Choosing Trees for Your Yard by Age and Growth Rates
This guide discusses selecting trees based on goals and age, noting slow growers like ginkgo, white oak, beech, sourgum, white fir, and white spruce, versus faster options for older homeowners. It suggests planning layouts for 100 by 200 feet properties and offers booklets on related topics for a small fee.
Question of the Week on rose leaves and melon sprays
R F of Elyria explains late July yellowing on rose leaves due to natural shedding often worsened by drought and heat. J H of New London recalls spraying melons with Epsom salts and borax to improve flavor. D R of Wakeman asks about tomato plant cutting by wildlife and suggests collars or DDT sprays as control measures.
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R. F
Elyria
U. S.department of Agriculture
Scale of Plans in Feet Key to Planting Georgia Creed
Scale of plans in feet key to planting Georgia Creed Pla w No 250 landscape architect details likely describe plotting in surveyor terms. The fragment shows an architectural notation referencing planting layouts and measurement scales. The item indicates a landscape design document authored by a landscape architect for a project identified by number 250.
Power mower safety tips urged to prevent injuries in 1962
Edward R. Klamm of Allstate warns of rising injuries from power lawn mowers as more homes adopt garden machinery. A California study shows over a 40 percent rise in injuries. many occur while mowing or during starting, refueling, or clearing jams. He lists safety steps, including inspecting the yard, reading manuals, disconnecting spark plugs, avoiding fueling hot engines, keeping children away, stopping the motor when leaving, wearing shoes, and storing gasoline safely.
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Edward R. Klamm
Allstate Insurance Companies
Klamm
California
Memphis
Tenn
Cilden
Rose as National Flower Gains Bipartisan Support
In Congress Keating of New York leads a push for the rose to be named the National Flower with joint resolution S J Res 118. Senators Javits Neuberger Scott Tower and Bridges co sponsor as supporters cite the rose’s symbolism strength and nationwide appeal. A nationwide poll shows one in three Americans favor the rose as the favorite flower.
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United States
Congress
Keating
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Tower
Sen. Bridges
America
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Florida
Fslaine
Hawaii
U. S. Credits Aid India Farms
New Delhi reports the United States extended three development credits totaling 22.5 million dollars for irrigation and drainage projects on Indian farmland. The funds aim to improve agricultural productivity and water management, reflecting continuing U S assistance to India's farming sector.
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U. S
India Farms
New Delhi
India
United States
Prices Rise Sharply in Japan Markets
In Tokyo, Japan, last year the wholesale price index increased by 4 percent while the consumer price index rose by 9 percent, signaling broad inflation pressures across goods and services.
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Japan
Tokyo
Cicada Invasion Warns Of Annual Swarm
Entomologist Henry W. Gilbertson warns that the 17year periodical cicada will emerge this season from Connecticut to North Carolina and as far west as Illinois and Indiana. He says a one week window exists to prepare chemical defenses against the males shrieking warning of the impending invasion by females.
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Henry W. Gilbertson
Davey Tree Expert Co
Seaboard
Connecticut
North Carolina
Illinois
Indiana
Garden notes cover growing petunias tomatoes and peonies
Garden columns offer care tips for petunias tomatoes and peonies. Advice covers pinching back, staking and mulching, water and fertilizer needs, and pest control methods for nematodes corn borers cicadas and ants. Readers learn about space, growth habits, pruning, and seasonal division for long lasting blooms.
Simple Rules For Easier Home Plant Care
Plant care becomes easier with four rules from the American Association of Nurserymen. Start with good soil and amend heavy or sandy soil with organic matter, manure, peat moss, or similar substances. Fertilize sparingly, consider foliar feeding, and spray as needed with all purpose products. Water by soaking soil and waiting for it to dry before rewatering. follow these steps to improve home plantings.
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American Association of Nurserymen
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