Amateur breeders use colchicine to boost plant varieties nationwide
More than 500 volunteers across 41 states and abroad collaborate under Dr. Q O Eigsti at the University of Oklahoma to develop new plant strains with colchicine. Techniques include seed soaking, colloid spray, and lanolin paste, yielding larger soybeans and oversized blooms while emphasizing controls and scientific methods.
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University of Oklahoma
QO. J. Eigsti
Eigsti
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Bagworms Threaten Plants After Tree and Bush Pruning
Protecting trees and shrubs reveals hanging bagworm houses all summer. The gray silk bags survive weather and birds, awaiting spring to begin another leaf destroyer cycle. Home gardeners should pick them off and burn them to improve next season’s plantings.
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Home Gardener
How Christians Chose December 25 as Christmas
The article explains a widely supported theory that Christmas arose in Rome under pagan influence after December 25 became the sun god’s feast. It notes early celebrations in Rome and the East by 336 and 380 A.D. and argues Christians adopted the date to honor Christ as the sun of the world rather than the pagan sun god.
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Christ
Dom Anselm Strittmatter
St. Anselm’s Priory
Brookland
D. C
Classical Weekly
Tne
Rome
Anselm
Roman Empire
Empire
Mars
Bacchus
Aesculapius
Jupiter
Osiris
Father Anselm
Pots and Pans Can Acknowledge Rough Kitchen Tests
In Urbana Illinois ceramic engineers at the University of Illinois simulate harsh kitchen abuse. George Zink, a special research assistant in ceramic engineering, performs the mutilating tests on 10 000 porcelain enameled pots and pans to assess durability and resilience.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
George Zink
Enamelled Kitchen Utensils Tested For Durability
The Enameled Utensil Manufacturers Council directs tests on 10 000 guinea pig pots and pans to establish a uniform quality standard. Housewives are urged to avoid duplicating tests while droppable duralumin ball trials simulate kitchen shocks.
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Council
Film Dryer for Dustless Photo Drying
An inexpensive home made film dryer using a hair dryer and simple hardware dries film in 30 to 100 minutes. Detailed steps cover tube choice heating control, wiring, and dust filtration, enabling hobbyists to produce dust free negatives without dust contamination.
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Science Service
Science Service Ad Invites Club Organizing Help
A notice invites readers to organize a Science Club in shops schools or neighborhoods and asks them to write to the newspaper in Washington to learn how. The ad provides address 1719 N St NW Washington DC for correspondence.
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Science Service
N St
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Washington, D. C
How to Keep Indoor Plants Watered During Your Absence
An illustrated method shows placing the plant in a larger pot with a moss-filled gap between containers and a moss layer over the soil. Watering is achieved by pre-wetting the moss before departure, keeping moisture for weeks. A second method uses gallon jugs and corked pot bottoms to wick water through porous pots for higher moisture needs.
New Gadgets Highlighted by Patent Bulletin
A Sci ence Service Gadget Bulletin 83 describes inventions including a dishpan rim crimps device, a safe neon fuse tester, a stereoscopic depth trainer using polarized images, a soda water siphon attachment, a floor finish replacing shellac, flexible plastic copper tubing, a portable drill attachment for corners, and a clip-on spectacle case.
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