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PHOENIX, Page ElevenBREATHIN' EASY: H o n r i n n c D i f v k f M a %a %u00abBY JU D Y B Y R N EWhat is the hottest environmental issue (as well as thebest kept secret) to crop up sincethe passage of the City Air Code? Ifyou can%u2019t answer the question,don%u2019t worry, but do read on.The answer is the New York CityAir Quality Implementation Planwhich will enforce, on a local level,the Federal 1970 Clean Air Act. Itall sounds very distant and grand.Just another multi-syllable,governmental plan, heavy withgood intentions and low on effectiveness?well, not quite. Informed, caringcitizens can have tremendousimpact. You can be part of theprocess which will determine thequality of the air of the future.Here%u2019s what it%u2019s all about.Under the Clean Air Act.maximum levels, consideredadequate to protect human health,were established for the six majorpollutants in the air: sulfur oxides,carbon monoxides, hydrocarbons,photochemical oxidants (smog),particulate matter (soots), andnitrogen oxides. States mustachieve these primary air qualitystandards by May 31, 1975. Thepart of the plan for controllingpollutants from stationary sources(oil burners, incinerators, Con Edplants, and industries) was submitted last year.Out in the Williamsburg sectionof Brooklyn, Brian Ketchum andhis staff at the Department of AirResources have been preparing thepart of the plan dealing withmobile pollution sources %u2014 theTransportation Control Plan. It hasrecently been made public andsome of the 27 recommendedstrategies follow. However, theproposed strategies are not theonly ones which can be included.Meet The Fig Family: LovableVarieties Happy Indoors Or OutBY BARBARA COLLINSAnyone who has house plants islikely to have met the Fig family,plants very tolerant of low light,low humidity conditions. Commonis Ficus elastica, known as IndiaRubber Plant. A dwarf form, indica, tops off at 2 feet. The largeleaved varieties, solid green, redstemmed and veined, or splotched,can grow to 6 feet.Tree lovers may have grown (oradmired and hesitated to buy)either Ficus retusa, the Chinesebanyan, or Ficus benjamina,weeping fig. These grow over 6 feetand, although the leaves are small,they are shaped like the leaves ofthe rubber plant, a smooth ovalwith a prominent center vein and asharp tip. In a large size thesetrees cost about $30. Although theyare long lived and tolerate apartment conditions, their cost can beprohibitive to the budget minded.The fiddle leaf fig, ficus lyrata,has leaves shaped like figs with anoverall web of veins. Less expensive and much smaller areFicus decora (a dwarf treesometimes seen in Bonsai), Ficuspumilaand Ficus repens, creepingtypes often trained over wire formsfilled with moist moss and shapedlike turtles, rabbits, etc.For house plant lovers who areinto growing their own from seed,Parks Seed Company, Greenwood,S.C. 29646 (catalogue free) listsfive different varieties of rubberplant seeds for one to two-and-ahalf cents per seed. The seeds,which need light to germinate andmust be placed on top of sterilesoil, germinate at any time of yearin approximately 15 days.Brownstoners with high ceilings,large windows, sunny rooms, or abackyard who want an impressivetree might try Ficus carica. It canbe purchased from many mailSea&SurfacePlantShop471 Myrtle Ave.Specializing in :%u00ab rare & hard tofind plantsm C A U i l Lhanging baskets%u2022 cut flowers%u2022 terrariumsFree Delivery 783-5566our New Store :\\ 550 Flatbush Ave.order nurseries at a small cost.Mine from Burpee Seed,Philadelphia, Pa. 19132 (cataloguefree) cost $3.45 plus 50 centshandling and was more than the 2 to 3 feet tall the catalogue listed. Itcame with bare roots wrapped inmoss. While it soaked in thebathtub, we ran around trying toR u b b e r tree at W eirsfind something large enough to potit in. It could be planted in a sunnygarden, but would need to bewrapped in winter. A 12-inch claypot reserved for it would not accommodate the roots without apruning so severe I was afraid totackle it. The tub we put it in was a10-gallon hospital stock pot,discarded because it had holes inthe bottom, which made it an idealplanter. The handles on the potfacilitate moving it to and from thebackyard, which is advisable if onewants to harvest figs from thisunique plant.The common fig%u2014carica,Everbearing Fig in Burpee%u2019scatalogue, or Brown Turkey atother nurseries%u2014is deciduous, butthe last leaf fell at the end ofNovember and new growth openedat the end of January, so it wasgraceful bare stems for just twomonths. Unlike the other figs, theleaves are so indented that theylook hand shaped and are thatlarge, apple green, neither waxynor dark. Beautiful even withoutfigs. And, if you can give it enoughsun%u2014eight hours a day through thesummer%u2014the fruit will be adelicious bonus. Mine was put inContinued on Page 12T^MANY NEW HANGING PLANTS*?) The Hanging Garden297 DsGraw S*. balwawi Court A SmithSaturdays + Sundays 11am to 5pm237-0866q X* Q J i l Q c R ~ t DVJTVl%u00abVC AH Z C v r'ts;i- V t *|rtev> oQ>wut tH t o(ursO d t V lA O t O ^ A X c V t i n atro ^ icsi piavv / $vJi &\\\\ th e 'K ^ 0 u* - U b a vjs S ^ o ip W s ^ e WAp(MoU don'tMvit t%u00a9 puy %u2014%u2022 %u00bb a. %u2022 it i_ i ' \\ %u201e ! i \\ %u2022 *\'j j.F l o r i s t sGvVtr\\lo.{runWyitstin u r s o k i y ^ , ki l vi y ktU i Finoevux {pr ft *You can add your voice to the cryby following and participating inany or all of the following events.First, obtain a copy of strategiesand-or more detailed booklet on theplan from the New York StateDept, of Environmental Conservation, 1700 Broadway, NYC10019 (489-9140). Read the plan, andf you think they%u2019ve missedsomething send your alternativesto Brian Ketchum, 75 Frost St.,Brooklyn, New York 11211.Then attend the CitizenWorkshop on the New Transportation Plan Wednesday,March 28, at the C.U.N.Y.Graduate Center, 33 West 42 St.,from 4-6 p.m.. As Air ResourcesCommissioner Fred Hartsaid,%u2019%u2019...everybody is affected bythe plan %u2014 it is a major attack onpollution, congestion, and transportation problems.%u201d Hear hisview and prepare yourself for thebig push %u2014 the public hearings onApril 9. By all means get to thesehearings. Give testimony on thegroup of strategies you think willbenefit you the most. Certainstrategies will benefit Brooklynmore than others. Which are they?Are they primary or secondary?Are the local politicians aware ofthem? Your work is really cut outfor you. The hearings will be heldat C.U.N.Y. Auditorium, 33 West 42St., 1:30 to 11, April 9.Finally, prior to April 15, makeyourself known through letters tothe editors, Mayor Lindsay andGov. Rockefeller, yourCongressman, state assemblyman,state senator, and city councilmen.Let your opinions be known. If youdon%u2019t know who your representatives are, just call the League ofWomen Voters and they will assistyou.And if citizens don%u2019t participatein the shaping of the final plan?Then groups like the AutomobileAssociation of America and thetaxi industry with their vestedinterests will have the day andpoliticians will reiterate whatthey%u2019ve been saying for years:namely, that the average citizendoesn%u2019t really want a say in whathappens to him. Governmentbelongs in dark, musty roomswhere men who know nothing of usshape our lives. 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