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-THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1973
COUNTY AGENT
Planting Your
Christmas Tree
By WALTER H. RUCKER
County Agent
During the winter months
each year many homeowners
buy small trees to improve the
appearance of their yard. In
too many cases these trees
often end up in less than ideal
locations.
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WALTER H. RUCKER
This is usually because the
homeowner didn’t take into
consideration how big the tree
will get. Take for example,
the living Christmas tree.
The Christmas tree is
small, therefore it quite often
ends up in front of the house.
While it looks fine for a couple
of years, later the
homeowners find the house
partially hidden from view.
Evergreen trees such as
white pine, cedar, and
magnolia, which usually have
limbs close to the ground, are
generally unsuitable for the
central area of the front yard,
especially if the yard is small.
These trees, because of
their general form and habit
of growth, are better suited
for planting at or near the side
property lines. If the lot is
narrow and the house is less
than 60 feet from the street,
these trees probably are
better suited for specimen or
screening plantings in the
back yard.
FLOWERING TREES
Dogwood, Redbud and
other small flowering trees
can be used in a number of
ways in the home landscape..
These trees provide color in
season, background and
screening, in addition to
solving many visual
problems.
For a split level designs or
houses with partial
basements, a grouping of
these trees at the two-story
end of the house can “scale
down” the heavy appearance
of that end of the house and
create a better balanced
appearance.
These trees can be used to
good advantage on long,
New York state acts
to stem child abuse
Toll-free phone numbers,
open to the public on a 24-hour
basis, enable the New York
State Department of Social
Services to require all local
welfare departments to install
24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a
week facilities capable of ac
cepting and acting quickly on
reports of child abuse or ne
glect.
Under the new system, in
emergency cases remedial
action can be taken immedi
ately by a local agency or po
lice. In all cases, the local
welfare department will be
required to make an investi
gation of all reports within 24
hours.
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By Ollie Shadburn
.
Our Low Priced Houses
Bring ELATION
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About INFLATION.
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Phone 887-7728
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single-story homes also. A
grouping or even a single
specimen can be used to in
terrupt or play down the long,
horizontal lines.
Small flowering trees can
be used as a local point in the
garden area, as background
or as screening plants at the
property lines, as a buffer
planting between two
residences or when space
permits, between house and
street.
Glowing cycle tires
add nighttime safety
Glowing tires, recently an
nounced by Goodyear for bi
cycles, soon will be available
for motorcycles.
Reflective tape is molded
into the tires, making the tire
glow in the headlights of a car
up to a block away, providing
the cyclist with a new element
of nighttime safety.
The Misunderstood Poinsettia
ATHENS—The poinsettia is
a very misunderstood plant.
While the poinsettia is one
of the most popular Christmas
gifts to give and receive, few
people know how to tell a
good one from a bad one in the
store.
And even fewer people
know how to care for a
poinsettia. Douglas Crater,
horticulturist with the Cooper
ative Extension Service, offers
advice to clear up these mis
understandings.
“Many people believe the
poinsettia is a poisonous plant,
which is not true at all. While 1
wouldn’t recommend that
people eat the plant, tests have
shown that no part of it is
harmful,” Crater says.
“Also, most people believe
that the red leaves make up the
flower part of the plant. But
actually, the flower is in the
middle of the leaves, and the
red leaves are called bracts.”
According to Crater, some
of the things to look for when
buying a poinsettia are:
—Make sure the plant is at
least one and one-half times as
tall as the pot.
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More than 50 Future Homemakers of America officers from Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and
Georgia met in Montgomery November 11-13 with national FHA officers, teacher educators and
advisors for a sub-regional leadership conference. Among these attending the conference were:
(left to right) Jeanine Bourgeous, Redding, California; Elaine Caine, Georgia FHA State
President, Cumming; Georgia; Gail Miller, Bridgeport, Washington; and Cora Bridges, Florida
FHA State president, Winter Haven, Florida.
—Pick a plant with large
bracts, but not one that pulls
the stem over. The bracts
should be at least one and
one-half times larger than the
base of the pot.
—The best looking plants
have a symmetrical bract
growth pattern.
—Multi-stem plants should
have at least three stems.
—Get the deepest colored
plant you can. The older the
plant, the more likely the
colors are to fade. The deep
color also shows that the plant
has had good care.
Crater points out that while
deep color of the red poinsettia
is important, there are also
excellent whites, pinks and
marbles on the market.
SMOKING STATISTICS
The American Cancer Soci
ety continues to blame ciga
rette smoking as the chief
cause of lung cancer, and pre
dicts 75,000 Americans
60,000 of them men will die
in 1974 from this type of dis
ease, an Increase of 4 per cent
over 1975.
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The Extension specialist also
says to buy • poinsettias early.
“The new varieties can last up
to four months if they are
properly cared for.”
Owners of poinsettia plants
should know that it is a
tropical plant and should be
protected from the cold.
“Keep the plant around 70
degrees during the day and no
lower than 60 degrees at night.
At the same time, Crater
says not to put the poinsettia
in a draft. Moving air will cause
the plant*to dry out and the
THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE BETTER WE LOOK
OTWELL
leaves to fall.
Watering is most important
in caring for a poinsettia.
“Stick your finger one inch
deep in the soil and check for
moisture. If the soil is dry, the
plant needs water,” says
Crater.
When watering, put enough
water in the pot so that it will
run out the bottom,” advises
the expert. “But, make sure
Environment cleanup
will take billions
The Council on Environ
mental Quality says it will
take $274.2 billion to control
pollution of all types over the
next decade and estimates
$121.3 billion, the biggest part
of the projected expenditure,
will be needed to clean up the
nation’s water.
Other estimated costs in
clude $105.6 billion for control
of air pollution, $41.8 for solid
wastes, $4.5 billion for land
reclamation and $1 billion for
noise control.
A Christmas Gift Idea—
-Making a Terrarium
By MRS. ZELMA R.
BANNISTER
County Extension
Home Economist
If you’re racking your brain
for Christmas gift ideas, why
not think about making
terrariums. With today’s
emphasis on ecology, these
container gardens are a
source of fascination for
adults, young people and
children alike. Besides,
terrariums are easy, and
Don’t bite off more
than you can chew
The National Safety Council
estimates that choking on
food is the country’s sixth
leading cause of accidental
death and is responsible for
2,500 fatalities annually.
Steak is the food on which
the majority choke and vic
tims are often either heavy
drinkers or elderly people
with poorly fitting dentures.
there is plenty of drainage. The
hole on the bottom of the pot
should be clear so water won’t
stand and drown the plant.”
The plant should be placed
where it will receive as much
light as possible. “Be careful
that the leaves do not touch
cold window panes,” he warns.
If you follow these tips,
Crater says you should be able
to buy a healthy poinsettia and
keep it throughout the Christ
mas season.
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212 Dahlonega Road
LAKE PROPERTY
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sroom house on 100’ x 200’ lot in walking distance of Lake Lanier. Price reduced. Owner
says sell. $7800.00.
We have one 4 bedroom, 3 bath home and one 3 bedroom, 2% bath home on waterfront
lots in area of permanent homes.
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3 large bedroom brick home, new carpets, furnished with new furniture, a new well and
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3 bedroom, 2 bath brick colonial home on 2.80 acres of beautiful level land. This lovely
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inexpensive, to make.
Any clear glass container
that transmits light is an ideal
enclosure for the mini
garden. Fish bowls, large
brandy snifters, bottles or
apothecary jars are examples
of containers suitable for
terrariums. To keep cost well
within the bounds of your
budget, search junk shops,
dime stores and discount
houses for bargain busy. And
don’t forget that a treasure
hunt in your own attic or
basement might also turn up
an attractive container.
African violet, maranta,
begonia, coleus, croton,
dracaena, ivy, philodendron,
pothos and wandering-jew are
commonly planted in
terrariums. Some plants that
require high humidity are
also suited to terrarium
culture.
Say you don’t know an
African violet from a
begonia? Don’t let that stop
you. Simply ask your nur
seryman for help. He can
advise you on the size and
type of plant to buy.
When you’re ready to plant
your garden, place a one-inch
layer of gravel pebbles,
broken flower pots or char
coal on the bottom of the
container.
Next, prepare a soil mix
ture, using equal parts of
garden soil, sand and peat
moss—enough for one- or
two-inch layer in the con
tainer. To add interest to your
“land area,” mound the soil
to one side to make a slope.
Use a pair of long tweezers,
or sticks tied to tweezers, to
put the plants in place. Try to
avoid getting excessive soil on
the leaves. After plants are in
place, clean any soiled leaves
with a dry brush, then lightly
spray the plants and soil with
water. Any atomizer-type
bottle works nicely as a
mister.
To give your terrarium a
finished look, carpet the soil
with woods moss and add
interesting rocks or tiny
ceramic figures to you
“landscape.”
After the terrarium is
complete, cover the container
with its top, a sheet of glass or
plastic film and put it in a
location, receiving bright
light but not direct sunlight.
Turn the container oc
casionally so the plants will
grow uniformly, and water
only enough to keep the soil
moist.
When gift giving times
comes around, tie a bright
bow on your mini-garden and
attach handwritten in
structions for proper care.
Natural enemies kill
National Forest timber
According to Forest Service
data, trees containing about
six billion board feet of Na
tional Forest sawtimber
timber suitable for manufac
turing lumber and plywood
are killed each year by in
sects, disease, fire and wind.
This is equivalent to about
half the total volume of tim
ber harvested from Forest
Service lands in fiscal year
1972, and is enough to build
some 400,000 homes.
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