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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN
Star Garden Editor

Mid-July is the time to start
next years perennial border,
BY sowing the seed at this sea-
son the plants should be large
enough to be transferred to
the perennial border by late
September, and there they will
be we'll established by winter,
In the spring they should be
husky enough to produce a
good display in the border.
Thus, seeding now is the equiv
alent Of gaining a year in the
border.
Growing perennialS from
seed is not a difficult job. In
fact, II the seeds are sown in
carefully prepared soil mix
lures in pots. the chore is quite
simple. Usually a soil mixture
Of equal parts of sand, peat
moss and garden loan (no
fertilizer) is satisfactory for
starting the seed. The soil mix
ture should be screened to re-
move the coarse material. This
coarse material may be used
in the bottom of the fiat or
pots to insure good drainage.
Cover this with an inch or two
Of the screened soil.
Pots Are Preferable
Pots are usually preferable at
this season of the year to flats
or to a prepared bed in some
part of the yard. The pots
may be placed in shady, cool
situation until the seeds have
terminated and then moved to
light shade and finally into a
sunny situation. A 4-inch pot
should produce two or three
dozen plants for transplanting
to pots or flats.
The seed should be Sown in
rows or broadcast, if tiny, and
spaced far enough apart so that
in lifting and transplanting
they will not have their root
systems too badly torn. This
is the major reason for trans
planting as soon as possible
after the first pair of true
leaves appears. BY the time
the second pair of true leaves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
QUESTION BOX
FOR GARDENERS

Consult books for general
questions, such as The Star
Garden Book 1885 BY mail.
Write out and mail specific
questions to w. H. Young
man, Garden Editor, The
Star, Second and Virginia
Avenue Sc, Washington 3,
Don't telephone, please.
IncloSe a Selt-GddreSSed,
stamped return envelope for
Mr.. Younqmdn'S reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Dropping Roses
From Mrs. L. v. Trumbo

From Mrs. L. v. Trumbo,
1412 N. Vermont street,
Arlington, Va.
What causes the heads Of
roses, sometimes even the buds,
to droop? Erect and dropping
roses occur on the same bush.
AnStDer
Cane borers may be the
cause; brown canker cuts of
the flow of sap and may be the
cause. Occasionally the stems
are chewed by some insect
while soft and this affects the
flow of sap. Sorry, need more
information to answer your
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
DuyIiIy Convention
To Sturt Thursday

The American Hemerocallis
Society will open a three-day
convention here Thursday. A
showing of 200 colored slides OF
daylilieS will be held at 8 pm
Thursday in the west ballroom
of the Shoreham Hotel.
Bus trips have been arranged
to outstanding daylily gardens
of the area, including those OF
Carey Quinn, Harvey Warwick
and Willard King of Bethesda;
Harold Kirk of Silver Spring
and Evan Flory of Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Hardy AmuryIIis
From Mrs. Donald J. Dere,
1901 Rutland place,
Alexandria, Va.

From Mrs. Donald J. Dere,
1901 Rutland place,
Alexandria, Va.
I planted so Hardy ANA
rylliS" bulbs this spring in q
sunny, .well-drained location
The new leaves were perfect
but now they are brown and
withered. They were watered
along with other flowers which
are all doing fine. What could
I have done wrong?
AnStDer
The Hardy Amaryllis bulbs
Oycoris squamigera) are fall
boomers, they produce only
foliage in the spring, which
dies down about this season
In the fall (September) the
Towering shoots will appear as
though by magic and grow rap
idly, and bear trumpet shaped,
fragrant, lilac-pink flowers.
There will be no foliage at this
season,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
.AbeIiu in Shade

y From j. Robert VendeL
HOG University boulevard West
SilUer Spring, Nd.
Our abelia, planted in heavy
shade under an oak, seem
healthy but have attained nc
size even though properly fer
tilted and pruned for several
years. There are few branches
and they grow out and arching
rather than up. Should they
be removed and, if so, what
can they be replaced with
(prefer evergreens) to give q
tall 6-foot screening effect?
90 A Mahonia in our founda-
ton planting has died. What
would be your suggestion rela-
tive to replacing it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05

suggest a replacement. Ma
honias need shade. do best on
the east or north side of a
house. Thrive in an acid soil;
should be mulched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
AnSDer

The description indicates
that the dogwood borers have
been working on your tree and
it is about dead. 1t is possible
that the soil is too poorly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

The hot dry weather of the
past week certainly slowed
down plant growth. Even the
bluegrass lawns were begin
ming to be affected. The only
answer to these hot spells is a
good mulch over the root area,
The deeper the mulch, the
cooler and more moist the soil
Also, the poorer the soil, the
more important it is to keep
it mulched.
While the soil is bone dry,
there is little point in trying
to transplant or to SOW seed
However, rather than delay
this job it can be handled by
using the hose to soak the
soil deeply one day and doing
the planting the next.
X y + X
japanese Beetles
Japanese beetles are showing
up in several sections of the
Metropolitan Area, especially
where there has not been com
munity action in spreading the
milky spore disease. Also, in
those areas where new homes
have had the lawns covered
with pasture sod from up coun-
try where it is not the practice
to treat to control the beetle
grubs. Shrubs. roses and trees
may be protected by spraying
the foliage with methoxychlor
or with DOT.
4 4 \ \
Dividing Iris
The lifting and dividing Of
iris should not be POSTPONED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
AnSUer

The Abelia is fairly tolerant
of shade, but cannot be ex-
pected to perform as if in full
sun. Their habit of growth
is to throw long arching
branches which later branch
out and become twiggy. For
shade and a screen, suggest
hemlock. They may be pruned
to any height.
Without knowing why Ma
honia died would hesitate to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
AuSUer

A slip by the typesetter
changed 2 to 3 months into
"23" months which is, OF
course, wrong. 1t takes from
8 to 10 weeks to get the plants
to transplanting size. They
flower while still quite small
Nevertheless, it is recon-
mended that the seed be
started indoors in early March
so that husky, well-branched
plants will be ready for the
border in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Petunio Bloom
From Mrs. David Pogue,
1880 Frederick road,

West Lanham Hills, Nd.
A question concerning pc
tunias has come up in my
neighborhood. Your Garden
Book for Beginners" would lead
us to believe that it takes about
two years from seeding to bios
SONS ("seed blooms: %
months"). However, THE
Star Garden Book" gives the
impression that they will bloom
the same year. We would ap-
preciate your clearing this up
for us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05

drained. The dogwood can be
injured by 2,4-D applied too
close by, and the fumes carried
to the foliage by a breeze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05

any longer than necessary
Large divisions are desirable
if bloom next spring is to bt
had. Iris need both sun anc
a well-drained soil for best
results.
Sowing Perennials
1t will soon be time to SOW
the seeds Of perennialS anc
pansies. Prepare a seed bed il
a protected situation where
weeds and insects will not be
a factor. Also, prepare a screen
or shade for the bed to keet
rains from beating the soil tt
a crust or washing out the
seed. Perhaps a few small seec
flats are an easier way to d.
the job. They may be moved
about as needed, and it is 6
lot easier transplanting anc
wedding if the fiat is lifted tt
a table or some support so a.
to avoid STOPPING.
4 X 4
Feeding Roses
Feed the hybrid tea anc
polyantha and f1oribunda rose
every month, if they are Il
keep growing and producing
during the heat of the sum.
mer. Keep the rose bed.
mulched and watered for best
results.
~
J. AZalea Cuttings
1t will soon be time to TAXI
cuttings Of the azaleas anC
other broad-leaved evergreens
A bed in the cold frame, if il
can be shaded, is likely to b.
easiest. But any box can bt
made into a propagating frame
with a piece of polyethylent
plastic. A half-and-half mix,
ture of peat moss and sand il
the most common media, bu
puverized spaghnum will do thu
job as well.
| X 4 II
Water the Glads
It is important to keep tn,
gladS watered during this hot
dry weather if they are tt
make strong growth. Also
when the flower spikes begil
to emerge, they must not b.
allowed to wilt if crooket
spikes are to be avoided. Wa
tering and mulching is the an
swer to tall straight spikes.
w. H. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Luwn Fertilizer
From Miss M. D. WoodseH,

From Miss M. D. WoodseH,
1922 First road North,
Arlington, Va.
/ have been using lawn fer
tilizers without good effect
cannot get a good stand al
though I reSeed thin spots
spring and fall. Does one use
the urea you mentioned in =
recent article in connection
with regular fertilizer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Turf Turns Brown
From Dennis r. FitsGer1ld
5Of7 .SndllDOod driUe

ETOW DGIIIIS ~. EtSOICIu tU
5017 Smdll,Dood driDe
Large patches Of thick turf
turn brown as though burned
and can be lifted off in a sheet
There is no beetle or grub. fol
I have dug beneath the deac
areas. The grass was beauti-
full until hot weather hit ir
June.
Have applied Scutl for fun
gus because a green slick mole
also appears on the soil, also
my lawn has been treated with
silky spore and chlordane.
1t must be a certain kind Of
grass which is attacked by 9
fungus but how can / contro
it?
My front lawn is perfect
The trouble area has a down.
spout providing more moisture
which 1 have considered good
for my border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
AnS1Der

If the other fertilizers used
have not produced the desired
results am doubtful if the urea
will produce any better effects.
Suggest you check the PHI by
sending a sample of the soil
to the v. P. 1. Experiment
Station at Blacksburg, Va.
Something is lacking, although
it could be that you are cutting
the grass too short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
AnStDer

Am not certain that the
problem is one of disease. 1t
could be lack of air to the roots
because of the downspout
Also, If you have copper gut
tiers, it could be toxicity. Cop
per can be highly injurious to
plants.
The mold or moss is due to q
high moisture level at the sur
face of the soil. This condi-
ton can occur whenever the
soil is compacted or moisture
exceeds the subsurface drain
age.
However. you may wish tc
try a special fungicide recon-
mended by the specialists at
Beltsville - Kromad. It has
shown good results in the trials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Dividing Iris

The lifting and dividing OF
iris should not be postponed
Evening star., 1959-12-30
County Presses Search
For Fugitive Auto Thief

Prince Georges County po-
lice today continued to search
for a youth who escaped in a
hail of bullets after abandoning
a stolen car with police in hot
pursuit.
The youth got away by wad-
ing a stream at the District
line near De La Sale College
about 6 pm. yesterday and dis
appearing into a patch of
woods. Close behind him were
two county policemen and an
impromptu posse of Christian
Brothers seminarians.
Pvt. James Ross said he
spotted the youth driving a
stolen car at Sargent and Chill
lum roads in the Michigan
Hills section and gave chase at
speeds up to 10 m.p.h. Pvt.
Ross said he pursued the fleeing
car down Chillum road and
into Fifteenth avenue. The
youth missed a turn at Jeffer-
son street and crashed into a
parked car, the policeman said,
The youth then leaped out
of the car, ran through a yard
Evening star., 1959-12-30

jumped over the fence and ran
across the property of the
Christian Brothers College. Five
of the seminarians we're play
ing basketball but Joined in the
chase when they saw Officer
Ross pursuing the youth. One
of the students, Patrick Casey,
said he got within a few yards
Of the boy who eluded him by
running down a ravine and
wading a stream.
Pvt. Ross said he ordered the
boy to halt as he headed for a
patch of woods. When the boy
ignored the order, Pvt. Ross
said he emptied his revolver
at him. Mr.. Ross believes be
may have wounded the youth.
Police issued a lookout for
a youth wearing a black jacket.
white sweatshirt and brown
trousers. The stolen car be-
longed to Henry Klein of 1000
Quebec terrace, Silver Spring.
1t was stolen from his wife,
Mrs. Helen Klein while she was
shopping in Langley Park last
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

said the law Office he shared
with Mr.. Starratt and Mr.. Bar
bee had been modernized three
months ago.
He estimated that the value
Of the law library in his Office
at close to $4,000.
Among other attorneys hav-
ing Offices in the building were
Daniel D. Doherty, Leo Bender,
John D. Bowman, jr., John
Sumner Wood and Joseph A..
Cantrell.
The blaze apparently began
near a stairway in a basement
furnace room, according to Fire
Inspector M. Thomas Slater.
The basement was flooded
under 3 feet of water, ham
pering the efforts of the fire
investigators.
Mr.. Slater and County Fire
Marshal Charles H. Howe, jr.,
estimated the loss at bout $780,
900, half of which was listed
as the buildings contents.
The building, the first floor
Evening star., 1959-12-30
Missouri Pastor Named
Alexandria Pulpit

DR.. William Randolph Sen
gel, pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church, Fulton, Mo-. was
named today as minister of the
Old Presbyterian Meetin g
House, Alexandria, Va.
DR.. Sengel will take over his
new duties on March l.
He succeeds DR.. Kenneth G..
Phifer, who resigned last July
to accept a professorship at
the Louisville Theological
Seminary.
A native of Fort Smith, Ark,
DR.. Sengel is a graduate of
Davidson College and the Di-
vinity School of Yale Univer-
Slty. He also has a Master of
Sacred Theology degree from
Yale University Divinity School
and a Doctor of Divinity degree
froo:c Westminster College,
fulton.
Since his ordination in June,
1850, by Montgomery Presby-
terry. Virginia Synod, the 39-
year-old minister has served
the Tyler Memorial Presby-
terian Church, Radford, Va.
1950-54, and First Presbyterian
Church, Fulton, 1854 to the
present.
During the war DR.. Sengel
was commissioned an ensign
and later promoted to lieuten-
Evening star., 1959-12-30
Stress Salary Needs
Couple, Children
Killed in Fire

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 3C
(AP).-A young married couple
and two of their children per-
iShed today when an oil stove
exploded in the front room ot
their apartment here.
Their third child was brought
from the house in critical con.
dition by firemen. Eight Other
residents escaped the flaming
two o-and-one-half-Story frame
dwelling.
Dead are Houston c. Parker
%; his wife, Nellie, 81. and two
daughters, Barbara Ruth, /, anc
Rickie Jean, 2.
The third child, CarviS Tru-
man Parker, 4, is in critica
condition at Norfolk General
Hospital.
The five of them were asleep
in a front bedroom of their
irst-f1oor apartment when fire
broke out in the adjoining
living room which faces tie
porch.
Deputy Fire Chief H. L. Drew
said the blaze apparently
started shortly before 7 am
when an oil heater in the
front room blew up.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

of Peace observance continues
Uing program:
Mems Glee Club of Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone
Co.
8:15-9:00 pm. - CHORUS.
Montgomery Chapter of
Sweet AdelineS, Inc.
TOMORROW
2::30-3:O0 pm. - CARIL-
IONIC BELLS.
4:0O-5:00 pm. - ANCIENT
FIFE AND DRUM CORPS.
Continental Boys Fife and
Drum Corps.
5:00-6:00 pm. - ORGAN
RECITAL. Harold Abmyer.
6:00-7:00 pm. - PUPPET
SHOW. National Capital Area
Council, Boy Scouts of Amer
lea.
100000 pm. - ORGAN
AND CHORAL MUSIC. Choir
of the First Baptist Church.
100000 pm. - GREEK
ORTHODOX NEW YEARS
EVE SERVICE. St. Sophia
Greek Orthodox Cathedral.
The Very Reverend Amilianos
Lalousis, dean, presiding;
Cathedral Choir.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

books. is in town to visit old
friends and to give lecture
at 8:45 tonight at the Insti-
tute of Contemporary Arts.
He held a casual press con-
ference yesterday at the home
of his friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Straight of $500
Green Spring road. Fairfax
County.
Sir Julian, older brother of
novelist and essayist Aldous
Huxley, said the possible use
of ruclear weapons means man
has to make a choice in evo-
luton.
1--WE could very well destroy
our civilization" he said.
lie added, though, that the
increase in human numbers, u
called the population explosion
by some, 'iS not so immediate
a threat as atomic war but in
the long run is more seri-
GUS"
With the culture evolving, he
said he doesn't "see there's any
Evening star., 1959-12-30
; Fined $3.50
InTaVernCase

Three men were fined a total
of $3.50 yesterday for a liquor
law violation at a Cottage City
tavern where police made two
gambling arrests last month.
The tavern, the Dixie Pig,
1904 Bladensburg road, also
was accused by the Prince
Georges County Liquor Board
last month of using substitute
whisky.
The fines were imposed
yesterday by Judge R. Bowie
Clagett in Hyattsville Police
Court, after preliminary hear
ing lasting nearly three hours.
County police said two under
covermen purchased a half
pint of whisky on November %,
a violation of the county ban
on the Sunday liquor sales.
Judge Clagett ordered fines
of $100 each against Guy
Minovity, 26, of the 740O block
of Eigthy-third avenue, Palmer
Park, president of the corpora
ton holding the liquor license
for the tavern, and William D.
Harris, 38, of the 4100 block
of Forty-sixth place, Bladens-
burg, a short order cook.
A $3.50 fine was imposed on
Morris Parzow, 40, of Oldham
road, Silver Spring, an employe.
He and Harris were charged
with making the illegal sale,
and Minovitz was accused of
permitting the sale.
Minovitz and his father, Ben
ME, So, of the 1900 block of
Battery lane, Bethesda, were
seized by police November 9
and accused of making cash
payoff on a pinball machine.
The case is pending in Circuit
Court.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

d Ohio Railroad underpass at
Colesville road. Silver Spring.
East-West Highway
2. East-West highway Just
east of Wisconsin avenue and
at its intersection with Wis
consin avenue.
8. Elimination of a hazardous
rise at the intersection of River
and Falls roads in Potomac.
4. Massachusetts avenue
northwest of the county line.
These projects, council mem
berS declared, should be ap-
pended to the State roads
agency's recently released
schedule Of projects to be
undertaken either next year or
in the next few years. The
State list included one major
Potomac river bridge, the
Cabin John bridge due to be
advertised for contract by
next June 80, and improve
mentS on key portions of the
following roads: the southwest
leg Of Interstate Route 70S
CU. S. 240), the circumferential
highway from the southwest
leg to Pooks Hill and from
Connecticut avenue eastward
to Georgia avenue and Univer-
sity boulevard, Route 90 south
ward to -Four Corners, Univer-
sity boulevard, River road,
Bradley boulevard and Old
Georgetown road.
The State agency's schedule
was described as its minimum
flve-year program.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

white smoke" coming out of
the chimney. They said that
nothing seemed to be amisS.
Valuable Records Lost
Several lawyers whose Offices
were wrecked said they lost
valuable records, including con-
tracts, deeds, titles, promissory
notes, correspondence and law
books.
Offices at the front of the
building suffered less fire dam
age than those in the center
and rear. where ceilings and
floors collapsed and the central
stairway was crumpled.
In some offices, the attorneys
were able to recover scorched
law books and papers which
were in steel filing cabinets.
Other attorneys with Offices
there included Andrew w.
Starrett. jr., former assistant
States attorney, and Harper
NJ. Smith, present assistant
States attorney. Mr.. Smith
Evening star., 1959-12-30
Democrat Attack
On Council Zonino
Policy Rebutted

An attack by 19 Democratic
precinct officials on the Mont
gomery County Councils apart
ment zoning policy was
promptly rebutted yesterday by
Councilman David L. Cahoon.
Mr.. Cahoon said a critical
letter from 19 precinct chair
men-received by the council
yesterday cited statistics
which indicate a trend that
doesn't exist"
The precinct leaders wrote
they were deeply concerned
over zoning trends in the Ken
Sington- Wheaton area, claim
ing that the apartment zone
potential had been increased
by 300 per cent from May tc
last November.
The Fourth District council
man said council apartment
rezonings represented an in
crease of "27 per cent, not 300
per cent" over what had beer
recommended by the technical
staff of the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
He said the land involved
amounted to less than four
tenths of l per cent of the
total land area, (9,516 acres)
in the Kensington- Wheaton
area.
Recent attacks on the coun-
cil's zoning policy, Mr.. Cahoor
declared, we're based on "in-
conSistencies" and were high
ly charged with emotion" He
said the council has since May
denied apartment zoning fol
IS per cent of the acreage fol
which it was requested.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
$150,OOO Blaze Destroys Lawyers Offices
And Papers in Kelley Building at Rockville

A pre-dawn blaze swept
through a lawyers Office build
ing next door to the Rockville
firehouSe today. Total damage
was estimated at S150,000.
A volunteer fireman on his
way to work at the Rockville
Post Office discovered the blaze
and turned in a box alarm at
1888 am. Within minutes after
the alarm volunteer firemen
converging on the scene re-
ported the entire building in
flames.
Thousands of dollars worth
of legal records were destroyed.
9 Feet From FirehOuSe
The two-story brick Kelley
Building at 22' South Perry
street was separated from the
firehouSe by "a 9-foot alley No
one was at the firehOuse at the
time. The Rockville depart
ment is composed entirely OF
volunteers.
Among the lawyers whose Of
fees were IN the building are
Thomas C. Kelley. owner OF
the building; his law partners
j. Hodge Smith and Thomas M.
Anderson. Jr.; Alger Y. Barbee,
member of the Maryland House
of Delegates and former States
attorney for Montg cry
County; David L. Cahoon,
County Council member, and
Barnard T. Welsh, one of the
county'S leading trial lawyers.
Richard A. Dunn, %, the VOL
unteer fireman who sounded
the alarm, said he smelled
smoke as he drove by the fire.
house. He stopped to investi-
gate and saw smoke easing
out of the windows"
County police, in their re-
port on the blaze. said the
Kelley Building had been
checked by two policemen Is
minutes before the alarm. The
OF GERS, on a routine patrol,
had thrown a spotlight on the
rear of the building and no.
ticed a small amount of
Evening star., 1959-12-30

room, if you really accept the
Darwinian conclusions, for a
God in the customary sense.
Sir Julian, who has been at
tackled frequently for atheistic
views, described this Gus
tomary" God as supernatural
and yet capable of interfering
with the affairs of nature"
But, he continued, religion
seems to be "a necessary func-
ton of human nature"
Religion is always trying to
come to grips with human des-
tiny" he said.
Moving to what most people
think of when evolution comes
to mind, Sir Julian said there
is certainly a lot of minor
evolution going on all the
time"
Strains of flies and mosqui-
toes that become resistant to
.DDT he described as "a very
unpleasant form of evolution. y