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of Florida and not reliably hardy
here. The common "bracken," suit
ably for this area Is such strong
grower that it should be considered
as the weed of the fern family. 1t is
hardy. adaptable and grows in dry
soil all over the country in sun or
light shade. It is useful for covering
difficult slopes, but turns brown in
late summer. Where all others fail
try the bracken.
Next to the bracken, the cinnamon
fern, the Christmas fern and the
marginal shield ferns are commonly
encountered in local woods How
ever If you visit the rocky banks
near Great Falls the spleenworts
may be seen, while in the unmolsted
woods the maidenhair ferns are fire.
quently to be found. The botanists
will smile at this and tell how a
score or more species and varieties
are to be found within compare
lively few miles of WaShington-but
then they are botantists and observe
minute variations.
This all points to the availability
and desirability of using ferns in our
shady situations Bare foundation
walls do not have to be hidden by
expensive shade-loving dwarf ever
greens, we may use ferns. The shady
slopes in our woods may be clothed
in green by any one of several ferns.
The narrow space between the drive
way and the north side Of the house,
If it's too narrow for flowers or
shrubs, may be filled with ferns. All
it takes is peat moss, leafmold and
sand mixed with the soil.
But II you like ferns and want a
charming rockery try some of the
more delightful daintier types. And,
this can be done with little in
genuity to supply the necessary mois-
ture. One enterprising gardener
piped the waste water from the ice
box to his ferns-it worked splend-
idly. A leaky faucet might help but
ordinarily a gravel-f1lled concrete
channel is needed to direct the flow
of moisture and to prevent boggy
condition.
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Book On Victory Gardens
Has Helpful Material

preparation, garden planning,
planting and maintenance, herbs,
salad crops, cultural notes for vege-
tables, the control of diseases and
insect pests, fertilizing garden
crops and keeping. storing and
cooking of vegetables.
Mrs. Putnam and her co-author
have a pleasing style and thus the
book is both readable and full of
the kinds of information that is
most needed in the growing and
enjoyment of vitamin rich vege-
tables. Numerous suggestions are
made of desirable vegetables for
the small garden. but 1t is recog-
nized that family likes and dis
likes are of major Importance
Because 1t Is obviously silly to
grow food you won't eat, make a
list of the vegetables that you and
your family most enjoy" Thus they
point their presentation definitely
toward helping the home garden
er to have q satisfactory and en-
joyable garden. w. H. Y.
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If the reader will keep in mind
that victory gardens are lecom-
mended only for productive soils
and that there is no need for de-
stroying established lawns and
flower beds he will find a great deal
of helpful material in book en-
titled Gardens for Victory" by
Jean-Marie Putnam and Lloyd C.
Cosper. published by Harcourt,
Brace & Co. of New York City.
The authors have compiled a
vast amount of exceedingly use
full material in their book and the
numerous tables and charts should
quickly answer many questions
both for the experienced and the
inexperienced. 1t is the first book
that I have seen to specifically
bring together information relative
to the preference of vegetables for
acid or alkaline soils.
In addition to providing an eX-
tensive collection of useful data
the authors discuss briefly but
adeqately such questions % soil
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Sow theCOrn
When Soil
Is Warm
Small Paintings
Every Ten Days
Are Necessary
By Laurence and Edna Blair


Our native sweet corn is truly an
American vegetable, and probably
our favorite home garden crop.
Plant when the soil is warm and
the weather is definitely settled.
Once matured the ears are at their
best for only a few days, so a Sue
cession OF sowings is necessary to
There are many varieties of early,
midseason and late types. but for a
small garden 1t Is best to select your
own early variety and make a num-
Der of small paintings at intervals
Of 10 or IL days. In general the
early kinds make smaller growths
than the later ones. and so do not
take up as much room in the gar
den. They also are quicker matur-
ing and can be better timed to
escape the early fall frosts.
A number Of short parallel rows
is the best plan for the home garden.
This makes it easier both to apply
the fertilizer and to make the sue
cessive paintings, and also the pollen
tilization and full ears are insured
by this compact grouping. The
planting in hills or long rows is only
practical on the farm or in a very
large garden. Though corn will
grow in any type of soil it must
be made fertile, and the location
should be well drained but fairly
moist.
To help preserve moisture the soil
should contain plenty of humus, and
should be enriched by spading un-
der generous dressing OF manure
about two weeks before the planting
Is done. For a quick growth and
q harvest Of more tender corn apply
about 10 pounds of a 3-5-7 CONNER
cial fertilizer for each 100 feet of
row.
To gain time soak the seeds over
night before planting. Sow them
rather thickly in rows. and later
thin out so the plants of the dwarf
varieties stand inches apart in
rows. and the taller kinds about
IL inches apart. When thinning
ANo'O SAAS AAAOiC f4SOLOOo loOhulS
plants, removing the weaklings.
Cultivate constantly to keep out
all weeds, and also as soon after a
rain as possible to help preserve
soil moisture. Taller growing varie-
ties OF corn will develop roots above
the ground level. These help to
prop the plants against the wind, so
to facilitate their formation and aid
the work of these roots hoe the soil
up In a hill about inches high
around each plant.
The corn is ready for harvesting
when the ears are firm and full
and the kernels plump and juicy,
and more than any other vegetable
it should be used as soon as possible
after picking. The natural juices
present change rapidly in favor once
the ears are picked, and some claim
that harvesting should not be done
until the water for cooking the corn
is already boiling. Truly one who
has eaten only corn bought in the
market can have no idea of the de-
licious flavor of the fresh garden
vegetable.
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GardenAided
By White
Flowers
For Many Reasons
They Should Be
Given Space
Bv the Master Gardener

By the Master Gardener
White flowers have so many uses
in the garden.
For aesthetic purposes, they serve
as peacemakers between colors that
might otherwise clash.
And for gardeners who get most
of their enjoyment from their
grounds in the evening hours, white
flowers are very desirable. Viewed
by moonlight green and white
garden is indescribably beautiful.
Examine by moonlight or artificial
lighting portion of your own or
a friends garden that is dominated
by white flowers and see how much
more effective the scene is than
where colors are used in the garden
scheme. If, in addition, your flowers
are fragrant, your pleasure is
doubled.
Another advantage of white flow
ers is that in many instances they
have been found to have much
higher visibility to those with failing
eyesight. If you have an elderly
person in your household whose
sight is impaired because of age,
or if a member of your family has
poor vision because Of other causes.
plant a small green and white
garden especially for their enjoy
ment. Here too, fragrance is an
added virtue.
Here are some suggestions for a
green and white garden. cDesig-
mates plants with fragrant blooms {.
ANIMALS.
Sweet alyssum.
'Mignonette.
'Moonfower (vine).
'Nicotiana afflnis.
'Petunia.
might blooming stock.
PERENNIALS.
.Lily-of -the-valley (convallaria
maJalis).
Hardy phlox suggested varieties
Mrs. Jenkins, Miss LingardD.
Yucca filamentosa.
Gypsophila bristol fairy.
Hollyhock.
Fleece vine (polygonum aubertD O..
'White plantain lily dunkia sub
cordata grandiflora.
Hardy aster suggested varieties
Mount Everest, Mount Rainier.
Hardy chrysanthemums tsug-
gested varieties-white doty, Ruth
Hatton, Tasiva. seminole.
SHRUBS.
'Philadelphus virginia..
sChionanthus, Virginia.
'Clethra alnifolia.
.Viburnum earliest.
white lilac.
For maximum beauty and bloom
feed all plants with a complete bal
anced plant food, making an ap-
plication when planting, and feeding
at intervals during the growing
season.
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Conserve Fertilizer
Whenever Possible

Now is the time to start feeding
herbaceous perennials and annual
plants. Fertilizer is scarce and
most of it must be used for food
crops, so conserve all you can. The
newer method of using liquid fer
tilizer is conservation method and
really works very we'll II you use
fertilizer in solution in small
amounts but rather often. you can
cut your fertilizer bill in half and
grow even better plants than by the
old methods. Write to your county
agricultural agent and ask how
farmers are using liquid fertilizer.
1t is fairly simple. If your plants
are growing well they don't need
much fertilizer. But if they are not,
a dose of liquid fertilizer is a big
advantage. This is effectively used
on vegetables also.
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Give Space to Plants
That Show Abundant
Bloom in Fall

When planning the flower garden
be sure to give space to several
plants, which will give abundant
blooms in the fall, when the snowy
garden ANIMALS are past their
prime. The growers of plants have
selected and hybridized number
of old favorites which can now be
added to the border to give it color
and beauty during the autumn
months.
The perennial Helenium autumn
male may be grown at the back of
the border where it will give early
autumn blooms of red and yellow
The lovely japanese anemoneS,
If planted in rich light soil and
given plenty of water during the
summer, will provide plenty of
blooms in September. They should
be sheltered somewhat by taller
plants and their roots mulched to
protect them from intense heat.
There are several late Towering
varieties of phlox in white, red and
pink now on the market, and some
of the newer shasta daisies bloom
late in the season.
The old favorite gaillardia, in
both the new yellow and red forms,
will provide late cut flowers.
The perennial garden aster, a ma
tive American plant, is now being
more widely used in the fall bor-
der. 1t can be made into a bushy
plant by pinching out the first
shoots. and should bloom well
ahead of the chrysanthemums.
There are many beautiful chrys-
anthemumS, and it is hard to know
which to eliminate when making
a selection. 1t is wise, however, not
to give room to varieties which
bloom so late that they are in
jured by the fall frosts.
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Home Salad Garden
Is Best Source of
Food Elements

It Is now common knowledge that
many Of the minerals and vitanins
necessary to our health are con-
tanned in our garden crops. With
the discovery, too, that some OF
these precious elements are solu-
BILE in water, or are destroyed by
cooking, it seems very wise to plan
to use some raw fruits and vege-
tables every day if possible.
Though many varieties can be
purchased in our markets all the
year round, the home garden is
the best source Of an absolutely
fresh supply during the summer
months. Some space should be
given to growing vegetables for
use in raw salads.
1t is impossible to give any def
mite list of salad vegetables, as
nearly everything grown in the
garden may be eaten raw if it
suits the individual taste There
is group of leafy green vegetables.
however, which If planted in small
amounts will furnish the table with
a constant supply of crisp, appe.
tizing green salads. Most popu-
lar among these are chicory,
chives, corn salad, cos lettuce or
romaine. upland and water cress,
endive. several types Of lettuce and
parsley.
Many of these have other uses
besides being the main ingredient
of the salad. Some may be cooked
as greens and thus become one
of the main vegetable dishes of
the meal Both chives and parsley
are used to flavor soups. stews and
many other dishes. Both of them,
and also the cress, are often used
to garnish meats, fish and seal
loped vegetables, and nearly all the
salad greens may be and often
should be added to sandwich fill
ings.
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Silver Spring Group
Has Guest Speaker

The Silver Spring Garden Club
will meet at the Parkside School to-
morrow at pm. Mrs. Floyd Smith,
program chairman, has arranged for
Mr.. Winn T. Simmons to speak on
the pruning of Towering shrubs and
evergreens A flower arrangement
contest will be another feature of
the meeting. Prizes will be awarded
by popular vote.
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Rockville Club
Holds Meeting

The Community Garden Club OF
Rockville met on May at the home
of Mrs. Richard D. La Garde, High
landstone Farm, near Rockville, at
2 O'Clock. A report of the clubs
participation in the Flower Mart
was given by Mrs. E. w. Scott, who
was in charge of the clubs booth,
which received honorable mention
In view of the gas rationing, it was
decided to hold all meetings in
Rockville, which may be reached by
Sus, rather than at the members
homes. Mr. Jack Amatt of the
University of Maryland gave a talk
On the designing and care of gar
dens.
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/ SO6Sy W NiiS POAiie VA DSAito VIVA
There are some ferns, such as the
~oyal fern, that delight in having
their roots in fresh water. A soggy
soil should be drained before the
planting of ferns.
Another point in favor of the use
of ferns is that they resent cultiva-
ton. This should appeal to the lazy
gardener. The gardener who dis
likes to spray or dust should be in
terested, too, because few insects
and diseases trouble ferns.
A leaf mulch will keep ferns happy
and healthy Even though the soil
tends to be too dry or in a situation
with a little too much sunlight, we
often find the ferns thriving under
heavy mulch of leaves. In most
cases gardeners just let the fallen
leaves remain among their ferns
with nature replenishing the cover
each fall. If nature cannot reach
them, the gardener may use peat
moss or other decayed vegetable
matter.
In preparing soil for a fernery, in
doors or out, we should be guided by
the standard soil mixture: One part
garden loan, one part leafmold 1.-TWO
parts if you do not have peatmoSs), g,
one part peatmoss and one part
coarse sand Generally this mixture
should be IL inches deep, although
in many of our shady gardens where
we find ferns growing this may be
unnecessary. However, some OF our
native ferns are difficult to trans
plant and the soil should be in ex-
cellent condition If they are to sue
ceed.
In transplanting ferns from nurs-
ery or woodland we should disturb
the roots as little as possible. Gen.
orally, we find that the roots hold
the soil-unless it is very sandy-and
that we need only to take large Q0
or Il inches in diameter) spadeful.
The best time to move them is in the
early spring when the fronds ccro-
siers" is the correct name for the
young fronds) are just beginning to
uncurl. 1t is important that the
crowns be planted no deeper than
they grew in the nursery or In the
woods.
Like every rule there are excep-
tions-most ferns require an acid
soil, however, spleenworts, especially
the rock spleenworts, require a sweet
soil. The cliff brake, also the holly
bladder and Christmas ferns prefer a
limestone soil, but are quite tolerant
I have had the Christmas ferns
growing in a strongly acid soil.
In selecting ferns for the shady
garden most gardeners are bewild-
cred by their tongue-twisting botan-
ical names, but this should not inter-
fere with their use. A good nursery
catalogue will list the hardest and
most easily grown and will be prac-
tical guide in making a start. OF
course when one learns to identify
the natives this not not necessary
Not all natives, however, take to cul-
tivation. The climbing fern, adder
tongue and the grape ferns should
not be attempted until experience
has been gained through the han
ding of less difhcult subjects.
| The only true brake" y . native
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Garden Dates

May 23-24-Takoma Park, D. C.
Annual rose and peony show of
the Takoma Horticultural Club.
Takoma, D. c., Elementary
School, Dahlia street and Piney
Branch road.
May 24-Chevy Chase, Md. An
nual rose fete of the Potomac
Rose Society in the gardens of
DR.. and Mrs. Whitman Cross, 101
East Kirke street, Chevy Chase,
Md.
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Delphiniun

Thin your delphinium plants down
to three or four shoots or spikes,
depending, of course, on how many
you have in the original clump
You get better results by having
half the number of shoots. There
isn't enough strength in most roots
to produce to perfection all the
flowers that will set
Evening star., 1942-05-17

shades and nb for the
shady used for
should be freely hot days;
thave
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Lawn Sprinkline

Early morning is the best time to
sprinkle the lawn. A thorough wet
ting is best; it promotes deep,
| healthy roots in contrast to the
shallow-root SYSTEM of grass lightly
sprinkled.
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Ferns for Shady Gardens
Variations in Form and Texture
Should Give Them Many Uses
By ". II. Yonnsman

1T
In where abound dinclt understand why wider
would Indispensable tall
edgng sprawng ferns for ground
as
difficult require only shade and moisture
light under birch heavnder trees
provided through
soil should not
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Marieolds

Marigolds, in general, are rather
easy to grow. They prefer sunny
location, a reasonably rich soil and
one that is we'll drained. Perhaps
the simplest way is to sow them
right out of doors as soon as the
earth is warm. Plant them in rows
and then, when they are about 2
inches high, transplant them to
their permanent location.
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Neighborhood Club
Meets Tomorrow

The Neighborhood Garden Club
Of Arlington, Va. will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Frank
L. Ball. 1927 North 18th street. in
Arlington. Mr.. w. H. Youngman
viii speak on Victory GardenS."
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The Garden Notebook

The recent heavy rains damaged gardens and the hail
looking much better Soil moisture still below
normal unless frequent showers will still need
Plants require tremendous quantity
water if they are to their normal growth
HRs
1t is much better znnias margods
other ANIMALS in the places where they to
than to ow them in seed beds or fats at this season Any
transpanng plants BY sowing the seeds
thinning the distances this
be avoided and earlier results obtained.
e@e
Towering Of azaleas has passed
pruning necessary keep them sapely should be
Deng pruning until later the results in the
destruction flower buds. Prlne now if necessary.
dhe9
Many house plants will be benefited materially they
repotted then placed protected
place in the garden But be certain that this place is ny one in
wind and they need food and moisture
e@.E
Remove the tulips that the plants strength
will 90 bulb rather than into the making
This also applies to lacs rhododndons and many other
plants will stop growing as soon as SEED
formed while others like the coumbine may die Many
ANIMALS be kept growing and Towering throughout the season
by shearng spent flowers Assm the best OF the white
edgng plants often treated in this manner will respond with
continuous summer-long display
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During dry gardeners noticed ants working
lawn and flower borders Carbon bsu-
phide is very remedy few drops in the opening
will control them The heavy gas d deadly poon)
seeps the tunnels and kills the entire colony
<sEty
Reeves spirea shower desirable display this
Vanhoue 1t be had IN either
double owered forms is not quite so spreading IN
and other will be found more useful
@%e
iris indoor just as the first flower BUDS oeen 10
unfold Keep overnight in deep contalner filled with colo
properly bud will then open and they may
flower completes its span OF life 1t
being careful to damage the secondary
buds close by.
~
Crown coumbne at this Of the year.
The recommended control is to
infected plants and to drench the soil with
formadehyde solution try watering the Of the
living plants tablet pint of Water)
and naphalen flakes be worked
soil square Yard to stop the spread Of
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Mrs. James Devereux
Buried in ARLINGTON

Mrs. James Patrick SInnott Dev-
ereux, 27-year-old wife Of the now
captured commander of Wake ISL
and's garrison, was buried in Arling-
ton National Cemetery today t ter a
requiem mass in Fort Myer Chapel
Mrs. Devereux died at Doctors
Hospital Wednesday night without
having regained consciousness since
she was stricken here Monday
night. Relatives said Mrs. Devereux
had been suffering from diabetes for
some time.
Mrs 'Devereux was proud Of her
husbands promotion to a lieuten-
ant colonelcy after the Wake Island
defense, relatives said last night.
But she was so familiar with mill
tary routine that she hesitated to
call him colonel till she should
hear that he had been formally
sworn into his new rank by a
brother officer She tried to COM
municate with him through the
International Red Cross, but never
knew whether he received the mes
sage.
Pallbearers at the funeral were
Col. Francis V. Fitzgerald, U. S. A..
and seven Marine Corps officers,
Col. John w. Thomason, 1t. Col.
Homer P. Litzenberg, jr; 1t. Col.
John C. Mcqueen, 1t. Col. David
K. Claud, 1t. Robert E. Hogaboom
Mai. James Berkeley and Maj John
Oldfield.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Japs Merge Newspapers
And Discontinue Others
Py the Associated Press.

Vic aSsOClhJcO FISSB.
TOXIC (From Japanese Broad
casts, July 24.-Japanese newspap-
ers have accepted government plan
for numerous mergers and discon-
tinuances, sharply reducing the
number of metropolitan dailies and
following the rule of one newspaper
for each prefecture outside the big
cities, the Government Information
Bureau announced today.
(The Japanese Government,
distrustful of a free press and
unrestricted newspaper competi-
ton, has been trying for years to
"rationalize" the empires jour-
nalistic setup and the war evil
IDENTIFY has enabled it to make
progress. Toxic, which 20 years
ago had some Is dailies, now is to
have only four of any Importance.
For the last few years, moreover,
the entire press has been under
strict government control.)
Masayuki Tani, Information Bu-
reau president, said the Toxic news
papers Yomiuri and Hochi are to
form one merger and the Miyako
and Kokumin aonther. The two
largest Toxic papers. Asahi and
Nichi Nichi, are not affected.
However, the Nagoya editions of
Asahi and Nichi Nichi are to be
merged with the chief local paper,
Shin Aichi.
The government proposed the plan
June is. The changes are to become
effective IN August or September.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Hearing Planned Aug. II
On Taxi Zone Boundaries

Proposed changes in the boun-
daries of taxi rate zones of the
District will be considered by the
Public Utilities Commission at
public hearing scheduled for 10 am.
August q in the boardroom of the
District Building.
For the purposes of the hearing
the commission consolidated the
cases of the petitions for zone
changes filed recently by the Com
bined Cab Service, Inc, and by the
United Taxicab Drivers, Inc.
The flrst-named petition called
for number of changes in boun-
daries, particularly in the North
east and Southeast sections. The
other calls for a four zone system
as against the subzone plan now in
effect. Either or both of these
pending petitions can be amended
before the August ~ hearing, 1t was
explained by Gregory Hankin, the
commission chairman.
He added that testimony might
be admitted also on other proposed
zone boundaries but that If it was of
such a nature as to confuse" the
situation separate hearing might
be held on such plans.