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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
7
A cor respondent notes the introduction of a hardy Poppywort from Tibet now growing in an English nursery. It has earned a first class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society and praise as a leading recent hardy plant. The entry was sent by an enterprising firm that dispatched a collector.
The correspondent describes obtaining Mecovopsis integri folia and notes its cultivation shows it behaves as a biennial, despite claims of perennity. Plants reach eighteen to twenty-four inches, with a stout stem and numerous hairy leaves. Buds are drumstick shaped and flowers open large, yellow, and fist sized.
M Crawford explains to horticultural society members that winter killing of budded peaches stems from winter drying. Roots take up moisture, and when the supply is cut off the tree dries. Peach fruit buds die first, then the tree if drying continues. natural trees with deep taproots resist better than budded stock.
The passage praises arranging tall slender plants with a low ground cover to create a two story flower bed. It cites Elizabeth and Her German Garden as an example where a rose bed is carpeted with pansies, followed by others adopting the idea for added beauty.
The forecast covers Illinois and Indiana with fair conditions and a shift from southerly to westerly winds. Lower Michigan expects rain or snow with southerly winds turning westerly. Wisconsin has fresh southerly winds shifting to west. Iowa should be generally fair and slightly colder.
Chicago receipts and prices for wheat corn oats pork lard and short ribs. live stock and hay markets with ranges for cattle hogs sheep and lambs. East Buffalo figures include cattle hogs sheep and veal with bids, receipts, and price ranges for the day.
The piece recounts growing support for stricter temperance measures including banning liquor on military reservations and restricting interstate liquor shipments. It notes efforts from southern lawmakers and both parties, plus questions about enforcing prohibition in army settings and potential political reactions. Also described are Senate interactions with Spooner La Follette Nelson Davis postmaster issues and a critique of Postmaster General Cortelyou’s dual roles.
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