The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08

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 Victory gardens are in the wind, and for the wOuld-he grower, as well as the experienced backyard gardener, are two books that might save c lot of back-hreaklng labor, plenty of diSappointmentS caused by insects and blights, and bring about the self-satiStactiOn Of pro- ducing a nice Sunday dinner through the bllSterS raised on your hands.
 First is the ''vlcsory Garden Manual" by James H. BuEdett CZtR-Davis: $i.7s). Author really knows his scalliOns and kholrahl. He starts you of by planning your garden, no matter how large CT small, in regard to placement of various plants, productivity, fre- quency of planting, and pCepara- ton of soil.
 Particularly informative Is his recipes for killing bugs and para Sitical enemies Of plants and trees. These pests. more than any other thing, make a victory gardener 20 berSerk. You won't have 90 much trouble after reading this book.
 Tine Old Dirt Dobber's Garden Book by Thomas A. Williams Is another volume along the same lines, except that you get more into on flowers, shrubs and trees, thus affording the home owner who hasn't much space to devote to his vegetables, but who has q zen for beautifying his yard. . complete and concise lesson in landscaping. CAEc- Bride: $2.75D.
 SPIES AND INTRIGUE fnN the day after New YOrk;s In v I70l the American Revolution stood on the brink of collapse. The gripping story of rebellion in the Pennsylvania Line is told in oom- prehenSive detail and with startling revelations by Carl Van Doren in ~Muttng in January Cs350: viking Press.
 Van Doren gives a new insight into the woes of the men of the rank and file Of WashIngtOnis army, their raggedness, their hunger, their penniless lot, the promises made to them which were broken It is a picture of what a soldier Of the Revolution sent through. The author has carefully dOcamented his evidence, and he tells the story straight, even as to the names Of the mutfnOus leaders and many Of the men.
 New material includes unpublish- ed letters of Mad Anthony" Way ne; letters from Col Elias Dayton, WaSh1ngtoniS secret service chief, and a list Of emissaEies sent to the muttneers which is in the hand writing Of the British commander in-chieE There is also a series Of letters from a hitherto unsupported British spy.
 A N imaginary ghost tOgn Left A oyer from the booming 'zeg egveS as background for '~TIhe Hlll," a book Of yarns and characters by David GreenhOod that are as Am- eriean as any Yankee. Texan or New Engiander. Known as Wabash Hill ID in the mining district Of the California Sierra NeVadas and b0asting a population Of 0nIv %. the book reyOives around characters Ike Aa Wong, Jerry Winddem, wSsO 0wned the Natiek House: plump widow JonquiI, postmistreS: fd- dlin' Sheriff NcOFuder, and tise young BixtOns, who make up . eros section Of real America.
 Author Greenb0od could have written an interesting book about each: yet he only des0ied . chap ter to some persODsl incident So each Of their various lives Co make fair reading. fDueil, Sloan e Pierce: e250D
 
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