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THUP~DAY, JUNE Xg, ~9~<br />
Cal-penteT Ant May .<br />
Be Dwelling Pest<br />
The blhck carpenter ant, Is a<br />
WOOd nesting insect which oceasthnsfly<br />
becomes a peat ht<br />
d...ing,<br />
erie FI~AN]II,IN NZ~¯D PAOE OA<br />
h ~’~1"-<br />
for<br />
Carpenter at3ta 8~b soft WOOd,<br />
partlcciariy thai’weathered and<br />
beginning to decay, to make<br />
Problem~ oy She Innocent ant~ the Stubborn cavities to rear their young, The<br />
People who try to grow a lady in Hoboken who finds that Ianth<br />
simply<br />
do<br />
e~eci<br />
not<br />
it<br />
eat<br />
In<br />
the<br />
fiber<br />
wood,<br />
shreds<br />
hut<br />
as<br />
gardenias in their homes are :.file buds of her Easter gardenia they remove it in eonstructtog<br />
either innocent, or stubborn, are turning brown arnold the<br />
thnovcnt because they haven’t edges and d~ppthg off,<br />
theth chambers,<br />
Carpenter anl~ are distinguishheard<br />
that the average home is Tile garden book she bought ed from termites in that their<br />
no place to fry to grow a gard=- tsa~ tO water it often and feed ohar/~bora are clean and are cut<br />
rda, it acid. Evw mo~ Water? What across the grain ~ w~d. Pgea<br />
Stuhhm’n. like me, because<br />
they know It but keep on trying,<br />
klnd of acid? of shredded fibers occur on the<br />
First about the acid bUSiness. ,°utslde of infests[ wOOd.<br />
Dlsappointnlent is praetieaKy<br />
sure for both kinds, but that<br />
rare fragzant ~vom Beams io<br />
Feeding a gardenia plant acid<br />
WOthd he sure death for It,<br />
J~t ~-(~|lt C.~xe<br />
A five or six Percent ehlordgne<br />
dust or . 10 percent DDT dust I<br />
shou/d be blown Mto the gallery<br />
Stra]gMer~ It<br />
TO ~tte~ a warped~10.<br />
r~she the whole effort worth. What th0 garden’book author with a garden duster or anotheX llograpb reeo~, place tton<br />
while, probably meant te say, accord- type of dispenser. Do nDt close top ota wgrm clothes dr -<br />
er.<br />
~,*L<br />
~pr~td oaf a towel dr<br />
Eccentric ing to our Rutgers floriculture up ~he gugery until ell signs of<br />
Aroued Rthgers I’m known as specialist. Msiectht R. H~*rrison,<br />
Weight it With a hea envy<br />
life are g~e.<br />
book. Let it remain tm¯t<br />
the e~n{ric V:bo carries more is Ihat [eclil~ers a,’~ tlattlrsliy For further i~formatton write tha dryer co~l~.<br />
than f~ pounds of gardenia acsf. for the bul[etin. "House Ants<br />
p]anb pot and soil froi~t his He recomlnends one of the and Their Centre[*’, free or, rebeokyard<br />
to the office every soluble fertilizers ~uch as quest to Agri~Rurat Extensinn Washill<strong>gt</strong>oll (~Alup<br />
September a~d then carries the 15-t5-15 or 1540-18, dit~ted and Service¯ County Administration ISite of July 4 Sctwicc<br />
whole thing home again In May, used ac¢ordhlg to directiotls, Building¯ ~omervg[e,<br />
E<br />
Light from the office windows Aa for watering, let’s go hack Dr+ A, Angus Austen, chnlr. m<br />
a~d from overhead fixtures~ plus again to ~e USDA leaflet: man o~" lhe DivJ~iaa of ~eh<br />
a fair amount of hqmidity helps "Bloom failure may be caused end at~sistant profsaor of speech I<br />
keep my outsize gar~ecia nitre by poor iHumlnado13, by over- at Burgers University, will be<br />
over the winter, wsthrlng, by the soil becoming principal sl~eaker at the 74thl<br />
Then, when I plunge the pot dry, by sudden changes in tom- k.<br />
Washinglon Camp Ground Asth<br />
the SOB Jtl ~ half-shs’dy place peratore, by dry atmosphere or s~c’iation Independence Day ob<br />
for the awnner, there*8 ~t prettyhigh humidity comhthed with servar.ce in ~ridgeWator, angc~d<br />
chonce that It wilt bloom tack of ligkl, or by h~gh soiL nounces Robert R. Hmeheaon,<br />
during the summer, temperature.<br />
’~<br />
3resident,<br />
V<br />
’Unpoo~lsthg<br />
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In other words, you’re lucky Starting at ]0:45 a.m.. cere-<br />
2 leara~ a long I/me ago Irom if yea keep s bud on your p~a~t, ~onies will take pMce on the<br />
the experts and tile "Gardenia luckier ~[i]l it it stays to flower, association’s 20.acre tract on the<br />
CuRure" leaflet the U+ S. De- You can’t do worse than Let Heights oi Middlcbrook where<br />
partment of Agriculture pub- nature take care of y~ul" tha Continental Army encsmpod<br />
lishes, that the gardenia "is an gardenia outdoors, Dot and all, in 177%0. This Is where the<br />
unpromising plant for the home in the garden f~om now u~fil "Betsy was flying Ross" fMg of at 13 the stars Army head- LOI<br />
window gard~m." I~thor Day, Be happy if y~u can<br />
StilL quoting from the USDAkeep it alive over the winte~<br />
leaflet: "One of the most dif- near u sunny window, not tee hot<br />
quarters when adopted as the<br />
national flag by the Continental<br />
fieult problems in gardenia cul- nor too cold, .too dry nor leo Congress The a.~.xoctation keeps<br />
turn is bud drop, or bloom fail- wef, tmt/l next May,<br />
txre," Join u9 with the stubborn gas-<br />
And that ¯brings us up to the denis owners and see what you<br />
basines~ st hand, t letter from can do,<br />
Wken To Prlli~e<br />
SpYin// t}owering ~r~bs<br />
should ~at be pruned until<br />
after they have complcthd<br />
the ~[ag flying t~ere day and<br />
night,<br />
2 RAGWEED SPECIES IN COUNTY came thick arid numerous.<br />
remove a few at grOUnd<br />
O! tha weeds common Io S~rn- green, ~nson~pJcuous ~Iower I~vek<br />
erect Coanty, few aye more parts at the riPe of lhe branches.<br />
barmfci to ~ublic health thnn Since it i~ very Jlghl, Jl may be BFO~] Lea~ ]~vergreeBS<br />
ragweehs. Their pollen is the<br />
c~rrled easily by air currents Need Acid Softs<br />
~rinmry cause of hay fever<br />
prevele~ during August a~d far maIw miles, But the non- There bane been no.serous re-<br />
September. cenlrat~on Df ragweed 10ellen ports of rhododendrons, azalea, i<br />
Two species ~3t ragweedare that taut;ca the most trouble is<br />
OFUOUg~E<br />
andromeda and laurel showing J<br />
found in the" County: commonfound near tile areas where signs of p0Ol" grDw~, yeMowish:<br />
ragweed--ambrosia arienllsL there is an abuedshee of plants, foliage and a drying of branches<br />
folia -- and giant ragweed ~ Any rnelhod of Cont~l {hat this gpr~ng.<br />
ambrosia trifldn, prevcal~ the seed from maturing Although we usually think of<br />
Common re#weed reaches a will be effective. Meuhaniea[nn irl~ec~ or disease, It is often<br />
hulght of one to five feet, The nx~thods suuh ~s cutting, tnow- a weather, cultural or soil<br />
slam is hairy sad ~aoy-hraneh- tog* pollthg or hoeing are g~od dillon csusting the tro~ble.<br />
ed. The leaves are on[y slightly Ion smsR nreas, The weed-kith ~hvdodevdro., a~sfsa.<br />
g<br />
~ " ", s song y h’lden edo ’ par - . ins el en col 2 4-D is very el- dromeda and lanrel require<br />
ed, ~*nd mostly oppc~slle on the recline if applied early and be- special soils fat’ best growth. A<br />
sl~m and branches, fore seeds are formed, light, porous, wetl-dralncd soil<br />
Giant ragweed often grows Further informatlan on rag- quite acid or sour wflh an abun-<br />
Rein five’to Inure than 15 feel weeds IS fotlnd in a free circular, dsnee of organic matter ls<br />
l~dl. The slams al~ creel, rank "Ragweed and its Cocirol," necessary if satisfactory growth<br />
[~W[~ ~N0 ~hg0~ TR~.~TO~<br />
This sporty Work horse mow|<br />
lawn, ti~I$ soil, c/ears allow..,<br />
spe=dsandeasessl[lawnaadgardan<br />
tasks with more power than<br />
aay other suburba0-sized tractor.<br />
Over 20 Wheel Horse attaching<br />
If year f~m~ly ~eefls "r~om to<br />
grow~’~ ¢orfie In oi~d ~lk OVer<br />
eerlcw colt homelmproverae#<br />
pinna. ’~erm$ are r¢,ason¢lb[e,,,<br />
poymenU, tt*bedth your buds-<br />
~f, ArrangemenB can u~ualb/<br />
be mode in one vllih<br />
s~ coarse, ha~ry and have ~vailablo from the AgrJcuhura] , Is expected, tools I~l~de cem~cr~em~led 3d"<br />
many branches,<br />
Flower Pollen Jministration Tile pollen<br />
¯<br />
~s produced In tha vdle.<br />
Building, ~omerrOtBl~<br />
mower, gelPpowfr~d tJg~<br />
with iron deficiencies, swe~t snow-dozer blade,<br />
young leaves of the plant appear ~,<br />
:<br />
, oo.oocio.a.k --°"hell<br />
ye’’°W<br />
leaves have ycgow ~reas be- ~’ .....<br />
’I’h~ proper a]~oun[ of 0him [’l~iii~<br />
inum suitvfe, theogho,0er,00ves<br />
I~n sulfate, or bee<br />
¯ .All Leading Blran~ ~ FIXTU¯Eg of ~he "chelated" irene can be<br />
¯<br />
Plumbthg ¯ Heafthg recommended if the ~ii lacks<br />
¯ PAecirleaI ¯ ¯ardware - i acidity. After the soil aeidit~ tall rRFA gOgSJ~ ~eOD~IFI<br />
¯ ¯<br />
i<br />
Aluminum FteduetJI adlusted, ~nly apply fertUizer<br />
. for acid loving plants. Never<br />
Seeforyour~ffwhyWh~lHottl<br />
gets mole 6one Rrid gives mot*<br />
apply time to this gr~uo<br />
@ Pi 6- Cut & ~hreaded<br />
plant~, Tour<br />
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test rlde, ~tt .<br />
For bulletins,fUrther in[croat[ca,<br />
¯ ~ Ftgd~ Gcivecized.~pper.-~lrass ~1-<br />
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