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DERRICK HEWETT of Supply, right , and Kenya Young of Wilmington, left, watch UNC-CIl School
of Nursing faculty member IJnda Brown demonstrates the use of an infusion pump that allows pa
tients to control pain medication. Hewett and Young spent a day in the UNC hospital skills lab as part
of Nursing Exploration Week 1993, a UNC -C II School of Nursing recruitment program aimed at high
school students.
1 OF ONLY 36 CHOSEN TO ATTEND
Local Student Completes
Summer Nursing Program
Dcrrick Hewctl of Supply has completed the 1993
Nursing Exploration Week at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
Hcwctt is among 36 rising sophomores, juniors and
seniors from 29 counties who participated in the four
year-old program.
Students spent July 16-23 living in a UNC-CH resi
dence hall and learning about the diverse opportunities
available in nursing. At UNC hospitals in Chapel Hill,
they teamed up with nurses from the burn center, the
newborn nursery, the critical care unit, psychiatry and
rehabilitation.
Students also practiced basic assessment skills, such
as how to take blood pressure and prepare for injections.
At the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Durham, they
learned how it feels to be "old" during an aging simula
tion. Other activities included visits to nursing facilities
at Duke University and N.C. Central University in
Durham and Rex Hospital and Rex Home Care in
Raleigh.
The program had more than 200 applications for the
36 available spaces. Successful applicants had an overall
grade-point average of 3.8 on a 4.0 scale. "We have
some of the best and brightest students interested in
learning about what nursing has to offer, and we're go
ing after them early to keep them interested in the pro
fession," said Peggy Campbell, program director and as
sociate professor of nursing.
Sea Traii Garden Club 'Shower'
Will Benefit Bosnian Rape Victims
Sea Trail Plantation's Garden
Club will host a unique baby shower
and benefit luncheon to benefit the
women and children of war-torn
Bosnia.
The effort is being coordinated
through Samaritan's Purse, the
worldwide ministry headquartered
in Boone and led by Franklin Gra
ham, son of the Rev. Billy Graham
of Montreal.
"The other day Franklin Graham
was interviewed on CNN to discuss
Bosnia and the women who were
having babies as a result of viola
tions against them," said garden club
spokesman Karen Acton. "Their
families ? if they are living ? have
turned their backs on them, leaving
them alone with no help or place to
go. Franklin Graham has opened a
home for these women in Bosnia."
Acton said she was told by
Samaritan's Purse that the new
mothers arc often unable to care for
ihcir children or themselves. Pat
Pilkington, a representative of Sam
arium's Purse, has been invited to be
guest speaker for the fundraiser.
The shower will take place
Monday, Sept. 20, at 1 1 a.m. at the
Jones-Byrd Clubhouse. Tickets arc
limited and may be purchased
through NationsBank, P.O. Box
2868, Shallottc NC 28459, attention:
Judy Scaboldt.
Tickets will cost S20, and cach
person attending is asked to bring an
unwrapped baby gift. Also being
sought are donations of women's
and babies' clothing, blankets and
personal hygiene items for mothers
and babies.
Those wishing to make a direct
contribution to Samaritan's Purse
may write P.O. Box 3000, Boone
NC 28607.
Stateline Diner
Breakfast and Lunch
Southern and Northern Style Cooking
Daily Lunch Specials
Open Monday- Saturday 5 am-3 pm
Hwy. 17 NC, SC state line (next to Stateline Garage)
for take-out^all 579-7400
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August 21
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Mondo, Liriope.
Just What's What?
Dear Plant Doclor: I am very
confuscd. 1 am looking lor a ground
covcr to use in my yard. I finally de
cided on a plant called "monkey" or
"mondo" grass.
When I visited a local nursery'
they tried to tell me that mondo
grass, lilyturf(?) and liriope were all
about the same thing. Now 1 do not
know what to put in my yard.
Can you help clear up this confus
ing mess about these groundcovers?
Answer: You arc not the only one
who is confuscd. According to an
article in Hon Technology (April/
June, 1993) by Dr. Paul Fantz (N.C.
State University), there arc over 20
named spccics and over 1(X) named
cultivars in this group ( Lirio/wgons )
of plants.
Earlier researchers grouped these
plants according to leaf shape or size,
flower characteristics, etc. However,
modem technology allows scientists
to classify plant relationships accord
ing to highly accurate biochemical
and genetic characteristics. Spccics
or common names of many of these
plants arc now being changed or re
named or reclassified. In short, we
have a "taxonomic" mess.
Before you buy, find out if the
plant creeps or clumps, in the "old"
classification. Creeping Lilyturf
( Liriope spicata) and mondo grass
( Ophiopogon japonicus) arc both
creepers and can spread throughout
an area very' rapidly. They arc ideal
for an area-type groundcover.
Giant Lilyturf or Big Blue
Lilyturf (Liriope muscari ) is a
clumpcr (i.e., it grows like tall fes
cue or the daylily). This liriope is
ideal for garden borders or other ar
eas where you do not want to worry
about the plant "taking over" a bed.
By the way, none of these plants
arc true grasses. At best, the whole
group of liriopogons arc remote pri
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mativc cousins to the entire lamily
of plants botanically classified as
grasses.
My advice to you is simple. Find
a liriope, mondo, or whatever thai
you like and try it. N you want to
find out the correct scientific name.
I will be glad to send samples to Dr.
Fantz for positive identification.
Dear Plant Doctor: I have, what
was a beautiful 3-year-old pink
Queen Elizabeth rose bush. The first
year it had a profusion of large rose
blossoms and grew to 5 feet tall.
In the late fall of the first year. I
cut the rose back.
The second year, the rose quickly
became diseased and 1 was advised
by a friend to spray with Spectricide
and fertilize, which I did.
This year the plant is very dis
eased and I am afraid the plant will
die. I have regularly sprayed it with
Ortho Rose spray and fed it with
Steams MiracleGrow.
Any help you can give me will be
greatly appreciated. Also when
should I cut it back and how much?
Thank you.
Answer: The rose variety "Queen
Elizabeth" is a tall grandiflora type of
rose bush. Your letter indicates you
have broken at least two cardinal g;ir
dening rules which may have con
tributed to the decline you have seen
THE
PLANT
DOCTOR
C. BRUCE
WILLIAMS
Extension Area
Turf Specialist
in your rose: pruning ai the wron
umc of year ami using a pesticide be
lore idenurying the pest. However
roses arc tough plants and will olten
come back with proper care.
First, most roses (with the excep
tion of the climber and rambler
types) do best when pruned hcaviK
at the end of the dormant season
February or early March is usually ;i
pretty good ume to prune your ros
es. In addiuon. roses must be pruned
"hard" according to most gardeners'
standards.
Although some iosc experts ma\
disagree, optimum pruning for gran
difloras requires that you remove all
weak or disease canes leaving onK
three to six of the most healthy
canes. The remaining canes should
be pruned off 6 inches to 15 inches
above the plant crown. A plant witii
oui vigorous new growth will not
produce the profusion of flowers
you are looking for.
Second, never spray a pesticide
unless the pest is identified. Spectr
icidc (or diazinon) is an insecticide
and will do nothing for plant dis
ease. Ortho Rose Spray mix is pn
marily a fungicidc and will do noth
ing for insect pests.
I am sending you several N.c
Cooperative Extension publications
that cover various aspects of rose
culture that I believe you will find
useful. In addition, I recommend
that you investigate the purchase of
a good Ixxik on gardening and rose
care. According to the rose experts,
Ortho's All About Roses is a superb
starter book on rose culture. I have
also found Reader's Digest Illust
rated Guide to Gardening to be an
excellent source of practical garden
ing information. Good luck!
Send your garden questions or
comments to The Plant Doctor, P()
Box 109. Bolivia, N.C. 20422.
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