With The Douglas County Garden Clubs
Differences Of Bonsi Tree And Miniature Tree Noted
There is a great difference be
tween the Bonsi tree of Japan and
the miniature tree of America.
To make a Japanese Bonsi tree
it takes from five to 20 years. To
RIVERBEND GARDEN CLUB
Sylvia Eckman, horticulture
make an American miniature tree, dent. The soil should be one-third , color most of the year. Dwarf iris
"7' l w minutes, aim- sana, one-tnird peat moss, and one-1 crocus, marigolds, lobelia, or any
ply buy a stunted root bound shrub third good garden soil. Then shelother small plants can be used,
from the nursery. Sometimes, if I planted small succulent plants and 1 As soon as they are through bloom-
Mrs. Olmstead Gets Letter From Russia
PLAINFIEI.D, N.J. (AP)-The I fliers, was Capt. John McKune of
wife of an airman held bv the So. lopeka. Kan.
lucky, we can get an older one
net Union has disclosed t h a tl
she had received a letter from i
her husband.
"I'm so thrilled to know that
he's all right and feelins well,"
said Gail Olmstcad. "It's so
reassuring."
Capt. Freeman Bruce Olmstead,
25, was one of two airmen to sur-
which aves a much better effect.
Cut down the sides of a ran.
Very carefully nick the dirt off the
chairman, gave a talk on garden 'Mle nair r00ls- place tne shrub! took
terms at the September meelins I . ,. container ana pack tne soil: curves
of the Riverbend Garden Club ugnuy around the roots and up to
The group met at the home of , ''"L dcptn of lhe can- Leave no air
Marcia Micholick. Roll call was Dubbles and water it thoroughly,
answered with something about the Tne best sllruDS for miniatures
Countv Fair. Dki-nscinn hoiH are spruce, black pine, cedar, iuni-
concerning the Veteran's Flower I W- "'"gho pine, small leaf maple.
thyme and miniature ivy in the
ins, remove and replace with an-
Mrs. Olmstcad said she under
stood that McKone's wife had also
received a letter from her
husband.
Mrs. Olmstead said her husband
said nothing about receiving her
letters although she had written
to him more than a dozen times
since his- capture. He didn't dis
close where he was being held in
Show and a district meeting to be
neia uci. 14 in suinernn.
Guest speaker was Mrs. L. E.
Adams who spoke on herbs and
showed samples. A plant exchange
was held following the meeting.
The October meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Dick Mustard.
SPEAKERS SCHEDULED
Mrs. A. A. Jacoby, district horti
culture chairman of the Oregon
Federation of Garden Clubs Inc.,
will speak on "Primroses" Tues
day at 9:40 a.m. over the Ump
qua District Garden Club's radio
program on KRNR.
Mrs. A. Knudtson, district pub
licity chairman, will speak on
"Magnolias" Friday at 3:30 p.m.
OAKLAND GARDEN CLUB
The Oakland Garden Club will
meet at the Four Winds for a noon
luncheon Sept. 26, reports Edith
Dunn, correspondent. Following the
luncheon the group will take a tour
of the Albert Micelli gardens and
the Shinn Dahlia Nursery. Those
not going are requested to notify
Mrs. Floy Ferguson.
CLUB TO MEET
The Hucrest Garden Club will
meet Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. Wilbur Watters, 1005
NW Evans.
bamboo, azaleas and camellias.
There are others, but the writer
has found these, the most adapt
able. Prune To Any Shape
You can prune miniatures any
shape you want. It is best to do
that before it is taken from the
can. Try and get a misshaped tree
with crooks and twists as it makes
the tree more attractive and cheap
er. The nurseryman is more will
ing to cut the price, thinking it is
not much good.
Now, the Bankei is a miniature
garden which is formed around the
miniature tree. Best containers arc
not too deep. If you have them
made, use redwood or cedar and
size 8-by-16-by-6 inches. Six inches
deep is about right. Put several
holes in the bottom and cover with
medium size fine gravel for drain
age. Good drainage is necessary
or the plant will get root rot. Plant
the tree in one end and the gar
den out from it. The writer has
a miniature in the bottom of an
old hot water tank stand, which
stands upon three legs and has a
large hole in the bottom.
Pin Planted
The author planted a mugho pine,
then placed large beach rock with
sea-washed holes directly behind
pine. She filled the holes with soil
for planting for the miniature gar-
Judge Gives Garden Show
Pointers At Glendaie Meet
At the September meeting of the
Glendaie Federated Garden Club,
Jlrs. M. O. Overguard of Wolf
Creek, an accredited judge, spoke
on flower arrangements and gave
points which will be a help in pre
paring for and conducting the com
ing Garden Show.
Plans for the Garden Show,
which will take place at the Glen
daie Masonic Temple, Saturday
and Sunday were discussed. The
show will be held from 1:30 to 9
p.m. on Saturday and from noon
until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Display
entry is open to the public. Ma
terials for display must be in place
by 10:30 a.m. Saturday in order to
allow for judging before the open
ing of the show.
Classifications Told
The show will include all in-sea-son
flowers, annuals, biennials, per
ennials, and horticulture exhibits
and arrangements. Arrangements
will use the "Autumn Finale"
theme but may include a large
variety of classifications. These in
clude: Sugar 'n'. Sprice, an ar
rangement in a kitchen container;
Memories, arrangement in a keep
sake or antique container; The
Cool Woods, green foliage and
weathered wood composition; Sep
tember Morn, breakfast tray ar
rangement; Indian Summer, com
bination of plant material in a bas
ket container; La Fiesta, a com
position suitable for a patio;
Thanksgiving, harvest ar-
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holes and around the rocks. To one
side, she placed a mirror taken
from a lady's handbag. Then she
piece of glass, cut with rocks from Uinpqua river and the
and one inch wide, and coast, dwarf iuniDcr. and rocks
used it as an out-let from the; from the lava beds. The Japanese
pond which looks like a creek, j hoard every rock and stick with
Small rocks were placed along the i peculiar shapes, especially if cov
creek and around the pool and ajcred with moss. Our orchards are
miniature man was seated on a .full of those things. The Japanese
rock near the pond. Around the are the true lover of nature,
edge of the container the author The Bonsi and Bankei are very
usea menium sizea rocks, anout new in Amerrca. You can have sev
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The Oregonians have wonderful, s - , , i bv a Soviet fiohier
milorul W irHoninn such SJ" .. 0n JUI 1 ! 1CI II(,ntcr
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vive the crash ol an American ; ,is three paeo handwritten letter.
lie wrote mat ne nan been torn
that he would be brought to trial
she said. That confirmed earlier
the
two or three inches wide, placing
them edgewise. She then filled in
with soil, pushing it toward pine
and rocks to give a raised effect
as if the pond and creek were atj beautiful gardens.
tne toot ot a mountain. Miniature roses are
The plantings can be changed in' effective, and do well
different seasons so as to have i type of gardens.
oral of theso miniature gardens
and rearrange as the notion strikes
you. Children love them and with
little adult supervision, niako
also
in
very
these
MOII:T MAID 12 X$
Tridcmiri, lltfifttr U. 1 Faitnt Ota
rangement of fruits, vegetables,
and foliage; Barn Dance, a mass'
ed line arrangement: Birds South'
ward Wing, a curved line arrange
ments suggesting motion; Moon
light Spelndor, a straight line ar
rangement with white or mono
chromatic scheme; Wild West
Wind, arrangement in a seashell
or shell container; Autumn Leaf
and Brushwood Smoke, composi
tion of dried material; Souvenir,
a morning, evening or dried ma
terial corsage; Afterglow, informal
dinner arrangement, candles per
mitted: and As You Like It, ex
hibitors choice.
There will also be horticulture
and design classes for the junior
division. The junior design group
included Old Glory, an 'arrange
ment of red, white and blue flow
ers; In the Garden, tcrrarium us
ing mosses, 'small ferns and other
low-growing woods .material; and
Old MacDonald Had A Farm,
scene on cooky sheet (not larger,
than 12x12), including miniature
figures of farm folk and animals.
Displays Planned
Educational class displays will
include bird feeder or birdhouse;
scrapbook or poster on trees, flow
ers, birds or animals; forest or
soil collection of leaves mounted
on stiff cardboard and artistically
arranged. Conservation material is
not to be used.
A non-competitive invitational di
vision will include arrangements
by Douglas County garden clubs,
conservation exhibits, educational
exhibits, commercial exhibits and
hobby exhibits.
The Fower Show committee and
staging chairman is Mrs. Homer
Martin. Mrs. Clyde Smith is re
sponsible for the schedule; Mrs.
Rcnus Michel for entries; M r s.
Fred Beerli for hospitality, judges
and awards; Mrs. Howard Edson
for publicity and junior exhibits;
Mrs. Maurice Reasoner and Mrs.
Nellie 1 111 I in a n . classification and
placement: Mrs. Clifford Miller
and Mrs. Wayne Lewallen, conser
vation and educational exhibits;
Mrs. Herbert Reed, litterbug chair
man; Mrs. Thomas Patterson,
guest book: Mrs. Florence Clayton
and Mrs. W. Corwin, dismantling;
and Mrs. Walker Purvinc, M r s.
Earl Buenger and Mrs. Ed Stein,
sale of refreshments.
There will be a plant sale and
refreshments sale in addition to the
show.
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I Soviet announcements that
The only other survivor of the two airmen would be tried.
crash, which killed four American I Olmstead is from Elmira, N Y.
"Could you children scream a little quieter? Mother
has a dreadful headache!"
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Seoul streets, They urge inhabitants to me domestic products
Wafer Use Pact Asked Of St at es
SEATTLE (AP) The legisla
tures of Pacific Northwest states
will be asked for the, third time
this winter to approve a compact
for the use of water resources in
the Columbia Basin.
The Columbia Interstate Com
pact Commission approved Thurs-
William Mortimer Wit! Again Instruct The
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day an agreement which would
create a 16 member commission
empowered to make recommend
ations to Congress concerning pro
posed projects.
To go into effect, the agreement
must be ratified by the Legisla
tures of Washington, Oregon, Ida
ho and Montana and by Congress
It will also be submitted to the
legislatures of Nevada, Wyoming
and Utah but does no need their
approval.
Twice before, in 1954 and 1956,
the commission produced , an
agreement. Both times the Idaho
Legislature approved it, but the
other states failed to lake action.
The commission has been nego
tiating since 1950.
Before Thursday's meeting,
there had been talk of going ahead
without Oregon because of that
state's objections to one proposed
article. The conflict was resolved
when Oregon's delegation came up
with its own version of the article,
less specific than the original but
acceptable to the other slates.
The article assures upstream
slates of most of the power pro
duced at dams within their bor
ders. The members of the commission
lo be created by the compact
would he appointed by the gover
nors of the states and would serve
without pay. Agreement of 12
members would be needed for
making a recommendation.
A final editing committee will
meet in Portland next Thursday
lo get the draft into shape to be
signed at a meeting of the full
commission in Spokane Oct. 3.
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