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Evening star., 1949-04-29
By Arthur Edison
As.oeiotsd Press Sports Writer

College press agents, after
debating the question-"Will
television kill box Office re-
ceipts?"-haven't reached any
conclusions.
The nearest they could come:
It's too early to tell. but it
doesn't look too hopeful.
Norton Pritchett. director Of
athletics at the University Of
Virginia, gave the public rela-
tions men some sad statistics.
Fifty per cent of all television
owners declare, he said. that
they'd rather watch a football
game at home than 60 to the
stadium.
He said there we're three rea-
sons for this decision:
/. Weather. Why risk rain
and snow?
2. Crowds. Why buck them?
8. Cost. We have put 500
bucks in this set. Why don't we
use 1t?
Pritchett figured 1t will be-
come increasingly difiicult to
sell the poorer seats.
"Television," he explained. lis
on the 50-yard line"
His verdict:
Frankly. I'm afraid. I'm
afraid it's going to make terrific
inroads on our gate receipts"
The discussion was q part of
the American College Public
Relations Associations nation
al convention at the Washing
ton Hotel. Assisting the press
agents was q panel Of athletic
directors, sports announcers and
newspapermen.
Jim Gibbons, q sports COM
mentator and televisionary, said
every one was afraid Of televi-
sion, but not one could produce
statistics to show that he had
been hurt by it.
I'VE must stop being guided
Evening star., 1949-04-29
Moior Leaders
by the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batting-GToth. Detroit. All; Stew.
art. Washington. ..4l2:
Runs-Joost. Fhiladeiphia, and Ste.
sss3; ;s ss''is; Detroit and Dnnin..r.
Runs bstted in-oroth. Detroit. II;
Stephens. Boston. 15.
Donbles-Doerr. Boston. and zerniai.
Tripies-DosrE; Boston; rhillsy. CHI
Homs saso nsd Sr1s bssso ss.ps.n
Boston, and Graham. st. Louis. 4:
Stolen bases-Tehbetts.- Boston. and
DillinRer, st. Louis. 9.
Pitching-Lopat. New York. SO: hve
PLAYERS tied with 20.
striseouts-.Neyhoasef Detroit IL;
carver; iN;AsTIok9ahh.s k9h.s LEAGuE.
Sssinenstnai sehoendienst, b. LOU Louis, ga "a ana
Runs--Waitkus. Philadelphia: Gordon,
New York; Reese BROOKLYN. and
Torgsson. Boston.
ssiDs. ana sa0ssIn ans d. es. Eoais
Runs batted in-Reese. BROOKLYN. 1a;
Torgeson. Boston: Livinxston. New
yssss;.E ySrs;;. Ennis, ~ ~PhiladelDhia. and
Wsittas. Phiisdeiphis:a Hammer.
Phi,sdelphia. and Marion. 81.
Triplss-.snallsy, chicaso. 4: Lohrks.
Hon: Boston ,,,. ~, AZ,
phia.. and Musial. st. Louis. 5.
stolen hases---Lockman. New York. 4;
Robinson, Brooklyn.
Pitchins-Branea, BROOKLYN, SO; sax
PLAYERS tied with go
Evening star., 1949-04-29
" ssss Asses .asss eysss

American League piteherS S~-
ware TED Williams has found The
home run range.
While rockies Johnny 0rosh
and Jack Graham ard ieAnma,r
vern Stephens battered The fences.
Teddy had 10 Be conten, with
singles and doubles, Nc~ he S
back In the groove,
Williams had q bis day yesser.
day with hts trst homer. q sing le
and three walks for q perfect day
against Philadelphia. He drove In
Ave runs during the afternoon s
festivities al friendly FenwAy Park
Led by Williams. the sox
humped the As, l2-S, for a clean
sweep OF the t~o-game Se, Nov
they move on 10 New YORK fos at
important series with the Van.
KEGS, II vas the fourth straight
loss for the As,
Manager Joe Mccarthy found
encouragement in the pitching OF
Mickey Harris, making his fsrs,
start Of the season, The 3l.yeal-
old lefthander allowed only three
hits UP to the seventh. although
the AS final total Was II.
The Yanks warmed up for the
Boston series by downing Wash
ington, 6-2. behind Ed Lopat
Groth. Graham Get 9th Homers,
Groth and Graham each hit
their fourth home runs as the ST
Louis Browns whipped Detroit.
s-6. Groth got his with the bases
loaded. his second grand slam. 10
send the Tigers out front In the
third inning, Although the a.
year-old Johnny drove In five runs
and stretched his season Ions
consecutive game hitting streak 10
nine games, 1t wasn't enough,
The Brownies pounded four De-
troit pitchers. including Loser
Saul Rogovin. for Is hits and q
sweep OF the two-game set
Graham smashed his homer with
nobody on In the second.
Evening star., 1949-04-29
CLASSIFIED ADS
Mats on 14-Game Trip Logging Bats Just in Case
Williams in Homer Stride
HELPS Red Sox Crush As

Cleveland ard Chicago ssfv nes
ScheSfGbse klttaE psayTg manage
ixsa RosAs.seaa e4 tire 1'Yisx snesssss
day 60 rest after ae4sw als esa lie
tlises BY q pitched BAL
Beth Sian RoNvk al tas f'g&ls-
eQsgh Pirates, III; CO. tfs s4sae 81
ST lnslls "Wednesday aakag &nsi
Bob klilaii ct t.sr Rostpsa tsavVs,
injured al Pf1llscs lpsaaA WrNsrss-
day. wcle eat ~ action yesterday,
Pete Cassiglaofse Allied IN fer
Rolek. sett4ng three hstA A. the
Pirates loki 10 tns - lks4aBS
Cardinals s.a Alpha hfaslF Aes
o! the Card Ssaa al the moment,
eoaped hls SECOND sirs9h, T1se
isfty sci doan the Pirates ~Ha
eight hits.
fHaies' Martaash Hurt
The Pirates loAl anogAri ,Haet Ia
regular when Danny Mugtauea
twisted has ankle and had 10 te
helped Of the r3rld ia the 1Nth
lnninS lie sald later II was net
SERIOUS
Elllotts place was taken BY Cuu-
ME Ryan, wt1o contributed &pa
hits In Bossons s-l Gualp over
the Phliies Nefa Aiektud al
lowed only three hits, ali sSng!es,
In outpitehinE Jocko I'tnafnpsoH
Brooklyn bombed The Sra Yosk
Giants. ls-2, moving into a'st-
place tie with the BRAVES While
the Dodgers ripped Ihe Gaings'
pitchers 10 shreds. Ralph Hranoa
doied out only IourA@salts for hIs
third straight win HyaneA sas ia
trouble In the early innings due
10 wildness. but escaped disaster
An eisht-run blast In tise sixth
inning. including . pair Of honets
by Mike Mccormick and Roy
Campanella each sith tao CT.
did the trick
Ken RafYenxbergei, Ciprinna,ts
crafty southpaw veteran. shut out
the Chicago Cuba. 40, With seven
hits Johnny wyrostek. on
hitting spree. scored both runs.
Walt Dubiel vas the Chicago losef.
Evening star., 1949-04-29
Outlook GLOOMY
With No Power
In Prospect
As Series Of Four Tits
Opens Tour; Yankees
BIost Scarborough
by burton HoNktnS
Stor Ssoff Cerssspendsnf


PHILADELPHIA, April %
Into the Quaker City the Mats
with quaking knees tottered today.
baseball's most pathetic batters
In years. So tattered are the
Mats batting averages that Man
ager Joe Kuhel can't peek past
his No. 3 batter and glimpse any
body hitting more than .172.
Launching a 14-game road trip
with a 4-game series starting
here today, the Mats are con-
fronted with the necessity Of
creating a comeback on this jaunt.
Should they fail to click here and
in the west the Mats are likely
to discover Washington citizens
displaying studied indifference to
activities upon their return to
Griffith Stadium.
The Mats optimism is wearing
thin, although any change in their
present condition would have to be
for the better. Following their
6-2 defeat by the New York
Yankees yesterday at Washington.
few followers. have ideas of a
sparkling season for the Mats.
Mats Laugh Of Baseball.
Their batting slump has made
the Mats the laugh of baseball. In
10 games they've mustered 16
runs. Their cleanup hitter. Clyde
Vollmer. is tapping q tepid .172,
but wallowing with him in the
muck of inefficiency are Eddie
Yost. Eddie Robinson, Al Kozar,
Ralph Weigel. Al Evans and Bud
dy Lewis.
Yost has been established as
the Mats No. s hitter. He's
humping at the soft-touch pace
of .139. Robinson is hitting .16l
and Kozar is batting .167. Kuhel
has his choice among catchers of
Weigel. hitting .143. or Evans.
with :150 average. Buddy Lewis
has compiled the unspectacular
figure of .044.
In such company Sam Dente
is a comparative slugger. The
Mats No. 2 batter is hitting .222,
boosting his mark to that level
yesterday with q brace of hits
which wouldn't have stretched
across the dining room.
Sid Hudson, Paul Calvert, Joe
Haynes and Forrest Thompson
are Kuhel's nominees to pitch
against the Athletics in the week.
end series. and when the Mats
win their first game on the trip
1t will mark their first road VIC
tory Of the year. They dropped
three straight at New York and
their only tussle at Boston.
Scarborough Drubbed.
Ray Scarborough, who didn't
pitch an inning against the Yam
KEGS last season, wishes he could
say as much this season. He was
belted for six runs and nine hits
yesterday. The Yankees blasted
him for three runs in the first
inning when Phil Rizsuto walked,
Gene Woodling tripled, Bobby
Brown doubled and Dick Kryhoski
singled.
Browns single, Kryhoski's
grounder which moved Bobby to|
second and Kozar's two-baSe FUN
BILE Of Cliff Mapes' pop fly lifted
New York into a 40 lead in the
third and they made 1t 60 in the
fifth when Woodling and Tommy
Heinrich singled and Kryhoski
'tripled.
>Ed Lopat owned . three-hit
shutout entering the eighth, when
the Mats fashioned a run on singles
by Dente. Gil Coan and Ed Stew
art. The Mats nicked him for
another run in the ninth when
Robinson singled. scooted to third
on Henrich's tumble and scored
when RiZZllto whipned olIt Kozar
Evening star., 1949-04-29
White Sox Sell Grove

CHICAGO. April 20 A. The
Chicago White Sex today an
nounced the sale OF Pitcher OfsAi
Grove TO Sacramento OF the paclfse
Coast League In an all-eash deal.
Evening star., 1949-04-29
Musidofo, 100 to 8, Wins
! 900 Guineus Stokes
BY the Assoeiatsd prsss

--a4 " the Assoefoteo ffess
NEWMARKET. England. April
29.-Musidora. a 100-to-8 shot.
won the 1000 guineas stakes
today. Unknown Quantity. the
favorite. was second and Solar
Myth was third in a field OF Is
that ran for first prize of s5o.41s.
King Georges Avila, the second
favorite. finished fourth.
Musidora is owned by N. p.
Donaldson, Scottish shipping
magnate. The winners time for
the mile test was lao.
Evening star., 1949-04-29
Wilson Netmen Win Again

Wilson Highs tennis team won
its second match yesterday by
beating Georgetown Prep. Ia. at
Prep. Landon also turned In its
second victory with a 80 blanking
of st. James Of Hagerstown.
Evening star., 1949-04-29

silly people. As odds-IayerS, MeSSrs. Doyle and
Carroll never had to worry about the next meal
But here's this accident to Lou Boudreau
the other day. A pitch by White Sox Pitcher
Orval Grove struck the manager. shortstop and
cover boy of the Cleveland Indians on the elbow.
1t very easily could have been fractured elbow.
in fact, as much was feared.
Suppose it had been a fractured elbow and
Boudreau was out for a month or six weeks?
What are the Indians without Boudreau. except
as last years world champions? Who else Is
going to play shortstop as it's never been
played? Who else is going to hit 1855 and drive
across all those runs especially the scores In
the clutch?
Evening star., 1949-04-29
Gionts Buy Bert Hoos

NEW YORK, April 20 fPD-Bert
Haas. utility player who hit .2s2
last year. was acquired from the
Philadelphia Phils today by the
New York Giants for $4,000
Evening star., 1949-04-29

New York sol 020 000-6
Washington - 900 600 o11--2
Runs-Rixxuto. woodling t2). Heinrich.
Heinrich S2j. Brown. Kosar. RUNS batted
Stewart. Kozar. Two-base htts-BroEn.
Coan. Coleman, Difani. Three-base hits
WoodlinG, Kryhoski. Sacrtfice-Woodling
Double plavs-Dente to Kozar TO Robin
SON. stewart TO Robinson, Vest to Dente
to Robinson l21. Left on bases--New
York; I: Wsshinston. g; bases n On balls.
Lopat, /; on weik, 2. Strikeouts-By
SCARBOROUGH. 1: By Lopat. 8. Mts-of
ScarhorouGh. 0 in innings; on Welteroth.
winning pitcher-Lopat 800 Losing
pitcher-Scarborough u-2l. umpires-.
Messrs. Hurley, Mckinley, MCGOWAN and
Jones.
Evening star., 1949-04-29
Win, Lose, or Draw
Too Many Comes ond Too Many Woys
By FRANCIS STAkk

Baseba casualties the last 40 hours point the utty
Of aortune by betting the flag Only
people fortunately for the late Jack Doyle
Carroll St Louis there plenty
Evening star., 1949-04-29

BASEBALL FAN IN HOSPITALFred Boysen Of Brooklyn,
legged participant in aftergame scu yesterday with Manager
Durocher of New York Giants treated Sydsnham
Hospital by Dr. Charles Kesser Boysen admitted hos
been scue but that 1t didn't much Police quoted
-AP Wirenhnn
Evening star., 1949-04-29

IT,
did fatal beaning Of shortstop Ray Chap
But that all happened 20 years ago and how often has
The Indians would be ship without
Iudder garrison without gun not aSs wnOo. no. IN mustard % M
could safely write off the Tribe pennant contender And
better could write off the dough he punked down at
6-5 odds with Brother Carroll.
A Brave and Pirote Bite the Dust, Too
same day hit Third Baseman Bob
Elliott the Boston Braves carried of the field strecher
after he'd been feled by line drive He'll be all right say the
DOCTORS provided experiences trouble when that
they'll take xays which the bench indefinitely
for Elliott.
The Braves any than the Indians
would Boudeau All Elliott represents Billy souhworths
hitter and the best third baseman in the National League
If he's out an observer could be excused from writing on the
Braves.
Pittsburgh pitcher for the
Cards named Ken johnson hit Rojek the left The
the thing to fatality since Mickey
Cochrane got beaned by Bump Hadley years
Hickey MiscucuIuted on Ston Rojek
WELL there's working the oddsayers.
a the Pirates They better
naturally because
for all their surprising showing last year the Pirates
exactly dream Yet it must be conceded they had
a chance-still have, for that matter.
But without Roek chance Rojek may
the few real good ball players to have been let go by Branch
moreover. the Pirates holler guy.
Speaking of Reese what would happen the Dodgers their
shoopapn should have the taste to break leg? For
all farmhands Hickey nobody like
The Philadelphia AS have been drawing flag
tenders But anything happens to Eddie Jooso to Hank
Maek Ferris Fanthey be forgotten too In the
of Joost this proved late last Until Connie Mack
laid extended period the AS
the fight Without Joost they into taspn finished
fourth in bad league.
BoseboIrs Skirts Are Clean, but 80.
argued that betting the horses where bucks
6per cent plus breakage plus etceera bad risk
those who take dim Of the purity of
fessona football as it pertains to gambling.
skirts than boxing pro football
there's tax to buck when betting in contrast the legal pa
muue wagering at the horse parks But wagering
pennant is the rskiest of all.
There too U54) and too many
to get hurt to recommend this
abundant life.
Evening star., 1949-04-29
League Standings
Friday, April 30, 1e49.
AMERICAN

AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
New York, g: Washington, 2,
Boston. IL: Philadelphia, 8.
81. Louis, q; Detroit, 8.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1949-04-29

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Brooklyn, 15: New York, 2.
Boston, 6; Philadelphia, /.
Cincinnati, 2; Chicago. O.
st. Louis, A.; Pittsburgh. 2.
Evening star., 1949-04-29

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at Phil, $50. Wash. at Phil, $50.
Cleye. at Detroit. Boston at N. Y.
Boston at N. Y. Cleve. at Detroit.
Only games. Chicago at st. L.
Evening star., 1949-04-29
Yonks, 6; Mats, z
New York
Washingtoi

Totals SO II "a 1e Totals SO "a 10
.Struck out for welteroth In sth.
doubled for Weik in 9th.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-04
MADAME PENNY
Reader and Adviser

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if I fail to tell you whether your
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true. or false. I will tell you how
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giving names, dates, name your
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%courtship, marriage, divorce, bus
mess, lawsuits, speculation, trans
actions Of all kinds; tell who and
when to. marry, settle lovers quar-
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evil influence and bad luck.
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-04
Exalted Ruler of
Here Sunday

j. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted
Ruler Of Elkdom will speak at
the concluding ceremonies of the
1949 Membership drive of the
Pride of Ohio. Elks Lodge at 115
S. Williams st. this Sunday, May
8. He will officiate in the initia-
ton of the new members recruit
ed in the drive.
The Pride of Ohio has for the
past month been conducting a Wig
orous membership d rive. So
much enthusiasm had been stimu-
lated that it could only be made
successful by calling in the top
figure in Negro Americas fratern-
al lodge life.
Odell Allaway is chairman of
the membership drive committee.
Exalted Ruler of the Pride of Ohio
Lodge is George Venable.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-04
The Lines
By Dean Gordon B. Hancock

IN - 110uCOCA
when these dissenting whites
would talk it over with rcbellious
Negroes we are in fact getting
somewhere, even though orr pro-
gress be not spectacular but trag-
ically gradual, and at times dis
hearteningly gradual; blu. even
gradual progress is better than
catac,ysmic retrogression.
When the meeting herein be-
lore mentioned was adjouri.e.; for
the lunch hour at which the
young Negroes. and white, iunched
together it was definitely urged
that the afternoon meeting would
begin promptly at 2 O'Clock At
tina. hour SO percent e the white
students were in tha.r places and
about 2 percent Of the egroes.
The speaker was introduced on
the 1ainute and then. began the
trek of our Negro late-comers.
For 20 minutes the meeting was
ever and anon disturbed by these
se!f-same late-coMcrs. 1t was. pa
thetic to see them tipping III and
;osillng about trying 20 find seats.
Whenever our shortcomings are
brought to the fore, we usually
counter by saying "the whites do
it,. This is our age-old hackney
ed, thread-bare excuse for most of
our shortcomings. For our late
arrivings at meetings and business
engagements, we post the conten-
ton that Negroes have to serve
the white man and get him off,
before he can himself get off.
This is the stock excuse for late
church goers. But in the case
under discussion these Negro stu
dents were not serving the white
peoples tables.
They left their respective
schools to attend the interracial
conference. Why they could they
not like the white students obsrve
the hours of meeting even to the
second? Is our service to the
whites merely an excuse for oul
lateness or is it a bona fide reas.
on? It is just as we'll for us to
bear in mind that tardy Negroes
cannot keep pace with punctua
whites. In business, the punctua
bird will get the worm! Thu
chronic Negro late-comer is lost II
oororn+;+;or with r,,pc+,,o1 u,hitoc
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THE NEGRO LATE-COMER

ny Do0A oO10
THE NEGRO LATE-coMER
If some way could be found to
accuse the Negro late-comer Of
Communism, we would have gone
a long way towards solving one of
tn e ugliest problems of race de-
corum. It is one of the wonders
of the modern business and social
world to see the late arriving Ne
gro also achieving and pursuing.
Or are the achieving Negroes
another species? The Negro late
conner can successfully hide him
self while doing business and ming
ling with Negroes, for those with
whom he deals are late like him
self; but it is when the said Ne
gro late-comers meet on i%nterraci-
al occasions that we can see them
in all their glazing hardness.
his release was inspired by the
writer's recent attendance at an
interesting i%nterracial conference
composed of the best Of the Negro
students Of several colleges, and
of the most liberal white students
of several other colleges. 1t was
a great occasion and affairs were
conducted after such manner as
to lead even an old timer to be-
lieve that interracialism is not
dead, even though at times it ap-
parently sleepeth.
The discussions of the meeting
were of the highest order and
would have heartened even the I'M
believing and unreconstructed reb-
els that we find in Gov. Strom
hurmond and Fielding Wright OF
Dixiecrat fame. I left the morn
ing session of the youth intercol-
legiate conference Of i~nterracial
persuasion feeling that we are
gradually gaining ground in our
fight against dreadful odds, when
two hundred young whites and
Negroes from our best southern
colleges can sit down and talk
things over. Even if they said not
a word but just sat there and med
itated on the things they wanted
to do, they would have been gain
ing ground.
Moreover, those yong Negro and
whites were doing about the most
sensible thing that can be done
in the premise. They are trying
to work out a common salvation
within the framework of a segre-
gated economy that imposes seriou
handicaps on their lofty aspira'
tions. But as long as they keeI
trying there is abundant hope ever
though their gains must be grad
ual unless the rabid Negro, anti
/. gradualist can devise means t.
make the stubborn and bellicos'
Dixiecrats yield overnight. How
ever distasteful gradualism ma.
be, or however repugnant may b.
it's processes and concomitants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27
Natures Children
By LiIIion Cox Athey

fronds appear to wear soft, tight,
silvery bonnets Of wool.
In the spring the silky white
scales are conspicuous. Later they
turn brown, many of them remain
ing on the stipe and rachis through
the season.
Some of the fronds reach length,
of 3 feet or more by Christmas
The many narrow pinules have saw
teeth and are arranged alternatei.
on the rachis wrongly called stem,
Each pinule has q triangular ear
at its base. The fertile fronds are
the longest. They are the spore
bearers. You recognize them be-
cause they have the upper third or
half suddenly decreased in size.
This part bears the sporangia.
The sori are compactly arranged
on the under surface In two or more
rows lengthwise Of the pinules with
two or more rows on the earlike-
projections. They are partly formed
before the fronds unfurl and ripen
early In the year. Early the sporan-
d push out beneath the shield-like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27
Take Ny Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby

being recognized as good colloquial
usage. 1t is so listed by Merriam
Webster's. The American College
Dictionary, Funk & Wagnall's New
College Standard, Thorndike Cen
fury and Kenyon & Knots Pro-
nouncing Dictionary list PUNG-kin
as the proper second choice pro-
nunciation, PUMPKIN appearing as
first choice. Kenyon & Knott's
says: 1.-THE two pronunciations are
almost equally common"
In my own forthcoming Self
Pronouncing Dictionary, PUNG-kin
is listed as the prevailing American
pronunciation. PUMPKIN is listed
as occurring less frequently except
in formal speech"
If you prefer PUMPKIN, say 1t by
all means. On the other hand, il
you had rather say PUNG-kin
PUNG-kin pie, PUNG-kin head
some PUNG-kins, rest assured that
you are using a traditional and now
quite correct American pronuncia-
ton.
@. How is the French automobile
name Citroen pronounced?-L.A.M M.
A. The French car is named for
Andre Gustave Citroen (1878- 1880
French manufacturer. Citrosn is
pronounced: See-troh-EN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27

During the Christmas holidays, &c
into your favorite woods to see If
you can find Christmas ferns. You
are likely to discover them more
quickly If snow is on the ground
Then the bright green fronds show
wildly against the pure white.
There is always so much to at
tract your attention In spring and
summer, you wonder how you pass
by so many old friends.
The Christmas fern is usually the
most abundant species in our woods
or on our hillsides. It Is a. fast
traveller known from Southern Can
ada to Florida, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas and Wisconsin. Many Of them
find home under sheltering oak
trees and some are as well satisfied
in evergreen woods. Many flourish
along roadsides, but where the
sheltering copse is missing the fern
fronds are stunted and dull.
AL of the fronds. found during
December were produced last spring.
They rose in circular clumps from
. stout rootstock. Ths uncothng