Word: zoysia
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...ground, Ron Ziegler, the youthful Press Secretary with the Hollywood profile and sideburns as hardy as Zoysia, was about to be made czar of the whole presidential image, a reward for his four flawless years of stewardship over the White House policy of non-information. He appeared in the press room in a suit of daring plaid and good-humoredly avoided answering questions on peace and bombing. He also showed up on a Virginia indoor tennis court in an "Izod outfit," the supreme quality in tennis attire. Coordinated Izods can cost $50. His play was just as good...
...worked for two years. Then one day I listened to the guys I was instructing. One of them was saying "cost per thousand"; the other was saying "taxfree municipals." Both of them said "actually" a lot. I realized that I was working in a conference room with Zoysia grass. Few sights have been as beautiful as my five iron arcing over the Hudson and settling among the carp and the effluents...
...that I mean business.' We started to save for the down payment on the budget plan and finally got a G.I. mortgage." The Derricks now have a brick, three-bedroom ranch house with two TV sets, an air conditioner, piano, dog, two birds, a 1953 Chrysler, and a Zoysia grass lawn that is the envy of their neighbors. "You know, a lot of Negroes never think too much about their homes and their lawns in the city," says Mrs. Derrick. "But when they come out here, they really put all of themselves into their homes. It lifts them...
...grass is Zoysia matrella (Manila grass), an oriental variety with which U.S. horticulturists began to experiment five years ago. Park Superintendent Leo Goss of Louisville has covered four acres of Seneca Park with Zoysia, spread its fame among U.S. greenskeepers. Propagated from runners* instead of seed, Zoysia spreads quickly, crowds out even crab grass. It has already been planted in a number of Southern airfields and country clubs...
...Like a strawberry plant, Zoysia, planted in one-inch plugs, puts out stems that spread over the ground and take root...
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