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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1905
Page
6
Dr. John B. Smith of New Jersey explains that plant lice resist stomach poisons and require contact poisons. Soaps clog spiracles while oils and tobacco extracts offer direct action. thorough spraying beats dry powders, with whale or fish soaps most effective.
A Santa Rosa letter praises a yellow calla lily as one of Luther Burbank's finest floral creations. The blooms range from light yellow to deep orange, derived from African specimens. The bulbs decay and pose growing challenges, but crossing with a hardy dwarf calla increased yellow richness and yielded remarkable results.
Among hardy ornamental shrubs that thrive at the Wyoming experiment station are lilacs, matri mony vine, roses, yellow flowering currant, honeysuckle, barberry, Siberian pea bush, Siberian pea tree, flowering almond and other varieties. A number of herbaceous perennials also succeed.
The Oregon grape, state flower, will be highlighted during a Lewis and Clark exposition event. The article notes the grape is a vine with bright year round leaves, distinct from eastern leaf styles.
Borders with rhododendrons Mies and other moisture loving plants benefit from a heavy mulch of leaves cut straw or marsh bay. Mulch retains soil coolness and moisture aiding root health and plant vigor.
Charles J. Glidden of Boston and his wife journeyed from Fiji to New Zealand and Australia by motor car, touring islands and cities with the machine dubbed the boat on the road by Fiji natives. They faced few delays and plan India and Egypt next. Glidden notes 8,899 miles by car and 238,617 by steamer in the current voyage.
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