Petunia Hybrids Peak In Garden Popularity And Choice
Hybrid F-1 petunias provide months of continuous bloom and dominate seed production through two main wholesale producers. The Latin series offers compact multi floras like Red Satin Pink Peach Dawnlight, while multi blooms like Blue Lustre and Gay Lustre introduce color variety. Double varieties such as Tart add size and bi red patterns. sales guidance suggests trying several recommended types to find a favorite.
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United States
Canada
Lone Shopper Buys More Despite Being Alone
A supermarket trade publication finds that a shopper acting alone tends to spend more, with no difference in behavior between male and female loners. The study notes higher per visit expenditures by solitary buyers.
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Lone Shopper A
York
UPI
Varieties Suggested for Vegetable Gardeners on South Plains
Plant now with recommended carrot varieties Imperator and Chantenay for early success on the South Plains. lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, and corn are covered with specific varieties such as Copenhagen Market, Greenback, Plainsman, Homestead 24, Pearson S, Rutgers, Centennial, Copper Skin, Nemagold, Kennebec, White Rose, Yolo Wonder, Challenger, Ashby, Palomar, Olive, MR 17, Pixie, Valentine, Tendergreen, Merit, Seneca Chief, and Calumet-E Z. The article advises planting in blocks for corn and mixing several tomato varieties for best results.
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South Plains
Copenhagen
Robert Reed
Texas Tech
iGreenback
Plainsman
Homestead 24
Pearson S
Rutgers
Palomar
E. Z
Talk On Landscaping Given At Club Meet
Mrs Joe Arrington guest spoke at Yucca Garden Club in Municipal Garden Arts Center on Elementary Landscaping. She urged neatness and good taste in design and cautioned against overplanting. Mrs Max Mott hosted. Mrs Kenneth Rickert presided. Next meeting set for 7:30 p.m. April 8 at the Municipal Garden Arts Center.
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Joe Arrington
Yucca Garden Club
Municipal Garden Arts Center
Planting Time For Trees Shrubs And Hardy Perennials
Gardeners are advised to plan and plant trees shrubs and hardy perennials now. Ground covers like columbine carnations shasta daisies glauca grass and early-sown annuals such as marigolds cockscomb and zinnias indoors may yield quick results. Early crops of snapdragons and geraniums indoors could precede outdoor transplants once frost danger passes.
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E.Z
Press at Goodyear makes missile liner insulators in Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co in Akron announces a massive press capable of ten million pounds of pressure is used to produce rocket liners for Minuteman and Polaris solid fuel missiles. The press, the largest in the missile insulation field, shapes rubber liners used as insulators in the missiles.
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Real Pleasure
Akron
Ohio
UPI
Minuteman
Polaris
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
South Plains Iris Society Formed in Texas Tech Area
A new group formed the South Plains Iris Society with Don Johnson of Texas Tech elected president and Grady Knight as vice president. Keith Patton named treasurer, Vernon Keesee recording secretary, W. E. Sanford secretary, Louise Bliss publicity chair. An iris show is planned for May 4 and 5 at the Municipal Garden and Arts Center with an open show aim for all South Plains iris enthusiasts.
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South Plains
Don Johnson
Texas Tech Department of Horticulture and Park Management
Grady Knight
W. E. Sanford
Keith ‘Patton
Matador
Vernon Keesee
Louise Bliss
Municipal Garden
A Slay
Junior Garden Club Covers Furniture Refinishing Tips
The Lubbock Junior Garden Club met at the Lubbock Women’s Club with Mrs Charles Still presiding. Guest speaker Mrs Walter Wilson demonstrated refinishing furniture and urged not to throw anything away. A St Patrick’s centerpiece of white carnations appeared in a pipe. Next meeting is at 10 am April 4 at the clubhouse.
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Lubbock
Lubbock Women's Clubhouse
Charles Still
Walter Wilson
St. Patrick's
W. B. Holden
Hurley Carpenter
J. H Brock
Program of slides planned for Municipal Garden show
On March 25 at 7 30 the Municipal Garden and Arts Center hosts a program of slides and planning for the show. Organizer E Z notes the event will present a preview of forthcoming plans and visuals.
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Municipal Garden
E.Z
Fire Strikes 800 U.S. Homes Daily, Reports Board
New York fire officials say 800 homes catch fire daily in the United States. The National Board of Fire Underwriters cites smoking as a major cause, with matches and smoking responsible for about a quarter of fires of known origin.
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New York
UPI
National ‘Board of Fire Underwriters
Fire fatalities in U S rise to eleven thousand eight hundred
The National Fire Association reports 11 800 fire deaths in 1962 with about 6 400 occurring in homes. The NFPA notes the record year 12 100 occurred in 1954.
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Boston
UPI
National Fire Ee Association
United States
Sald Nfpa
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