Window Sill World Indoor Plant Show Highlights Home Gardening
Indoor gardening expert tips from the first International Flower Show at the New York Coliseum emphasize flowers grown under incandescent and fluorescent lamps. Rutgers and Cornell display “The world on your window sill,” with guidance on light, water, soil, temperature, and self watering pots. Practical care steps from the Piarists Telegraph Delivery Assn advise how to cut, hydrate, and store cut flowers for best longevity.
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New York Coliseum
Frederick H. Kant
Cornell
Rutgers
Piarists' Telegraph Delivery Assn
Magnolias Attract Growers In California Gardens
Gay flowers and picturesque habit attract many to deciduous magnolias in this state. Blossoms bloom mid spring before leaves, often two toned inside and outside. Varieties include Saucer Magnolia and Star Magnolia with several named cultivars. magnolias praised for their small, graceful form in home gardens.
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Hatch
California
Campbell
Hardy Azaleas Easy to Please
The azalea, a Rhododendron relative, thrives with little care in well drained light acidic soil amended with peat moss. Avoid all day shade or sun and protect from midday heat. Keep the soil moist but not soggy for best results.
Southern Azalea Varieties Thrive in California Gardens
Azalea fans can grow Southern Indica azaleas across California where temperatures stay above 15 degrees. Popular forms such as Pride of Mobile, Phoenicia, Alba, Southern Charm and Pride of Dorking offer pink, white and purple blooms, suited to mass plantings, foundations, pots, and decorative accents. These evergreens reach about six feet in a decade and prefer some sun but avoid reflected light and excessive heat.
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California
America
Deep South
Shade Trees Improve Industry and Neighborhoods
Industry finds shade trees beautify premises and improve working conditions, lowering turnover and boosting production. When near homes, tree barriers screen properties and reduce owner objections, creating a better environment for employees.
Huge Camellia Reticulata Enchants Lovers With Size
Yunnan reticulata camellias are celebrated for massive blossoms and tree like forms. Plants require superb drainage and warm sheltered sites with day temperatures around 60 to 70 degrees and nights 50 to 55. Propagated by grafting as they do not root well from cuttings. Captain Rawes is a common, early introduced variety.
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Yunnan
Kunming
China
Bridal Wreath Spirea Varieties and Garden Use
The Bridal Wreath Spirea S prunifolia plena and S van houttei bloom early with white flowers, while S bumalda Anthony Waterer opens in June with rose pink blossoms. Anthony Waterer is lower growing at two to three feet and more compact, suited to containers and foreground accents.
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S. van Houttei
Anthony Waterer
van Houtter
Giant Camellia Show Opens in Walnut Creek Tonight
The Northern California Camellia Society launches Camellia Week with a large show at Walnut Creek Festival Hall. About 200 members and guests from garden clubs will display hundreds of camellias, varieties, bouquets, and garden settings. Nine trophy cups and many ribbons will be awarded. entries close Saturday morning. Admission 50 cents, children free.
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Howard Burnette
Castro Valley
Adair Roberts
San Leandro
Northern California Camellia Society
Walnut Creek
Festival Hall
East Bay
Walnut Creek Festival Hall
Ygnacio Blvd
City Park
John Beers
Walter Peterson
Jack Osepueda
Richard Swope
Wist
Charles Jensen
H. G. Sanders
F. A. Grimmelman
American Camellia Society
Camellia Society
Kurume Azaleas Shine In California Gardens
Kurume Azaleas are pretty and versatile in bloom during mid March. They are among the finest flowering shrubs for California gardens with a low compact spreading growth suited for many planting styles. They thrive in tubs raised beds under trees and in garden beds.
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California
Lab Develops Many New Citrus Species at Riverside Station
New citrus varieties developed by Dr Frost and colleagues at Riverside experiment station include dwarf and hardy types with fragrant blossoms and edible fruit. Highlights cover Robertson and Washington navels, Trovita and Taracco oranges, Eurekat lemons, Lisbon and Ponderosa lemons, Dancy and Clementine tangerines, Rangpur limes, Kumquats, tangelos, and Marsh seedless grapefruit. Emphasis on planting in sheltered sunny coves with ample heat.
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Riverside Experimental Station
Frost
Lisbon
Kinnow
Kara
King
Rangpur
New Electric Home to Ease Cleaning Job
Mrs Na fziger moves into a modern electric home built by her husband featuring push button servants, central vacuum, electronic oven and lights with dimmers. The house includes 200 plus outlets, intercom, fluorescent ceiling, and safety lights on stairs, aiming for affordable future adoption.
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Nowy
Nafziger
Nofziger
Chrysanthemum Auction Slated by Oakland Park Dept
The Oakland Park Department announces its annual Chrysanthemum auction at Sailboat House Lakeside Park on March 19 20 and 21 with 300 surplus clumps for sale from 10 am to 12 noon and 1 to 3 pm daily. Buyers pay cash including tax and may not resell. bring own containers. plants must be removed immediately. Robert J Ammerman heads the sale with Park Dept Nursery staff assisting.
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Oakland Park Dept
Lakeside Park
Park Dept
Robert J. Ammerman
Nursery Stail
Take It For What Its Worth Want Ads Prompt
In playful ad style the message urges readers to use Want Ads to find a car job or other items. It hints at steady friendships and cash from selling unwanted possessions. The copy blends quotes and wordplay to attract attention and prompt action.
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