Scouting, Volume 60, Number 1, January-February 1972 Page: 62
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Earn CASH for your
Treasury with Imported
Dutch Flower Bulbs
DAHLIAS—CANNAS—GLADIOLUS—BEGONIAS
Sell now for spring planting with color-
ful summer blooms guaranteed. 40
cents clear profit on each $1 sale, all
transportation charges paid. With full
color folders your members take orders
in advance. Each customer gets the
kind and quantity of bulbs desired. Ex-
act quantities shipped—no need to re-
turn unsold merchandise.
Hundreds of clubs are successful way
beyond expectations with welcome extra
cash. Members do their part to Keep
America Beautiful and learn how to sell
at the same time.
Actually very little selling is needed.
Everyone likes and wants flowers and is
quick to buy. Now your members can
offer a worthwhile and appreciated as-
sortment of beautiful flowering bulbs
while earning a substantial sum for
club projects.
Many Clubs are already busy on their
fifth year of selling imported flowering
Dutch bulbs. Pleased customers look for
the chance to buy more. Sales are easy
—and each sale brings more people
into the drive to make our country a
better place to live.
Use the coupon to
write today for complete details.
DUTCH MILL BULB IMPORTERS
P.O. Box I, Hershey, Pa. 17033
YES our Club is interested
ering Dutch Bulbs as a mom
send full information at one
no obligation.
Name
selling imported Flow-
raising project. Please
I understand there is
Club or Organization
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LETTERS
VISIT THE BSA
Your fine September issue invited
us to "Come Visit the BSA," and we
did just that. The grounds at the
national BSA headquarters are
beautiful, and we enjoyed the
lovely, half-mile nature trail. How-
ever, the Johnston Historical Mu-
seum was the highlight for us. It's
a superb display of what Scouting
is all about, past and present. We
can only hope its future is bigger
and better. Keep up the good work.
Mrs. Frances Reiman
North Arlington, N.J.
CONFUSED STATES
'Twouldn't surprise me none iffen
you got a flock of mail from the
state of Maine abotit question 18
in your October Family Qtiiz, page
82. Maine became a state in 1820,
having since the mid 1600's been
part of Massachusetts.
Sanborn Partridge
Region 1 Executive Board
Proctor, Vt.
You're referring to the question
that said, "Only one state was once
part of another state. That state is:
Virginia, North Carolina, West Vir-
ginia, Arkansas." The answer given
was West Virginia, once part of
Virginia. To be correct we should
have said, "Only one of the follow-
ing states was once part of another
state." Since we didn't, and you're
right about Maine, give yourself a
bonus of five points. Now that we're
on the subject, read the next letter.
The answer to question 18 left
out Maine, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Vermont.
John R. Haeuser
San Rafael, Calif.
Right again about Maine. And yes,
according to the World Book, Ken-
tucky was part of Virginia and
Tennessee belonged to North Caro-
lina. Vermont, however, was not
considered part of another state,
but remained an independent re-
public for about 10 years after the
Revolutionary War, finally joining
as the first state after the original
13. You, too, are due another bonus
of five points.
MORE HALF STAFF
Your answer to "Half Staff" in
the Letters column for October
needs more details to complete the
story. Section 2(d) of Public Law
829 states that "The flag shall be
displayed on all days when weather
permits, especially on . . . Memorial
Day (half staff until noon), May
30." The new law, of course, has
changed the May 30 holiday to the
last Monday in May. In addition, on
March 1, 1954, a proclamation by
Dwight Eisenhower established
rules for flying the flag at half staff
as a "mark of respect" upon the
death of major officials (and for-
mer officials) of the United States
government. When national days of
mourning are proclaimed by the
President of the U.S., the proclama-
tion will say whether the flag is to
be half masted or not.
Don McKay, RAdm. USCG Ret.,
long-time Scouter
Oakland, Calif.
PATCHES
Is there a special patch to be
worn by members of the College
Scouter Reserve?
Charles S. Rogol
West Lafayette, Ind.
No. Members of the College Scouter
Reserve should wear the badge for
the office in which they're serving,
such as Scoutmaster or Explorer
Advisor.
WILD EDIBLES
"Wilderness Survival" in your
October issue is interesting, but
isn't that thistle in the photograph
instead of burdock? Some thistles
are not very palatable. And how
about other wild taste delights such
as service berries, thorn apples,
husk tomatoes, hackberries, hazel-
nuts, white oak acorns (if not bit-
ter), puff ball and morel mush-
rooms, sarsaparilla roots (laxative)
and water cress?
Daniel C. Milbocker
Assistant Cubmaster
Asst. Professor of Horticulture
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.
Ken Cole, subject of the article and
survival expert, replies:
"Correct. The photo is not burdock
(Arctium lappa), but Canadian
thistle (Cirsium arvense). However,
this is an even better tasting plant.
The young stems boiled in salted
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