractive with primulas, lily
of the valley, dwarf bleeding heart,
loving lilies, foxgloves, iris.
astilbe, forget-me-not anchusa.
violas and dwarf phlox. Both the
wild and the hybrid columbine are
fine additions. So are the more dell
cate of the spring blooming bulbs
crocuses. snoWdrops. scillas, all types
and varieties Of narciSsuseS. All these
and other small bulbs are perfect
in a shady. rocky setting. All of
them are desirable except tulips and
hvacinths. which are too bold for
the purpose.
If wild plants are not readily
available. there are many nursery
grown plants which will give the de-
sired character and charm to the
rock garden in the shade. Many pro-
gressive nurserymen these days,
moreover. are specializing in the
propagation of choice wildlings. IN
recognition of the widening con-
servation movement While it is true
that shade rock gardener cannot
boast of some Of the rare Alpine and
Rocky Mountain flowers, he can GER
tainly bring home as satisfying a
collection of native woodland and
cultivated shade plants as a small
! garden can hold.
/ Two factors are in the rock gar
/ dener's favor in regard to materials
/ one in the plant department, the
other in the rock department. The
! list of plants for shady rock gar
dening is a long one. For the gar
dener who has no natural rock out
groupings Of stone on his own place
and must import" his supply {
great load OF slabs and blocks, Will
little ones for chinks. is not neCes
sary. Often just a few are prefer
able, at least at first. Then it Cal
grow. And. finally. the shady rocl
gardener should give moss a thought
being careful TO observe how in Ma
ture it is found among rocks.
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Late Bloom
Desirable
In Lilacs
Flowering Season
Extended by Use
Of Hybrids

Fall is an ideal time for planting
iilacs. Every one knows common
lilac and the French hybrids, which
include so many beautiful improved
varieties. Also worthy of gardeners
attention are groups of lilacs that
are later blooming, even though
some of them have been derived
from common lilac (Syringa vul-
earis).
Several hybrids are now being
developed which have darker colored
flowers than Syringa vulgaris besides
being very showy; these hybrids
promise to lengthen the lilac bloom
ing period. The Dropmore hybrids
and the PreStonlae hybrids may now
be obtained and they seem of great
interest to gardeners who have op-
portunities to add a few shrubs to
their paintings. All grow TO be
rather large shrubs of upright habit
of growth, somewhat like Syringa
vulgaris. These generally bloom in
June and the flowers grow in clusters
like those of common lilac, but
they are not so fragrant. They
are very desirable for their late
blooming, large flowers. and their
color range from pale lavender to
white
Several Chinese species related to
late lilac CSyringa villosa) are also
late blooming.
Then, too. there is the older late
blooming Hungarian lilac (Syringa
iosikaea), which is not so snowy it
self, but worthwhile for contrast.
One hybrid of this species is quite
snowy; this is Henryi, cross of late
and Hungarian hlacs. Henry lilac
has hlac-purple flowers in delicate
clusters which often reach 10 inches
in length.
These later blooming lilacs are de-
cidedly worth planting when one
wishes to extend the season well
into June.
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Full Sun Not Essential to
Successful Rock Garden
Despite General Theory
Choose the Plants That Seek
Shade in Their Wild State
And Use Informal Setting
Bv t.. +. Greepes.Cartenfer

gaoen are
hooled
their place in the sum- ana
suitable gardening, need full sun
stroll through native woods in almost any part OF e
hdes
of
Such n rock gardens
present wild plants be put on the
mashmarigod hyacnh water
the water Any native
closely planted trees can
tansplanted readily Ferns form the best possible
under fol -favorng shrubs
azaea and various nume
nerpaned with the evergens
Most woodland of them bloom IN the
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Silver Spring Club
Tours Beltsville

Members of the Silver Spring
Garden Club made a tour of the
Beltsville Research Center of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture on Tuesday, which proved
both interesting and instructive.
Luncheon was served in the depart
ment's cafeteria during the tour,
making a pleasant break in the sew
eral hours spent studying exhibits
In such varied fields as animal hus-
bandry. textiles, home economics
and horticulture.
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Dainty Japanese Anemone
Or Windflower Grows
Well in Shaded Area
Provides Pleasing Display in
Perennial Border and Is
Excellent for Cutting
By ". H. Youngman

home overlooking
vndfoWer, called
and already the chyanthemms beginning
the borders But there the windfoWers they
should not be ignored They're the most important the
daa
may be depended flower successfully in shady
will
vindfoWer most desirable In disturbance
WndfoWer (Anemone
of
be found in the older provided pleasing
excellent
double tall cutting broad
lighter
making it desirable border
windfoWer will If
it,
planting
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The Garden Notebook
Make Preparations Now Against
Damage by First Killing Frost

A killing frost may be expected
at almost any time and so the home
gardener should make preparations
for digging and storing tender plants
and bulbs. Potted plants should be
brought indoors in the more ex-
posed areas now that the nights
are getting too cool for good growth
out OF doors. Bulb planting should
be completed as rapidly as possible
1t is too late to transplant any but
the hardest of perennials aS there
is not time for them to become
properly rooted before cold weather
checks their growth.
The fall-f1oWering asUers. where
they have been watered and fed
are making striking show in many
gardens. Too bad that they are
not more widely planted. An in
expensive perennial. they make
splendid show in the border and
are effective as cut flowers either
alone or in a mixed bouquet. Some
of the wild ones growing along the
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Dahlia Field Day
At Test Garden

Dahlia fans will have an oppor-
tunity to observe the dahlia test
plots at the University of Maryland
College Park, Md. Saturday and
Sunday, October As. Leading dahlia
growers and project leaders will dis
cuss the 1941 results at the test gar
den at 3 pm. Saturday. Dahlia
fans and local gardeners are cor
daily invited to attend the discus
sion and to inspect the varieties
growing in the plots under the super
vision of the University of Maryland
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Club to Hear Talk
Bv Mrs. Butler

Members of the Foxhal Garden
Club will meet for their 18th
session on Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Harold M. Wells,
4418 Greenwich parkway Of par
ticular interest will be talk by Mrs
Hugh Butler who has chosen as her
subject Tailor made Talks on Ma
tional Defense" All members are
urged to attend this meeting, which
will start promptly at 8 pm.
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House Plants

Remember that insects and dls.
eases attack house plants the sam
as outdoor plants and that It t-r
very difficult to spray for these II
festations. A small fly s1rayer r
a small soft brush can be used
apply the disinfectants.
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More Bulbs to Plant go
Last Article in a Series of Two
Lists Old and New Favorites

The eranthis or winter aconte as it probably is better known
boomers
effort should be speed the bulbs from dealer to the
the planted the
naraled soil they for Eran
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House Bulbs

Bulbs grown in the house should
be potted during the latter part Of
October and stored for eight weeks
In dark. cool place until roots form.
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To Kill Insects

Cigarette ashes, put on potted
plants, will kill the insects that
often infest them.
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BOTTLE BOSSIES

The department of agriculture is
completing plans to breed $500
cattle this spring by artificial in
semination.
The cattle are the property of In
dams, on reservations in Arizona
and New Mexico. Able Indian Com
missioner John Collier asked agricul-
ture to help build up the quality of
the stock, and the problem was how
to service the cows with limited
number of bulls. Through arti-
fetal dissemination, one bull can be
bred with any number of COWS.
Most spectacular experiment of
this kind was conducted recently by
experts in the experimental farm at
Beltsville, Md. They sent artificial
dissemination by air express one
morning for mare in Miles City,
Mont. In vacuum bottles, it was de-
ivered the same day, and the proc
ess was completed that evening.
Result was healthy colt, from
a mare in Montana, sired by a Bel
gian stallion in Maryland.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Swankiest newsman at the White
House press conference is Robert
Horton, press officer for the defense
commission, who, while most Of the
others are hoofing to their Offices aft
er the conference. drives away in q
limousine with . chauffeur.
Some of the electric light bulbs
used in the White House are marked
Save" and can be redeemed for
two csAts after they burn out. But
tie WHIT House. which bays at ~
osced government price. desGrsys
tie Cd baIhe regardless, 49, -
1eapeieA.
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GUARDING THE CAPITOL

If you visit the United States Capt.
toll in the near future don't carry
an isolationist banner or anything
more explosive than a cigarette
lighter, or you may wind up in the
brig. Tightest police restrictions
since World war days are being put
into effect at the Capitol building.
Under plan devised by Speaker
Sam Rayburn, Sen. Harry F. Byrd,
chairman of the senate rules COM
mittee, and Arthur E. Cook of the
Capitol police board, all visitors
will be required to check packages
before entering the building.
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BRITISH DACHSHUND

Most unusual household pet in
Washington is owned by the British
ambassador, Lord Halifax. Believe
it or not, he has a German dachs-
hund.
The envoy bought the dog from
kennel in Virginia shortly after his
arrival in the United States.
Note-The dachshund was widely
used by American cartoonists dur
ing the last war as sinister SYM
Dol of Germany, and some animals
were mistreated by misguided
zealots.