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Evening star., 1942-10-31
Series of Lectures
Will Be Presented
At Dumbarton Oaks

The American Horticultural So
ciety will present the first of an in
teresting series Of illustrated talks
at 8 o'clock Saturday night, Novem-
ber 7 at Dumbarton Oaks, 310l r
street NV, in this city.
DR.. v. r. Stoutemyer, associate
horticulturist in the division of plant
exploration and introduction of the
United States Department OF Agri-
culture, will discuss recent develop
ments in plant propagation,
emphasizing practical, simple pro-
cedures which require little time.
He will explain several, including
sphagnum for seeding, the use of
fiberglass wicks for automatic water
ing of cuttings and plants. and the
use of plant growth substances. and
will demonstrate with some simple
propagating equipment we'll adapted
to amateur use. His method of
propagation OF hybrid azaleas by
means of greenwood cuttings in out
door frames has proven highly sue
ceSSful.
Feeding Your Garden in War
time" is the subject of the second
talk on the program, to be given
by DR.. Charles Mahoney, chief, de-
partment of horticulture, University
of Maryland. With Illustrations, he
will suggest the best uses Of obtain
able fertilizers, and other means
of enriching the soil for maximum
productivity. Discussion and ques-
tions follow each talk.
A cordial invitation to attend is
extended to all interested garden
people, as this first meeting Of the
season is open to the public. This
national society serves as an in
creasingly important center for the
dissemination Of the common
knowledge of its members through
such meetings Is this one, through
its quarterly publication Of inter-
national reputation, the National
Horticultural Magazine, and through
committees appointed for the fur
thering OF special plant projects 50
that members may now receive ad-
vance material on lilies, narcissus,
tulips, .rock-garden plants, conifers,
nuts and rhododendrons.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Try to Eradicate
Leaf Hoppers
And Miners
By Lawrence and Edna Blair

y
Leaf hoppers belong to the same
class Of harmful insects as do the
aphids. There are several species,
and they infest gardens in every
section Of the country. doing more
or less damage to all Of both wild
and cultivated garden plants.
The adult hopper Is q small insect
with slender wings, and Is very
actives either hopping or flying about
when disturbed. 1t appears in
various colors, and is usually found
on the underside of the leaf. When
they are numerous the plants ap-
pear sickly and slow growing, and
the leaves have q withered, mottled
appearance, sometimes curling up
and dying as If they had been
burned. Not only do these insects
directly injure the foliage, but they
also carry the virus of some of the
most destructive plant diseases.
Whenever their presence is detected
In the garden they should be i'm
mediately attacked by using con-
tact insecticide mixed with soap.
AS they move about quickly more
than one application may be nee
essary to destroy all of them.
Leaf miners are tiny insects which
tunnel and feed between the two
epidermis layers of the leaf. Their
presence is shown by the winding
white trail or spots they leave on
the leaves as they work. If they
are to be controlled by spraying,
it must be very carefully timed to
catch the adult insect as 1t emerges
from the leaf, or to prevent egg
laying. A nicotine spray is most
effective. Remove and destroy any
leaves Of garden plants which have
been injured by miners.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Poultry Manure
May Pinch>Hit
For F. tilizers

Many Of the ingredients from
which commercial fertilizers were
manufactured were imported from
South American countries. Some
Of these same materials are also
used in the manufacture of explo-
sives. With the shipping problem
growing acute and the munition
trade making use Of the supplies
available, some kinds Of commercial
fertilizers are not on the market
at all this year, and others may be
obtained only In limited quantity.
No crop can be successfully raised
in soil from which all plant food
has been used up completely. Some
form Of fertilizer Is absolutely nee
essary, or 1t Is waste of time, labor
and good seeds to plant q garden.
Some form Of organic fertilizer Is
always available. Each should be
used carefully, according to the
producers directions.
When 1t can be obtained, poultry
manure makes q very satisfactory
fertilizer, but 1t must be properly
used or it will harm the plants. On
the basis 'of nutriments contained
In each; the poultry manure is
actually twice as valuable a plant
food as is COW manure. It is drier
and lighter. however, and ferments
more quickly, thus losing some of
its nitrogen. 1t is more concen-
trated, too, and must not be applied
to crops or it will burn the roots.
If it must be used on plants It
should always be mixed with some
absorbent material, such as gypsum,
dry earth, peat moss or leaf mold.
1t may be used to make liquid ma
nure to feed plants, and Is also very
good when mixed with COW or pig
manure, both of which are of the
cold" type and decompose more
slowly.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Hints on Rose
Growing for
ROsarianS
Cheap Plants Are
Never Wise Buy:
Soil Test Good
Photo courtesy J. Horace Mcfarland Co.
By the Master Gardener

Dy tHe WI 0Stef GNf1RnPf
To rose lobbyists the information
that beginning rose growers like to
have often seems like kindergarten
stuff, but here is some information,
most of it cleaned from the Amer
lean Rose Magazine, that we think
the advanced rosarian and the very
newest rose enthusiast will find
equally interesting:
Don't buy cheap rose plants. They
are not always true to name. They
are much more susceptible to dis
ease. They winter-kill more fire.
quently than do first-class plants.
They make very poor showing in
the garden, compared to good plants
purchased from a reliable grower.
Here Is certainly case of where the
purchase Of cheap plants is penny
wise, pound-foolsh, and the pity Of
1t Is that because of the unsatisfac-
tory results many gardeners have
gotten from cheap plants they have
concluded they just can't grow roses
and have given up in despair.
X X
II you have had poor results in
growing roses, test your soil to ascer-
tain its PHI reaction.
(Note: The Boyce- Thompson In
stitute, Yonkers, N. Y, finds that
the best roses are grown on soils
with a PHI of SO to 6.5, with the
optimum 60 to 6.5. The Boyce-
Thompson Institute also says: 1T
may be possible that If the nutrient
balance of the soil solution Is favor
able a wide PHI range can be toler-
ated, while If the balance is bad the
PHI effect may be more specific.
From this you can see that If q
balanced plant food is used for feed
ing roses the injurious effect of a
too-acid or too-alkaline soil may be
minimized to some extent. It Is well
to remember this in feeding our rose
plants. Feeding Of bone meal to
roses In most cases has q tendency
to make the soil more alkaline, and
the plant food furnished by this
material is poorly balanced and too
slowly available to be Of any i'm
mediate uSe.)
4
Tests at the Cornell Experiment
Station, ithaca, N. Y, indicate that
1t makes no difference whether
budded plants are planted with the
union at soil level, 3 inches above, or
4 inches below. There may be Al,
advantage in planting at soil level
because 1t facilitates proper prun-
ing.
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need fresh air In cold weather ven-
tilation should be controlled by
means OF window In an adjoining
room.
Use Various
Containers
Uniform moisture Is essential.
Glazed pots with adequate drainage
hold moisture better than ordinary
clay pots. One successful method,
however. Is to set plants In porous
clay pots In a wooden window box
filled with dampened peat moss. The
damp moss contributes surface
evaporation for the foliage besides
conducting moistures to the roots.
Trays built over the window sills
and filled with water and pebbles,
with the pots resting on the peb-
oles rather than in the water, also
are good. The pots must not stand
IN the water. Thorough insulation
against heat must be prevented If
radiators are under the windows.
Where only few potted plants are
desired. bowls of water placed among
them supply the needed humidity.
Inc foliage OF house plants becomes
clogged with dust and daily syrinr-
Ing is desirable, excepting plants
with hairy leaves or those with
f1eshy crowns; these resent moisture
on their leaves.
Soil and Fertilizer
important
To good garden loan of average
consistency the addition of screened
compost, manure or leaf mold is
needed for house plants. Bone
meal "a pound to a bushel of soiD
is helpful and monthly applica-
tlon OF complete fertilizer in LIQUID
form will replenish plant nutriment.
1t is wise to ascertain any special
soil requirements when purchasing
a plant.
Plant Material
Is Varied
Popularity Of indoor gardening
has encouraged growers to introduce
varieties of plants not known IN
grandmother's day. Many are toll
Grant of partial or complete shade.
Among the most popular are:
phllodendron, In variety; neprthy-
tbs; Ivy, In variety; cissus; Wits
rhombifolia, or grape ivy; many
varieties of ferns and the familiar
rubber plant, snake plant, pandanus.
draceana and aspidistra. For a
dainty trailer, covering the bases of
larger plants, the creeping fig, ficus
repens, is choice,
For sunny windows, besides the
towering plants, many house plants
with variegated foliage may be used.
Dlf1enbachia, variegated ivy, saxi-
fraga sarmentosa, maranta, coleus,
pothos and variegated peperomia.
with red, rose, yellow and white
markings, are a few.
If plants are chosen carefully
and their requirements remembered.
almost every window in the home
can be green throughout the colder
seasons.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Facts and Figures
Where Can the Average Gardener
Find Answers to His Problems?
By ". II. Yoanemam

The gardener wants
how plant and where to buy It, He has little knowledge
culture but wishes to
Handicapped Flowers usually
permit vegetable garden gardening activities are
limited the
suitable for gardening Where these problems to BE-
found? = ~ T :" We
Information be obtained from
and State Departments OF Agriculture
vegetable gardening Hndreds hok
have been written the various
design care maintenance flowers
number OF horticultural journals
space 10 garoen problems Some garden
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Aid
in
Ways
Association Is Active
In Raising Material
For Camoufage
By Frances Cronyn

By Frances Cronyn
Miss Esther Guide, one Of the
haf-dozen women members of the
American Association of Nursery
men, believes that college training
and advanced schools Of design are
theoretically the best background
for landscape architects. But she
"iust growed" with her fathers
business, learning about plant ma
terials at first-hand on the 500
acre nursery near Rockville.
AS nurserymen, landscape archi-
tects and wholesale florists, Miss
GUIDE and her brother followed the
family pattern until last year when
they took to raising vegetables and
even cattle.
I'VE planted 80 acres in peas, 20
acres In sugar corn, 90 acres IN
grain-mostly barley-and 10 acres
in miscellaneous vegetables" Miss
Guides blue eyes sparkled with true
farmers pride. 1--WE are fattening
30 heifers also. Our farm is right
near D cannery and vegetables are
packed for the armed forces as
soon as they come from the fields"
Quite a good start, In cooperation
with the United States Department
of Agriculture, for traditional grow
ers Of shade trees, bulbs, shrubs ana
evergreens.
Files of the American Association
of Nurserymen testify to American
adaptability. Nurserymen in the
South are raising for the first time
the all-useful peanut, the castor
bean for its oil and fax for the
paint industry's essential haxseed
oil, increasing the cotton crop 1or
fiber and experimenting with hemp.
The association has also worked
with Commissioner McNutt and the
Department of Agriculture in pub
licizing victory gardens and spon-
soring victory garden harvest shows.
1t is making contributions In State
colleges and experimental stations
to further our knowledge OF home
food conservation and the dehydra-
ton of fruits and vegetables.
"One of our key jobs, too," said
Miss GUIDE, "is supplying United
States engineers with camoudage
material. The Association has pre-
pared q bulletin for their guidance
on the quantity and kinds Of trees
and shrubs to be found in speclnc
localities all over the country. This
type of natural camouflage is per-
haps less understood than the
frankly artificial forms. So few
people realize that it is not just a
matter Of scattering trees and
shrubs about for concealment, but
that the method of transplanting
them, the shadows they cast, are
of the utmost Importance.
I'VE are doing our bit for nutri-
ton, for conservation, and by way OF
physical defense in camouf1age oper-
ations, but we haven't forgotten our
primary esthetic function. During
the last war the mistake was made
of concentrating solely on edibles,
frequently wasting seed and ferti-
lizer on ground where no fruits or
vegetables would grow. During this
far more terrible war, civic and
home Identification, the cultivation
of roses and perennials, is one of our
patriotic projects. 1t is part Of the
general plan for encouraging work
out-of doors and sustaining morale.
The experience of the British has
taught us that even in the midst Of
death and destruction people will
crave beauty from the gardens they
work In. Men in service in this
country are sending rose cuttings
home to England"
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Talk on Parks
Interesting

The American University Park
Garden Club held It's October meet
ing Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
A. G. Albrittain and Miss Constance
Philpitt, on Chesapeake street. An
illustrated talk on Washington parks
was given by Mr.. Donald McHenry,
national park naturalist, which
proved most interesting and infor-
NATIVE.
Following 'the meeting members
OF the club enjoyed an informal eve
ming Of refreshments and conversa-
ton.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
GARDEN NEW S.
Try Indoor Gardening
Requirements of Plants Include
Regulated Heat, Moisture, Air
By C.. F. Greeves-Caybenfey

When autumn gardeners gardening
While home heating like
mothers day. plant
house plants today often lack bloom foliage
Among requirements of indoor Temperature
moisture air and light Fowertg plants will
hours OF SUNLIGHT each Plants should according their
preferences With
made lush with greenery.
Few plants thrive temperature upper since the
at the time usually
and frosty air hs the plants almost certainly
degrees within "a hours plants
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Chevy Chase Group To Meet Wednesday

The Garden Club Of Chevy Chase,
Nd. viii hold its regular monthly
meeting at the home Of Mrs. VIII
liam =. corby. Chevy Chase Circle,
Evening star., 1942-10-31

on Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Mem
bers will spend the afternoon making
terrariums for the Children's Hos
pitai, and following the meeting tea
will be served.
Evening star., 1942-10-31

From the famed old house of Dicksons Ireland comes
this hybrid tea rose, "Vera AHen" The interest
infly shaped bud is color, tnged ,cih pink and
the full bloom is beautifully flushed arh pink inside the
petals The unusually fragrant Looks like Johnny
DoHehboy really did find in ireland, doesn't it?
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Give Better Care
Than Ever to
Garden Tools
Store Them Safely
For the Winter;
Prevent Rust

My father was q farmer-to be
more specific, he was a capable
farmer-and woe betide any one
who left tool exposed to the ele-
ments after 1t was no longer needed
for the season. Each tool was put
In good repair, cleaned, painted,
creased and housed-and there were
no unreasonable delays due to me-
chanical breakdowns when harvest
time came in; also his replacement
cost for tools was exceedingly low.
Even in normal times, the home
gardener should take a lesson from
the man who makes agriculture his
vocation, and keep all tools In an
excellent state of repair and pres
ervation. Today, with metals so
scarce and representing such
vital item In warfare, 1t is especially
important that we give our tools the
best Of care. to prolong their use
fulness and increase their efficiency.
Don't leave any tool exposed to
the weather. When tools are stored
for some time. lubricate thoroughly
so the tool will not rust.
II you should have any tool that
has become rusted through neglect
or unavoidable circumstances, you'll
be interested In this formula for
removing rust, reprinted through the
courtesy of Timely Turf Topics,
published by the United States Golf
Association Green Section, Wash
ington, D. c.:
Keep tools rust free. The life
Of tools which will be progressively
more difiicult to replace may be
heightened by keeping them free
from rust. Even heavy deposits of
rust can be removed easily and eco
nomically by the use of a paste
made from the following ingredi-
ents:
Glycerin part
Oxahc acid ----------2 parts
PhoSphoric acid --------- z parts
Ground silica -2-----5 parts
The tools should be coated with
the paste and allowed to stand In
. warm place for about 20 minutes.
after which the paste and the rust
With 1t can be washed OF. and rust
preventive applied"
In view Of the oxalic acid content,
1t is best not to get the paste on
the hands. Is 1t might be harmful
to some people. Apply with some
suitable instrument, such as . paddle
Of brush. n. a,
Evening star., 1942-10-31

The freeze last Monday night hard enough stop
growth OF all tender perennials and plants
as the crysanhemus and flower for
some time although the foliage will probably the effects Of
the freeze
Gardeners begin preparations for
spring by spadng the beds where the removing
the tops OF perenna and by the sowing planting
Of bulbs.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
The Garden Notebook

Reports indicate that the of of the plant
ter1als for gardens suffering
Many nurseries is reported on and
are closing down for the duration This would
time to purchase those eee shrubs
for the yard.
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In making pile to chop the coarser
material as much time and will permit
pieces the rapid the decomposition necessary
for the decay vegetable feasible should
locate the compost pile spigot Otherwise
tendency to let Nature take course
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Animal which aid in the rapid
decomposition of plant materials And they
amount of plant food enrich the product However
desirable to add upephophate with avoid
gen. 1hls is especially true when poultry
I@@s
Fall Is the ideal time to apply lime garden should
be tested to When
the soil be after diepne
completed Winter rains will dissolve the
SOIL Hydrated lime rapidly ground
as effective when applied in the fall.
e@%
Fall bulb planting the ground freezes
Delay in planting the dubious rises
so that they may make much root growth possible
certain however that using camoaage
while they devour the bulbs.
~l
This winter many garden clubs whose members are
interested in vegetable growing might on
the various steps successful gardening spring
too late we should be preparing
home production
Vegetable production important than
In 1912 Labor and transportation shortages severely
handicap commercial production produced will
be needed for our armed forces and for Allies
problem sanely and In time.
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Evening star., 1942-10-14

Simms. Richard r. MAJ
Ellerbe, Robert Da,
Williams, Marion Pitt
Young, James e. Fer
Powell. Ulysses Mo-
Johnson. Edward r. SIN.
Bonds. Thomas Z. Die
Lanier. Arthur job
Wilson, Raymond Sim
Elliott, Robert l.. Bra
Costner. William g. Shs
Monroe. William r. Fra
Hereford. W. l.. Mo
jenkins. Booker r. Loc
Crowder, Arthur L. Chi
Moody, Garrison B. Tht
Hines. Thomas Bull
Emore, Mazorne Stu
Cosby, Samuel. jr. Sar
Johnson, Louis j. Wa
Powell. Edward Fri
DTye. Thomas w. Wa
Bailey. Alton W. Gre
Hedman. D. G., jr. Del
Ashton, Lawrence 8. Brl
Williams, Jesse w. Plu
Baylor, Robert G. Fra
Hayes. Charlie H. Dul
Bracey, Willard Bro
Henry, Lewis r. tn,
Lewis, James, sr. Shi
Ross. John g.. jr. Kel
Jackson, Henry Ga
Thomas, Curtis Sin
Smith. Cleveland Pri
Stinnette. David Wi
Mosley. Fred L. Bal
Evening star., 1942-10-14
area and Of tho salvage depot In

area and of the salvage depot In
his territory.
The captain, In turn, assigns
blocks in his subareas to block lieu
tenants, who contact all residents.
Without this system, Mr.. Walker,
pointed out, 1t would be impossible
to cooperate with the salvage pro-
gram of the schools. Junior high
school boys and girls in the District
are to act as block 1ieutenants where
needed by subarea captains, and a
teacher in each Junior high school
has been appointed as liaison off,
Ger, to work with the captains.
Junk Dealers Assigned.
Retail junk dealers already have
been assigned. to each area. the
salvage chairmen were told, and will
make regular collections from the
depots. They will report monthly
on the amount of scrap taken from
each and will send monthly checks
to the organization responsible for
each area.
Funds distributed in this manner,
1t was pointed out, are to be used
by the civilion defense organiza ton
or citizens association responsible
for the area in any manner the
group sees fit. The D. c. Salvage
Committee receives none of the
money and can do no more than
advise how it might be used.
1t was suggested that junior high
school boys and girls who work as
block lieutenantS be rewarded with
Evening star., 1942-10-14

This drive will start Thursday,
october %, and will continue for
several days, possibly an entire week.
Businessmen, meeting with the COM
mittee Monday afternoon, promised
to cooperate with any plans made
by the committee members to bring
in the thousands of pounds OF SAL
vageable metal which Office build
ings, apartments, stores and other
commercial and industrial estab-
lishments are expected to produce
The decision to start the heavy"
scrap drive on October % and to
limit it to no more than one week
is the only one made definitely so
far by the Commissioners COM
mittee.
Mr.. Walker warned the area sal
wage chairmen attending last nights
meeting that they have no concep-
ton of the amount Of work that
must be done in the future to
bring in the salvageable scrap ma
terials the Government will want.
The campaign to bring in not only
metal, but rags and rubber as well,
must now be a continuing one, he
said, with collections not confined
to brief drives.
The scrap is available, he pointed
out, but it must be made conven-
lent for the people to contribute it.
The District Salvage Corps sys-
tenn, for making scrap collections
convenient to the doors, for max
ing cooperation with the school
scrap program easier and for in
suring most efficient operation, was
explained to the group for the first
time by Mr.. Walker. He outlined
it as follows:
One organization, and only one,
is authorized by the D. C. Salvage
Committee to set up the salvage
corps in each area and to super
wise all salvage activities in the
area.
A salvage chairman is appointed,
to take charge Of the area and to
divide it into sub-areas.
The chairman also appoints
captain to take charge of each sub
Evening star., 1942-10-14

An ideal occasion piece.
Has 2 drawers, grill front
and 6 shelves. Built of
genuine mahogany. An
unusual value.
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Al Shipwrecked Seomen
Rescued by Hunters

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Oct.
IA party of hunters, who
dropped their sport to rig breeches
buoy for crew of shipwrecked sea-
men, was disclosed last night to have
saved all At men aboard a ship after
it ran aground on the Newfoundland
coast.
Stranded only 30 feet offshore, the
ships crew was barred from safety
by high cliffs until the hunters saw
the flares and come to their rescue.
In a short time they had rigged a
line and the seamen rode to safety
across the short stretch of breakers