Evening star., 1949-08-17
This and That
ByChayIes E. Trace,oeH


Governments and nations pass, but chill
drens stories go on forever.
Twenty-Five years ago this column told OF
a small Washingtonian, who, passing the
Weather Bureau, solemnly remarked:
THAT is where God lives"
Recently young Kurt, 4, was being told
by his mother about the coming Of little
babies into this world.
"Oh," cried Kurt you will buy little
brother for me, and a little sister for Daddy"
Not exactly" smiled mother. Children
are not purchased. They are sent by God"
Like thunder?" asked Kurt. Z:
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Bobby, 3, was being given his first re-
ligious instruction.
His mother was a bit nervous at first
After a time, when she saw the sweet smile
and big eyes of her offspring, she felt that
she was doing rather well.
"All power" she went on, belongs to
God.
Bobby's eyes fairly sparkled. They be-
came larger than ever, so much so that
mother inwardly congratulated herself.
Bobby leaned forward, ecstatically.
HAS He got a great big tommy gun?" he
beamed. HAS He got great big Six
shooter?"
Inc new papy was oAousii' AAoAAe w A>AA'
house.
Kurt took everything in: Smoky, the big
Persian, ignored the newcomer.
Kurt finally said to his mother. "Wel, I
have Smoky, and Daddy has little Ricky.
now you will have to get yourself little
baby, Mommie."
ARLINGTON. Va.
Dear Sir:
Would you please publish something about
pink dogwoods?
II bought one three years ago and the
blossoms look coldhurt each year.
This spring there were no blooms. Should
there be buttons on the pink as on the white
dogwoods? Respectfully, G. X. D."
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Dogwoods are nice little trees to have
around, even if they do not always bloom.
That is matter of soil, in all probability.
The buttons are the buds for next years
blooms If there are none, there will be no
blooms.
Probably the soil is not acid enough. These
trees in nature grow in forests, under the
protection of larger ones. and are mulched
by the natural fall of leaves, in many cases
the acid leaves of oaks.
Winter twigs show terminal flower buds.
Experts tell us that the dogwood has the
most distinctive flower buds of any Ameri-
can tree. These buds resemble small goblets.
A distinctive feature of the dogwood is the
bitter bark, which at times breaks up unto
typical squarish blocks.
Beneath the outer bark, which is reddish
brown to black, there is beautiful pink
inner bark.
The wood of this small tree has been used
for golf sticks, engravers' blocks and tool
handles
Our Towering dogwood fiourishes best in
low, moist and rather fertile situations.
Mere plant food is one of the 'musts" for q
tree that is not blooming.
Another small tree thought Of when con-
sidering the dogwood is the American holly.
II these smaller trees were planted more
around homes, there would be less tree litter
on lawns, roofs and in house cutters, and far
less damage from falling trees in wind
storms.
Dogwoods grow IS to 25 feet in height.
but sometimes as high as 40 feet; holly trees
usually grow from Is to 80 feet, occasionally
getting as high as so feet.
Linked inseparably with the Christmas
tradition, the holly tree should be found on
every home ground.
The wood is not as heavy as that Of the
lockwood, and Is used for piano and organ
keyes, and in tannery. cabinet making and
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