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PAGE 10 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20,1980 MCC Helps Revive A Dying Art [ Twenty-eight nursery employees from throughout the Midwest spent last week learning plant propagation techniques from an English expert at McHenry County college. They came to learn the rudiments of grafting and budding from Brian Hum­ phrey, manager of a nursery in Winchester, England. Humphrey, whose nursery grows the widest range of species of any in the world, brought his American students expertise in V\< IM< .( >vw kvB • , propagation techniques which are a dying art in this country. "You've specialized your plant production system so that few American nurseries do their own propagation," Humphrey explained. But now many Americans want to learn the craft skills necessary for propagation, Humphrey notes. He explains that in the United Kingdom "an in­ credible climate allows us to grow a large range of plants" and a tradition of ^ VI I I \ I) plant collections with a large variety of species has kept propagation alive there. It is almost a one- upsmanship thing, with head gardeners for the aristocracy vying with one another for the widest range of plants and the rarest species, Humphrey explains. Large British nurseries send plant collectors all over the world, he said, noting that the familiar Douglas Fir was named after a Scotsman sent to North America to collect plants for his nursery. In contrast to the United Kingdom, America has harsh climates, no tradition of great interest in plants and totally different at­ titudes towards plants, he notes. Americans are fond of shade trees, for example, Humphrey said, while many United Kingdom residents want only plants that flower. But the U.S. now is showing an interest in reclaiming the crafts of propagation, while many British nurseries are being forced to reduce their plant varieties because of economic pressures. The nursery stocks 14,000 species now, but that probably will decline, while the collections of many American nurseries will begin to grow," Hum­ phrey said. Humphrey taught his nursery propagation workshop at MCC for the first time in 1976 and has made several trips back to North America since then to teach in Toronto and in North Carolina. SERVICE NEWS Returns From Pacific I Special Campers Navy Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class David A. Henken. son of David and Doris Last year Don Barrett, coordinator of the agriculture program at MCC, went to England to visit Hilliers and to set up an internship program for MCC students. Three students from the college, Stacy Barden, of Woodstock, Jerry Clemens, of Grayslake, and Kevin Sir, of Crystal Lake, will spend a year at the nursery in Winchester on a work study program which begins Sept. 1. - Latex paints. OFF ALL SOLUTIONS FOK ONC YCA* WITH YOUR TON TACT LCNS PURCHASE AND THIS AO MUST PR8SENT AO AT BEGINNING OF INITIAL VISIT INTERIOR LATEX WALL & TRIM PAIN* 'NTERIOR latex FLAT WALL & TRIM PAlNT HflRDS •Ml. Rollini (312) 2234)020 (312) 223-0034 120 W. Main Si 42S-7900 LATEX FLATHOUSi&jH^ On. c0<!l"tu\VA^ HELP US CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR DUNDEE STORE 120 MAIN SI. 428-7900 DAUSCH & LOMB SOFLENS® ® ULTRA THIN SOFT CONTACT LENSES SALE LENSES ONLY WHEN PRESENTED WITH THIS AO AT BEGINNING OF INITIAL VISIT WITHOUT AD ««.n »•"< COMMONS VISION CENTERS t ^Round Lake Beach ufH<IM1, West Dundee "̂ .!a33r ® Coupon may not be used on purchases before Aug 13 1980 ssmofi cmzEN DISCOUNTS Henkin of 3021 W. Crescent avenue, McHenry, has returned from a deployment in the Western Pacific. He is a crew member aboard the frigate USS Reasoner, homeported in San Diego. While deployed, his ship operated as a unit of the U.S. 7th fleet. During the six-month cruise, his ship steamed more than 25,000 miles conducting anti-submarine support missions with the 7th fleet. The ship also operated in the Indian ocean with the aircraft carried USS Con­ stellation to maintain a ready force in support of national objectives. Port visits were made in Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines and Kwajalein Island. The Reasoner is a 438 foot- long "Knox" class frigate with a crew of 283. Equipped with guns, missiles and rockets, it can operate in­ dependently or as part of a naval task force. His ship is also outfitted with a landing platform and normally carries a light helicopter for long-range detection and attack of submarines. A 1976 graduate of McHenry high school, Henken joined the Navy in October 1977. Amy Lenik, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lenik, Spring Grove, and Brian Nemtusak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Nemtusak, McHenry, were among the 100 children receiving Christmas Seal scholarships from the DuPage-McHenry Lung association in Woodstock, for the summer camp for asthmatic children held recently near Peoria. Parents interested in this camp for 1981 are urged to contact the Lung association soon, because of limited camp capacity. Keepin' Healthy Melton ry 4309 W. Elm StrMt CHARGE IT SUMMERTIME HAZARDS In the summertime, whether we are working or playing, we all enjoy being outdoors. But the warm sun and fresh air seem to create in many of us a feeling of sluggishness. And a desire to lake it easy can be dangerous if you are working with power tools. It has been estimated that nearly 100,000 accidents a year, serious enough to require emergency room treatment, are caused by the careless use of power mowers, power saws and hedge trimmers. Power lawn mowers are particularly dangerous. Grass in the discharge chute, ricocheting stones, steep terraces-all have the potential to cause serious injuries. Fingers have been amputated when mower operators attempted to clean out a clogged discharge opening without turning off the engine, ricocheting stones and twigs have caused blindness and many a sit-down power mower has loppled over on a steep bank One hundred asthmatic children from the state of Illinois enjoyed a week of camping at Camp Wokanda near Peoria. With the help of** all Lung associations in Illinois, Christmas Seal funds helped make this camp a success for the third year, according to Henry B. Harper, Crystal Lake, president of the American Lung Association of DuPage and McHenry Counties. More than 50 staff persons including two physicians and 14 nurses, made sure these children were given the opportunity to enjoy their first camping experience. Along with the recreational program, each child at­ tended educational sessions teaching them how to better and caused serious lacerations. But the most tragic vic- lims of power mower ac­ cidents are young children who, unseen by a careless operator, are in back of the mower when it is driven in reverse. The major accidents associated with power hedge trimmers occur when changing the hand positions while the trimmer is run­ ning, removing the left hand from the trimmer to hold branches out of the way or when trying to hold the cord away from the blade. Other potential accidents you should be alert to while using power hedge trimmers or chain saws are a violent kickback when the blade comes in contact with fence posts, wire or heavy bran- handle their asthmatic problems. S c h e d u l e d a r o u n d medication times, the campers participated in swimming, fishing, archery, arts and crafts, baseball, and canoeing. A rest period followed most activities in the morning and afternoon in the air conditioned cabins. Nurses were also on duty 24 hours in each cabin. Harper also said, "The Lung association is already earmarking funds for next year's camp through the contributions they are receiving from responses to an asthma appeal letter and the "Lung Run", which will be held Oct. 5 in Wheaton." For more information about the "Lung Run" or the asthma camp, call the Lung association at 312-469-2400. ches; tripping or falling and catching I he trimmer or chain saw by the moving b l a d e ; a n d c a u s i n g t h e switch to be tripped unex­ pectedly to the "on" position. You should remain wide­ awake at all limes to avoid contact with the blade. And of utmost importance-you should use three-hole ex­ tension cords with three- prong plugs when using any power tool. 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