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exposure. Ideal exposure is norLn-
east.
3. Due to their shallow feeding
roots, a year-round mulch must be
maintained SO as to avoid cultivation
and injury to the feeding roots. Also
a mulch must be maintained to keep
the surface cool in summer and to
retain moisture. Because Of the
shallow feeding roots, do not plant
too near trees whose roots are also
shallow.
II you are fortunate enough to
have an acid soil or can afford the
time and effort required to establish
an acid soil, by all means try some
Of the broadleaf evergreens. But if
you are not prepared to furnish these
conditions. your effort to grow the
acid-loving types will in all prob
ability be a waste of time and money.
There are several of the shrubs
listed below, however, that will sur
vive without an acid soil. and these
you might try, providing you can
furnish the other requirements men,
toned above. Shrubs for which an
acid soil is not imperative are
designated by an asterisk O..
'Abelia grandifora GLOSSY Abe
lia)-2 to feet. Small shrub with
pinkish white summer and fall flow
erS. Good for foundations. Sun
or part shade
Azaleas-Various. Acid soil, SO
to 60
'Berberis julianae (Wintergreen
Barberry)-12 to "a inches. I'm
usual and choice for low-spreading
effects; so to 80.
@Buxus Sempervirens suffruticosa
tTrue Dwarf Box)-3 to feet. Fine
for edgtng. Great variety of uses.
Sun or part shade. Requires winter
protection in the North; 60 to 80.
'Cotoneaster horizontalis (davidi-
anal Rock Cotoneaster)-2 to 3
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The Garden Notebook

shrubs and bushes most people look
which nearly important the systems kmpy
system cannot large while large strong
will provide the strength and nourishmnt
top in short Unfortunately the systems should be well
wrapped carefully packed to stand handling buyers
inspect them The only alternative is return all plants that do
not have adequate root In this the dealers will
insist that the supply them with plants Of the desired
quality.
amarys blooming temptation
to them Of the where they neglected
This the kind Of treatment for they should growing
vigorously they strength for blooms
be sunk semishady place
meantime keep them growing.
asparagus hoeing
worked application
fertilizer used apply pounds 100 square feet of
bed The that be worked the better
Burn the compost pile the old for harbo
of the beetle BY removing and destroying
on top OF the bed this be controlled although find
it helpful to the mature plants during the with
rotenone or lead arsenate
Now good time to cut have them available beam
poles and brush for garden If before the
will last much longer BY getting them ready much time will
be saved later when they needed After thoroughly drying
they be treated with creooe to further prolong their useful life
may your and plants they certainly
build direct road for the mice And in their prowng
ground
1t most important to stop their activities possible
According authorities posons
epeuans and the poison The first effective
Repeants uncertain value in Poison
be fearsome but they the quickest and most effective
The exhaust from family
and the best Hydocyan acid buhide
good the soil not The later cheaper and safer
to handle although it is not quite deadly the
delay starting vegetables
indoors flower and seed fats of odframe
and hobeds do your why
deal with nearby plant whereby the seed of
plants want and definite number?
experience the equipment job get
kinds varieties
lily growers prob
lens growing their bulbs from seed
results
lilies comparatively the carefully
mixture of welrotted
sand recommended terminating
from those that take terminating
Plant barbery around protection
Set the barbry foot that it will
growth Of the evergrens they begin
hesitate the
using chemical repants and always
heavy steel wire) the they
available.
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Neighborhood Club
To Name Officers

The Neighborhood Garden Club
OF Arlington, Va, will meet to-
morrow at p. m. at the home OF
Mrs. Frank Ball, 4527 North 18th
street for the election of officers.
Co-hostesses at the meeting will be
Mrs. w. j. Schock. Mrs. Harold
Graves and Mrs. F. H. Adams.
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Chairmen Appointed
In Silver Spring

The Silver Spring Garden Club
will meet tomorrow at the store of
Mr.. C. F. Arminger, opposite the
Silver Spring Armory, at pm. Mr..
Sidney Doggett will speak on insect
and fungus control and scientific
soil management. The Executive
Board met at the home of Mrs. ].
Myron Jones on Friday, March 6.
The following committee chairmen
have been appointed: Mrs. Edwin
Simmons, membership; Alfred K
Goodman, exhibition; Mrs. Theodore
Raines, plant exchange; Mrs. Charles
T. Williams, instruction: Ernest
Woodcheck, purchasing; Mrs. Louis
Weinig, hospitality; Mrs. Floyd F.
Smith. program; Carl Sommers,
auditing, and Mrs. Ralph E. Torrey,
publicity.
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poor soil. Humus can be added to
the top soil later if necessary. Such
additions, however, usually disturb
the plants and require more work
and effort.
The top soil needs humus just as
much as the subsoil. A friable top
soil gives better moisture and air
penetration; does not bake or crust
and keeps the plant roots cool.
Lacking in the necessary humus
sand or cinders may be used in the
top soil with fair degree Of success
to aid moisture penetration and
aeration. However, these mineral
particles do not keep plant roots cool
nor do they hold moisture.
Worth All Effort
And Expenditure.
Many of you will say that 1t is
easier to buy flowers than to go
through with all of this work. Per-
haps so, but it Is given in terms OF
maximum preparation and 1t is
intended to last for many years.
Such soil rebuilding is easier and
saves in the long run. Constant
fiddling and patching up usually
cost more in the end. In the first
place flower beds prepared n this
manner do not need watering even
during periods of prolonged drought
Secondly, the soil is so open and
friable that constant cultivation is
unnecessary-the plant roots get 'he
necessary air through it. Third
some plant food is put into the bed
If manure or enriched compost are
used, but the lime and the humus
added will release and make avail
able to the plants those foods al
ready in the soil. hence much less
fertilizer is needed. Also, the plants
roots can penetrate further and
have a larger area from which to
gather food and moisture.
Fourth, such a bed seems to be
more immune to disease and insect
pests. We know it to be fact that
strong, vigorous growing plants are
less subject to attack by disease and
insect pests and hence require less
care.
And, last, the flowers will be some
thing to brag about-no apologies
will be necessary.
Surely these values justify thor
ough and careful soil preparation
Obviously if the subsurface drainage
is adequate, if you have been adding
humus to the bed over a period OF
years, and If you have a fairly
decent soil to begin with such a
complete program will not be nee
eSSary.
However, it is we'll know that
much Of our local soil Is heavy clay
Then, too, it is the common practice
of builders to spread the subsoi
from the excavation over the yard
sometimes covering it with a foot
or more of practically sterile dirt
in which weeds can hardly grow
Most new home owners in theil
endeavor to have an attractive home
wish to plant flowers and shrubbery
In such a soil their chances of sue
cess are rather small without care
full soil preparation.
Let's prepare our soil deeply anc
thoroughly before planting. 1t L
really the easiest way to garden
the lazy mans way If you please.
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Little Garden Club
Met on Tuesday

The Little Garden Club Of Sandy
Spring met on Tuesday at Mount
Airy, the home of Mrs. Frederick w.
McReynolds, with Mrs. Douglas
Whitlock presiding Mrs. A. Doug
las Farquhar read a paper on the
planting and culture Of vegetables, a
subject of great interest today.
Clifton, the 20O-year -old home of
the Thomas family, will be the
scene Of the annual flower show on
June 5. with Mrs. G. Rust Candy
acting as chairman.
Mrs. Milton Bancroft will be
hostess for the April meeting of the
club at her home, Norwood.
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SIlOOlo VIC uOllO "
remedy the situation.
Tile May Be Used
For Drainage
Where the soil is almost water
tight throughout the bed drainage
should be provided through the use
of agricultural tile. Many gardeners
lay a row of tile the length of the
bed, covering them with cinders or
gravel, over which layer of sod or
weeds is put to keep the soil out of
the coarse material. The tile should
be connected with an outlet such as
a sewer or drainage ditch.
Many gardeners then place the
top soil, including sod, in the bottom
of the bed together with g generous
quantity of manure, lime. bonemeal
or phosphate and compost. Any or
all of these are desirable. The main
thing is to incorporate quantities of
decayed vegetable matter (humus)
in the lower part of the bed. For
here is the place to put the mois-
ture holding material, where the
soil should be broken up so that the
roots can penetrate deeply, and
where plant food should be placed.
The quantity of humus to incorp-
crate in a bed is best illustrated by
an experiment conducted at Cornell
University. A number of test beds
for roses were made in which the
humus content was controlled-the
best beds having varying amounts
from 10 per cent to so per cent. The
bed producing the finest roses on
the largest most healthy bushes had
so per cent humus. The bed with
only 10 per cent looked just like
most rose beds in this area.
The use of lime in flower beds
should depend upon the plants that
are to be grown in them. Acid-Soll-
loving plants avoid both lime and
bonemeal. If the plants are native
to areas where the soils are alkaline
or only slightly acid then some lime
should be added. Most of our soils
in this area are quite acid. If in
building the bed there is some
doubt as to just what plants are to
be used and how sweet the soil
should be. lime can easily be omitted
in the preparation stage and added
later as needed.
The upper layers OF soil may be
less carefully prepared although
there is little point in covering
thoroughly prepared subsoil with
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Prepare All Garden Soils
Deeply and Thoroughly
For the Best Results
Combine Different Practices
In Initial Work for Assured
Success in Future Years
By ". H. Y0uneman

Flower
towards determining the ultimate gardeners
use of lime others the addition of quantities of humu still others
digging deeply All practices that should be combined
flower
addition of beneficial soil bacteria
and fertilizer
To the initial soil the
gardening
In preparing flower bed that will produce vigorous healthy produc
digging
or For poppes and other perenn 80 6
inches better the soil heavy clay there
suurface should definitely determined
at this small hole in the fill it with
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Takoma ark Club
Meets This Week

The garden section of the Takoma
Park Women's Club will have its
first meeting of the year at 1890
tomorrow morning at the home OF
the chairman. Mrs. L. o. Regeimbal.
Mrs. w. H. Youngman will talk on
Food for Freedom" since vegetable
gardens are expected to be the main
interest of the club for the coming
wear,
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March 1921 Philadelphia, Pa.
Philadelphia Flower Show. Com
mercial Museum.
March 21-29 Detroit, Mich.
Michigan Flower and Garden Ex-
hibition. Convention Hall.
April 2-3-Savannah, Ga. Gar
den pilgrimage.
April 1911 - Alexandria, Va.
Eleventh Annual Narcissus Show
of the Garden Club of Virginia.
Gadsby's Tavern.
April 2S-Mdy 3-Oakland, Calf.
California Spring Garden Show.
Lakeside Park.
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Landscape Developments
Made Very Effective by
Broadleaf Evergreens
Are More Difficult to Grow
Than Conifers and Require
Specialized Conditions
By the Master Gardener

The of broadleaf
are more difficult to grow than the confers and they require special
conditions
Do plant boadleaf unless
them:
An acid soil This of the chief requirements most
broadleaf evegeens Do not plant alkaline soil
you especially prepare site where have changed the soil reaction
that Is distinctly acid Have the soil its
II neutral alkaline
acdfy
also widely used for this you
depth
mixture that incorporates plenty OF humus and sand addition
acidng material This class of
they a
NatuaiStic surroundings These
land setting They protection
protected
especially results
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Chevy Chase Club
Holds Meeting

The Chevy Chase ID. c. Garden
Club met on Monday, March 10, at
the home of Mrs. Kenneth L. Stone.
Mr.. w. R. Beattie spoke to the
members on defense gardening
Mrs. Stone was assisted by Mrs. E.
B. Woodruff, Mrs. Edward Mullins,
Mrs. L. D. Latimer and Mrs. Fred
erick Newburgh.
Evening star., 1942-03-15
Garden Club Meeting
Held Last Monday

The March meeting of the Forest
Hills Garden Club was held Mon
day at the home of Mrs. Blake
Palm, 4516 Reno road. Mrs. Arthur
c. Watkins gave talk on defense
gardening. The next meeting will
be held on April 13 at the home of
Mrs. Roy L. Whitman, 1920 Linnean
avenue.
Evening star., 1942-03-15

Another of the medicinal plants used by the Indians is
the fringe Its bark and used for the pro-
d"ction of decoction whch applied externally for
the relief of aches and The possibilities offered by
oide and may result in the of plants hitherto ignored
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Conserve Batteries Drive

Care and conservation" of
the motorists storage battery is
the theme of the fall dealer pro-
gram for Delco batteries which
is now being presented to the
Delco battery distributing or
ganization by United Motors
Service. Dealers will be urged
to perform rigid inspection and
service plan on all customers
batteries and help to prolong
their utility as much as possible.
Three sales crews of United
Motors Service are now conduct
ing meetings in the principal
cities of the country. The east.
ern crew. covering 10 cities, is
headed by Howard Sullins, mer-
chandizing manager of Delco
batteries, and Vernon Dupy. gen.
eral merchandising manager, or
l.. w. Martin. vice president and
egenarl sales manager, alterat-
ing.
The central crew, covering Fl
cities. is headed by Fl. B. Smith.
merchandising department, and
E. o. GRADER, central sales man.
ager. The western crew will
civer IL cities and is headed by
Lyle Drown, Delco battery mer-
chandizing department, and Ira
j. Kennedy. western sales man
ager.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Of Tobruk
Send Stocks
Downward
American Telephone
Loses More Than
Point in Busy Deals

NEW YORK. June % (UP).-
Stocks declined fractions TO more
than a point today or the fall of
Tobruk. Trading was moderately
active. oBnds also eased. Cotton
declined 2 to 4 points.
American Telephone declined
IL points to 1928 on the first
transaction. United States Steel
opened 1000 shares at Asa, of u
General Motors. 1000 shares al
36la, off Is; Anaconda. 647s, off
p: Anacando. 24&. off Z Loew's.
40la. off "a; United Fruit, 81, off
u; Jones & Laughlin, 1915. off p
Santa Fe. 80. off a, and United
Aircraft, pan. off "a.
A block of 2,100 shares of Nash
Kelvinator sold at As, off -,
United States Gypsum was down
IL points at 46i2. Tobaccos eased
with Reynolds B at Pan, off 9s
and American B at Al, off y. Oils
had minor losses. Aircrafts gen.
orally were easier. Coppers were
wiown with Anaconda.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Ask Resignation
.S1-a-Year WPB
Bureau Chief
Senator Demands
90.
Philip Reed Custer
Within the Week

WASHINGTON. June % (UP).
Ellison d. Smith Cd,
South Carolina, today demanded
that Philip d. Reed, S1-a-year
chief of the WPB's bureau in in
dustry branches, resign within
the week or be made TO resign"
Reed, S120,000-a-year chairman
of the board of General Electric,
was criticized last week by the
Senate committee investigating
the war program for allegedly
failing TO convert industry to war
production as speedily as possible.
The war production board had
a defender in Senator Walter +.
George Cd. Georgia, who said
great many mistakes, many OF
which II can be criticized like the
devil for only a minority of its
officials have sinister, selfish pur-
poses in serving"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Auto
Graphs
Detroit Heads U. s.
in Auto Rationing
Certificates Approved
By SILER FREEMAN

Detroit. beside issuing 100 per
cent of its quota of new cars for
the first three months rationing
period. had the further distinc.
ton of having 50 per cent OF rs
4,S42 applications approved, =
recent survey of the initial RAJ
ton era discloses. This was the
highest percentage of any city
of its class.
Seven other cities shared De-
troits 100 per cent honors in
attaining quotas, but Newark
was the nearest TO it in the
number of applications approved.
81 per cent. Metropolitan New
York was low on the list in the
ratio of certificates issued TO
the quota, hitting only 25 per
cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Paper Output
Again Declines

NEW YORK. June 22.-Paper
production in the week ended June
13 continued its decline, which has
prevailed since early this year.
Rate of output was 49, per cent
as compared with 89.7 per cent in
the preceding week and SO per
cent in the week ended June II,
1871, according to the American
Paper and Pulp Association index
of paper mill activity. (,
Paperboard production recovered
TO II per cent of capacity from 69
per cent in week ended June g.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Lumber Output
Steady in Week

NEW YORK, June 22.-The
National Lumber Manufacturers
Association reported production
for the week ended June Is stood
at 141 per cent of average of the
corresponding week of 1858 and
shipments. 1913 per cent. P'oduc-
ton totaled 269.271,O00 feet. which
was l per cent greater than the
previous week and 4 per cent
greater than the corresponding
week a year ago.
Shipments aggregated 290,S3S,-
600 feet, 5 per cent over the pre-
vious week and ) per cent greater
than last years corresponding
week
Orders booked were for 34S, 140,-
900 feet, a gain of 70 per cent over
the previous week and 10 per cent
greater than the like period last
year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Tip on Flat Tires

If your tire goes flat this sum-
mer through any cause. stop and
slap stopped until it is changed,
the B. F. Goodich Company adj
vises.
The company points out the
now priceless casing may be
damaged beyond repair if driven
flat even for 100 feet. The cords
and fabric rupture if run flat
and no repair will be possible.
And don't take off the tire and
run il on the rim. This practice
may bend or scar the rim so
badly that it may dent or even
crack a brake drum. Repairing
or replacing these parts is al
most as unlikely as getting q
new tire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
N. w. Air|ines
Breaks Records

CHICAGO. June 22.-New
monthly records, in transportation
of air mail and air express cargo,
have been reported for May by
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
A total of 276.S4S pounds of mail
was carried last month, establish
ing new monthly record for the
system.
The company's planes carried
l03, $50 pounds of express during
May, as compared with 5i.308 in
May, 1871. Pound miles totaled
so, SAT ,S46. against 2S.696,647 in
the same month of last year.
In addition TO hauling air eX-
press from important production
centers, Northwest Airlines is fly
ing cargo under special contract
with me war department.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Arguments Against Mandatory Joint Returns

More specifically the arguments against mandatory joint
which appeal follows:
!. The would probably be failure
producer for this concu
would reduce the STIMULUS to work
enterprise. Already have about reached the ~ Of
whats the use? If make
the government will get ALL The proposed measure
would increase this tendency
goes against conditions in Al in which the
prevails In these commonaw states millions of men
managed of and
should be allowed maintain their separate economic status
g. penalties the marriage relation IN several
One is follows II husband and wife each has
$4,000 the file
in total paid by the about
$1,000 But they forced combine their incomes in
single return the total paid by the two would be raised TO
about $1,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
BUSINESS
DETR0f7gss@lia2T MES
M. S. Rukeyser
M. S. Rukeyser
Vacation Trade DOnS
Khaki for Duration

The industry like other American trades has
donned khaki the duration
A sign of the times the change in nomenclature II IS
popular speak Burroughs civilians instead OF ho-
days believe the Atlantic Coast line first used the expression
in promoting southern this winter.
In addition packagng of vacation offerings there are
differences Seaboard where gasoline
ratoned sressng their accessibility by railroad ana
the that guest doesn't need his motor
individual vacation
plans year what is available My
indicates trend toward short
enng holidays where they entirely eliminated Patriot
this change loyal citizens feel
that this time for in his own way to be contr-
butng national strength and solidarity.
sef-ntereSt initiates against unduy vaca-
nowadays this abnormal period for
hazardous secluon for
long get with the trend in investments and
in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
'FurIouqhs for Civilians in Order This Year

special operate however burroughs for
in Without become
rusty punch ovework and can't perform at the
Even inhumane Nazi Germany,
informed especially responsible posts encouraged
make occasional the mountains for rest and relaxation
A Washington telling
German weeks after observed
he overworked He admitted he needed a
to be criticized for
Shortly thereafter, he forced 10
a hospital for treatment.
still director general OF the ONCE
of Knudsen mentioned to
vacation expressed the view that
a with such heavy load OF re-
sponsibility get relaxation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Hits Brookines Report

The Chicago Trading Associa-
ton has taken issue with the
recent Brookings Institute re-
port that only gasoline rationing
can keep the 20 million cars
needef for victory in operation.
The Brookings report was car
ried in part in this column.
The Chicago organization criti-
cizes the report because the life
of a tire is estimated at at only
q 900 miles. II also assails the
estimate of molly 100000 usuable
cars in dealers hands and sets
estimate at between 10000 and
a million. 1t also ponies out
that the amount of scrap rubber
available is much higher than
estimated.