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NEWS FOR THE
HOME-MAKER
By MILDRED HENRY,
County Home Demonstration Agent.
FORCED BLOSSOMS HURRY
SPRING INDOORS
Impatient for the break of winter, you
long to see cherry blossoms, magnolia -
and yellow forsytliia. You may keep your
vases filled with them, too. Trees and
shrubs may be pruned now. With a little
care and patience these exit branches, to
all appearances lifeless twigs, will pro
duce flowers that are a delight to all who
tiehold ithem. By forcing these branches
indoors, blooms will often attain a high
degree of perfection. Many trees and
shrubs respond to the simple methods of
forcing. But ail brandies so used must
have completed a period or dormancy be
fore they will produce the best results.
Hence a time of severe frost, which pro
duces resit, must precede forcing.
A good time to start is the month of
January and on through February and
March. Cutting should be done on a mild
day when the temperature is above
freezing. Brandies cut while frozen are
less apt to respond. During the January
thaws there is often opportunity to cm
but less frequently in February when
weeks of low temperatures may prevail
and trees and shrubs are deeply covered
with ice and snow. Immediately after a
rain is a good time, as this heavy wet
ting helps the sap to flow more readily
and the buds to swell from the moisture
entirely in a large tub of water is helpful.
Well shaped branches, if they can bi
spared without marring the beauty of tin
tree or shrub, will naturally make more
attractively sprays for arranging, as the
artistic shape will add a great deal to the
beauty of the forced spray.
It is not always essential to take only
those varieties with flower buds, like
cherry and pear blossoms, forsythis, mag
nolia, or dogwood (if you are fortunate
enough to have dogwood in your garden
and are willing to cut it; don't try tak
ing native dogwood or you may suffer at
the hands of the conservationists). Oth
ers that give a similar delight with their
tender new growth of green, yellow and
red foliage are the horse chestnut, syca
more, larch, tulip tree, Japanese maple
and a host of others bearing catkins, such
ns hazelnut, balm of Gilead, birch, and al
der ; horse chestnut as it opens resembles
tiny fingers on a hand reaching out. The
long sprays of Wisteria form beautiful
green leaflets that are more appealing
than the blossoms, which do not force well
and drop readily. Some materials that
maintain their berries through the winter |
season make attractive varieties for forc
ing. Among these are barberry, bayberry,
regal, privet, sumac, cotoneaster and some
varieties of rose haws. ,
Jt must be remembered that a sufficient
amount of sap is required t.o produce good
blooms, and for this reason the longer the
sprays can be cut, the better will be the
results. A short twig or branch will often
force, but with less perfect flowers, and
the durtaion of bloom is not so long as
those forced from larger and heavier
branches.
Bruising, hammering and splitting the
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lower ends of the branches and exposing
a larger portion of ithe stem, or cutting
the bark for some distance alt the base,
are beneficial in permitting the water to
be taken up more readily. These branches
may then be placed in deep vessels of wa
ter, and if tepid water is used the swelling
will begin ait once. Chardoal prevents the
water from becoming foul. If necessiar.i
change the water to prevent a stagnant
•ondition. Otherwise, it will be necessary
to add only enough water to replace that
which has evaporated. Occasionally, use
a tine spray of lukewarm waiter over ths
buds to moisten, swell and help the (level
opment, as this has the same effect as i;
warm rain.
Place the branches in a part of the
house where they will not be disturbed.
Where they will be free from drafts and
where the temperature will remain tem
perate. One should keep in mind that, in
forcing branches, the normal temperatui
at the time of natural growth ouitside is
best for their development inside. It has
been found that twigs forced at a tem
perature between 45 and t>s degrees Fah
renheit will hold longer tlhon those forc
ed at a higher temperature. Os course
the development progresses more slowly
and takes longer if the temperature is
low, but the results are more satisfactory
than if they are forced too quickly in a
higher temperatdre.
The period of development may alsa
vary according to the variety and to tin
nearness of the natural season for bloom.
The nearer to the natural season outside
that the cutting is done, the greater tin
development of buds on the branches, an<
the less time required to produce miatun
bloom. Those taking a long time to devel
op. such as horse chestnut and snowlualls.
last over a longer period than those forc
ing quickly, sinh as cherry and pluim
blossoms. It requires six weeks to fore
viburnum (common snowball), but it is
extremely beautiful and lasts for muiny
days.
Direct sunlight is not essential, but
good light gives richer color to the blos
soms and foliage. Often intensely hot stir
on the buds may cause them to becom;
too dry to force. A thin screen, shade 01
newspaper may obs-ure the burning ray
of the sun and still admi t good light.
Blossoms forced in dark places are pah
and the chlorophyll in the foliage is de
ficient. In some cases, if leaf buds are
removed from the branch, and the entire
vitality of the sap is given to the blossom
buds, these may be greatly improved. If
it is found that removing leaf buds causes
bleeding, shellack may be put. on th
wound, as loss of sap lessens vitality.
Foliage on separate sprays may be forced
for use in arranging with blossoms.
In most cases shrubs and trees that
produce blossoms before leaves, as for
sythiia and nilagnolia, force more readily
than those whose leaves appear before the
blossoms, like weigela and deutziia. Those
having hollow or pithy stems are not so
satisfactory as those with solid, wood*
stems.
While the comfort of the fireside' st.il
draws one close, out in the woods am
boggy meadows, the pussywillow, spice
bush and shadbush will soon begin ito push
their buds upward to the sun. These
scarcely need forcing but they add wel
come cheer in the home at the time. I’us-
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940
sywillow purchased from the florist is
usually stripped of the bud scales, foi
removal of these prevents the pussies
from advancing from their fuzzy gray fus
to long, yellow, pollen-filled catkins.
Following is a list of some of the trees
and shrubs from which cut branches
force well and the approximate time re
quired under normal conditions in a tem
perature between 50 and 05 degrees.
Variety Forcing Time
Andromeda 10-14 days
Azalea miuieronulatum 14-18 days
Benzoin (spioebush) 4- 7 days
Barberry 21-24 days
Oorylopsis 14-19 days
Gerais (redbud) 24-28 days.
Cornus (dogwood) 21-24 days
Corylus (hazelnuit) 14-18 days
Gydonia (flowering quince) . 21-24 days
Fruiting apple 28-30 days
Fruiting cherry, pear, plum,
etc. ' 21-23 days
Magnolia souilangeana (long
sprays) 19-21 days
Magnolia stcllatn 19-21 days
I’aulowniia 24-28 days
Shadlbush 12-18 days
Spirent (bridal wreath) .... 21-24 days
Syringa vulgaris (rioonmOn
lilac) long sprays 28-33 days
Viburnum (common snow-
ball) long sprays d Weeks
Flowering almond 19-21 days
Flowering cherry, peach .. . 21-24 days
Flowering crabapple 21-24 days
Forsythia 14-21 days
Ribes odoratum (yellow-flow-
ering currant) 19-21 days
Balm of Gilead 19-14 days
Bayberry, Ibota Privet, su-
mac 24-28 days
Huckleberry 21 24 days
Horse chestnut (> weeks
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CL £ANUP
oir CLOSE UP
Georgia’s beer industry, which
employs more than 10,000 Geor
gians, has payrolls of $6,000,000
and pays $4,000,000 annually in
taxes, banded itself together
February 14 to eliminate unde
sirable conditions where they are
permitted in a minority of the
State’s 3,000 legal beer outlets.
Recognizing that beer’s good
name in Georgia, as in other
states, suffered from a law
violating minority, the beer in
dustry organized itself into the
Brewers and Beer Distributors
Committee of Georgia. This
committee represents 98 per cent
of the industry in the state. Our
purpose is to maintain the beer
industry permanently on a re
spectable basis.
Chosen to head this self-regu
latory program was Judge John
S. Wood of Canton, Ga., former
Solicitor-General and Superior
BREWERf&BEER DISTRIBUTORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BREWERS
FRANK FEHR
F. G. GORDON
F. REED GOSSMAN
WILLIAM J. HUSTER
D. W. MCKAY
LIST OF MEMBERS
ALBANY: P. E. Chandler Co., Flint Beverage Co., Georgia Beverage Co.—ATHENS: McElreath Beverage Co.—ATLANTA: Atlanta Beer
Distributors, Inc., Atlanta Beverage Co., Atlantic Company (Distributing Points; Albany, Americus, Arlington, Athens, Augusta, Brunswick,
Columbus, Cordele, Dublin, Elberton, Ft. .Valley, Macon, Milledgeville, Rome, Savannah, Sylvester, Valdosta, Waycross), Dixie Bottle & Bever
age Co., Entrekin Sales Co., Georgia Beverage Supply, Inc., R. H. Hogg & Co;, Orange Crush Bottling Co.—AUGUSTA: A. B. Beverage Co.,
Beverage Distributors, Inc., Georgia-Carolina Beverage & Produce Co.-—BRUNSWICK: A. Lazarus, Leotis, Inc.—COLUMBUS: Columbus Beer
Co., Southern Wholesale & Jobbers Co.—DALTON: Dalton Fruit Company—FITZGERALD: Fitzgerald Ice Co.—GRIFFIN: City Wholesale Co.,
Griffin Grocery Co.—LaGRANGE: LaGrange Grocery Co.—LYONS: Moses M. Coleman—MACON: Cooks Beer Co., Kingman Distributing Co.,
Nu-lcy Bottling Co—MARIETTA: Southland Ice Co.—ROME: Simpson Grocery Co., Southland Ice Co.—SAVANNAH: Fedderwitz & Co., J. F.
Gazan & Co., Isaac Hirsch Co., NeHi Bottling Co., J. S. Pinkussohn Cigar Co., Savannah Tobacco Co.—VALDOSTA: Valdosta Flour Co.—
WAYCROSS: Ware Beverage Co.
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Court Judge, and former mem
ber of Congress.
In his hands the industry
placed authority to deal sternly
with the small percentage of
beer retailers who refuse to ob
serve the laws and the sentiment
of their community.
Judge Wood will call on state,
county or city officials in behalf
of the organized beer industry to
revoke the licenses of such retail
outlets.
The industry will also refuse
to sell beer to outlets onerating
in violation of the law.
Public officials and the press
praised this program as “defi
nitely in the public interest,” a
“real public service,” and “a
move of wisdom, foresight and
respect for law.” You, the public,
can help in this campaign by pat
ronizing only reputable, law
abiding places selling beer.
JUDGE JOHN S. WOOD, STATE DIRECTOR • 529 HURT BLDG., ATLANTA
JUDGE JOHN S. WOOD
State Director
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On February 15, the day after
the Beer . Committee’s forma
tion, newspapers reported that
four high school boys in Spald
ing County were suspended after
buying illegal whiskey from a
“hot spot” near the school
grounds.
Judge Wood accepted the
challenge, obtained evidence
against three retail outlets near
the schoolhouse, and turned it
over to Spalding County authori
ties. On February 21, the opera
tors were arrested, the beer
licenses revoked, and the places
padlocked by the County offi
cials, exactly one week after the
“clean up or close up” program
was launched.
This Committee really means
“clean up or close up”!
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DISTRIBUTORS
HENRY FEDDERWITZ
JOSEPH J. FINE
H. M.JOHNSON
WALTER C. PITNER
M. W. TIFT