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Research Ferns For The Home Garden Recently I received questions about growing, culture and propa gating of ferns. Ferns arc low maintenance, lacy, beautiful additions to almost any gar den. Although many spccics of ferns prefer wet sites, some lem spccics can be found in just about any loca tion in North Carolina. Ferns arc a common native invader of gardens in the coastal Carolinas. It seems many of you are budding plcridologisLs and don't even know it. Pteriilology is the study of ferns. According to the experts approxi mately 135 species of native ferns can be found in North Carolina. 1 of ten hear gardeners talk about the practice of removing ferns from the wild to their garden. If you arc one of these gardeners, please take the time to learn about fern identifica tion anil culture. Most of our native ferns have very exacting habitat requirements and home gardens are often death traps for these ferns. One of tite best books i have evci come across for lent identification is more than 30 years old. The Fern Guide, by Edgar T. Wherry, was published in 1961 by Doublcday and Company. Reprints can be obtained through the Morris Arboretum, University of Pennsylvania. 9414 Mcadowbrook Avenue. Philadelp hia, Pa. 9118. This small handbook allows an amateur to easily identify a fern plant, describes the native THE PLANT DOCTOR C. KRUCK WILLIAMS Extension /I rea Turf Specialist habitat in which the plant will most likely be found, and briefly reviews suitable garden culture techniques needed to grow the plant. Some of die ferns you may want to try for your garden include the evergreen Wood fern (Dryoptcris mar%inulis). Interrupted fern (Os miindu clatyoniarui) Royal fern (iOsmunihi re^alis). Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamonmca), Christ mas fern (Polyslichum ac.rostie.hoi des). Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensi hilis) and Ostrich fern (Matteuccia pensylvanica). Tiie Gsuicii, Royal, iniciiupicu and Cinnamon ferns require very moist conditions to really excel. The evergreen Wood fern and the Christ mas fern do well in dry sites with slightly acidic soils. The Sensitive fern prefers wet, acidic soils. How ever, the vigorous growth of this fern can sometimes choke out other ferns in the same site. Most ferns can be easily propagat ed by dividing the woody rhizome MISS VIRGINIA 1991 Sheri Huffman To Sing At The Miss Brunswick County Pageant Shcri Huffman, Miss Virginia 1991, will be the featured entertainer at this year's Miss Brunswick County Scholarship Pageant, to be staged Saturday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m. at Hatch Auditorium on the campus of the N.C. Baptist Assembly in Caswell Beach. At the 1991 Miss America Pageant in At lantic City, N.J., Huffman was named the most talented non-fi nalist for her vocal rendition HUFFMAN of the song "If I Can Dream," which she plans to sing at the Miss Brunswick County pageant. She also will perform "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "My Funny Val entine." Huffman was crowned Miss Lynchburg in 1990 and, alter win ning (he preliminaries in talent and swimsuil competition, was first run ner-up to Miss Virginia in 1990. Competing as Miss Amherst County, she was crowned Miss Virginia 1991 after winning the pre liminary talent competition. A native of Hampton, Va., Huff man, 25, is an honors graduate of Christopher Newport College with degrees in marketing and communi cations. As Miss Virginia, Huffman was a spokesperson on wellness issues for the Virginia Department of Health and is currently living in Atlanta, Ga., where she is the continuing me dical education representative for the A.H. Kobbins Pharmaceutical Co. The Miss Brunswick County Scholarship Pageant is an official Miss America preliminary pageant sponsored by Scholarship Pageants of Brunswick County, Inc., a non profit civic organization. The winner will represent Brunswick County in the 1993 Miss North Carolina Pag eant in June. Also highlighting this year's event will be a musical performance by the reigning Miss North Carolina, Heidi Williams. She is a classical 1 BOOKWORM" Take Time To Browse With Us Hours: Tucs-Sat. 10-6 Closed Sunday A Monday Located at the bridge to Hoklctt Beach 842-7380 FAX AND PH0T0C0FT soprano who has been a featured soloist in performances by the North Carolina Symphony and lite Raleigh Symphony. Mistress of ceremonies for the pageant will be Miss South Carolina Nancy Humphries, a native of neighboring Horry County, S.C. A preliminary swimsuit winner in the Miss America Pageant, Humphries is the morning news anchor for WCBD-TV in Charleston, S.C. She was recently named Tri-County South Carolina's Young Career Wo man of the Year. 'Hie reigning Miss Brunswick County is Crystal Williams of Lc land, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Miss Brunswick County makes approximately 60 personal appear ances annually across lite southeast as a representative of the county. SPECIALSv* SPECIALS Ready for a change? clmWl om fee-' U SEA TRAIL Come by this evening and try our spectacular selection of entrees featuring regional seafood favorites and our chefs nightly specials THURSDAY, Jan. 28 Caribbean Cruise Buffet Caribbean style seafood & specialty items $12.00 FRIDAY, Jan. 29 & Feb. 12 PASTA NIGHT $9.95 ? at THURSDAY, Feb. 4 Chicken Wellington $10.95 THURSDAY, Feb.ll Roasted Pork Loin in sauce Madeira $9.95 THURSDAY, Feb. 18 Southwestern United States Buffet $12.00 Clubhouse Rd ?> Sunset Beach 579-5067 Serving Nightly 5:30 p.m.-9:00 pm. 2-for-l Special. Buy one dinner enhee at regular menu price, get second entree ot equal or lesser value at no charge. Does not apply to lobster and lobster tails entrees Does not Include beverages or beverages < gratuity. Not valid with any other coupon or |\tU \wniU" \orth IB special. Otter expires 1/31/93. Ulll.wwiui 11111 MUST PRESENT THIS COUPON on tlu- Waterway North Myrtle Heath Branch Served 10:30am-2:30pm Sunday (8051 1 !l)-6) 11 1 ttneh li.tmSaturday ? Dinner >pmTuesday-Sunday that grows just in the soil or humus layer. l ake spccial carc not to disturb the rixit system and remove-as much soil with the plant as possible. In general, fems arc slow to es tablish, but when they do become established, watch out. f ems can lake over your woodland garden, ac tually crowding out other desirable ornamental plants. Ferns arc primitive plants and do not produce seed. Spores arc pro duced in small, pencil-point size structures under the leaflets on the frond. These spores fall from the plant and will germinate on a suit able environment to produce a small plant (called a gamctophyte or pro thallium) upon which sexual fertil ization occurs. The new fem plant grows from the fertilized egg on the prothallium. Gardeners have been growing and selecting for unusual types of fern plants through spore culture for well over a hundred years, but to be suc cessful you must thoroughly under stand the environmental require ments ioi giowui. Before running for the woods, chcck with local plant nurseries. Many nurseries and garden centers carry a wide selection of pterido phytcs, or ferns. Send your Hardening questions and comments to The Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109. Bolivia. N.C. 2X422. STAFF PHOTO BY OOUG RUTTtft Knignrs ur l.oiumous Donate Knights of Columbus Council 9039 recently donated SI.500 in proceeds from its annual golf tourna ment to local charities and businesses. Pictured (from left) are Clete Waldmiller of Knights of Col umbus, Ixtney Ulanton of lufwer Cape Fear Hospice, Cathy Swaim of Hope Harbor Home and Willi am Magnus llewett of the Autumn Care Residents Council. Waldmiller said the Knights also donated to Ocean Trails Convalescent Home and Hoy Scouts of America to provide scouting opportunities to local handicapped children. The Knights also raised more than $jj00 last year for the Interagency Program at lirunswxk Community College. MS FOOD LION Super Prices Far Th^ SIPKR BOWl. ?& f? ?-r -w < ?-/ L/Ub. average Sliced FREE! 'fN Extra Lean - Whole Boneless Pork Loins rJ ' ? tr ??* erf C'k Center Cut Boneless B Pork Chops.... 2.98 Lb. USDA Choice Beef Top Round Or London Broil Roast PlttME Rib End Pork Roast... 2=58 Lb. Fresh Green Broccoli/ Snow White _ Cauliflower Each Extra Lean Fresh Whole Pork _ _ Boston Butts... 98^ Lb. Western Anjou Red, Yellow Or Hot Jalapeno Peppers 79^b 15 Ct. - lO" Plastic Solo 1 2 Liter - Diet Pepsi, Diet 7-Up.^J^ . Mt. Dew, Diet Mt. Dew, 7-Up ^flPJ fePepsi Cola? L$|09J km *> 18 Ct. - 16 Oz. Solo Translucent Cups |j ^? "" '?2??hlJ 1 II?vJw?roll y \ rVTt I 8 Oz. 6 B\G % #Jf Reg. 80 * Each 6 Oz. Frito Lay ? 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