Roses and Father’s Day Tribute Month Note
The piece, credited to the National Father’s Day Committee, recounts the origin of Father’s Day and the rose as its official flower. It traces Sonora Louise Dodd’s idea, Spokane’s 1910 adoption, endorsements by Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, and Coolidge, and explains wearing white or red roses to honor fathers, with a closing poem excerpt.
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America
William Smart
Washington
Sonora Louise Dodd
Spokane Ministerial Association
Spokane Alliance
Spokane Youn Men's Christian Association
Spokane
Father
William Jennings Bryan
Dodd
Woodrow Melce
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Gardening English Style in Great Britain and Europe
Allan and Sheila Swenson compare British and European gardening practices with U S methods. They note wider rows, multiple row cultivation, increased plant food, and continuous seedling starts inside homes. They highlight decorative plant combinations, small intensively tended plots, and the use of pots and tubs for tastier eating. They also invite readers to order a garden booklet for 1 50.
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Ian Cease
Indoor plant personality guide from a 1977 issue
A casual style piece explains how indoor plants have different needs and temperaments. It introduces a labeling system using three letters to guide beginners in selecting light, moisture, and soil to match each plant, emphasizing knowledge and careful selection to ensure success.
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Morte Garena News
Urban trees face smog and wind in canyonlike cities
Scientists led by Dr. Thomas S. Elias warn city trees endure stagnant and gusty air from skyscrapers. Urban soil limits and salt damage threaten roots while elms decline from Dutch disease. In Poughkeepsie 57 percent of 8027 trees were maples, risking large losses if maples fail. A Trees Act proposal would fund urban tree planting with federal matching dollars.
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United States
Elias
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Secretary of Agriculture
Unusual Flowers As Annual Bedding Plants
Unusual flowers and bedding plants described include Bells of Ireland, Calendula, Gazania, and related ornamentals. Notes on cultivation comfort, color ranges from yellow to orange, and nighttime blooming patterns are mentioned, along with urban greenery ideas such as trees reducing urban starkness.
Tips for Home Gardeners Improve tomato growth with stakes and clear supports
The article advises securing sprawling tomato plants to stakes to keep fruit off the soil. Use 1-by-1 inch stakes planted one food deep with five feet above ground, or short stakes for compact varieties like New Yorker or Fireball. Tie branches to stakes as plants grow, and manage suckers to form two stems. Consider a concrete wire ring as an alternative support. Produce better fruit quality and earlier ripening.
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Raymond x Nates
Planning a Home Garden for Low-Cost Nutrition
A guide to planting vegetables for a home garden with timing and storage tips. It covers tomatoes lettuce cabbage and beans with recommendations on planting windows storage methods and preserving yields. Includes a note on Gurney Seed and Nursery Company catalog and address for order inquiries.
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Gurney Seed and Nursery Company
E Street
Yankton
South Dakota
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Palladium
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Allan and
Sheila Swenson
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Europe
Toma Howe
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New York
By Er Dona
Earl Aronson
AP News
Thomas S. Elias
Ted Cary Arboretum
California
San Francisco
Financial District
Susan
PWO
S. First St
Fulton
Ansa
Mooie
Lee
Palladium - Times
Betsy Ross
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