The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, November 15, 1962, page 52 (of 64)

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STOP DOOR DRAFTS

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I was sick of steel wool and soap pads, then I tried out Golden Fleece. It is a permanent fixture in my home now. Please don't ever stop making them." (Quote from unsolicited letter from Illinois housewife) The GOLDEN FLEECE FOR POTS AND PANS Scours like a pad; handles like a cloth

For Late December Bloom A Christmas list of books and tools for gardeners

For Late December Bloom BY JOHN BRIMER A Christmas list of books and tools for gardeners NEXT TO CHILDREN, gardeners are the easiest people in the world to shop for. As you pick your way through these lists with your favorite gardeners in mind, your only problem will be the one they always have with their new-year seed catalogues-where to stop. Some of the books are new this season, and some are on the way to becoming classics. They range over the entire field of gardening. Let your gardeners' interests be your guide: For All Gardeners GARDENING THE EASY WAY by Edwin F. Steffek, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, $5.95. Easy to read; covers most aspects of gardening. CAREFREE GARDENING by Jean Hersey, Van Nostrand, $4.95. Features a naturalized garden scheme, mulching vegetables, flowers to cut work. YOUR LAWN by R. Milton Carleton, Van Nostrand, $3.95. How to make and keep a good lawn with information on pests, feeding, other problems. OUTDOOR GARDENING IN POTS AND BOXES by George Taloumis, Van Nostrand, $5.95. Using plants in containers of all kinds, by an expert, with dozens of good pictures. COMPLETE BOOK OF GARDEN AND OUTDOOR LIGHTING by Bernard Gladstone, Hearthside, $2.95. How and what to use to light garden and terrace. PRUNING IN PICTURES by Montague Free, Doubleday, $4.95. How to prune nearly everything, shown clearly in hundreds of photographs. ALL ABOUT VINES AND HANGING PLANTS by Bernice Brilmayer, Doubleday, $5.95. How to use the plants in landscaping and decorating terrace. THE NEW PERENNIALS PREFERRED by Helen Van Pelt Wilson, Barrows, $4.95. Up-to-date information about plants by a writer well known for her charming style. THE HOME OWNER'S TREE BOOK by John Stuart Martin, Doubleday, $3.95. Illustrated manual. EVERGREEN AND FLOWERING SHRUBS by K. M-P Cloud, Chilton, $4.95. Compendium of good shrubs for use in the home garden. GROUND COVERS FOR EASIER GARDENING by Daniel J. Foley, Chilton, $5.50. Lists and text on plants to be effectively used in cutting down on garden work, with good illustrations. For Garden Hobbyists THE CAMELLIA BOOK by John Threlkeld, Van Nostrand, $7.75. Propagation, hybridizing, selection of good plants; also history. MINIATURE PLANTS FOR HOME AND GREENHOUSE by Elvin McDonald, Van Nostrand, $5.95. Descriptions, cultural notes on some 800 plants. DAFFODILS, OUTDOORS AND IN by Carey E. Quinn, Hearthside, $4.50. Tells how to grow garden daffodils, how to force for indoor bloom, with lists of finest varieties, telling where to use, etc. PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR FLOWERS by John and Mary Roche, Chilton, $1.95 (paperbound). How to photograph effectively, by an expert. AN EASY GUIDE TO AFRICAN VIOLETS by William Meachem, Hearthside, $2.50. Recently brought up to date, this excellent book gives information necessary for success with this house plant. AN EASY GUIDE TO HOUSEPLANTS by Arno and Irene Nehrling, Hearthside, $2.95. How to grow, where and what to use; in easy, quick form. PEONIES OUTDOORS AND IN by Arno and Irene Nehrling, Hearthside, $5.95. A complete guide to success with herbaceous and tree peonies. ROSE GROWING SIMPLIFIED by John Milton, Hearthside, $3.50. All about rose growing, by an expert, told in short form. ROCKWELL'S COMPLETE BOOK OF ROSES by F. F. Rockwell and E. C. Grayson, Doubleday, $5.95. A complete approach to roses, copiously illustrated; good solid advice for tyro or hobbyist. COMPLETE BOOK OF LILIES by F. F. Rockwell and E. C. Grayson, Doubleday, $5.95. All anyone needs to know about lilies; types to plant, feeding, troubles, etc. WILD FLOWERS AND HOW TO GROW THEM by Edwin F. Steffek, Crown, $3.95. How to recognize, transplant, grow from seed in the home or woodland. For Flower Arrangers PRESSED FLOWER PICTURES by Ruth Voorhees Booke, Van Nostrand, $6.95. Dried materials; how to press, dry, store, and use them for pictures. HOME BOOK OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS by Estelle G. Easterby, Chilton, $3.50. Arrangements in Oriental, European and Colonial styles, with a special chapter for children's use. COMPLETE BOOK OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS FOR INTERIOR DECORATION by Esther Wheeler and Anabel Combs Lasker, Hearthside, $7.95. Step-by-step directions for period and other types of arrangement. FLORAL DECORATIONS FOR YOUR CHURCH by Fern Bowers Hunt, Chilton, $6.95. Altar and other seasonal decorations for all denominations. ROCKWELL'S NEW COMPLETE BOOK OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT by F. F. Rockwell and E. C. Grayson, Doubleday, $5.95. Lavish color illustrations with many drawings, and concise text. If your gardener is a beginner, you'll hardly do better than to give him any of the basic rake-hoe-spade-trowel assortments, choosing durable and well-made ones such a-those sold under the trade name of Speedline. Any gardener would welcome a scuffle hoe-sometimes called a Dutch or English hoe-which has a squared blade set parallel to the ground and sharpened on the front and back edges so that it cuts weeds as it is pushed back and forth just below the soil surface. Possibly the most versatile and indispensable of garden tools is the spreader, used to sow lawn seed and distribute fertilizers and granular weed-and-insect-killer mixes. One of the best is made by Scott's. Power mowers of either reel or rotary type, either gasoline or electric powered, are a real boon. There are many sizes and makes ranging from some small enough to be used in a back yard to riding types for estate-sized lawns. If he already has a mower, consider presenting a lawn sweeper of the sort made by Parker. It will whisk off lawn clippings, leaves, and other light debris. A lawn edger for trimming beside walks and driveways enables the gardener to omit hand trimming. Ottcraft Products Co. makes a reel-type edger which is hand-operated (no power) that is both inexpensive and effective. Also, consider a lawn sprinkler such as the Sherman Traveler which will wind up on its own hose, sprinkling any pattern you may select. Smaller sprinklers make good gifts, too. Powered garden plows are also useful for those with large enough gardens to warrant their use, and many makes of varying sizes are available. For those with hedges or evergreens that need trimming, an electric clipper is a god send. It may also be used to cut down perennials in the fall, for trimming coarse weeds, and for clipping under fences where lawn mowers will not go. Pruning tools of all sorts are always welcome. For pruning twigs in treetops and to thin out and remove branches before they cause trouble, there is nothing to equal the long-handled pole pruner. For those who start seeds indoors or who root house plants, the Jack Pot is an excellent gift. These are pressed peat pots and often are available in sets with plastic trays in which the pots fit so that the seedlings can be set into them in soil. Pot and all are planted outdoors and the roots soon penetrate the peat to reach the soil and start growing. And of course there are the seed offers, or you can make up your own seed-packet gift. And last, a gardener of our acquaintance some years after her marriage besought her husband to stop giving her expensive lacy underthings for Christmas and instead get her our favorite present: a load of manure! She said it would not only make her Christmas merry but would assure her a profitable gardening year. Suburbia Today, November 1962 28