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BETHPAGE OLD BETFn * f^T? ru LAINVIEW
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ISLAND TREES PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. UNO. 52 For The Week of June 12-18, 1980 20 cents par copy
The Pool Opens Saturday
Come On Down
"THE WATER'S FINE," says lifeguard Joanne Mosca as she gets ready for
the opening day of Oyster Bay Town community park pools on Saturday, June 14.
Councilman Gregory W. Carman, his daughter, Mira, (left) and sisters Lisa and
Barbara Reinhardt visited one of the pools recently to check out the facilities.
Pool memberships are still available. Information may be obtained by
contacting the individual community parks: Bethpage 681-5460; Plain view-Old
Bethpage 433-4595; Marjorie R. Post 541-3934.
Nassau's Official Flower
A Viola pedata by any other
name is called a birdfoot violet
Next week, however, it will take
on the added name of the official
flower of Nassau County.
County Executive Francis T.
Purcell is recommending the
designation of the birdfoot violet
as the official county flower.
For the quizical, the birdfoot
violet-so-named because of the
peculiar pattern of its leaves-is
perhaps the most famous wild'
flower that grows on the Hempstead
Plains. The Hempstead
Plains? It was an area originally
comprising approximately 60,000
acres spread across central
Nassau and constituted the only
naturally-occurring prairie east
of the Allegheny Mountains.
Today's communities of Garden
City, Westbury, Levittown and
Hicksville are just a few of the
communities founded on the
plains.
Therein lies the demise of the
birdfoot violet.
As residential and commercial
development encroached on the
plains, the birdfoot violet
population decreased. It was
thought that during the construction
of the Nassau Veterans
Memorial Coliseum at Mitchel
Field that the last remaining
population of birdfoot violets may
have been wiped out.
In 1978, however, a small
population was found growing in
the 44-acre Hempstead Plains
Preserve at Mitchel Field.
Another population now exists on
plains land at Eisenhower Park
in East Meadow and at the Old
Bethpage Village Restoration.
The birdfoot violet represents a
particularly unique part of the
county's natural beauty,"
Purcell said.
He added that residents can
assist in the wildflower's preservation
by propagating plants in
their home gardens. The birdfoot
violet is available from wildlife
nurseries. The major flowering
period occurs during the first two
week of May, although a healthy
plant may produce a second
bloom in the fail.
The birdfoot is a purple-hued
stemless species composed of
five "beardless" petals. Perhaps
the most distinctive floral
characteristic is the orange
stamen which protrudes from the
center of the flower. Throughout
its range in North America, the
birdfoot is found in dry fields and
open woods. In order to survive,
they require humus in an acid soil
and good drainage.
The designation of it as the
official flower is being endorsed
by the Museum Services Division
of the Nassau Recreation and
Parks Department, the Friends
of the Nassau County Museum,
local historical societies, natural
history organizations and local
garden clubs. In conjunction with
the title, noted artist Arthur B.
Singer of Jericho is preparing an
official rendering which will be
presented the county by the
Friends of the Nassau County
Museum.
Four states have adopted other
species of violets as their official
flowers-Illinois, New Jersey,
Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
New York State's official flower
is the rose, adopted in april, 1955.
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| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1980-06-12 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and Prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the Public Domain and Digital Rights are held by Bethpage Public library. |
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