84-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Dacember 16, 1995 All Gardens Great & Small York Co. Horticultural Agent om Try A New Holiday Plant While the poinsettia is the tradi tional plant of the Christmas sea son, other beautiful foliage and flowering plants are available. Buy a new plant to add to your collection or use it as a gift Here’s a few new ideas. Look for new Christmas cacti varieties, schlumbergera species, with shades of red, pink, purple, white, orange and even yellow flowers. Look for larger flowers, prolonged flowering and more compact types this season. The Christmas cactus is easy to grow and very long lived. Holiday cacti perfer bright, indirect light, temperatures of 60 to 70/ and an evenly moist soil during flowering. Exposure to cold temperatures (carefully wrap plants when transporting them outdoors in winter), moving plants from one location to another, drafts and excessive watering can cause the buds to drop from the plants before blooming. New amaryllis, hippeastrum species, are typically red bloom ing types for this time of year. Brilliant red, deep red, solid white, light pink, orange-red and other color varieties are available. Their trumpet-shaped flowers often are 3-4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches in diameter. A good foliage plant choice for the holidays is the dwarf “peach lily,” spathiphyllum cultivar “petite.” It flowers freely (a small white/spath-type flower) and makes a useful gift choice for friends lacking window space. Or try flamingo flower, anthurium species, with their exotic red waxy “palettes” with a colored “tail” at its center. Anthuriums look exotic 31 Water Quality An IMPORTANT i ingredient In Livestock Management It's a fact! Contaminated water can have a costly effect on your livestock and poultry performance. 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Some other possibilities are gloxinias, sin ningia cultivars like White Sprite, Star Eyes, Bright Eyes or Snowflake. Dwarf or miniature African vio lets such as Mini-fantasy and Small Change enjoy a warm, humid situation such as that pro vided in a terrarium or bottle gar den. Place in a moderately sunny window or under fluorescent lights. Other plants to consider for the same environment would be smaller flowering begonias or foliage begonias. Other miniatures suited for hanging baskets in humid, mod erately to well-lit areas are: minia ture' forms of Peperomia, Pilea, and Selaginella (creeping moss). For the cool, well-lit window sill some likely candidates would be: miniature ivy cultivars; dimi nutive geranium cultivars like Arcturus, Dopey and Volcano. A holiday favorite is the cycla men. It has dark green heart shaped leaves with silver mark ings. The flowers are produced on long stems held above the foliage. Look for white, pink or red flowers. Select healthy, dark green plants that have just begun to flower. A check beneath the leaf Train And HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) The Chocolate Town Special-will be chugging through the Hershey Museum from now through February 4, 1996. Designed and built by John Cassel and Dave Laugher)' of Scale Model Rail roads, this holiday train layout depicts Hershey as it appeared in the 19205. Surrounding the town is an imaginery version of the roll ing Pennsylvania countryside dot ted with the farms and other build ings so typical to this region. Three trains and three trolleys will traverse the area, passing scenes of tree cutting, ice cutting and fishing, ice skating and other winter activities. Trains steam through tunnels, up mountain grades past snow covered forests and over bridges spanning rivers and frozen lakes. Visitors can see replicas of Hershey’s train station and platform, the department store, bank, fire house, YMCA, mansion, chocolate factory and surrounding buildings as well as farms and a one-room school. All will be dusted with snow and decked out for Christmas. During this period of Hershey's history, the trolleys and trains played a vital role of transporting workers and production materials to the Hershey plant. The trolleys also provided Milton Hershey’s employees with an inexpensive and convenient way to travel canopy will reveal the number of unopened buds. The cyclamen should be placed in sunny, cool location. A temperature of 50 to 65°F is ideal. Keep the soil moist, but avoid getting water in the crown of the plant as it may prom ote rotting. Fertilize the plant every two weeks while in bloom. When given proper care, individu al flowers may last three to four weeks and plants may bloom con tinuously for several months. 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Main St., Box 160, Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-3776 1-800-327-4406 Located At L & S Sweeteners 388 E. Main St., Leola, PA 17540 717-686-3486 1-800-633-2676 - WE UPS DAILY - Trolley Time through the area. The trolley line, which opened on October IS, 1904, extended from Palmyra to Hummelstown, and the fare from either end into Hersey was five cents. Milton Hershey’s trolley never paid dividends in cash, but “the Old Man’s Christmas tree train” gave his employees the freedom he wanted them to have. It is said that he would ride the trolley him self sometimes even as early as S a.m. to be sure that it was being patronized. The project of building the trol ley line began on January 30, 1903, when a charter was granted to the Hummelstown & Campbell town street Railroad (which later became the Hershey Traction Company of Dauphin and Leba- Lancaster Society 20 On Thursday, December 7, Lancaster Farm Women 20 met at the home of Dorothy Eckman with Helen Tout as co-hostess. Follow ing the refreshments Helen read the Scripture taken from Matthew, first chapter. Dorothy read the poem “Christmas Time” and the Lord’s Prayer was prayed in uni son. All repeated the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The presi dent, Nancy Axe, presided at the business session. In answer to the Roll Call each brought a gift for If your toed itore doe« not hive it, SEND FOR FREE BROCHURE In Hdrshey non Counties). There was very little opposition to the project, and in less than two years, the first run was made. Train lovers of all ages will enjoy this exhibit, which ij planned as an amual Christmas event. In the following years, the layout will be changed to refleci different areas and aspects of Hershey. The exhibit can be viewed daily from 10 a.m, to 5 p.m. Extended holiday hours correspond with Hersheypark Christmas Candy, lane. Call (717) 534-3439 f or information. Admission is $4.25 adults, $.50 discount for senior citizens, $2 youth ages 3-15, under 2 free. Group rates are available. H-annWomenl Societies the shut-ins in the society. Dorothy Eckman was installed as Corresponding Secretary. Dor othy Crawford reported 8 cards were sent during the month. The State Convention will be in Janu ary and Vivian Trout, Nancy Axe, and Marie Foose will be attending For the program there was a food auction and Jeff Shirk was the auctioneer. The meeting closed by singing “Brighten the Comer” to meet in January with Nancy Axe in Strasburg. Hand-Huilt in Lancaster County, PA Sturdy itul construction, maple handle and been. Weights *.5 the. 3 IA'W x 6 r/2"H x 2t"L. Crocks the tougher t note &is adjustable for nute 1/2'to 2". Sod check Ak-s2fi* (Portage Mdjdlncdy lath* naini> IMarer: Black Rock Repaid US ftaoplag Station Road, Kirkwood, PA >753*. ADowltoSwaaki forUFSiMlnry. SPECIALS FOR DECEMBER GOLDEN BARREL TABLE SYRUP 92. os. 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