New All America Gladiolus To Be Available This Year
The piece notes two new All America gladiolus entries Limelight and Blue Eyes by Carl Fischer St Charlies Minn and highlights last year’s performers Green and Gold Pompeii and Playmate. Limelight opens many buds on long heads, Blue Eyes shows uniform opening with blue violet throat marks, and readers are advised to stock up for a long season. It also mentions Elcide as a dormant dip for thrips and a June spray for corn borers.
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South Plains
Carl Fischer
St. Charlies
Minn
Glad
Low Cost Windbreak Trees Available From Texas Forest Service
Texas farmers can obtain 17 species of trees and shrubs for windbreaks at 1.50 dollars per hundred plus tax. Plants ship starting mid February to landowners, with order forms via local county agents. Minimum order 50, less than 100 not accepted. stock includes black walnut catalpa mulberry bois d arc and more.
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College Station
Texas
Bill Smith
Extension Forester
Texas A&m University
Texas Forest Service
Smith
Iris Officials to Address South Plains Iris Society
The South Plains Iris Society plans a talk by regional director Leon Welford of Dallas on February 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden of Arts Center, discussing new iris developments. The club lists Dykes Medal winners, reblooming varieties, and a diverse iris collection expected to illuminate displays for the May 1967 regional meeting and the 1968 Review 17 of Texas hosting.
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South Plains
Society
South Plains Iris Society
Reviow 17
Texas
E.Z
Balance tips keep geraniums turning and feeding right
Sunny window gardeners should turn potted geraniums weekly to shape growth and avoid one sided habit. Check for potassium deficiency with scorched leaf margins and yellowing edges. Use a geranium fertilizer high in potassium or dissolve a labeled product in water. A new seedling geranium, Nittany Lion, was developed at Penn State.
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Nittany
Justice Smith Files For Court Re-Election
Associate Jessiea Chde Smith reports the Teas Supreme Court nominee Justice Smith seeks a fourth race for a full six year term. Appointed by Gov Allan Shivers in 1950, the Woodville district judge has prior roles as Tyler County attorney and district attorney before his judgeship.
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Austin
UPI
Jessiea Chde Smith
Supreme Court
Woodville
SPC Courses On Arrangement Set
Two flower arranging courses at South Plains College in the spring term are taught by Mrs. Harry Williams. Beginner class meets Wednesdays Feb 25 for six weeks from 7 30 to 9 30 p m. advanced class Thursdays Feb 24 same times. Both meet in Room 1 Fine Arts building. fee 10 dollars.
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Levelland
South Plains College
SPC
Harry Williams
Fine Arts
Williams
Earth
List Of Nonsurplus Crops Is Released
Washington report shows the Agriculture Department releasing a list of nonsurplus crops farmers may plant on land diverted under government pay ment from wheat cotton and feed grains. The substitutes include sesame safflower sunflower castor beans guar crambe mustard seed plantage ovata and other herb crops.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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