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Evening star., 1941-09-27

planted to foster silk culture nearly
three and a half centuries ago.
In the early 1600s. around the time
when the first British colony was
adjusting itself in Virginia, King
James I had a piece of waste land
set aside just outside st. James's
Park for experimentation in silk.
The lucrative trade had been
slowly following a westward course
since the beginning of time, Baby
lonia, Egypt, Phoenicia and other
vanished empires had known the
benefit of a fourishing silk indus
try, but not until the 18th century
did it reach Europe, About l14S the
celebrated King Roger of Sicily
brought skilled workers in the lux
urious commodity from Thebes and
Athens to Palermo and set up royal
monopoly in his kingdom.
The proud city-states of Genoa
and Venice entered the contest and
France followed suit BY the time
of Henry " Q553-1610) France was
pre-eminent in silk breeding
England's Elizabeth would have
liked, to capture the trade, but her
efforts were not successful. Her Sue
cessor, King Jamie Stuart, however,
decided to make another try and
the career of the Mulberry Garden
was launched in 1907, with the
planting of 935 pounds worth Of
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GARDEN DATES
H. SEHMz&aA

September 1928 - Richmond,
Va. Seventeenth annual show by
the Virginia State Dahlia Society
at the State Fair.
September 27-2S-Washington.
D. C. Dahlia Show, National
Capital Dahlia Society, Harding
Hall, Government Printing Office,
North Capitol and H streets.
October 2-Washington, D. c.,
18th annual dahlia show of the
Woodbridge Garden Club, Nc
Kendree Methodist Church,
Twenty-fourth street and Rhode
Island avenue NE.
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
ID. CD School, Plney Branch
road and Dahlia street.
October 8-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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Primulas Are Easily
Encouraged to Do
Well in Garden

The very name primula appeals
TO gardeners. Few gardeners exist
who would not like to have a great
er number of these harbingers of
spring in their gardens. In the
meadows and the woods they seem
TO take pretty good care of them
selves, but in our gardens they often
overgrow and soon exhaust the soil
OF its food, after which the cllimp
seems to die down.
This can be prevented bv lifting
the old clumps any time from now
until the first of October. Close ex.
animation will reveal that the clump
is made up of hundreds of tinv
plants. all attached to or growing
around the central plants, which
are being crowded out by the young
sters. These young plants with long
roots attached are easily torn from
the mass. They should be reset
where they are to bloom.
Primula fanciers have discovered
that these young plants do well
when divided at this time of the
year, provided they are reset in
holes half filled with leaf mold and
half garden soil. If the undertak-
ing is not too strenuous for the
gardener he will find that filling
the holes completely with loose leaf
mold collected in an oak forest will
produce the very finest results.
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Force Bulbs
For Indoor
Beauty
Procedure Simple;
Fragrant Blooms
JOv in Winter

Not all gardeners are content tc
wait until spring to enjoy flowers
from bulbs. Many of them force
flowers indoors by a very simple
method called the pebble and water
plan.
This plan is simple and salts
factory for most of the quick
blooming bulbs, like the Chinese
sacred lily or the paper-white mar
cissus. Frequently hyacinths sue
ceed under this treatment.
The requirement is a large con-
tainer to hold water and sufficient
pebbles to fill the container. In
practice an inch or more of pebbles
are strewn on the base of the con-
tainer, the bulbs set down on these
and then more pebbles poured to
safely anchor the bulbs. Next water
is added. but not enough to reach
the bulb. The supply of water
should be just under the bases OF
the bulbs.
The container of planted bulbs
then is set in dark, cool spot for
several weeks while roots are being
made. Then they are brought into
the sunshine Of a southern window
when the tops will become green and
flower stalks work up from the base
finally to be topped with beautiful
blooms characteristic of the variety
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Woodbridge Club
To Hold Show

The Woodbridge Garden Club Will
hold It's 18th annual dahlia and tall
flower show on Thursday, October 2,
at the McKendree Methodist
Church. Twenty-fourth street and
Rhode Island avenue NE. There
will be color classes for all types OF
dahlias, large and small, also a class
for seeding dahlias grown and orig
mated by the exhibitor.
The bronze medal designated as
the House Beautiful Horticultural
Medal will be awarded to the ex-
hibitor having the best six blooms
of the newest varieties listed in the
January issue of House Beautiful
Magazine.
There also will be specimen classes
for roses and other fall flowers, and
q large number of classes for artistic
arrangements. Entries can be made
up until 6,45 pm. and visitors will
be welcome from 8 o'clock to 10
o'clock.
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DR.. Rudolf Steiner, the noted
savant, as a result of his observa-
tions, maintained that while chem
icals at first produced startling re-
suits, they were apt to bring about
an unbalanced condition which
would eventually lead to an increase
in plant diseases. and this deduction
has since been widely confirmed. Dr.
Steiner believed, too, that the only
way to restore the elements ex-
tracted from the soil in the normal
growth processes of plants was by
returning organic elements rather
than by introducing inorganic fer
tiliZers.
In the Rothamsted Experimental
Station in England, first agricul-
tural research station in the world,
it was early determined that pre-
pared chemical fertilizers lacked at
least one essential ingredient for the
rebuilding of soil fertility, and that
material was humus-sometlmes er-
roneously confused with inert peat
moss. Humus is the ingredient that
supports the vital bacterial life,
which, in its turn, releases the nu-
tritional elements in the soil that
are necessary TO stimulate plant life
and maintain soil fertility. There
are, of course, many other advan-
tages in humus, principal among
them being its water-retentive quail
ties, it's ability to transform sandy
soil into a rich loan, its effective
ness in Tightening clay soil so that
adequate aeration and drainage Is
assured, and its tendency to carry
over surplus nutrients in the soil
from season to season.
Instead of discarding lawn clip
pings, fallen leaves, weeds and other
plant growth they should be placed
either in an open pile, large crate,
or in a pit, say square feet in
area for ease of treatment. When
the layer of debris becomes a foot
thick it should be we'll tamped down
and watered. Then source OF
food for the microscopic organisms
normally found in animal manure
must be supplied in order to hasten
development of these organisms and
the conversion of the debris into
artificial manure. This food is sup
piled in the form of an odorless
powder, obtainable in various sized
packages at seed stores and nurs-
cries. 1t should be evenly applied
over the top of each layer at the
rate of one pound of the powder
to every square feet of area and
it should then be watered in with a
gentle spray. Layer after layer,
each a foot thick, should be SINH
larly treated. In few weeks the
garden debris will have been trans
formed into high-grade, humus-
containing fertilizer which will
closely resemble manure in appear
ance and may be similarly dis
tributed and worked into the soil.
Each pound of the material for
making artificial fertilizer will make
40 pounds of clean organic manure
free from disease spores and weed
seeds. 1t is an artificial manure
which differs in no essential re-
spect from the stable product. 1t
enriches the soil, releases plant food,
creates long-lasting fertility and
supplies the all-essential growth ac-
celerators, while its available humus
is adequate to meet all normal soil
conditioning requirements.
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Try Growing
California
.Hyacinths
airly Hardy Here
If Given Some
Protection
Bv A. 6. Mclean

Among the California bulbs which
Eastern gardeners could well plant
more extensively are the many
kinds of Brodiaea, the so-called
California hyacinths. These are
slender and delicate dubious plants
which bear clusters of flowers some
what resembling those OF a hya-
cinth and also very similar to blooms
of a Scilla. In suitable situations
most of them are moderately haroy
in the east if they can be given some
winter protection. AS rule they
are more persistent in the open
ground than Calochortus tbutter-
fy tulips.
Brodiaeas need a well-dralned
soil in this area and they should
he planted from three to four inches
deep. The bulbs from California
sources are now quite reasonable IN
price.
One Brodiaea has been long cultl-
vated IN Virginia, and it even runs
wild in some places. This is spring
star flower, often known as Trltelela
unifora. but it is really a Brodlaea.
This is a dwarf spring-blooming bulb
that bears white flowers tinged With
blue. It is fairly hardy along the
eastern seaboard.
Probably the best of the California
types to start with is Brodiaea CAPT.
tsta. which bears blue flowers and
grows up to two feet in height. Then,
Brodiaea laxa grows about two feet
nigh and bears purple and sometimes
white flowers, and also very attrac-
tive is Brodiaea lactea, the wild hya-
-cinth of British Columbia and Cali
fornia. This grows about l8 inches
high and the flowers are white or
lilac. These three are rather com
mon. fairly easy to grow, and fairly
hardy. All are worth growing, par
ticularlv If you can give them some
winter protection and keep them
rather dry during the summer.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Harvest Herbs Before
Cold Weather Arrives

The harvest of herbs to be used
in flavoring winter dishes and for
adding pleasant odor to milady's
clothes should be begun whenever
the danger of cool weather
threatens.
Most of the herbs intended for
culinary uses are grown for their
leaves. These should be collected
on dry days when the plant is flow
ering or just before it gets ready to
take its winter nap.
Grandmother's way of handling
these was to cut the stems off the
plant and tie the stems inside pa
per bags which then were hung on
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Excellent Bulbs for Fall
Planting Are Available
.TOHome Gardeners
' Despite the Lack of Imports
From Many Sources, Great
Variety Still to Be Found
Bv ". H. Youneman

first OF articles bulbs for au pantngJ
planting available the While
the has cut off all imports from Holland and number OF other
American well
formerly obtained from Holland but they still
the gardener fully useful
Reports English tulips quite good
In addition the tulips should also mention daodis which
available there long list of other bulbs
the list long that only suggest and briefly describe the
commonly kinds
kinds Before listing them 1t
might these flower early that unless
that they be viewed from the window
early
retculata glory OF the snow snow"
eares cuslana
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the rafters in the attic until they
were needed. The procedure which
we follow today is somewhat diff
ferent. Although we cut the stems
as grandmother did, we never try to
dry the leaves in so hot place as
an attic. We find 1t better to lay
the stems out in wire trays covered
with cheesecloth and allow them to
dry out in these racks which are
stood to the north of the house away
from the hot sun.
After the herbs have dried the
leaves are stripped from the stems;
and these, together with the seeds,
kept in large, wide-mouth bottles
fitted with screw tops.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Officers to Be
Elected

The election of officers for the
coming year will take place at the
September meeting of the American
University Park Garden Club on
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock The
meeting will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs John J. German, 494l
Tilden street.
The club has been doing much
valuable work recently by assisting
the citizens association in inspecting
and judging gardens in the COM
munity. At the forthcoming meet
ing further activities will be planned
for the approaching season.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Growing House Plants

Dry atmosphere and high tenn
perature are. the two biggest diff
culties in growing house plants.
Unless you have good heating
system which gives you air-con-
ditioning, it's necessary to put
evaporating pans on the radiators
to increase the humidity in the
house, so that plants will do their
best.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Chevy Chase Group
Meets October |

The seasons first meeting OF the
Garden Club of Chevy Chase, Md,
will be held at the home OF Mrs.
Clement L. Bouve on Wednesday,.
An illustrated lecture on gardens
and houses in Maryland will be
given by Mrs. Blanchard Randell,
ir., and Mrs. H. Rowlands Claffs.
After the lecture the meeting will
be adjourned for tea.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Remove RrambleS

1t is best to remove brambles
from the blackberry and raspberry
bushes in the fall, though it may
be done successfully in the spring.
Brambles produce new canes and
these must be thinned, leaving only
four to five on each bush for the
fruiting season.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
PeOnieS

1t is quite characteristic of peonies,
if they are set too deeply, to fail to
bloom for two or three years Also, if
the plant roots we're severely broken
up this might happen. Look at the
depth of the plant to be sure that
it is not planted too deeply, and if
you have plenty of fertilizer present
1t will soon blossom.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Mrs. Seward Will
Be Sneaker

Mrs. Clarence Lee Seward will be
the guest speaker at the meeting of
the Trowel Club on Monday at the
home of Mrs. Stanford Hooper, 4445
Garfield street. The meeting will be
called to order at 2.30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
COlumbine Seeds

Sow columbine seeds now. Pre-
pare a seed bed, add sand and hu-
mus. to tighten it, and some fer
tihzer. Transplant to garden when
strong enough.
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Silk or No Silk>>>
London's Mulberry Garden Has
Long and Fascinating History
Br Gael Renfrep

n
n for silk. In the long
record
the industries of empires for
t.
history Buck
majestic pile occupies the site of mulberry garden
Evening star., 1941-09-14

suddenly collapse Then he saw he was sur
rounded by ring of soldiers. "Jeeze! one
of them whispered He knocked Barney
cold!'
The next morning brought a challenge from
Barney Ryan to fight ten rounds in the main
event of a boxing show scheduled in two
weeks
Whats in it for me?" Pete demanded.
"You mean money!" Sergeant Quinn asked.
81 mean money" Pete snapped.
'Just what bets you can cover. Our people
will be giving about two to one you can re-
peat in the ring
The suckers Pete sneered. What do
they want to give odds for?"
well, you dropped Barney last night
"A ten round fight isn't ten second
brawl - But it's their money
Yeah" Quinn said slowly. It's their
money - and they're trying to make it tell
you that they're hundred per cent with
you
"Baloney! Everybody is on the make for
himself How much is it going to cost me
for sparring partners to get tuned up!
Not dime You can have every man IN
the battalion. They'll do it to help you
The saps!"
Yeah - the saps."
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leave the building. He pulled thoughtfully
at his lower lip and meditated on the best
tactical strategy for this new development.
Like many of the other soldiers on the post
he knew Polly well. If a poll had been taken
she would have been well up the list in popu-
larity among the girls who came to the post
dances to help make army training more
pleasant 1t was popularity which did not
harm the business of the quick-lunch res
taurant in town where she worked as cashier.
Outside, Polly said to Pete, I'VE can sit
in my car until you cool off,"
1t was small roadster Polly slid under the
wheel. Pete sat beside her. There were
million stars in the sky and the darkness hid
the stiff lines of the baTack buildings. For a
while they sat in silence while Pete wrestled
with peculiar thoughts for one who had al
ways been so certain of himself.
What's that guy mean to you?' ne de-
manded suddenly of the girl beside him..
Evening star., 1941-09-14
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

savage bitterness filled him. and he did not
see Barney Ryan come out of the building
until that soldier confronted him on the path
where's Polly?" Ryan demanded. Il
got dance coming.
"Outa my way, mug" Pete snarled.
Ryan drew back step. so you're really
asking for it, eh? Well, here it isl"
Instinctively Pete stepped inside the punch.
As instinctively, he oountered with a left
hook. A dam broke within him. The resent
ment against the army which had been build
ing up within him since he had been drafted
flooded through him in hot fury.
BARNEY RYAN personifed the army. He
was the Capitalization of the showing around
Pete felt he had been taking. He was the
reason he had lost Polly Pete followed the
left with a right and the right with another
left. He let 60 with driving, savage blows
He heard Ryan grunt. felt him sag and then
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Polly laughed. Stupid! Not thing
He seemed to think he owned you"
She was silent. Then: Il could name some
others who seem to think that too
Pete missed the point and took the plural
literally A sudden jealousy swept over him.
He knew he wanted this girl for himself.
Perversely he wanted to hurt her because he
sensed her popularity. Il don't doubt 1t,
he growled. But from now on that's out
What do you mean?'
You're travelling with me. I've got the
price to give you the times you want. l.
PErE paused. Polly had drawn away from
him. He could feel the sudden stiffening of
her body. Obj" she said softly.
Before Pete knew what she intended, Polly
had turned the ignition key and stepped on
the starter. And he knew he had been all
wrong. That he had made horrible mess OF
things Hey, waltz he blurted. Don't get
me wrong!''
81 don't think l have, but almost did.
Please get out. - I'm going back to town.
But -"
please get out!'
A moment later the little roadster whipped
away through the night. and Pete walked
back toward the lighted gymnasium. A
Evening star., 1941-09-14

backed away and held Ryan off with his left.
Ryan laughed. you amt eating your
spinach since met you last!' he gibed.
Pete did not answer He kept backing away
and jabbing Making it look as though his
best was not quite good enough. Twice before
the end of the round he let Barney come
through with punches that really hurt.
Hes got two rounds on ice," Sergeant
Quinn said in the corner.
Hes good" Pete grunted.
You said that before"
Pete let Ryan take the next three rounds
too 1t wasn't hard to do. Ryan came through
fast on every little opening he got. Pete felt
cold satisfaction. He was playing the game
he knew. Playing it for himself.
Quinn ordered the other two handlers out
of the ring at the end of the fifth round. He
worked over Pete alone. This is going to be
tough on Polly Martin" he said softly.
Pete looked up quickly. Quinns eyes were
cold and hard as steel.
Huh? Whaddaya mean?" Pete demanded.
THE kids got every dime of her savings
on you" Sergeant Quinn said quietly. "A guy
came up from New York last week with
wad of money to bet you d lose. Polly had just
about enough to cover him.
Continued on poge 18)
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Its just that thought you'd better
out of his range. The kid is Just feeling
his oats. He'll iron out soon"
Private Ryan pushed square finger
INTO Sergeant Quinn's chest. Suppose,
he g1owled. you give your own people
a few orders II you don't want me and
Slade to tangle, you can keep him the
hell away from the dance, see? Or may
be he'll get ironed out lot quicker
than you think"
Sergeant Quinn heaved an impress
sive sigh and stood up. "Okay, Barney.
But don't say didn't warn you"
Quinn left somewhat perplexed but
increasingly truculent regimental cham
pion sitting up on his bunk. As this was
precisely what he had intended to do.
Quinn smiled as he left the barracks
But as he walked toward his own quar-
ters, the smile faded and the thoughtful
expression returned. He was thinking
about the sixth round of the fight which
Pete had lost to Moskovitch.
lHE dance that night in the post
gymnasium was under the able spon-
sorship of the Ladies Auxiliary and
Soldiers Entertainment League from
the town nearby. There were lot OF
pretty girls there who wanted to be
friendly. and Pete found himself dane
ing with one who said her name was
Polly Martin. She was blonde and
there was lively sparkle in her blue
eyes. During his hard young life Pete
had known only few girls. FIoor-show
girls for the most part. Some of them
had been pettier than Polly. Some OF
them had been better dancers. Not all
but some.
What began to trouble Pete was that
in some indefinable way Polly was diff
ferent. Her body was slender and
plant in his arms, and he caught a
pleasant perfume from her hair. But 1t
wasn't that. 1t was something he
couldn't quite put his finger on.
"You dance nicely" Polly said dur
ing the fourth or fifth dance. you
know 50 many steps and you're 50 light
on your feet. You weren't a professional
dancer before you were drafted, were
you?"
Dancer" Pete said. Hell. no! l
was pug" Yet the compliment please
She locked at him with quizzical blu'
''You certainly don't look it" she
smiling. There isn't a mark on you.
"A guys sucker to get marked.
replied. Il never fought that hard.
it for the dough - not the glory.
"You mean you didn't always try to
Pete flushed. He had an mcomft
feeling that she wouldn't understau
truth. But he was saved the need of exp
by a soldier who came across the floor to
Cut in. Polly?" the soldier said.
The soldier had fiat nose. He loo
Pete coldly. Polly smiled. Meet
RYAN, Pete she said. Barney is tn
mental champion. Barney, this Is Pete
Pete bristled under Barneys stare.
the others antagonisrn. Il was just g
ask Polly to come outside for whi
said fatty.
"Yeah?" said Barney. 1T wouldn't
cause | asked to cut in, would it, Sla
Maybe it would. What Of it,"
Polly interrupted. Boys! Behave. l
adance with you later, Barney. really
like to 60 out for while
From where he sat in the balcony t
around the gymnasium floor, Sergeant
watched Polly tuck her arm under Pet
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That night Pete wrote letter. Dear
Nick: In two weeks I'm fighting soldier
named Barney Ryan. Come up and cover all
the bets you can in the usual way. You get
expenses and commission. - Pete.
He enclosed a check for $1,000. All the
money he had.
The old familiar sounds of the crowd rose
in the night air when Pete climbed through
the ropes of the ring two weeks later. The
ring had been built in the middle of the parade
grounds. and overhead the arc light drew
million night insects.
The entire regiment was there as we'll as
many civilians. Everyone had heard OF the
''grudge" fight.
The First Battalion was in body behind
Pete's corner. Across the ring Barney was
already in his corner. He was stocky and
strong. When he turned to look at Pete his
eyes were glittering bright.
But Pete wasn't looking at Ryan. He was
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First Battalion He's a rookie in my section
Private Ryan whistled. We'll, whaddaya
know! A little competition coming up, eh?''
What I'm afraid of. Barney, is it'll come
too quick That's why I came over. To give
you a friendly tip. Don't go to the dance
tonight SHADES going."
Perplexity furrowed the Ryan brow. yeah?
So WHAT"
There might be trouble. Slade's sore
head. He's going around asking for grief"
Barney Ryan's eyes narrowed. His jaw
thrust forward.
"A tough rookie, eh?
sort of. So thought I'd ask you not to
90 to the dance Somebody would probably
point you out to him and he might feel like
taking you down little"
You don't say"
Nov don't get sore"
Who's getting sore?'
Its Just that thought you'd better stay
ont of his range. The kid is rust feeling