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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, April 4, 1958
Buds
AND
Blossoms
By
MAMIE MILLER
Now that winter is past we can
enjoy the Miracle of Creation.
Around us the labors of last fall’s
plantings are paying their tribute
to the gardner who planted the daf
fodils, narcissus, the early tulips,
hyac'hinths, crocus, chronodoxa or
the glories of the snow,
Witli the Japanese quince, our
adopted City shrub, and the gold
en bell and spirea in full glory, we
sense the feeling that spring is real
ly here. In many yards in New
Bern we find the colorful red bud
or Judas tree, the flowering plum
and many fruit trees making the
earth more colorful.
Tiny violas and violets are stick
ing their heads out from a harsh
winter’s rest. Pansies are express
ing their personalities in their
beautiful faces, as little ladies
dressed in beautiful spring bonnets.
The camellias and azaleas are con
tributing their elegant offering to
the parade of spring blossoms, and
now we see the handiwork of God.
The weeping willow is becoming
a mass of green and its yellow cat
kins. Many birds are enjoying the
swing of the drooping branches.
The wisteria buds are swelling fast,
and soon the vines will be filled
with the purple and white blos
soms.
As we see the earth spreading the
beauty of the white dogwood, we
are conscious of the purity of its
coloring and its legendary signifi
cance. Now that we are blessed
with the Great Awakening of
springtime we have a great urge
to spade into the Good Earth.
These are some of the things we
may do now to have continuous bea-
ty through the summer and fall.
Plant now Alyssum, columbine, pop
py, petunia, stock, candy-tuft, and
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sweet Williams and pinks.
It ia time to plant the hanging
baskets with vinea, wandering
Jew, iVy, petunia ’and begonia.
Where could you hang a basket to
be I’eminded of the Hanging Gar
dens of Babylon? Plant your win
dow boxes now.
Prune the dead limbs from the
horrors of the terrible cold winter.
Rambler roses bloom on old
growth, but other roses bloom on
new growth. Forsythia blooms on
els' growth—crepe Myrtle blooms
on new growth. Prune your ever
greens when they are dormant.
Plant tuberous begonias now in
doors. Plant in vermiculite or peat
until they develop a good roof
growth. Water with warm water,
and not too much water.
Clean the garden of last year’s
debris, as it creates insects. En
courage bees to come to blossoms
as they are very helpful to the
gardener. By all means be kind to
the frog, the police of the garden
Salute the springtime: “For lo
the winter is past, the rain is over
'and gone; the flowers appear on
the earth; the time of the singing
of the birds is come, and the voice
of the turtle is heard in our land.’’
That’s the way it is described in
Solomon, in the Old Testament.
Has anyone ever said it more beau
tifully?
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New York.—Money may be hard
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fortunately, easy to lose.
A survey made by the American
Express Co. showed that U. S.
citizens reported losing more than
100 million dollars in cash last
year, in most cases through care
lessness.
An interesting sidelight is the
fact that this figure is sufficient
to buy a Harvard education for 10,-
000 students—or to build a com
munity of 5,000 homes.
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In a Good Community —
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