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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1915)
IIOME AND FARM MAGAZl&E SECTION Our 1915 Record Service Innovation HEARING AND SELECTING RECORDS AT HOli'E. Preparing Wild or Rock Gardens THE wild garden, na the nnmc hub gesU, Is n garden 'ot Informal outline; but It Is not, iih many think, n wilderness, requiring llttlo or no attention. Tho primary pur pose of the garden la (lowers, nnd If success bo hnd, there must bo u do groo ot caro and regard, nlthough In the wild garden, once established, theso may bo reduced to a minimum. A wild garden consists of n collec tion of plants, perennials and shrubs, placed so nearly In the stnto of tholr orlglnnl environment that thoy be como established and take caro of themselves. Very often nn eutlro proporty Is de veloped along naturalistic linos, aim ing to.wnrd tho plcturosuuo In land scape design. Such n development may not bo classed as a wild garden, as very often tho effects secured uro the result of almost constant caro. An Ixoliitctl IVitlute. Tho truo wild garden should bo treated na an Isolated feature ami will appear best in a donrcsstoti whero it Is practicable to plant tho sldo slopes with overgreens and flowering shrubs In a naturalistic way. When boulders nro ut hntul It may ho made oven more plctiircBq.no by placing them on the slopes and extending tho plantations of wild (lowers nround them to tio tho en tire Bccno together. Very often a favorably located spring will supply running water and add n feature to the Mild garden ot Ineatimablo worth. Many and varied aro tho native plants that can then bo Introduced, and charming, indeed, the effects procurable. In tho wild garden tho paths should bo of turf or stepping stones and very broad, allowing tho flowers to sprawl over tho path In places without Interfering entirely with tho purpose of tho walk. Stopping stones should bo placed 22 Inches, center to center. Ileds for tho establishing of flow era should not bo moro than six feet wide. Whero It Is necessary to lmvo them larger, it Is proforabla to placo shrubbory In tho center of tho bed nnd allow about thrco foet between tho shrubbery and tho turf odgo of tho path. As In tho (lower garden, tho aim should bo townrd continuity of bloom. There should bo no lack ot flowers at any time, although tho Spring nnd Fall seasons will bo the most flowery. In this respect, great aid may bo looked for to tho hardy bulbs. Noth ing Is quite so pretty as .colonics of snowdrops, Jonquils, daffodils and similar bulbs thoroughly nnlurallzcd. The Hock (Inn ton. The nlplno or rock gnrdon Is close ly akin to tho wild garden, us here, too, wo endcuvor to establish plants as nearly as possible In their native environment. Tho rock garden should bo apart and secluded from tho (lower garden. If It Is posslblo to Belect a placo whoro there Is run ning wntor, It will greatly onlnrgo tho variety of plants that may bo grown nnd lucrcaso tho possibilities. Tho rocks should be placed on a gentle slope and tho surfneo bo varlod that tho contour will bo undulntlng. A fow largo rocks nro bottor than many small oucb. When placing tho rocks, ndopt n plan of stratification, bo that tho strntn nil run In tho same direction. Sccuro tho Inrgost bould ers posslblo nnd nrrnngo thorn bo that tho most formidable stonoa como at tho base. In some places tho ar rangement should bo almost perpen dicular nnd In others flatton It out to a moro gcntlo slopo. In this class ot work we nro Imitating unturo Just as closely ns posslblo and tho bould ers must bo bo arranged as to ap pear Inherent In tho boII. An nbun danco of good porous soil must bo used nnd well mixed with leaf mould and well-rotted manuro to establish and grow a good assortment of rock plants on many of tho so-cnllod rock eriesr Tho pockets for soil nro far too small and dovold of moisture, so that only tho very hardiest of drought-resisting nlplncs can exist. AiTiinBi'inent of Plnuts. Tho nrrangomout of tho plants should bo In clumps or colonies of ono variety, and not n mixed plant ing, whoro tho strongest-growing kinds can ovorruu tho wenkor, many of which soon perish. Whon n rock garden Is constructed on a dry hill, it should bo provided with a 8iib-lrrIgation system, us ninny nlplne plants rcqutro a deop moist soil. This Is vory much moro Import ant than the shado or partial Bhado so often thought necessary to their well doing. Such a systom ot Irriga tion may be economically Installed by running n two-Inch agricultural tile aloug tho top of tho slopo, 12 Inches below the surface. Tho bottom ot tho trench should be Inclined toward tho rockery and given a fall of ono clghth Inch to tho foot In Its length; It should bo filled with crushed stone or clenn cinders, placed nround the tile. The tile Hhould be connected with the newest point ot supply by a wrought Iron pipe. This, too, should be placed 12 Inches below the ourfaco and connected at the faucet with rubber hose. The use of valves Is thus done nwuy with, such as would be necessary It tho lino was directly connected with tho water supply Bystcni. Whero tho rock garden Is close enough to tho house, wntor may be applied directly- by bono, but tho Irrigation Is to be preferred. Hear and select Records at homo. The New Plan. We send a dozen or two or more. GIIOWTH OI' AUU:UTA JjIVK STOClv INDL'STItV. Alberta fanners reaped almost n clear $0,000,000 as a result ot their nates through the Alberta Stockyards nt Calgary, 1911. This was Just about doublo tho sum received dur ing tho previous year, at tho closo ot which tho livestock Industry received tho impetus that has kept on Increas ing over since. This satisfactory but oxpected state of affairs was disclosed when the final reckoning was made of tho business accomplished by tho Al berta Stockyards recently. It docs not include the business dono through prlvntc yards, which also mounts up Into tho millions yearly. Tho gain In tho number ot hogs re ceived camo to 0)2.8 per cent, whllo It Is on record that during tho clos ing month of last year moro hogs were received and disposed ot than during tho whole of tho year 1913. Sheep receipts nbo Improved materi ally, showing tho way In which tho wool wind Is blowing, tho Increnso being shown nt 99.8 per cent. Horses Increased C2.0 por cent nnd cattle 22.9 per cent. Kew livestock markets In their history can show such compara tive growth within tho snmo spaco of time. With tho province plunging wholeheartedly Into mixed farming, tho markets ot tho United States open to Canndo, and tho prospect for higher prices during tho year, 1915 will Bhow oven greater records thnn nro disclosed by.tho reports for 1914. 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