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备注栏The Rite of Spring

By Arthur Miller

Part I Warming up:

Will you be a good gardener A quick quiz!

1. Where is the best location to plant tall or climbing

plants

A. North side of the garden

B. East side of the

garden

C. South side of the garden

D. West

side of the garden

2. Tomato plants that are “determinate” are more bushy

plants, and tomato plants that are 'indeterminate' are

more viny plants

True False

3. Potatoes are in what family

A. Carrot Family (Umbelliferae)

B. Tomato Family (Solanaceae)

C. Pea Family (Leguminosae)

D. Morning Glory Family (Convolvulaceae)

4. What is the best level of soil ph for MOST plants

A. -

B. -

C. -

D. -

5. Pine needle mulch lowers the ph level of soil while

peat moss

raises the ph level.

True False

6. When a plant has beautiful lush foliage, but almost

no fruit, the

plant has an overdose of:

(Ans: One 8-letter word)

7. Tomato leaves that are purple and thin is a pretty good

sign that

they are lacking Potassium.

True False

8. Potato plants want lots of organic matter in the soil

for the

potatoes to grow better.

True False

Now Check Your Answer!

备注栏1. North side of the garden.

When the tall plants are planted on the north side, they don't block the sun from other smaller plants and also

keep down the north winds.

2. True. If you don't want to stake, you will want

determinate. If not, go with indeterminate.

3. Tomato Family (Solanaceae). Eggplant, Tomato,

Tomatillo, Potato, and Pepper are all in the tomato

family.

4. - . Most plants require ph levels of 6-7, but a few

can tolerate like corn, carrots, and potatoes. Others

can grow well in soil ph of like cabbage and

cauliflower.

5. False.

Pine needle mulch and peat moss are good for alkaline

soils because they lower the ph level.

6. Nitrogen.

Nitrogen will help produce lush foliage, but too much

will make the plant concentrate on the leaves instead

of the fruit.

7. False.

They lack phosphorus when the plants look like that.

8. False.

Too much organic matter will cause scabbing on the

potatoes.

Part II Background Information

Arthur Miller 1915-2005

A Harlem-born Polish-Jewish boy

Majored in journalism at University of Michigan

Wrote first play in 1936

Received BA in English in 1938

First successful play: All My Sons, 1946

Huge success: Death of a Salesman, 1949

The Crucible, 1953

About Salem Witchhunt in 1692

HUAC (House Un-American Activities

Committee), anti- communist McCarthyism

Attended a HUAC hearing in 1956, refusing to

give names; sentenced to a $500 fine or thirty

days in prison, blacklisted, and disallowed

a US passport