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Evening star., 1961-01-15

in the course are: History Of
landscape design; the influence
Of art. nature and environment
on landscape design: and basic
principles Of landscape design.
Additional information may be
obtained from Mrs. Benjamin
w. Thoron. 3019 P street NV,
Washington z. d. c.
Principal business Of the ses-
sion will be presentation of
awards in the Better Neighbor-
hood for Better Living" urban
conservation contest. sponsored
by the Sears-Roebuck Foun-
dation as part Of its Home
and Neighborhood Development
program.
Cash awards totaling $500 were
made available TO the league for the
urban conservation contest last Sep
tember. and "a entries have been sub
mitted By garden clubs holding mem
bership In the league.
Six awards Of 500 each will be
made for projects In the competition.
Two awards will be made In each
munity or public buildings; neishbor-
hood Identification, and preservation
and Improvement Of natural areas or
parks.
In addition, 10 projects now in
progress will compete for two cash
awards Of 500 each many Of the
which the awards will be made is the
first to be made to the league By the
Sears Foundation.
The meeting also will consider
changes In bylaws Of the league, which
is made up Of more than 10 estab-
lished garden clubs in the District Of
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
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League Sets
New Date for
Conference

The National Capital Garden
Club League has postponed un-
til January 81 the league
meeting originally scheduled for
January "a. The session viii be
held in the auditorium Of the
Woodward & Lothrop Chevy
Chase store. Wisconsin and
Western avenues. beginning at
10 am. Principal speaker will
be Gilbert Guide. widely known
horticulturist.
The date was changed to
avoid o conflict with the Land
scape Gardening course to be
held January 1925 at the Uni
versity Of Maryland. under Joint
sponsorship Of the Federated
Garden Clubs Of Maryland, Inc,
the National Capital Garden
Club League. Inc. and the Uni
versity Of Maryland Extension
Service. Glasses will be held
from Q am. to 8 pm. each day
in the Student Union Building
at College Park. Md.
Among subjects to be covered
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mound like plant is to Is
inches in height and Of some
what greater width. We have
had several red flowered cush-
ion type NUNS but for some
reason they have not seemed
to fill the bill. This appears to
be the best one yet.
Her Majesty was produced
by an amateur. Mrs. Grace
Mack Of New Canaan, Conn.
The descriptions state that
the cushions. Apricot Sheen
and Bingo, start blooming in
September. An October /
Towering date is given for
Her Majesty. Actually. the
best dates for planning the
chrysanthemum display are
those worked out by our local
growers. 1t will be some time
before . reliable average can
be determined. However, those
given will help.
All of the ASMS winners
are sold with the red, white and
blue tags which identify them
as the cream of the trial grounds
which extend across the coun-
try and now number 20. Each
trial ground is under the super
vision Of a. qualified judge who
scores and rates the varieties
under trial as he sees them.
Each Judge then submits a
score card rating, comments
and evaluations to the jury of
IA judges who must make the
final decision. Even this is
done by secret ballot so that
bias may not enter.-W. H. Y.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
New Nuns for 1861
Stress Cushion Type

The All-America Mum Selec-
tions for 1861 are three: Her
Majesty. Apricot Sheen and
Bingo. Apricot Sheen and
Bingo are both cushion
flowered NUNS. The two cush-
ion type AAMS winners for
1861 seem to continue a trend
that may be somewhat sur
prising to many growers. the
leading place that the cushion
type has kept in the selections
since they were started in 1854.
Thirteen varieties have now
been named and seven Of them
are cushion type.
Her Majesty Is described as
an exquisite. slightly incurved
white decorative. The 3 to 31a
inch flowers are borne on strong
erect stems to 28 inches. Good
whites are needed In the
garden hardy and this may
be the one.
Apricot Sheen is q wide
cushion-type mum Of new
color and form. The cactus
shaped flowers Of 21a inches
fairly blanket the 15-inch plants
with a mounded form Of 20
inches or more in width. The
plant Is compact and neat
and the color blend is in
pastels Of peach, gold and
apricot. finishing clean prim-
rose peach.
Bingo, a rich crimson red has
Ia to az inch flowers on a
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Cotton-A Dried Arrangement

The fluffy puffs of soft white
cotton fibers are the product Of
q most remarkable plant. Cot
ton shrubs Of considerable size
grow In many tropical coun-
tries. In India, these plants
and their beneficial bolls were
known and their use was re-
corded as early as the 9th CEN
tury BIC. Herodotus said that
s'these wild trees in India bear
fleeces as their fruit"
The botanical name for cot
ton is Gossypium. and there are
numerous kinds, each suited to
the different climatic require
ments of the cotton producing
areas. India, Egypt and North
America each use hybrids de-
signed to produce the best re-
suits for their particular condi-
tions.
Life is amazing. Ever since I
was born I have been sur
rounded with the end-product
Of cotton. and yet I had never
seen it grow in the fields until
my first trip to Florida. But,
from q fast moving car, a field
Of cotton is nothing too excit-
ing. ! yearned for a closer look,
and a friend of mine shipped
me a box Of cotton bolls.
I have no idea whether the
Indian or Egyptian cotton
cousins look similar. but I am
truly enchanted with the soft
floss Of good old American
Gossypium. What q combina-
tion Of contrasts. Coarse fibrous
stems hold in equally coarse
castings the very softest fluff.
Out Of rough brownish bolls
swells the fleece Of creamy
white. Separate the two and
you find the capsule has four
sections with four tufts Of cot
ton in which seeds are snugly
imbedded. Try to separate the
seeds from the fibers and you
win understand what the In
vention Of the cotton gin meant
for production.
Since cotton is q dried ma
terial. Styrofoam or any me-
dium which viii easily hold
stiff. woody stems should fin
the container. ! have used q
new shape from California
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Edible Fruited
Towering Peach

A new peach variety that
Is well worth growing for its
flowers produces edible fruit.
Heretofore towering peaches
produced scrawny fruits, If any,
Of little value. Saturn, q new
variety recently released for
sale, has double rose-pink
blooms. The fruits are big,
yellow-fieshed freestone with
good flavor.
Since peach trees are Of
rather modest size. the flower
ing peach should be adapted to
any sunny yard with reasonably
good drainage. However, this
new variety, like all other
"stone fruits" should be pro-
tected from the peach tree
borer. Three applications Of q
10 per cent DDT solution to the
lower portion Of the trunk,
starting the latter part Of Au-
gust at three week intervals,
will give reasonably good pro-
lection.
Evening star., 1961-01-15

man, 4s13 sherrier place NV. Cues,
speaker. Mrs. John Z. Wiley.
LINCOLNlA HILLS GARDEN CLUE
Of Alexandria. Va. Tuesday. 8 pm,
Chambliss street. Hostesses: Mrs. j
e; Johnson. Mrs. q. r. 5ovekamp'
MRS. =. w. Most.
wEsTMORELAND HILLS GARDEN
CLUB: Monday. 1918 PM home oi
drive, Westmoreland Hills. Nd. In
formal luncheon. discussion Of entry
In the Armory show in March.
LANGLEY GARDEN CLUE, Tuesday
home Of Mrs. William r. Furlong, 2406
BENJAMIN street, Mclean. Va.
WOODLAND GARDEN CLUE, Mon
day. Pm. Red Cross Building, Fair
fax, Va. Business meeting: Officers
are; james Houska. president: DR.
Jarvis seely. secretary; Mrs. David
Wood.
DREsTwOoD GARDEN CLUE. Mon.
1900 Shepherd street NV. Mrs. Il. A
MysrsSurg NY :su .,,Sni WI lecture on Roses
TONIC SLD DSTsoS Run sSdE4S REASc4 4SSE.ds, SE HS
8 pm, Broyhill Auditorium, 462t
Leroy W. Neibich. past president Of
thu, Potomac Chrysanthemum Society
S :Peik Slides Sn Of 1nnna said.ns wT Il
'nf bEvERLEx aHsh xyisHIL Hills "essIIS GSaDEN CLUB
Alexandria. va Thursday. 10 am.
Wisnnsts. Srns ..ndRss dsss0'tiPPe P1oar.m chqsss
SUNNY SIDE GARDEN CLUE, Mon.
HouIe. Yei07 Fiity-second avenue
c0lsSs pSwbhN pssf ss0Escpf Of fGARbEs flRS
John Kiley, 570S colfax avenue. A. Il
area birds. Hostesses:. Mrs. Roy Gil.
lnsGTh sTMNER MTs dxRDRS ssR DaSpdmaGD 6nGB. ru..d.,
moreland Recreation Center. MIS-
John Wiley win speak on "Porcelain'
i1fG EAST yi'TfhsLis HILLS GARDEN CLUE. Mon.
day. 8 pm. home OF Mrs. Pearl Mar.
'hffl6l ffl6lrtoaaSadA tSaaS kSsE ssSsft ssdEcrErY. Thurs.
day. 8 pm. auditorium, Natural HIS
stitution avenue NV. Panel presen'
tation,. "Eyaluation Of New Introdue.
tions." Program chairman leadini
disegssien; J Be- Benjamin Willisms;,
nOMEcEEhDLnS CAMDEN CbUb
business lunch, Wednesday noon. home
Of Mrs. John H. Cornwell, 1905 Ray.
mond street, Chevy Chase, Md. Speak
er, Mrs. Emery Hertelendy. Cohostess
MI NEiSHBoRHooD Ssifs S1'i iiGtAkiipEN CLUE
Arlington, Va, installed these officer,
at the recent dinner meeting: Pres.
ident. Mrs. 3: L. Gates: vice president
John Hughes and Mrs. Harold Hun
saker: treasurer, Mrs. Walter Royen
historian. Mrs. Frank L. Ball; libra.
rian.. Mrs. Ted Hsines; news letter
Ralph Bennett. OUTGOING president
Markert was dinner chairman.
Evening star., 1961-01-15

Potteries. 1t Is a very tall. verti-
cal container OF coarse texture
and a purplish-brown color. A
long slim stem emerges from q
round. wide base and ends In a
dubious cup in which our ar
rangement can easily be made.
The stiff stems Of cotton
group very erectly into q tall
design. Several stages Of the
bolls are represented. The
closed capsule as well as sew
eral empty ones showing the
four sectional dividers. With
q little coaxing. other bolls
opened easily into four petal
like tufts and these were used
so that they occupied different
heights. planes and areas.
Care was taken to make the
design narrow so that width
could not possibly impose on
height. That is all there is to It.
I placed this arrangement on
q shelf near the fireplace, and
on q cold evening. when the
fire crackles and the wind
howls in the chimney. I swear
I can hear old spirituals prais-
ing the cotton which bears
warm fleeces as their fruit"
Evening star., 1961-01-15
January Is

There Is very little that can
be done In the garden at this
time Of the year unless It dries
out enough for spading. We
can, II it Is not too cold, do a
bit Of pruning. Grapes should
be the first to receive this at
tention; other fruits might well
follow and then the shade trees,
deciduous shrubs and finally
the roses. This program might
well end with the roses being
pruned in March because they
are tender and can be frozen
back by late freezes.
Should the weather permit
we might apply Q dormant
spray to the deciduous trees,
shrubs and the roses to clean
up any scale insects present as
well as to destroy some Of the
disease spores over-wintering
on the wood. Lime sulphur is
the more commonly used DOR
mant spray material but the
miscible oils are also used for
this purpose-follow the manu-
facturers' directions carefully.
Dormant sprays may be applied
when the temperature is above
freezing and likely to remain so
for "a hours.
We have been having the
more or less normal weather
for Washington. commonly re-
ferred to as freeze and thaw
weather. It will break the roots
and push the poorly rooted
plants out Of the ground as well
as those bulbs which are shall
lowly planted. Even the plant
markers are pushed out Of the
ground II subject to continued
freeze and thaw. However,
those who were fortunate
enough to mulch their beds
while the ground was frozen
should escape the injury stem
ming from the freeze and thaw
which we must expect.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
New PIonts

In selecting new things for
the garden do not overlook the
All = Americas. In most cases
they will do very well in the
Washington area. The two ALL
America roses, Duet and Pink
Parfait. did exceptionally well
in the writer's garden in 1860
better than all Of the others
under observation. The ALL
America flowers, Coral Satin
petunia and Gloriosa double
daisy. were excellent perform
ers. This is only. by way Of IL
Illustrating again, how useful
the All-America trials are in
picking out those varieties
which we may depend upon.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
GARDEN CLUB ACTIVITIES

GLENcARLYN GARDEN cLuB.
Johns Episcopai Church, Iexinston On
and Fifth streets South. Ariinston.
Slides slis ~, With aseompanying lecture on
ssssl:. chri:sisns.onc Als c'rREfassf EF. ws4H: ass
ROCK sPRrNc GARDEN CLUE.
TernSoTSSood TNsSiniSSaS Hs.e % H;s: RCsk v.,a1s vSgT9s
Hostess; Mrs. Elizabeth Pilcher. chair:
man; aIm:,lan. mrs; william GSs,Seli. MEs John
Mrs. roSimannph SEs phSIs ars ANtskfssSs e. Pr,ee
Mrs. Charles Prisk.
SLIGO WOODS GARDEN CLUE,
Shelter; Speaker, THOMAS p, Burleigh
Sationo MuseSm. i Birds fiiSn q tSs %asRe " sRe
ins children, Hossesses. 'S%s Mrs. Lillian lillian
Mcbride and Mrs. Betty Whiteseli.
CAMELLM SOCIETY OF THE 20
Army:Savz club. farragats square uHsHs1ni snd
street, Tuesday, 1890 pm.
FERNW00D GARDEN CLUB, Wednes-
TiTbsT: qay ESQ aS6a, g;m, Sns RoIs Of Mrs Robert
Jane; HamIin; Paul stodlsr viii SPEAK Deal;
UNIVERSITY HILLS Christmas dec
Touch and Glow Garden Club. awarded
John GIss sia fssds1 stsnson to s.l.e: Me-
Mrs. Paul Ruddell, 1900 CoIesyilie
road. and Mrs. Z. M. carrico, 3in4
Rosemary land. won honorable mem
HALF;ACRE GARDEN CLUE. Fort
Washington Forest. Md, has ccm-
pleted landscaping the triangle at the
Charles sIi Leave Werner: assistant county asent
fence has been instsled H to protec. aae DGs. sSs
planting. Plans are being made for
historical churches in the Fort Wash-
fnEton area. Proceeds viii go to land
scape the new elementary school.
D0GWOOD HILLS GARDEN CLUB,
I,nursday. 8 pm, home Of Mr., and
road, Fails Church, Va. Kenneth uSSo Setton,
president of the Northwest Annandaie
Citizens Association, will install new
ciileers. The Skeletons will show their
African violets and explain their care.
POTOMAC CHRYsANTHEMUM So
SSEtiL, Sntid;n,. Wsdnesday. 9 pm. Perpetual
thesda. Nd. Robert B. Brsnstead viii
speak on the contrasts between the
Engiisn and American systems OF classi-
3ieauon:: 3ic VISITORS welcome. Informa-
from Mrs. Howard % K Ca csmubelI' ri GI'ashed ssed
Rayburn road, Bethesda IA, Nd.
GLENwoOD ROAD GARDEN CLUR
luesday' pm. home Of Mrs. j j
McMesl, 540s Glenwood road, Bethesds,
Mo; Proeram: Annual review Of the
EVERGREEN CLUB, Monday, 2 pm.
4o10 Fifty-first street NV proaram
Mrs; D; II. Patteson- Knight, Every
GARDEN Is Room"
BUnLEITH GARDEN CLUE, Tues.
osy' Pm. hostess, Mrs. Edith Ait
Evening star., 1961-01-15
MORE SNOWY VARIETIES
AmorylIis Time
Approaches Again

Oftentimes the new bulbs are
offered without roots. This is
not considered the best prac-
tice for the roots should be
protected at all times II the
bulbs are to have the vigor and
productivity which Is desired.
There is one rule that should
not be overlooked. After flower
ing the potted plants should be
kept In o sunny window and
watered and fed until 1t is warm
enough to place the pots out of
doors. This growing Is essential
IL the bulbs are to store up
strength for next seasons per-
formance. Some gardeners take
them out Of the pots believing
that they win grow better. 9th
ers keep them in the pots but
make an effort to give them
extra feedings for strong
growth.
Along about mid-September
the pots should be lifted and
brought indoors. The plants are
gradually dried or for their fan
rest period. There Is some dif-
ference Of opinion as to how
they should be treated during
this period. The Dutch bulb
growers think that the bulbs
should be kept in q warm sit-
uation-up to 80 or IS degrees
for proper maturing. However,
many gardeners seem to have
good success by keeping the
bulbs on the cool side until 1t Is
time to start them into growth.
In starting dormant bulbs
into growth it is good practice
to give them q thorough water
ing, and then wait until there
are unmistakable signs Of
growth before watering again.
Once growth has started the
pots should be kept in q warm,
sunny situation and watered
freely. An occasional feeding is
desirable. preferably using one
Of the liquid fertilizers.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
BY W. H. (BILL) YOUNGMAN
Star Garden Editor

star Garden Editor
For many years most gar.
|deners addicted to the growing
of the Amaryllis expected them
to be ready to start into
growth shortly after the
Christmas season. In fact. it
was rather common for them
to rush the season by giving
a pot or two q good drink of
water and putting it in a
warm place so as to have the
first blooms Of the season.
February or early March. To-
day we have varieties that
may be brought into bloom
within a few weeks almost any
time in the early winter.
The showy amaryllis, and
they are really snowy today
compared to the old fulvous
reds that the gardeners Of yes
teryear grew. Today we have
lovely pinks. clear whites and
good reds as well as striped
and mixed colors. They have
huge trumpet shaped flowers,
6 to 8 inches In diameter and
two. three or four on a stem.
Since the flower spikes usually
appear before the leaves they
make quite q showing in most
any situation.
The huge bulbs are best
grown In smallish pots, not
more than 2 inches larger in
diameter than the bulb. The
bulb should not be set deeply
into the soil as with most
other kinds of bulbs. Only
about "a Of the bulb should be
covered with soil.
The soil mixture generally
used Is the standard potting
mixture-eQual parts Of sand,
peatmoss and loan to which
a tablespoonful of dried cow
manure is added. perhaps an
equal amount Of bone meal.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
AmoryIfis Pots

The amaryllis pots should be
watered and gotten under way
If they are to be In bloom by
early March. Give them q good
soaking and place them in q
warm situation. As soon as
new growth is evident water
freely and keep in a sunny
situation. A feeding Of liquid
fertilizer may be beneficial at
two to three week intervals,
Evening star., 1961-01-15
Bure-Root Roses
Can Be Planted
At This Season
BY BRIAN X. FINGER

ASSISTANT Mont8omery county Asenb
Now is q good time to plant
bare-root roses. When you re-
ceive your bare-root roses, put
the roots in a bucket Of water
and let them soak overnight.
Roses should be planted in q
location where they viii have
several hours of sun year
round. Even though the location
you pick may have plenty of
sun in the winter, make sure it
will have plenty Of sun In the
summer when the trees leaf
out.
Roses need q loose, fertile,
well-drained. moist soil. The
hole should be dug large
enough to accommodate all Of
the roots without cramping. 1t
should also. be deep enough so
that the bud union is at, or
slightly below, the soil level.
Roses also prefer an acid soil Of
.ph SIS to SIS. If you would like
to have the soil tested, write
to your County Agent. Room
153, Old Courthouse, Rockville,
Md. and ask for q soil test box
and instructions. This is q free
service to residents of Maryland
by the University Of Md.
Po 2-5454 (Tip-APhone) is
the number to call for re-
corded garden tips from your
County Agent. This weeks
messages:
January 16-9 am. to IL
noon: Five-day weather outlook.
January 16 and 17-Planning
Your Vegetable Garden.
January 18 and 10 - Mice
Damage in Orchards and How
to Control It."
January 20, 81, Snow
Damage to Trees and Shrubs"
Evening star., 1961-01-15
Confer Cuttings

Now is the time to take cut
tings from the conifers and
some Of the broadleaved ever
green's. Start them in q mix
ture Of perlite and peat. sand
and peat. or spaghnum moss
alone. These materials should
be barely damp-not wet. Keep
In q moderately light situation
since in direct sunlight they
would get too warm. Use q
roofing hormone on them and
keep in q humid situation as
the cutting must not dry out
during the roofing process. BY
starting them at this season
they should be we'll rooted and
ready for setting out In O grow.
ing bed by mid-April.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
Protection

The Federal Trade Commits
sion has inaugurated o plan
to nip the fly-by-night get
rich quick promoter that has
been feasting on gullible gar
deners. Formerly 1t took too
long to get enough evidence to
put a stop to such operations
so the operator made his money
and disappeared before the
commission could bring him
into court. The plan now Is
to speed the corraling of such
operators and make 1t that
Evening star., 1961-01-15

much less profitable for them.
However. the warning material
which Is undoubtedly in most
libraries Is important to read
since 1t describes how many of
these schemes are operated.
The main warning is, how
ever. to avoid anything that
the seller claims to be amazing
super or super.super, that will
climb higher, produce more, or
flower longer than anything
else. When you read such
claims throw the promotional
material in the waste basket
Immediately and avoid dis
appointment.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
THIS WEEK
IN YOUR GARDEN

for use. II the old seeds are
still visible even though the
percentage may be low. 1t Is
be o dependable supply ready
feasible to use them simply by
sowing more thickly than would
be proper for good terminating
seeds.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
CormeIs

Plan to plant the gladiolous
cormels, those little hard
coated embryo corms that form
on the roots, In March. BY
early planting the soil moisture
will penetrate the coat and they
will sprout and develop before
the summer Is over. Most Of
them II they get an early start
viii produce flower stalks the
first season. Plant the cormels
rather shallowly and scatter
them In the trench much like
people plant garden peas.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
Youngmun to ToIk
On Gurden Soils

Wilbur II. Youngman. gar
den editor Of The Star. will
speak Tuesday at 8 pm. at a
meeting Of the Garden Club Of
Belle Haven. l23 Windsor road.
on Making the Most Of Our
Garden Soils"
Evening star., 1961-01-15
House Plants

Many Of the house plants
can use q feeding Of fertilizer
at this time-the plants should
begin to show signs Of growth
now that the days are definitely
longer. Liquid fertilizers are
easy to apply but be sure the
soil Is moist before applying.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
Birds

The snow is largely gone but
keep feeding the birds. Resu-
larly maintained feeding sta
tions are most likely to keep
an interesting collection Of birds
In the yard.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
Leftover Seeds

If the leftover seed has not
been tested that chore should
be taken care Of so that when
planting time comes there will
Evening star., 1961-01-15

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Evening star., 1961-01-04

Oficers Club. National Naval
Medical Center.
Mrs. Emanuel Perry was
to review MRS. Aris Goees
to Paris" Mrs. Perry is the
past president of the National
Story Telling League.
National War College
The first luncheon Of the
season for the Women's Club,
National War College took
place at noon yesterday with.
the Air Force Wives in charge.
The. luncheon was given
in the Crystal Room at Fort
McNair Offlcers Club. Mrs.
Paul ]. Hurley and Mrs. Louis
T. Smith were co-chairmen
for the day. Mrs. Carl Spaatz
and Mrs. Bernard Schreiver
were the honor guests.
Evening star., 1961-01-04

housing for senior citizens
from all over the world.
Plans range from luxury
to middle, to low income
housing-but all are geared
to comfort, beauty. safety
and independence.
The displays have been as
sembled by the Housing and
Home Finance Agency and
the National Association of
Home Builders.
AS a further participation
in the White House Confer
ence, a Douglas Fir Plywood
home, known as the House
of Freedom" for senior cou-
pies, has been erected on a
vacant lot at the northwest
corner Of 17th and M streets,
a short distance from the
Housing Center.
The latter has been ar