Evening star., 1948-04-22
FORSYTHIA BUSHES.

FOR MIS-. n. MILL, ny dCCoNAlC.
With regards to care of forsythia
bushes in order to increase their
blooming. My husband prunes our
bushes quite closely each spring,
shortly after they have finished
blooming. The new shoots are the
ones that produce the incest flowers.
Ours are always loaded with blooms.
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TRANSFER TO MOBILE?
(Fron, Mrs. C. r. S., Alerandrtd.)
MY husband has been transferred
to Mobile, Ala. I would like
to know if any readers are from
there? Can some one tell us a
little about the city, housing con-
ditions and so forth? I would like
to know mainly about how long I
will be left here before he can find
a place for us.
AFRICAN VIOLETS.
from Mrs. J. D., Takoma Park.)
For Mrs. R. M. c., Washington,
concerning African violets: In my
experience I found two things which
cause the leaves to knot up in the
center of the plant First, too much
sunshine. Perhaps the sun has
gotten around so it shines in the
window more than it did in the
winter. The second reason Is,
plant is getting too thick in the
pot. I thin mine by picking off
the suckers" that grow at the base
of the plant. These suckers can~be
rooted in damp sand for more plants.
Another way to thin the plant is to
pick out some of those pinned down
leaves. They shade the center so
buds can't form. I, find a good
pruning helps any plant that has
baked at blooming.
.fFron Mrs. M. L., M, Columbi1.)
Could some one kindly tell me why
the. leaves on my African cviolets
turn under and get limp? And now
there are brown spots appearing on
the leaves. -----,.-.
SALT SUBSTITUTE?
from H. N. D., Siluer Spring.
Would some one come to my rescue
II possible? My mother is coming
to visit me. She has been i'll and has
been put on a salt-free, low protein
diet. If any of the readers have
been on diet like this they know
how tasteless the food is. If any
one has any menus with trick sea-
soning I would be more than
grateful.
INSECTS ON FERNS?
JOBS AT HOME?
(From Mrs. M. E. P, Alexandria,
Sometime ago I noticed that a
lady in Arlington asked about a
little brown insect in a web on her
house plants. My ferns were almost
ruined by these little insects. I have
tried different kinds of insect pow
ders, but they did not do any good.
Any suggestions?
1, too, would appreciate any sug-
gestions along the line Of home
Jobs. live outside of the city and
it isn't convenient for me to go back
and forth every day.
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FREE SEWING COURSES?
from Mrs. G. B., Arlington.)
am anxious to start a full sew
ing course for beginners. Knowing
little about it, I want to sew for my
23-month-old daughter myself and
the million -odd household sewing
tasks that arise. We plan moving
to Wheaton, Md, in six or eight
weeks and wish some one could in
form me of the nearest public
school or otherwise that holds night
or Saturday sewing courses. When
do these courses start, and how do
I 60 about signing up for them?
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THANK YOU" NOTE.
from M. T. S, Gdithersburg.)
I wish to thank Mrs. W. F. Van
O., Mrs. I. M. G., Mrs. j. J. c., DR..
c. j. D. and Mrs H. G. K. for the
information IN regard to Austrian
shoe sizes. I wish also to further
thank Mrs. H. G. K for the addi-
tional information in. regard to suits,
etc.