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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

Freeze and thaw weather Is
more or less normal for the
Washington area and it keeps
the gardener busy checking the
unmulched beds. The freezing
and thawing tend to push plants
that are not well rooted out OF
the soil. This action Is commonly
called "heaving." 1t will also
push plant markers out of the
ground. Flower beds should be
inspected whenever the weather
is favorable and any plants that
have been pushed out Of the
ground should be firmly pushed
back. This usually takes the
form of stepping on the plant.
Where heaving is a problem the
inspection might well be as often
as once week SO that the ex-
posed roots will not become dried
out before discovered. OF course,
this problem seldom exists where
the beds were we'll mulched at
the time of the first freeze.
Rush Those Bulbs in
Those bulbs that were over
looked at planting time last fall
should be planted as quickly as
possible. Dry rot will spoil them
If left implanted until spring
and they will be lost. Late plant
ing may not be a pleasant task
at this time of the year, but if
you wish to get some benefits
from the bulbs they should be
planted very soon. If planting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Institute Plans
Six Sessions at
AnnunduIe. Va.

The third annual Northern
Virginia Garden Institute viii
start Tuesday. The six session!
will be held at the Amanda,
Elementary School, Annandale
Va. Tuesdays. 1880 pm, spon.
sored by the Fairfax COUNTY
Home Demonstration Clubs anc
the Virginia Polytechnic Insti.
tute for the benefit OF home.
owners. There is no admission
charge.
February S - Soils" E. F
Henry, agronomist. VPI.
February l2--"Landscape De-
sign" A. s. Beecher. professor OF
landscape architecture. VPI.
February l9-"Lawns" A. E
Rabbit, agronomist. United States
Navy.
February 26-'.Pruning" Clauc
Turner. nurseyman and horti-
cultural expert.
March Stump the Experts
A panel Of five headed by c. r
Wiley. State entomologist.
March 12-"Floral Arrange
ments" Mrs. Harry Councillor
artist and expert.
Kenneth L. Daugherty, presi-
dent OF Plant Virginia Associa-
ton. and Mrs. Ben Loving. Sec
rotary. will be present Tuesday
The speaker. Mr.. Henry. is a
graduate Of VPI and has had %
years soil experience in Virginia.
He has spent two years in Fair
fax County interpreting soil sur
veys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

grow, early planting is essential
Most gardeners wish to buy
the larger sizes, and they resist
pruning the newly planted shrub
or tree. That is a mistake. The
newly planted woody shrub or
tree should be pruned to offset
or compensate for the loss OF
roots. The harder the pruning
the more likely that the top will
be in a favorable balance with
the root system.
Tall shrubs and trees should
be carefully staked to prevent
their weaving about in spring
winds. This weaving tends to
inJure the tender young feeder
roots that are developing, and
If too violent may kill the plant.
Don't expect q tree that has
been growing in a shady Situa-
ton to tolerate a sunny situa-
ton unless the bark is protected
from "SUNBURNl" Each year
thousands of dogwoods that were
transplanted from the woods to
the front Of some yard die for
this reason. But sunburn is not
limited to dogwoods. Most kinds
OF woody plants are subject to
this kind of injury. Wrapping
the trunks Of the newly set out
plants with cheesecloth, old silk
hose, or kraft paper which is
sold for this purpose will pro-
vide the necessary protection. It
should be left on during the
first growing season and removed
late in the fall or early winter
so that the bark may become
adjusted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

out Of doors seems impossible
| 1t is possible to buy soil from q
garden supply house and plant
the bulbs in pots or boxes which
will serve very well to carry them
over until next fall.
Cut Back Geraniums
If the begonias and the gera-
NUNS in the windows or on the
plant porch are getting tall and
leggy. cut them back severely
and let new growth which will
be much bushier. develop. This
is the way stock compact plants
are normally produced. The cut
tings may be rooted in sand or
some other suitable medium.
Stored Bulbs
Check the stored bulbs to see
that they are not drying out
and losing their vitality. This
is the common problem of stor-
ing dahlias and other summer
towering plants in the modern
basement.
Collect Needed Material
1t is not too early to get
sphagnum moss and other ma
terialS together so as to be ready
for seed sowing when the time
comes. Some seeds are started
early in February in order to
have the plants ready for trans
planting out of doors when the
weather is favorable. Other kinds
need not be started until later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

ADVANCE TICKET SALE BEGINS FOR FLOWER SHOW
Mrs William Rapp Qef chairman
Clifton president
the
boards IS
Flower Workshop will
othrop Chevy Chase Auditorium
- ~ " "' Oo"U
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

Lancaster. garden consultant.
The Garden Club Of ColesvilIe
will meet Wednesday at 8 pm. al
Colesville Methodist Church Edu-
Icational Building on Glenmont
road. S. H. Trevas will speak on
General Horticulture, with q
lquestion-answer period. New Of
If1cers are: president. Mrs. George
Weller; vice president, G. w.
Kruse; secretaries, Mrs. j. K.
Hayden and Mrs. j. F. Thomp-
son; treasurer. Mrs. John Goun-
dry; programs: Mrs. Eleanor Upp
and Edward K. Bender.
The Mansion Drive Garden
Club will meet Tuesday at 8:15
pm. at the home Of Mrs. Louis
Miller. 1923 Mansion drive. Alex
Iandria, Va. Randy Russell, of
Bolgiano's. will show a movie
on azaleas and camellias..
Cleveland Park Garden Club
will meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at
the Cleveland Park Library.
Talk. Simpler Methods Of Gar
dening. by Edward L. Stock. IT,,
OF Stocks Nursery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

IN February. some in March
The pots. moss. and other ma.
terials might well be assembled
and made ready now so that
the job can be taken care Of
at the right time.
Flower Show Near
The big flower show is only q
month away and plants that
are to be exhibited should be
groomed and gotten into tor
shape for the competition. Dead
or disf1guring leaves should be
removed and, of course. all in
sect pests should be eliminated
by spraying or other control
measures. A feeding will prob
ably be In order now. It is not
too late to repot If that is needed
Plastic Row Covers
The use Of plastic in pro-
tecting newly set out plants is
promising addition to garden
techniques. Strips of plastic are
4 or 5 feet in width, and as long
as the rows. Strips a few feet
longer will usually be more con-
venient to close the row at the
ends. This material may be sup
ported by loops made of GAL
yanized wire. Such an enclosure
has only one drawback. 1t will
take UP considerable heat from
the sun and so require ventila-
ton. However, the use of this
type of protection will enable
plants to mature several weeks
earlier than those grown with
out this or similar protection.
Research on CameIlias
In the last issue of the Ameri-
can Camellia Quarterly there is
a reprint Of an article by horti-
culturists at the Louisiana Ex-
pertinent Station reporting the
results of a study Of the soil
requirements Of the ca
mellia. On the basis of their
study. camellias appear to be
very tolerant Of the degree of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
GARDEN CLUB ACTIVITIES

The Falls Church (Va.) Gar.
den Club will meet Tuesday at
pm. in the Mt. Daniels Elemen.
tary School auditorium on NORTH
Oak street. August H. Hanson
landscape architect for Nationa,
Capital Parks and the clubs
project officer. will outline goals
for community service. Mrs
Lloyd M. Adcock, exhibition
chairman. will discuss ways tc
promote the growing and exhibit
ing Of flowers. fruits and vege-
tables. Members will bring label
ed horticultural specimens al d
artistic arrangements featuring
conifers. j. Morton Franklin will
talk on how to plan purchases
from seed catalogs. New officers
are Thomas B. Hannold. presi-
dent: w. Lynnhurst johnson
jr.. vice president; Mrs. Hilton
M. Bailey, recording secretary:
r. c. Jones. treasurer; Mrs. Ed
ward P. Snyder, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Ellis Price, IL
brarian.
Garden Club Of Chevy Chase
Maryland will meet Wednesday at
3 pm. at the home of Mrs. Con-
way P. Coe. 10 East Kirke street,
with Mrs. John w. Thompson,
jr.. cohostesS. The program will
include an illustrated talk by
Robert Moore of the staff OF The
National Geographic Magazine,
"A Trip To Alaska"
Cheverly Garden Club will
meet Thursday at 8 pm. in the
Community Church. Visitors are
invited. Miss Margaret c. Lam
caster. landscape architect and
consultant, will speak on Gar
den Design"
WOOdmOor Garden Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Sewell
Slant. 103l9 Pierce drive, Silver
Spring. Md, at 8 pm. Wednes-
day. New officers are: Mrs.
]. F. r. Floyd. president: Mrs.
Robert Love. vice president: Mrs.
RENO A. Kary and Mrs. r. E.
Conner, secretaries; Mrs. r. J.
Wears. treasurer.
Wesley Heights Spring Valley
Garden Club will meet Tuesday
at 8 at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Willis, 4434 Lowell
street NV. in Wesley Heights.
Talk. Care Of Lawns" by Alton
E. Rabbit.
Woodhaven Garden Club will
meet Thursday at 10 am. with
Mrs. George 2. williams, 5000
Poe road; coffee at $50. Ad-
dress. Handspring With Shady
Material" by Miss Margaret
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Soaking Helps Roots

II the new tree or shrub shows
signs Of dryness, the roots should
be soaked for several hours in a
tub Of water. II both the top and
the roots are badly dried out,
1t may be revived by soaking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

! the entire plant in water 70,
"a hours. 1t is imperative tina
the roots of plants be protected
from drying at all times. US
a wet sack or blanket as a pro,
lection from the time of I'm.
packing until they are PLACED
in the planting hole. Even ther
1t Is advisable to put a pail o.
so of water into the hole aftel
1t is two-thirds filled with soil
Allow this to soak into the sol
before completing the filling.
/ When planting trees anc
shrubs in the spring it is de.
sirable to make a slight ridge
around the planting hole SC
that water will soak into the
soil and not run off. A mulch
will keep the soil from COM
pacting and hasten the pene-
tration.
Small trees and shrubs should
be protected with some form OF
windbreak to prevent excessive
loss Of moisture from twigs and
branches. This is especially i'm
portant in the spring when sun
and wind sap the moisture. A
few pine boughs placed to the
south and west Of the newly
planted shrub will serve. Stakes
and burlap may be used or a
plastic wrap. The latter tends
to draw too much heat unless
left open at the top.
Much has been written and
said about buying nursery stock
from northern nurseries on the
theory that it was harder. How
ever. this is not supported by
facts. The hardness is inherited
in the shrub and the area can
not change that except possibly
over a few hundred years. In
fact. much of the nursery stock
sold in this country is propa-
gated in the south and then sold
to nurseries that specialize in
growing 1t to merchantable size.
On the other hand, nursery
stock natures earlier in northern
nurseries and is ready for plant
ing earlier in the fall than is
southern grown stock. Thus for
fall planting we might turn to
the northern nurseries but for
spring planting this is not a
factor.
Don't Err in Pruning
Spring planting should be done
as early as the ground can be
worked. Usually, we expect this
to be about the goth Of March,
but that will vary greatly from
year to year. Sometimes we have
such a period in February and
II the nursery stock were avail
able we could plant then. The
earlier 1t is planted the better.
since all plants tend to make
root growth when air tempera-
lures are low. and top growth
when the air temperatures are
warm. Since We are primarily
interested in getting a good root
system before the top starts to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
G A r D EN-
GUIDANC
Tips for Shrub and Tree BUYERS
BY W. H. YOUNGMAN

Buying shrubs and trees TO-
the new home is easy compared
to buying clothes or furniture
because nurserymen have To-
many years been developing
standards. The balance between
size of root system and the tir
has been carefully worked out
For example. the number Of
canes on a No. / rosebush i:
prescribed in these standards
and if the number is less thar
that set, the bush is then graded
No. Ia or 2.
The gardener. however. must
determine the size of shrub or
tree that he wishes to buy.
In most cases the beginning
gardener wants something big,
something that will make an
appreciable showing at the time
of planting. In many ways this
is a mistake because the larger
the tree or shrub. the greater
the shock Of transplanting. Very
often a smaller size suffering less
shock. will overtake the larger
plant within a year or two. And,
there is the point Of economy in
buying the smaller sizes since
they are substantially lower in
price.
Shrubs and trees must have
good root systems if they are to
Withstand the shock of trans
planting and make strong growth
the first year after planting.
Without an adequate root sys-
TEN the shrub or tree is a worth
less stick and should be avoided.
First. Look for Roots
The root systems are the most
important consideration in buy
ing woody plants-any kind for
that matter. Not only should
there be an adequate number,
but they should be in good con-
dition.
Broken. bruised, or dried out
roots will not contribute to
strong growth.
While the size and number of
roots will vary between the Diff
ferent kinds of woody plants,
the nurseryman's care in pro-
duction is designed to produce
a compact mass of roots. To
this end the woody plants are
lifted and reset every year or
two during the plants growth.
In this way the roots are kept
in compact area and become
much branched.
Trees and shrubs that have
not had this care develop more
or less straggly root systems,
oftentimeS with very long but
sparse systems. To lift and move
such a plant is rather difficult
since large part of the root
system will be lost.
That is why it Is difficult to
move trees from the woods, I'M
less they are root-pruned and
then allowed to remain a year
or more in their present location
in which to develop a new set
Of roots.
Soaking Helps Roots
II the new tree or shrub shows
signs Of dryness. the roots should
be soaked for several hours in a
tub Of water. If both the top and
the roots are badly dried out,
II may be revived bv soaking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
Nurse Testifies
Accused Doctor
Dragged Patient

EASTBOURNE. England, Jan.
Is (Rl.-The nurse who attended
I8l-year-old Mrs. Edith Morrell
testified today that DR.. John
Bodkin Adams used a giant
sized hypodermic syringe to
pump the wealthy widow full of
drugs Just before she died.
Adams. pudgy 57-year-old So
lciety physician in this fashion,
able seaside resort. has been &C
|cused by the prosecutor of drug
Iging three wealthy patients to
death because of his "greed for
money"
The court is now hearing pre-
Iliminary evidence on a charge
that DR.. Adams murdered Mrs.
Morrell more than six years ago
after enSlaving her with drugs
and getting her to change her
will in his favor. She left him
ia Rolls Royce automobile and
an oak chest full of antique
silver.
After the hearing. expected
to last through the week, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
Congress Gets
Surplus Report

The White House reports that
surplus disposal programs have
taken $4,677, 100000 worth Of
farm goods out Of Government
stocks since 1854. This includes
commodities sold abroad. bar
tered or given away for famine
relief.
A review transmitted to Con-
eress yesterday by President Eli
Senhower said projects under
taken in the six months ended
December 81 amounted to ST.
657 100000.
TIE message gave these flg-
ures:
Agreements for sale of agri-
cultural products for foreign
currency since 1854 covered prod
ucts which represented a Com
modify Credit Corp. investment
of $2,826. 100000. Foreign buy
ers paid prices totaling $685.
100000.
Agreements signed during the
past six months totaled $l,324,-
100000 at CCC cost and an ex-
port market value Of $o84,200,-
900.
Actual shipments have
amounted to $3.50 million at the
export market value, including
about $345 million between last
July and December.
Some $3.50 million. represent
ing cost to the CCC, has been
authorized for famine relief and
other assistance abroad. OF this
81 million was authorized in the
last six months.
Donations for foreign and do
nestle relief through non-profit
voluntary agencies and inter-
govern m ntal organizations
amounted to $826 million at
CCC cost. of which Sl23.7 mil
lion was contributed during the
six-month period.
Barter contracts totaled $745
million at export market value.
including S47.4 million in the
last half of 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15

check to the magazine-then
you very likely have a firm en-
Iforceahle contract.
If, on the other hand. you
merely subscribe without spe-
cial solicitation, perhaps on an
ordinary application blank
carried in the magazaine itself,
chances are that you do not
have the usual contract even
though you pay at the time. In
this instance. it is more prob
able that you have entered into
a series of little unilateral con-
tracts: this means that when
you paid your subscription fee
you were in reality making a
standing offer tn the magazine
for each of its issues AN offer
accepted and fulfilled upon the
mailing of each copy. but only
to the extent OF that issue.
In either case the practical
liability of the publication is
about the same if it defaults: the
subscriber is entitled to a pro-
rated share of the unfulfllled
subscription either in money or
equivalent services.
1t is important to note that
in some cases subscription offers
are specially worded and may
create legal relationships diff
ferent from those described here.
The next Low in the News column
will oppeor Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15

court of five magistrates will de-
eide whether Adams should
stand trial before a judge and
jury.
DR.. Adams was arrested last
month after a painstaking Scot
land Yard investigation into
about 400 wills. mostly of veal
thy widows. The bodies of two
wealthy widows. former patients
of DR.. Adams, have been ex-
humed.
Syringe Described
The nurse, first witness at to-
days session, was Miss Caroline
Randall. who watched by the
bedside as Mrs. Morrell died. She
testified that DR.. Adams came to
Mrs. Morrells house on Novem-
Der IL, l950-the night before
she died-and brought a 5 &C.
syringe which he filled and asked
the nurse to inject.
"Is that the normal type of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15

publishers OF LOOK and other per-
iodicals. had paid Crowell- Col
lier 81 million for the title of
Golfers and vas assuming the
obligation to fill the unexpired
portion of Golfers subscriptions.
Something like So million was
. said to be due in subscript ions
to Golfers 100000 subscribers.
Whether this is the precise
arrangement made for handling
Golfers unfulhlled obligations is
unclear. but it serves to high
light the question of what legal
relationship is created when
someone subscribes to a maya
zine.
There is To all-inclusive an
swer since much depends on how
the subscription is made.
If. for example. you receive in
the mail letter addressed sneci-
flcally to you. one which offers
so-many copies of the magazine
for so-much money. and you
accept the offer by mailing your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15

syringe to use?" Assistant Prose-
cutor Malcolm Morris asked the
nurse.
mo" she replied. 1T was big
ger. The normal was a or 2
&C. syringe"
The nurse said she did not
know what the injection was, but
gave it to Mrs. Morrell on the
doctors orders, then followed
it up three. hours later with a
similar injection prepared by
Adams.
Mrs. Morrell developed spasms,
but, the nurse testified, "she
gradually became quiet and had
a peaceful end. She just passed
away quietly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
ShrinkS Swollen Piles
Without Surgeons Scalpel
Super ostringent quickly reduces ssOelling!
Super anesthetic instantly relieves pain!

ligneous A, while it instantly quells
pain and discomfort through the use
OF local anesthetic called Benzocaine.
II is these two active ingredients that,
working together are responsible for
the amazingly fast astringert-anesthetic
action that Humphreys Ointment brings
you. an action made even more pleas
ant to administer by virtue of the fact
that this astringent-anesthetic action is
found in an ointment whose vehicle or
base is soothing, emollient Lanolin.
Get improved Humphreys Ointment
at your druggists today. Available in
either handy tubes, with rectal appli-
Gator, or jars. Satisfac lion guaranteed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15

New York, N. Y. Especial Released
To get fast relief from painfully swollen
piles, two courses of treatment are open
to you. One: You can submit to surgery
for the removal of the troublesome
hemorihoids or Two: You can treat
the hemorrhuids locally with medica-
ton that shrinks their painful swelling
while, at the same time, it instantly
relieves YOU of their pain.
This latter method as compounded
in the medication now known as
Humphreys Ointment (after its formu-
lator, Doctor Frederick Hunphreys),
shrinks the swelling with an active
astringent known to medicine as Pyro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15

Two other nurses testified that
they didn't know what the in
jections were and that the
doctor wouldn't tell them.
Annie Mason Ellis said she
had asked the doctor what he
was injecting and was told at
Was something for the patients
good and it was not necessary
for one to know exactly what it
was"
Another Nurse Testifies
The other nurse, Helen Stron-
ach. said she sat in on the
round-the-clock watch of Mrs.
Morrell and had given injections
ordered by DR.. Adams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
Happiness doesn't
come in pills

Tranquilizing drugs are being
gobbled for everything from f.
nancial worries to family spats.
Are we becoming so soft that
we can't face life's normal prob
lens without drugs?
In January Readers Digest
Arthur Gordon tells why a GER
tain amount of anxiety is nor
NAL to life >. why pills" can
eventually weaken our capac-
ity to adjust to new situations.
Get January Readers Digest
at your newsstand today: SO ar
ticles of lasting interest, includ-
ing the best from leading maya
zines, newspapers and books,
condensed to save your time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
LAW IN THE NEWS
LAW IN THE NEWS
What Of Subscriptions
When Magazine Folds?
BY PHIL YEAGER and JOHN STARK

When CrowelCoier Publishing Co. decided abandon Col
Hers The Womans Home Companion weeks the
question Immediately occurred:
What happens to subscribers money paid for as-ye
nlled subscriptions?
Subsequently reported that Cowes Magazines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15

The next Low in the News column
will oppeor Friday.