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Green Thumb Myth
Good Seed and Plants
Are Bosis of Success

rials), q small amount Of ferti-
lizer provided 1t is thoroughly
mixed with the soil. and lime.
If it is needed. II the drainage
is poor the beds may be raised
so that the plants are sitting
a few inches above the level Of
the paths between the beds.
The kind of humus to be
worked into the soil is Of little
Importance as long as ample
quantities are used. Mix thor
oughly into the soil to provide
a moisture reserve to permit the
roots to penetrate. and to make
the soil workable. There are
other functions performed by
humus it is true, but these are
the important ones. On heavy
clay it may take a 8 or 4 inch
layer or humus to put the soil
into the best condition for pIant
growth.
Sandy soils need lots Of humus
too. If the humuS, such as
sawdust and peanut hulls is
devoid of nitrogen. the fertilizer
mentioned above becomes very
important to keep the bacteria
from robbing the growing plants.
Plonts Thot Like Areo
Select seeds or roots of plants
that will thrive in this area. It
is of little use to attempt those
that are known not to do we'll
in this area unless given special
care. Delphinium and lupines
have been and are being grown
here, but they take skill, so are
best grown by the expert.
Putting the plants or seeds
into the ground at the proper
season has much to do with their
success zinnias, marigolds. petu-
MAS and other hot-weather crops
should wait until the soil has
warmed, probably the end of
April or early May. If you're a
true green THUNDER" you will
tell this by the apple trees which
will be coming into bloom.
Keeping the young plants free
from the greedy competition of
weeds is essential to their vigor
and growth. OF course, the roots
of such greedy trees as elms
and naples can be just as serious.
If you do not want to fight the
weeds the garden can be
mulched.
Mulches help to keep the soil
from drying out as we'll as the
weeds from growing. Any kind
of material available may be
used for this purpose, but it
must be put on thickly enough
to do the job. Peatmoss serves
very well if an inch thick; saw
dust, 2 inches; straw, inches.
BY the way, the peatmoss should
be moistened before applying or
it may blow away with the first
storm. Mulches are very helpful
and well-mulched garden usu-
ally stands out over all others in
growth and attractiveness.
Tree roots are a real problem.
Some very successful gardens
have been grown in competition
with tree roots through supply
ing enough plant food and mois-
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Labrador retriever. But she was
helped along by John, the g.
year-old, who received all of the
reward.
We hadn't seen the muskrat
for the last few days that the
pond was covered with ice. ]
had an idea that he was holed
up for the cold weather and
wouldn't make his appearance
again until after the thaw.
Apparently he grew hungry
for he ventured out just at the
time John and Tar were taking
stroll around the pond, testing
the ice I suppose.
Tar headed him off and gave
him a shake or two and John
administered the coup de grace
with a baseball bat.
1t turned out that nobody on
the place knew, or would admit
that they knew. how to skin a
muskrat properly. I had seen
the champion muskrat skinner
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Potomac Rose Society will
meet Thursday at 8 pm. in the
auditorium of the New National
Museum. George w. SpangIer
will discuss recommended varie-
ties for the Potomac area. A
panel discussion on pruning will
be led by Arthur C. Barrett with
kodachrome slides. Public in
vited. First of five weekly dem
onstrations of pruning will be
held next Sunday at 2::30 pm.
in the garden of DR.. Stanley P.
Young, 5202 Murray road, Chevy
Chase, Md, growing 200 bushes
Of varieties suitable for this dis
trict.
HillandaIe Gardeners will meet
tomorrow at 8 pm. in the fire.
house. Warren Shaw, Depart
ment of Agriculture, will speak
on Lawn Care"
ClaremOnt Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at the
home Of Mrs. j. r. Skove, 2401
South Dinwiddie street. Mrs.
Charles G. Grover Of Silver
Spring will give demonstration
and talk about Formal Flower
ARRANGEMENTS.
The Burleith Garden Club will
meet Tuesday at s pm, at the
home of Mrs. C. j. Whelan, 5000
S street NV. Business will be
followed by discussion of plans
for the clubs luncheon March
10. Charles c. Montgomery
past president Of the Potomac
Rose Society will speak on
Roses" A social hour will
follow. Members and their
friends invited.
Pinecrest Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at 8 pm. with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Earl Cox, 9013
Elmdale drive. Pinecrest, Va,
co-hostesses Mrs. G. A. Nor
row and Mrs. H. A. Taylor. Mrs.
Nina Teresi Carroll Of the Alex
andria Floral Co. will speak on
House Plants and Their Care"
Chevy Chase I'd. c. Garden
Club will meet tomorrow at 1890
pm. at the home Of Mrs. Allen
Ayers, 4541 Forty-fifth street
NV. Jerry Hill will discuss
camellias.
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Garden Club Activities

The annual dinner and dance
of the National Association of
Gardeners, Washington area
branch, will be held at the Hot
Shoppe in Silver Spring on
Colesville road Saturday night
at 7 o'clock. Call HO. 2-5675
for reservations.
Countryside Garden Club of
Fairfax County will meet at the
home of Mrs. Ferris B. Filley
Tuesday at 1890 pm, Mrs.
Edward Graham cohostess. Top
ic: Cleaning Our Gardens,
Pruning and Lawn Care" Mrs.
Frederick w. Lang has conducted
two all-day workshop meetings
on flower arrangements at the
Dunn Loring f1rehouse.
Washington Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at the home Of
Mrs. F. Hugh Evans, 10000 Car
roll place, Kensington, ct l pm.
Co-hostesses will be Mrs. Charles
v. Grunwell and Mrs. Kenneth
P. Craft. J. Morton Franklin will
speak on Preparations for
Spring Gardens"
The Garden Club Of Belle
Haven will meet Tuesday at 2
pm. at Belle Haven Country
Club. Talks on daffodils and
preparing them for shows will
be given by Mrs. Charming Boil
ton and Carey E. Quinn. presi-
dent of the American Daffodil
Society.
Rock Spring Garden Club will
meet Thursday at 10 am. in
Rock Spring Community House,
Miss Margaret C. Lancaster will
speak on Planning a Perennial
Border" Hostesses will be Mrs.
N. Sydney NyhuS, Mrs. Horacs
G. Bolster and Mrs. w. F. Brad
ley. ..-.
Michigan Park Garden Club
will meet Tuesday at 8 pm. at
the Third Christian Church.
Two films will be shown: Roses
on Parade" and Modern Nuns
for Fall Beauty"
The HOmesteaders will hold q
luncheon meeting Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Andrew Brown.
Mrs. John C. Bradley co-host-
ess. Mrs. Chauncey Carter and
Mrs. William Turney will pre-
sent a program on Hawaiian
Flowers"
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DohIio Society to Sell Plants
At March and April Auctions

The National Capital Dahlia
Society has inaugurated a series
of plant and root sales to raise
funds for the annual show and
this will be continued at meet
ings March 10 and April IA.
The society buys roots of new
introductions and from these
shoots are rooted and the result
ant green plants are sold at auc-
ton. resulting in savings to
members and a profit to the soci-
ETY..
Roots are also donated. Col.
William Barhsdale, USAF, who
has been a show leader and who
has been transferred to Ger
many, has donated his entire
stock of prize winners. "
A seeding futurity class WIN
be continued this year, meaning
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Work on lown

blooms from seed of the same
parents. The society has bought
seeds Of a designated variety
and will raise and sell young
plants to those wishing to enter
the futurity class. No two blooms
from these seeds will be exactly
alike as dahlias do not reproduce
pure strains from seed. For
this reason, new varieties are
acquired from seed and the grow
ing of seedlings offers an ele-
ment of chance.
The society is trying to en-
courage children to grow dahlias
and enter shows. Last year q
junior, Forest Minor Of Wash
ington Grove. had the largest
blue ribbon winner. e
The society's meetings are
open to those interested. y
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A muskrat is no match for a
boy and his dog. Our little
friend who had burrowed into
the dam of our pond, is no
longer with us. He has departed
for the happy hunting ground,
and his pelt has gone to Max
Davis, where it will, I suppose,
end up as a handsome Hudson
seal.
1t all happened because of the
ice and the fact that our musk
rat grew overconf1dent. He
ventured too far from his en-
trance hole and didn't get back.
I think most of the credit for
his failure must go to Tar, the
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DeueVeO 10 De
so gifted are
g e n e lily
t h o u 6 ht to
h a v e some
special quail
ity. Undoubt-
edly they do
h a v e some
special quail
ity, but it is
not what most
folks think it
to be.
G. o W in G
plants d oe S
not take any
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Soluble Lown Food

Feeding the lawn with soluble
plant food at this season would
be wasteful. The nitrogen would
leak out Of the soil before the
plants could take 1t up. Mid
March Is usually too late to aid
new growth. The last of February
or the first week in March is
preferable
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By W. H. Younomon

The green thumb" of this or
that person is usually associated
with an ability to make any
plant grow. Persons who are
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Sort GlodioIus Corms

Sort Glodiolus Corms
Now is q good time to sort the
gladiolus corms, especially to
pick out the cormels that are to
be planted this spring. They
may be planted any time after
the middle of March provided
the soil is dry enough to work
Early planting of these small,
nut-like corms is a must" if
you want them to grow and
flower the first season.
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Settino Out Shrubs

Setfin9 Out ShTuDS
Transplanting Of deciduous
shrubs and the setting out of
new ones can be done whenever
the soil is dry enough to be
worked. Normally we expect this
to be about March 20. but the
date is only relative. The main
consideration is to do the job
as early as possible. w. H. Y.
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This Week in the Garden

particularly If bluegrass seed
is to be sown, do it this month.
Even if there is snow on the
ground. To SOW bluegrass seed
in late March or April is to waste
1.-THE plants do not have time
enough to become well-rooted
before the heat of the summer.
Test Before Lining
Before lining the lawn or
adding lime to the flower or
vegetable garden take a soil
sample and have it tested. Over
lining can do considerable harm.
and insufficient lime does rot
produce the desired results. Take
a sample and send it to a soil
testing laboratory and find out
If lime is needed and how much
per 1000 square feet. Do it
now since later on when the
laboratories are swamped with
work 1t may take longer than
you care to wait for the answer.
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FertiIizins Too Eorly
Two years ago the weather was
50 mild in February that I ferti-
lzed camellias and azaleas. The
plants Immediately put out new
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House Plant Core

House Plant Core
If the house plants have not
been fertilized lately, they prob
ably need this care. Any Of the
specially prepared fertilizers will
do-power, liquid, or tablet. Be
sure the soil is well moistened
before applying. Then wash the
plant food into the soil with a
moderate watering-heavy wa
tering may wash the plant food
into the saucer.
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growth which was very nearly
lost by q late March freeze. Now
we feed them in March.
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The recent cold probably did
little damage to those precocious
bulbs that insist on coming up
ahead Of time. The snow
cover was beneficial to the peren-
nial border. the pansies and
other dormant plants. Most
helpful was the melting snow
and rains that contributed more
moisture than was received dur
ing the entire month of January.
We are still short. Let us hope
the rains will continue so that
trees and shrubs will not suffer.
Sproyins for Scale
Scale insects love to feed on
lilacs, tulip trees, euonymus and
several other commonly planted
trees and shrubs. If they are
present, spray with lime-sulphur.
The evergreens may be sprayed
in the spring with Malathion.
Work on lown
February is the month to start
spring work on the lawn. While
most folks will think the stand"
(number Of plants per square
foot) is too thin. 1t is important
to remember that a good turf
comes from well-fed plants, not
from a large number of half
starved plants. If seed is needed,
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Push Beck With Core

Push Beck With Gore
1t will pay to check the plant
labels in the garden-frost action
may have pushed them out OF
the soil and if not replaced will
be lost. Iris plants and other
shallow-rooted perennials may
have been pushed out of the soil
push them back. but at this
season it may not be safe to step
on them as that might break of
the new growth.
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PIonting in Cold Fromes

PlontIng IN Cold FromeS
The cold frames should be
closed so that sun on the glass
will warm the soil. Planting in
most cold frames can begin
March l In this area. 1t may
be necessary to bank the soil
around the frame to prevent loss
Of heat.
AS soon as the soil is warm and
dry enough to be worked. it
should be spaded and prepared
for seeding. Add plenty of humus
and, If needed, sand.
Stort Some Plants
Now is the time to start cab
bage, broccoli, kale. head lettuce
and, in protected situations. beet
seed indoors. These kinds need
six to eight weeks to reach trans
planting size and should be ready
to go into the garden about
March 20.
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"A Word to the Wise ), nn. From. Cob,

Erratic- -RAT-ik. A descrip-
tive word meaning eccentric;
odd: deyiating from the usual
course" Example: He wrote q
saga dealing with four gener-
atoms Of cratic French kings.
Trilogy-TRuL-uh-jee. This
noun means "a series or group
Of three related things. as q
trilogy of novels. /" Example: John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-14

Ghee-SAH-dhohl was confirmed
as the successor.
The meeting ct Jakarta (Yah-
KAR-tah,, capital Of Indonesia,
Of I'VE Asian premiers decided
to call q conference In April OF
80 independent governments. in
GLIDING Red China and Japan.
(. II is now confirmed that the
laassacres and outrages per-
petrated by the Mau-Mau tMow-
Now against the British in
Kenya (KEE-nee-ahl province
are instigated by Communist
agents, As an indication. the
British have arrested or killed
several Kikuyu (Kee-KOO-
chiefs named rs General
Russia General China etc.
President Ramon Magsaysay
(Rah-MONN Mug-sigh-S TGH)
OF the Philippines has assented
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Arnulfo Arias
CAR = NOOL-
fob All rec
ahsl. who was
unseated by
violence In
1851. are in
dications that
the little re-
public Is back
sliding to her
turbulent past.
Vice President
Jose Ramon
G u I Q q d Q
tHoh Sch
Rah . NOM
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Better throw q stone at
random than q word. Pope
Xystus I.
Let's add a few words to your
vocabulary today. My choice may
include some you already know,
but, be that as 1t may. study
them, learn them. and-above
abuse them.
Petrochemistry - PET toe :
KEM-iss-tree. The new science
of making chemicals from petro-
leum. Example: Through petro-
chemistry. petroleum is now the
source Of such items as trans
parent raincoats, non-breakable
dishes, multi colored garden
hoses, bathroom curtains. and
food wrappers.
Comestible --- kuh-MESS-tiIh-
b1. A descriptive word meaning
"eatable: edible; or IAN article
Of food" Example: Some comes
tihle products such as the COCO
nut are being affected by q
moistening agent produce d
through petrochemistry.
Jardiniere - jahr-duh-NE
An ornamental vase or receptacle
for plants, flowers. etc. Example:
Comestible fruits are sometimes
planted In jardinieres
Saga--SAH-gih. The telling OF
tall tales at the ancient Icelandic
banquet tables inspires this word.
which means "a story or legend
Of heroic experiences" Example:
Characters from the saga were
pictured on o huge iardiniere
found In the ruins Of the village.
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Galsworthy's cratic trilogy in
cluded 1.-THE White Monkey"
THE Silver Spoon" and Swan
Song"
Distributed BY McNaught syndicate, Inc.)
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Names in The News
NICK HALLIDAY
oAKY poAKs
land how to pronounce them.)
BY Constantine Chekrexi

The assassination OF President
Jose Antonio Remon tHoh-S Sch
Ahn-TOH-nee-oh Reh-MONN}
Of Panama and the arrest Of
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Attractive utiIitorion
table folds compoctly
for easy storage.
24x48 inches of strong
duroble olun1inunn with
tubulor legs and con-
venient carrying han
die. Limited quontity.
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Policy Shift?

The change in Red Chinese policy
toward Formosa caught the United
States right in the middle of what
some observers speculated was Q
change in American policy.
There was a suspicion that the
administration was about to urge
Chang Kai-shek to withdraw from
the coastal islands of Quemoy and
Matsu. When the Chinese Commu-
nists announced their reversal,
however, the same observers pre-
dicted the American change would
be halted in midair.
It all started last Sunday when
Secretary of State Dulles said after
q talk with President Eisenhower at
the Augusta. Ca, golf hideaway,
that they had discussed "the grave
implications of an extensive build
up now in progress by the Chinese
Communists offensive air power on
the China mainland opposite For
moSa."
It was not made clear whether
this was q new buildup or new
report Of an old buildup. But
Chairman Walter George Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee said on Monday there was no
cause for additional alarm.
On Wednesday. however, the
No. military man and the No. l
diplomatic expert on Formosa tAd-
miral Arthur w. Radford and Assist
ant Secretary Of State Walter s.
Robertson were sent suddenly to
Taipei to see Chang. The State De-
partment said officially that under
the mutual defense treaty with Ma
tionalist China occasional high-level
consultations were required. This
was one Of them.
Unofficial observers Immediately
assumed that this was no routine
trip. Mr.. Robertson and Admiral
Radford were known to be leading
champions Of the generalissimo.
Continued on Page A-Se
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Poland

No Polish comment was available.
The Embassy here referred The Star
to its United Nations delegation. The
U. N. group first referred the in
quiry back to the Washington En-
bassy, but later delegation spokes-
man agreed to arrange q telephone
conversation with his chief. At the
appointed hour the delegation chief
was reported "out of town indefin-
itely." No one else would comment.
The Poles activities on the Wet
Nam control commission give all the
clue that is needed to that country's
attitude. however. Mr.. Roper re-
ports that Polish representatives
frequently stall by getting "diplo-
matically sick" or complain that
charges against the Wet Mimi aren't
true. This stymies everything be-
cause the commission operates under
Q unanimity rule.
Also. they apparently tip OF the
Communists when an inspection
team prepares to visit suspect areas.
On these occasions, the Reds have
been known to clear out the bona
fide residents Of an entire village
and replace them with happy,
laughing party stalwarts.
Mr.. Roper reported recently that
Poland has suddenly volunteered to
help move refugees south in the
Communist ship that formerly was
used to take Wet Mimi troops out
Of southern Wet Nam.
Apparently the Polish have two
motives: First. to infiltrate the
refugees In southern Wet Nam with
Continued ON Pare A-ae
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mosa policy is the military value
of Formosa. which Gen. Douglas
Macarthur calls and island aircraft
carrier and submarine tender. If
Red China were to capture Formosa,
the big island could be used as
salient in Americas line of defense
from the Aleutians to the Philip
pines. If the United States can
maintain a foothold there, however.
Formosa is flank deterrent to any
Chinese Communist thrusts into
Southeast Asia.
II both Red and Nationalist China
can be persuaded to accept the two
China policy, President Eisenhower
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Formosa. II the United States
armed forces dare to attack us, we
will firmly strike back with heavy
blows. :.
THE so-called cease-fire 10
totally unacceptable. The Chinese
people must eliminate the traitor
GUS Chang clique. Formosa Is ter
ritory stolen by that clique and 1t
must be liberated by the Chinese
people. There Ia no cease-fire to
discuss"
Yesterday other delegates to the
Afro-Asian conference reported that
Chou seemed much more favorably
inclined toward q cease-flre. They
quoted him as saying:
I'VE want to settle all our dis
putes with peaceful means"
Attitude on Mediotion
Chou also apparently would not
object to some combination Of Asian
powers seeking to mediate. Earlier
he had rejected several such pro-
posals. But yesterday he was quoted
by the Banding delegates:
If there are any here who can
facilitate settlement Of disputes be-
tween China and the United States
they will be most welcome"
There seemed to be no denying
that the West had scored q prop
uganda victory. at least. BY his
long campaign OF tough talk from
September, 1854, through March.
1866. Chou had stuck his neck out.
Now he was pulling 1t, in. at least
part way. There was something to
discuss after all.
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First there was Aristotle. He laid
out universal system that ruled
the minds of men for almost 1000
years.
Then there was Calico. He
knew Aristotle was wrong, and got
in trouble by saying so.
Then there was Newton. He re-
duced the new cosmology to a few
basic laws that explained every
thing known in his day.
Finally there was Einstein. In
q way he proved them all wrong.
first with a special theory Of rela-
tivity, next with a general theory OF
relatively, and at last with q unified
theory in which everything in the
universe added up to zero-but
which Einstein himself admitted
probably could not be proved or
disproved.
Albert Einstein died ct rs last
week at Princeton, N. j., just 80
years after he enunciated the theory
that changed mans idea OF the ma
ture Of the universe. His remains
were cremated-all except his In
comparable brain, which was given
to science for study.
Einstein CHS position in the world
was too eminent to need DR." or
Prof" to enhance IT. was quiet
little man who sought neither fame
nor riches. He was an amusing fig-
ure around the Institute Of Adj
vanced Study. an aged sprite In
baggy pants. old sweatshirt and a
stocking cap that never quite con-
cealed his unruly shock of white
hair. He loved music and mathe-
matics. which are. after all. two
manifestations of the same thing.
He loved neutrality-suspicious.
(many people thought) not wisely
but too well. And he loved God
so much he would not accept the
eminently workabls quantum theory