January 1958

Latest Garden News

Scientists in New Jersey are using bees in an ingenious scheme to whip fireblight, a bacterial disease of the rose family. It is particularly troublesome on firethorn, cotoneaster, quince, pears, and apples.

How to shop for your bedroom and bath

When insects hit your house plants

Research indicates MOTHER'S SMOKING can harm an UNBORN BABY

Should the expectant mother smoke during pregnancy? Research isn't final, but Dr. W. J. Simpson, California obstetrician, presents evidence that she should not.

Does it live up to 1958?

They have fun . . . the whole city benefits

Here it is-a five bedroom house!

A FIVE-BEDROOM HOUSE is as uncommon today as a one-bedroom. But isn't family size growing? Isn't there an increased demand for more space? Our studies and those of the building industry show this swing to larger families.

New fabric fashions for windows

We practically live in our kitchen

When we planned and built our home some five years ago, we never dreamed our kitchen would end up being the most used room in the house-- but it is. And not for just the family either. Whenever we have a party, we find that company slowly drifts into the kitchen. And before we know it, the whole gang is there-- no matter how hard I try to keep them in the more formal, bigger living room.

HERE'S TO Midwinter glamor

Money for your recipes

Duncan Hines

Make your POWER SAW toe the line

With or without music

Personal help

Look for this Better Homes & Gardens "Home Planning Center" seal when you're looking for ideas to help make your home more comfortable and attractive. It identifies leading stores who feature personal counsel on home planning, decorating, and furnishings problems.

Care and repair of long-handled tools

What's in a drapery fabric?

Here are some of the benefits of new fibers and finishes used for fabric fashions on page 58. For others, see labels. But no matter what they're made of, all curtains and draperies should be checked for good workmanship, plenty of fullness, and straight cut.

JANUARY GARDEN REMINDERS

House plants: See that they are given a front-row seat on window sills. Longer days mean more light for them, better growing days.

The diary of a Plain dirt gardener.

Jan. 1 It was Scratch, the family pooch, who awakened me with his barking, as I slumbered on my trundle bed last night, head enclosed in that new nightcap Maggie gave me for my birthday. He was making an uproar, and as I raised up and listened, I heard all kinds of uproar on the night air.

THE MAN NEXT DOOR

There's nothing sacred about New Year's resolutions. Like babies crying in church, they shouldn't be ignored, but carried out promptly, and changed as need arises.