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Show Treating Trees To Preserve Needles Propping needles or leaves of Christmas trees, which strip the trees of color and litter the floor, long have been a Yuletide bane. Therefore, the discovery of the Xew York State College of Forestry Forest-ry that waterglass spray will prevent pre-vent the spruce leaves from falling comes as welcome news to family and housewife alike. Besides preserving the foliage, the waterglass spray adds to the decorative effect of the spruce by leaving a slight silver sheen to the green of the needle-like leaves. The waterglass also has been found to be a good fire retardant. The college found that the shedding shed-ding of spruce loaves also can be retarded by placing the base of the tree in a bucket of moist earth, peat moss or water. Users have reported the success of this treatment. treat-ment. President Tyler had more children chil-dren than any of the other U. S. presidents: seven by his first wife and seven by his second. A big fur business has upped Russia's trade with the U. S. $11,-000.000. $11,-000.000. They're pelting us politically poli-tically too. |