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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
7
John W. Dunesn of the American Association of Park Superintendents notes that midsummer bloom persists in the hardy border from spring through August and September. He lists hollyhocks delphiniums phloxes gaillardias helio…
The article highlights renewed interest in gladiolus cultivation, praising Arthur Cowee's fields of modern hybrids. It notes the valuable collection of Coe Groff hybrids as a centerpiece of this horticultural achievement and underscores the flower’s growing popularity.
H H Groff of Canada is cited as the world’s most successful gladiolus breeder. The Silver Trophy strain yields improved hybrids with minimal deterioration and larger flowers. Country Gentleman reports new colors and delicate markings not previously seen, enhancing beauty and variety.
Charles Black states he has grubbed outdated pear trees and will cut back many eighteen year old Kieffer trees to four to six feet, aiming to form new top growth from which fruit may return. He believes planting new orchards is wiser if the new crop proves poor.
The lilac’s suckering nature should guide placement. A slender plant now may become a four foot base diameter clump in five years with strong spreading tendencies and rapid increases.
The American Carnation Society announces its next annual meeting will be held at Horticultural Hall in Boston on January 24 and 25, 1906.
A San Francisco News-Letter item recounts a dialogue about Adolf von Menzel and a humorous tale of Markheim whose landscape, owned by the Countess X, was altered by another painter to include a road and a peasant. The artist refuses to recognize the added road as real.
A historical description details the California ground cuckoo a 20 to 25 inch bird with a half length tail and limited flight. It hunts ground prey digs for snails and worms, can outpace horses over short jumps, and uses a unique tactic to capture rattlesnakes by surrounding them with cactus and slowly tiring the snake before striking.
A columnist cites famous red haired figures from Mohammed to Elizabeth I as proof that revolutionary or reformist leaders often possessed red hair. Humorous exchanges follow about a man with many wives and a pair of children teasing each other about temper.
Grayce laments a new hat she deems unflattering, while Gladys and the others insist it suits her. The exchange captures teen chatter and social pressure in Louisville.
A Goethe quote underscores the paradox of a person’s inner guide. The line portrays a close, permissive relationship between weakness and authority, framing the master as a valet to vice.
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