Garden Time
. ; Last summer a Jady called and
vanted to know what was causing
h(v berries nn : . her . pyracantha
. . plant to “turn black .and shrivel.”
This condition is oaused by
;cab, which is a.. ftogus disease.
»■. _ Che spores send .out. tiny threads
.. which absorb,.; food from- the..-ber
ries and cause the., black spots to
form and the berries ;to shrivel.
. This disease is not too common
. on pyracantha but when it strikes,
't can be severe. It is most pre
valent during prolonged rainy per
lads. .. ->
The disease may be controlled
by using a spray, containing two
Tablespoons of Formate in one
gallon of water. This spray should
i)e applied as the berries • -are
forming and repeated at .10 day
ntervals until four sprays have
been applied. Thorough spraying
is necessary. .
“The other day I was reading
a story about the kitchen gardens
at Tryon Palace and ‘ vegetable
yster’ was mentioned. What is
vegetable oyster?”
The proper name for this ve
getable is Salsify, it Is commonly
called vgeetable oyster, besause
' ot its flavor. Salsify requires a
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TxTHURSDAY, JULY 9, 1964
BY M. E. GARDNER
N." C. State
long growing season for full de
velopment. It is classed as a root
crop and the culture is practically
the same as for the parsnip.
“If I rmember correctly leek
was also mentioned.” The leek is
similar to the onion. It is believed
to be naticve to the Mediterranean
area where it has been in ccltiva
tion since prehistoric times. It is
not grown extensively in this
country but is produced by mark
ete gardeners in some areas and is
sold largely to the foreign popula
tion.
The general culture of the leek
is similar to the onion except that
leek plants are blanched by bank
ing with soil. The soil is gradu
ally worked up to the plants as
ihey igrow, care being taken not
to begin banking too early as the
young plants decay easily.
Leeks are marketed in bunches
like green onions. They are eaten
raw, in salads and used for flav
oring soups and stews.
You may remember that I urged
my readers to visit Tryon Palace
this summer. Then on to Manteo
to see Paul Green’s “The Lost
Colony.” For you folks in the
mountains, the “darn skeeters”
aren’t as bad as they once were.
Snake Stories
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Begin lo Circulate
RALIEGH, NORTH CAROLINA—
We are now approaching the time
of year when snake stories begin
to circulate. It’s hard to find any
thing under the sun that is the ob
ject of as many exageratlons andi
superstitions as the snake. As.an|
object of lowy comparison, it has
no equal. You can daily bear ex
pressions such as, “dirty as a
snake,” "crooked as a snake,"
“lower than a snake’s belly,’’ and
so qn.
It’s no wonder these members
of the reptile family hang out un
der logs and stones, or retreat to
the seoulslon of thickets and
swamps. They’re ashamed to be
seen in public.
Every few years you hear the
old story about someone who
jumped into a pond or stream and
was bitten to death by dozens,
and somtimes hundreds of “water
mocassins." But’ If you want to
go to the funeral, or express your
sympathy to the family, you can’t
find the name of the victim. It
uscally is somebody In a neigh
boring comunity or town, and no
one Is quite sure of the name. This
story was invented maybe a
couple of hundred years ago, or
so the newspapers Inform us, by
parents concerned over their
children swimming in dangerous
waters without supervision.
Even today, in some areas where
hollow stumps reputedly produce
an intoxicating "juice," you are
apt to hear stories about a dan
gerous, giant bear in the woods
that escaped from a circus train
passing through. The stories are
different, but both use a form of
wildlife as the scrapegoat. The
idea is to keep children out of the
wfater, in one case, and every
one out of the woods In the other.
The snake as a cause of human
death Is greatly over-rated. Insect
bites cause as many fatuities on
the average as snakes. Sunstroke
and heat exhaustion fan In the
same category. Lighting Is usu
ally 4 to 5 times as destructive
to human life as the dreaded
snake; one bolt sometimes takes
By: Luther Partin
several lives; particularly in farm
harvest operations. The statistics
for 1962, the most recent year
available, credit poisonous snakes
with 2 lives, venomous insects—2,
sunstroke —2, and lightning— 8.
Generally speaking, snakes can
strike about on-half of their
length. The speed of the strike,
often used in comparison as the
ultimate in quickness, proves to be
fairly slow when subjected toi
scientific Instruments. On e re
searcher found the speed of a
striking snake to be only io miles
per hour.
Probably less than 10% of our
snakes are poisonous. This, coup
led with their secretive nature
and usual choice of habitat,
gfreatly reduces our chances of
seeing a snake, and even further
shrinks the possibility of contact
with a venomous variety. The
bite of a poisonous snake is not
necessarily fatal even without
medical treatment. But it can be
very painful and can make you
very sick. Small children .and
older people are most susceptible.
In caes you should be bitten by
a venomous snake, and there is
not much chance that you will’ve,
kill the snake for positive identi
fication and to prevent being bit
ten again. You should Immediately
apply a tourniquet just above the
bite to slow the spread of the
venom. Remember to loosen it for
a few seconds every 15 minutes.
If the situation permits, the
fang punctures should be cross
cut with a sterile blade, and sev
eral other small cuts made im
mediately around the bite to
encourage bleeding. Apply suction
by mouth, if there are no cuts or
breaks in the lining of the mouth
or lips, or with a suction cup if
one is available. Avoid exertion
and stimulants. That old remedy,
whiskey, is very dangerous for
snake-bite victims. Get to a doc
tor as calmly and quickly as
possible, but at a safe speed.
There are only four venomous
snakes found in Tarheelia. The
j cottonmouth likes the eastern
swamps. (It is seldom found west
of the fall line). The copperhead
and rattler are found in all parts
of tire state, but usually in limit
ed numbers. The three snakes
listed above are members of the
Pit Viper Group. They have trian
gular heads, slim necks, and a
pit or hollow between the eye
and nostril.
The fourth villain, the coral
snake, is generally limited to the
southeastern corner of the state
and the sandhills area of the
Coastal Plain. It is a member of
the Ccbra Group. It’s venom at
tacks the nervous system, while
that of the vipers affects the
circulatory system. The . coral
snake is the best identified by a
black snout, slim head with a
broad yellow band, and wide, al
ternating bands of red and black
aound the body separated by nar
row bands of yellow. Few people
will ever see this snake, although
the scarlet king snake may erro
neously be labeled as such.
As soon as you read this, you’ll
probably recall that one more of
these species have been
seen or killed far from the range
described here. But we should
bear in mind that snakes may
hitch rides on cars, loaded trucks,
boats, etc., and travel far from
their noi-mal surroundings. Con
sider, also, the lack of information
regarding snakes and the very
few people who can positively
identify more than two or three
of the forty-odd species of snakes
! that are known to be in the state.
These factors can lead to except
ions and exaggerations.
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1964 Schedule
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JULY 9, 10, 11
Oj. B.
JULY 17, 18
HARVEY
JULY 33. 34, 25
The Corn Is Green
JULY 31, AUGUST 1
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