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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
Prepare Seed Beds
For New luwns

If the soil is to be prepared
for the seeding Of grass. now
is the time to do it. Incorporate
pulverized limestone. peatmoss
or compost deeply into the soil
at time Of preparation. If avail
able, rock phosphate might well
be mixed into the soil. Allow
the soil to settle for two or
three weeks before seeding.
After settling the soil should
be raked to remove sticks and
stones and to level II as best
can be done. This raking should
get some Of the weed seeds to
sprout so that they may be
killed at the easy age-at
sprouting.
Fescue seed should be raked
into the soil; Kentucky blue
grass only pressed into the soil.
Always plant grass seed In o
firm seed bed.
There are 2.250.000 bluegrass
seeds to the pound-one pound
If evenly distributed over 1000
square feet should put $500
seeds into each square foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
AVOCADO TAKES OFFICE
QUESTION BOX

Amateur gardeners are
urged to consult The Star
Garden Book for the ANSWERS
to general questions f$f.3S
b. mail on ORDER. II yoH
haze q question for Mr..
YoungmGn, keep it brief. II
you iDill enclose q seIt-Gd-
dressed. stamped envelope. q
reply iDill be sent. The Star
can publish only a small por-
ton of such correspondence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
On Selecting Bulbs

In buying daylilies 1t Is well
to follow the popularity polls.
The 1858 poll lists many
varieties that sell for o dollar
or less-why bother with the
less desirable varieties when
top quality varieties are 90
cheap.
# daffodil bulbs are to be
dug and the soil worked before
replanting, that chore should
be taken care Of without fur
ther delay. The bulbs win
soon be putting out feeding
roots and getting ready for
next springs activities. The
digging should be done before
those new roots appear. DAT
fodil planting time should be
in September - better order
those new varieties ct once 90
that they can 60 into the soil
on time.-W. II. Y.
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tscrapbook File, August %,

(Scrapbook File, August 23)
Between the high ternpera-
lures and q good moisture level
In the soil, this season has been
most favorable to crabgrass.
unless kept under control It
could easily smother o rose
bush.
Summer planting should be
well along If we are to have
Q productive fall vegetable
garden. The planting Of
Madonna lilies, Oriental pep
pies and the evergreens should
be taken care Of as quickly as
possible even though most viii
agree that it is far too hot for
any strenuous activity in the
Garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
GARDEN
PUBLICATIONS

JAPANESE GARDENS FOR
TODAY, by David II. Engle,
Chas. Z. Tuttle Co., Rutland.
Vt, SIS.
This exquisite book offers to
its readers q practical approach
to the adaptation Of Japanese
garden design to the modern
American garden. It IL Illus
trated by beautiful gardens Of
the past a. well as by modern
private gardens Of today.
The illustrations and text
make the book Of particular
value to the owners Of small
city lots where it Is especially
desirable to develop vistas with
the illusion Of space.
The use Of water, stones,
bamboo in fences and gates and
the selection Of plant material
and the pruning Of the latter
to make it at into the picture
as q whole are all excellentiy
handled. The new ideas intro
duced may well be the keynotes
of the landscape planning Of
tomorrow.
The plants listed in Part ~
are first given in alphabetical
order by their scientific names.
These are followed by their
common English names and
japanese names. Added to
these facts are brief descrip-
tons Of type Of plant. hardi-
ness, environment best suited.
average maximum size. flowers
and/or fruit and any special
use or characteristic.
To illustrate: "Abelia grandi-
flora: Glossy Abelia. December
shrub, % degrees. Sun. light
shade, moist soils. Low. dense.
5 feet: glossy leaf turns bronze
purple autumn. Pink flowers
August through MIDI October.
Hedge. prune on dead twigs
early spring. Hybrid. "A. 8. z.
SUCCULENT PLANTS (other
Than Cacti). BY A. Bertrand.
philosophical Library. Inc.:
So
To the person who Is par
ticularly interested In succu-
Tents and who has the proper
place In which to grow them.
Mr.. Bertrand's book Is Of real
value. He writes first Of the
native soils and climate IN
which they grow and then goes
on TO tell the grower how 20
approximate these conditions
in homes and In gardens. The
chapter on cultivation Of sue
culent plants Is. perhaps. the
most valuable In the book.
After . chapter on propaga-
ton he devotes the remainder
Of the book to the families Of
succulents using many excel
lent illustrations.
The glossary ct the end Of
the book Is Of special help.
It ID followed by an index
which IL helpful in that the
names Of plants illustrated are
In heavy type.-A. 9. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
Spray to Control
Fruit Tree Borer

( Now is the time to start
spraying to control the peach
tree borer. q killer that at
tacks all stone fruits, cherries,
peaches, apricots, prunes,
plums, etc. Spray the lower foot
or two Of the trunks Of the
trees with DOT Is to 10 per
cent?. Repeat in three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
BY W. n. YoUNGNIAN
star Garden Editor


Gardeners Of the Washington
area use several kinds Of
hydrangeas and each has its
own cultural requirements.
Fortunately they are tolerant
and win Withstand quite q bit
Of misguided care. This may
be surprising 10 many. because
few bother to grow the wild
native species which seems to
thrive under the most un-
favorable conditions.
Contrast them with the
eblue hydrangea." also called
the florists hydrangea. which
Is Just barely able to take our
winters; In fact. beyond Rock
vile It IL considered Q tub"
plant.
In between these two we
, have the A. q. and p. q. which
are beginning TO put on their
annual show In the Washing
ton area.
Then there is the oak-leayed
hydrangea which is not as
widely used as its shade toler-
Int habits warrant.
Requirements An Different
All Of these hydrangeas have
their places and add interest
20 our yards, but each has its
cultural requirements and We
should not confuse them.
The "Blue hydrangea" or
florists hydrangea is undoubt-
eddy the most tender. but It
ean be grown out-of-doors IN
This area II we viii make 1t
start on slowly In the spring.
This is most easily accom-
nlished by planting ON the
north side Of the house. II
that il not feasible. then plant
IN the least protected situation
possible. The idea IL to hold
back spring growth until dam
ger Of O late killing frost Is
past. All the other hydrangeas
are harder and do not need
this care.
When and How TO Prune
(. Pruning is equally diverse.
The Blue hydrangea Is never
cut back because to do 30 would
be to remove the flower buds
at the tips Of the canes.
Pruning consists Of removing.
IN the pring-April-all dead
canes, those weak and wiry,
and then thinning the remain
ing canes to some balance be-
tween the vigor Of the bush
and the size Of flowers that the
gardener desires. The heavier
the thinning the fewer the
flowers, but they viii be large.
II the canes have q tendency to
be longer than desired they can
be shortened provided it Is done
Immediately after Towering.
The native hydrangea, which
a now in bloom, is somewhat
Weedy and must be kept under
control or it win crowd out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
Show Schedules

Harry Zieg. l4l5 Quinwood
street, Adelphi, Nd, II chair
man for schedules Of the
Takoma horticultural Clubs
dahlia and fall flower show
September 10 and 20. The
show will be ct the Takoma
school on Piney Branch road,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

a third application three weeks
later. Wet the bark thoroughly
so that the worms which hatch
from eggs laid on the bark will
come in contact with the DOT
as they werk their way to the
soil line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
NewLighting
In Gardens to
Feature Show

Outdoor lighting win be
demonstrated in five display
gardens af the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Flower and Garden Show
September II and -. accord
ling TO George Sturgeon. 7o20
wv. oreenville parkway. Chevy
Chase. general chairman. The
gardens win be near the en-
frances 70 the boys gym with
access from the East-West
highway.
Twenty eight clubs and plant
societies are sponsors, also
|nurserymen and the County
Agent Of Montgomery County.
All club members are to get
schedules by mail from Mrs.
| Charles r. Miller, 4olo Fair
mont avenue. Bethesda.
The show win benefit the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Educa-
tional Foundation ESQ cents
adults. Is cents children).
An Ikebana exhibit viii be
10 feature, chairman Mrs. Gerald
|Hraley, 1905 Healey street.
Silver Spring. Other hiehlights
win be the Governors Trophy
and . go award for the best
|dahlia.
Others on the committee In
|clude:
r. w. 9eiders. Mrs. Herman
Meyersburg. Mrs. Milton Ford.
Mrs. r. L. Willis. George w.
Wells. Frederick w. Lang, J.
Philip Schaefer. Edward L.
Stock, Miss Altoona Chartron,
Mrs. William r. Carroll and
Admiral r. J. Foley.
Hours win be-: 3 to 0 pm.
September II: II noon to 2 pm.
September ~.
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Fertilizers
Mrs. M. H. KidUeu
u Embassy Lane


IL embassy Lane
FGirfGr, Va.
What fertilizers should we
use on Q gray birch, golden ar
borvitae. magnolia. Grape myrtle
and Chinese holly? They seem
TO be dying.
Ansiuer
Shrubs seldom benefit from
heavy feeding during the spring
Of planting. Usually it il better
to reduce the size Of the tops
to compensate for loss Of roots
In transplanting. Also, feeding
tends to reduce the growth Of
the root system In search Of
food and moisture. Last spring
was bad since there was q
period Of drought In which
many Of our trees and shrubs
suffered to the point Of foliage
loss. This was followed by sew
eral weeks Of heavy rainfall In
plants In poorly drained
soils suffered from lack Of afr
to the roots-the excess mois-
ture prevented air from pene-
to the plant roots,
Chinese hollies want o mod
moist soil. Keep them
mulched with well-rotted COM
post.
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Pruning Query
From Mrs. c. B., BGEfndn
3Sl7 QNesddd Street NV.

Advise when the following
should be pruned: Cd Lilac,
ca Towering ounce. CD Dou-
bloom climber, 90 summer
snow fioribunda: also. when
and with what to fertilize the
lilac.
AnsDer
ID Lilac-early spring. ca
Flowering quince-when plant
is dormant-November through
February. probably. (3) All
rose climbers soon after flower
ing. 90 Summer snow, iiori-
bunda--at any time that you
cut blossoms for display or
early spring II bush needs
shaping up. Fertilize lilacs with
lime, wood ashes or bonemeal
in the very early spring
March. Use fertilizer sparingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
Sweet Pepper
From J. B. 0ruis

III East Rosemary Lane
Falls Church. Va.
My sweet pepper plants were
full Of blossoms but yielded
very few peppers. What Is the
trouble?
For years I have raised
Marglobe tomatoes with very
good results. ] would like to
try something different. Is
the Stone variety good in this
area? What is the best variety
for this area?
AnsiUer
Pepper plants should not be
over-fertilized, and especially
with only moderate amounts Of
nitrogen. Suggest you supple
ment earlier feelings with just
super-phospha to 2 pounds
per 100 square feet. Other
causes Of light fruiting may be
too much shade. wet soil,
rains preventing pollination.
etc.
The Stone Is considered TO
do better In the Middle West
than here. Suggest you try
Rutgers, Homestead, etc. per.
sonally I consider Rutgers the
best variety for this area.
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Hydrongeos Require
SeIective Care

other plants. This Is best done
by removing q goodly portion
Of the canes In the spring. And.
In order TO keep them upright
and not bending over. they
should be thinned. A WELL
controlled native Is attractive
but, II left INTENDED TO grow,
1t Is more or less Of @ pest.
The A. q. and p. g. hydran-
geas. which are just now COM
ing into bloom-later on we win
enjoy the huge bronzy blooms
are usually trained TO q single
trunk. In contrast with the
foregoing which have many
stems or canes. Also. we should
shorten each Of the stems
branches In the spring to re-
duce the number Of flowers
and consequently increase the
size. Too severe q pruning can
result In diversified flowers
which the stems can hardly
support. An in-between de-
gree Of pruning is probably the
best, although It Is doubtful II
any type Of pruning win enable
the stems to hold the flowers
upright.
The Oakleaf hydrangea
should be pruned In the sum
mer, Immediately after flower
ing. It. too. produces its
flower buds in the late summer
and fall or spring pruning
would remove them. Moderate
pruning Is desirable for the
oakleaf since 1t is used mostly
as an ornamental In the shady
shrub border.
With the exception Of the
Blue hydrangea the hydrangeas
produce pink and white flowers.
Even Blue" win produce white
or pink flowers. depending
upon the variety II the soil is
nearly neutral in degree Of
acidity. Thus the soil should
be lined for pink or white
flowers: for blue flowers acidify
the soil by adding sulphur
small handful to the small
plant, Q cupful or more for
larger plants.
When 70 Plant
Hydrangeas are usually
planted in either the spring or
fall. They need o moist soil.
so the planting mixture should
be well enriched with peatmoss
or compost. The Blue hy-
drangea is best planted in the
spring since it Is the least
hardy.
Insects and diseases do not
seem to be serious In this area.
In fact, the only pest noted
so far in the writer's garden
is the cane borer who likes to
tunnel into the canes Of the
p. q. and A.. q. after spring
pruning. Undoubtedly II this
were to get serious Q good
spraying with DOT immedi-
ately after pruning would help
to reduce the tunneling.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
BOY SCOUTS

The Branch of Education, working
with the Scout Executive for Navajo
La II d District, recently conducted
survey of all Bureau OF Indian Affairs
schools as to their interest III Scouting.
Results Of the survey revealed that sew
eral schools have Scouting u nits i'll
operation and that many others desire
units to be set up. AS soon as the sur
vey is completed, Scout training teams,
consisting of volunteer leaders, will
lend assistance to schools III training
leaders and setting up committees nee
essary to oprate units properly.
A five-Week' S Basic l. e er h p
Training Course for Scout leaders is III
its second week. 1t is being held at the
Court House III Gallup, New Mexico
from ZOO PM to 900 PM. weekly
on Monday evenings. The session is
well attended by reservation leaders.
All Scout leaders, or anticipating scout
leaders are invited to attend.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
ANCIENT ELEPHANT TUSk
FOUND NEAR KAIBETO

I h e Northern Arizona Society of
Science and Art, Incorporated, f | a g.
ia IF, Arizona reported d success in
finding an d eXcavating a portion of
Elephant tusk near Kaibeto, Arizona.
Mr.. Alan P. Olson, Curator of An
thropology with the museum, said a
Major Brady has tentatively identified
the animal as Pmelephas colln1bi, an
extinct form of Mammoth. The period
during which this form flouTished was
the Pleistocene, period which started
nearly 100000 years ago.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
GIRL SCOUTS

The Girl Scout Organization has re-
Gently completed its frs leadership
training session Oh the Navajo Reser
vatlon. Troops are being planned for
Window Rock, Fort Defiance, FL Paso,
Sawmlll, Tohatchi, and other locations
as interest develops. Girl Scout Execu-
tive, Miss Margaret KLmer Of the Cha
parral Council of the Girl Scouts of
America is plotting the program. All
leaders or anticipated leaders, IN the
Girl Scout Program should contact Miss
Dolores Young, Public Health Service,
Fort Defiance, Arizona, for Information
concerning the 20 Hour Leadership
Training Course, now i'll its second
week.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
TOYS USED IN STUDIES
BY NAVAJO CHILDREN
BY D. V. VANN

l n e National Association of Tow
Manufacturers is taking a keen inter
est in the Navajo children who are en-
rolled in the Ganado Public School at
Ganado, Arizona. They are providing
an excellent variety of toy free Of
charge to the school. These will be used
in the classrooms to teach Indian chill
dren English and to give them chance
to enjoy the National cultural back
ground enjoyed by other children in
the United States.
Superintendent w alter Carpenter
contacted DIR. Grace Langdon, child
development advisor of the American
Toy Institute of the Toy Manufacture
ers of the United States of America,
d DR.. Irving Stout, Dean of the
Graduate School of Arizona State
University at Tempe, Arizona to ar
range to have toy survey conducted
by teachers in his school. Three teach
ers at present are working on the toy
survey, Miss Sarah Yoder, Mrs. Flea
nor Spinning and Mrs. Dorothy Vann.
Toys began to arrive early in Nov
ember and as soon as they arrive they
are cataloged n d numbered with a
code number for each manufacturers.
A large variety of toys has already been
received. Monday evening, (Nov. 81
all toys received to date were exhibited
in Miss Yoder's classroom. At that time
teachers were permitted to check out
toys which they felt would be helpful
and enrich the classroom programs.
Older students will be enthused with
the assembly kits of cars and boats with
tiny working motors. They will learn
much from the Science Kits which are
available. Other toys include toy an
imals, cowboys, Indians, soldiers, hors-
es, games of many kinds, sewing kits,
doll houses, dishes, a real little electric
stove, musical tops, puzzles, trucks and
cars, small cement mixer, musical
instruments, Jacks and Balls, construc-
ton kits that range from log cabins to
sky scrapers and colorful playground
balls.
Many of the cultural toys will help
Indian children extend their knowledge
of the outside world away from the
reservation. AS the project is set up
children will be allowed to borrow the
toys on toy loan project, so they can
take them home.
On Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10)
two important visitors viewed the toy
collection at the school. T h e y were
Dillon Platero, chairman of the Nav
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01

the Shiprock Subagency Schools from
Cove. The authorized enrolment for
Cove School is 12O.
Sh iprock Subagceny, Education
Branch, is anticipating O h e + school
expansion programs. Several officials
fr m the Central Office have been
checking building sites at Nenahnezad,
Ioadlena and Red Rock Schools, and it
is hoped that N ore modern facilities
will be available for the Navajo child
rem in the near future.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
THE NAVAJO TIMES

IHE NAVAJO TIMES
III the Primary Grades who are work
ing on the toy survey during the year
The object of the survey is to see
which toys are the most useful in teach
ing non-English speaking children,
which toys give the most pleasure,
which toys are durable and toys that
serve particular purpose. The most
important part of the survey is from
an educational standpoint and teachers
are studying their pupils reactions and
progress from every standpoint and will
keep record of each reaction anG res
ponse. The project will be carried on
at least 5 years at Ganado P ubl c
School.
Shlprock - (Continued)
buildings in which there were tw o
classrooms, dining room and kitchen.
One set of quarters, for the Principal
and his wife, were also located there.
The new school is as modern as any
school on the Reservation. Th e four
classrooms are large and well equipped
The kitchen is modern and is adjoining
a large multi-purpose room that is to
be used as a dining room also.
There are nine new sets of quarters,
which are modern, and are fully fur
nished.
Cove is in the center of the Kerr
McGee mining district, SO miles from
the Shiprock Subagency. 1t is located
IN beautiful setting, with picturesque
mountains in every direction.
Due to the drought, Cove is presently
without sufficient w "a er to run the
school. A new we'll is being drilled, and
plans are to open the school in the near
future.
A community meeting was held on
October 20 at the new school, to talk
to the parents and try to get as many
children as possible to go to Shiprock
Boarding School until the Cove School
opens This meeting was attended by
Mr.. Dillon Platero, Chairman, Nav
ajo Tribal Education Committee; Mr..
Leroy Failing, Education Specialist,
General, both of Window Rock; Tribal
Councilmen, nd employees of h e
Shiprock Subagency Education Branch.
The parents voted % for to 81 against
dated in the pass, 100000 years.
sending their children to Shiprock to
school. This margin was too narrow to
make decision. 1t was decided that
those wishing to send their children to
, 1959-10-20
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1859

bona fde the following organiza-
tons: (l) The Benevolent Society
Of A.V.I 10 The American Viz
gin Island Society 60 The Ladies
Aid Of A.V.I. "a The A.V;T. Pru-
dental Association go The Amer
lean Virgin Civic Association.
For months later in an Ediorial
opinion in the September issue Of
the Civic appears: Established
for a number Of years in New
York are four bona fde organi-
cations with stability and sincere
devotion to the needy. They are
as follows:
1. Benevolent Society of Ameri-
can Virgin Islands 3. Ladies' Aid
Of American Virgin Islands. 8.
American Virgin Islands Pruden-
tial Association 4. Better Harlem
Association
We note the American Virgin
Island Society is missing. What
happened to cause it to fall from
grace? Can it be because its Pre-
sident initiated and heads the
Unity Council?
We Of the American Virgin Is
ends Unity Council shall always
endeavor on the basis Of the facts
at our disposal to draw honest and
impartial conclusions and to mo-
dify our position only when new
and pertinent facts so indicate.
However, constructive criticism
and suggestions are welcome and
viii always be considered-such
as those which appeared IN the
ST. Thomas Daily News and the
81. Croix Avis.
, 1959-10-20


VOL. lis TUESDAY,
cymbals'-an assortment of do
gooders-out to save the world
from a fostering jaundice which
was the theme Of these misan-
thropes'?
MOI For in October, 1915, the
United Nations came into being.
God forbid that the UN should
fail, but if It does, and onankind
survive the holocaust, should the
idea be considered futile of still
trying to find an answer to pre-
vent total and final destruction to
cur planet?
And now we shall address our
selves to the question that has
been asked: Save the Virgin Is
lands from what?'' The answer is
a simple one: from bartering away
its birthright for "a mess of pot
tage. We ask in return: after the
purchase price Of land has been
spent and the seller has enjoyed
himself for a season, then what?
It has truly been said 1that a
people who own no land is nd a
people-and that the soil is the
source Of all independence" Since
this is q fact we feel amply justi-
fed in the stand we have taken.
When we speak Of the People Of
the Virgin Islands, we do not in
tend to refer to the Landed
Barons. but to the wage earners-
the men and women who toll for
a living. And it is to members Of
this group who are f~ortuYSate
enough to own parcels Of land
that we suggest that they do not
fall into the trap Of selling their
priceless possession-their birth
right-to those who historically
become the. explorers Of new
lands. We recognize the tempta-
ton Of the large offers being made
for land, but would counsel own
ers TO lease rather than to sell.
IN this way the families can reap
the benefits Of their land without
disposing of it irrevocably.
If this position is to be con-
eushed with Tascism and Hitlers
National Socialism then let the
Civic make the most Of it mas
much as its best judgment seems
to be based on caprice and not on
reason. For example, a letter
from the Civic Association. dated
April is, 1853; addressed ID tie
American Virgin Island Society
stated in effect that the ~Civic
Governing Boardn classified as