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Pa«« Six CLINTON CHRONICLE GARDENING HINTS FOR MAY AND JUNE FROM THE AZALEA GARDEN CLUB ANOTHER WAY "Profusion bright! and every fkiwer assuming a more thfen natural vividness of hue.” It is hard to think of work when an*th«r May comes, for Southerners have extreme case of spring fever by this time of year. Some think there is little to be done in the flower garden, but after referring to authorities on the subjeot it is found that May and June are busy man the. Through tHo middW of May dahlias may be plan ted. Th® clumps *h#uld be carefully di vided. retnenrtberiag that pioow with bi-wdum necks wiM not graw ftahfias art' planted about four deep. It is important^ to ■tuner*ber to set tire stakes- for tiaiiiias when the tubers are bo rn g planted TTicot' stak»t should be about 1 1- Sinthes in diameter and 5 or 5 feet hall The stakes should bo driven about a foot in the ground. Paper collars may be placed an*md the plants to keep cutworms away. As the plant gets larger, pinch off at the ground all but the main stalk of each dahlia. If large exhi bition flowers are desired this single stalk will require further disbudding. Cultivation should bo continued in June as needed. Chrysanthemums wfll grow in good average spii. When the shoots are 8 inches high, pinch them back and keep until oarly July. A good rule to remember is that chrysanthemums may bo planted when the tulips are over and tulips are planted n Novem- ber when the chrysanthemums are finished Chrysanthemum plants can be given a complete plant food—a tablespoon worked into the soil around each plant — about the first week in June. Do not let chrysanthemums suffer for lack of water. The commonest enemy of chrysanthemums is aphids. Spraying with Black Leaf 40— one part to 800 parts of water— with some soap added. Spray as needed—perhaps once a week —in the tnoming as evening dampness may invite mildew. RSses must be given an ample supply of-water. Soak rose beds with water about once a week. Manure is the Best fertilizer for roses but bonemeal and wood ashes are good. Fertilize esta^- lished rones in the spring. Newly planted roses should not be fer tilized exicept when planting The manure or commercial ferti-* lizer can be worked into the soil should be cut back in June to thin. Small floVenng climbers make way for new shoots. Stop feeding roses in June and give them a rest until fall Mulching of roses keeps down weeds and conserves moisture. Buckwheat hulls or peat moss is good and looks well When necessary to spray, do so early in the day to avoid burning the leaves. If blackspot should be discovered in hot weather, spray with copper sul phate. Blackspot ted leaves r should be picked and burned. To grow larger roses It is nee-, essary to remove the side buds when they are the Aize of a small pea. Pinch them off close to the stem on the bush about 1-4 inch above a leaf. At least two de veloped leaves should be allow ed to remain; new shoots will form there. Never out blooms the first year. Roses keep beat when cut late in the afternoon and are plunged immediately in cool water. HELPFUL HINTS Reset flowering bulbs or store in cool dry place until fall. Gladiolus cams may be set until July. Dost gladioli with 3 per cent DOT until buds show Junes, 1954 color. Dutch irises should be moved. Separate them and replant or they will get thick and atop blooming. Mulch ground around azaleas and cameUiaB. Prune spire a, pearl bushes, vi burnums and wiegelas as soon as' blooming season is over." Chance Of High Farm Supports Called Remote Washington, May 29—Sen. Aiken (R-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said today, the chances for an ex tension "of highlevel rigid sup ports on farm crops are very re mote.” At the same time Aiken con ceded there might be a congres sional deadlock with no action on President Eisenhower’s flexible price support proposals. if that ha ppens. Aiken said a 1948-49 flexible support law’ will go into operation on next year’s crops. It differs from the Eisen hower proposal in that its flexible supports would be lower, especial ly for cotton and wheat. Aiken has been an ardent sup porter of the flexible supports asked by President Eisenhower and Secretary of Agriculture Ben son. His forecast concerning congres sional action contrasted with a prediction made by Chairman Hope (R-Kan) of the House Agriculture Committee after Hope had breakfast Tuesday with Pre sident Eisenhower. 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