La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 22, 1922, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Textft TOLUilE XXV LA GRANDE. OREGON. NATUKIAY, APltlL '22, 1922 SECTION TWO NUMbEU 170 MEMBER . F ASSOCIATED PRESS THE HOME GAR1M a Garden ?' v - 5 , .--., ;:V Single Tri-neA. $mall TWering. "Ruffled lettuce In partloulur. Dteticlam agree thut tlio widespread lettuce habit is one of the best things thai over happened to make for he'.tlt'.i- ler dieting. Cooked vegetable also contain th80 mysterious subjects, il they are not overcooked. Aprther form of Wtamliie ia found In good, real buttor and milk. Cookies u fresh vegetable not too long and dressing it with real butter, or with tn cream, oils the human machine up with vitamiues to keep it yniiiK at top apoed. A vitaiuiiie garden Is. In effect, a salad garden if one wants to get hi? needed 1 vitamiues the eacsiost and quickest way. A little garden of lettuce, tomatoes, celery youns, onions, parsley, endlvo, cress, corn salad, witloof, cucumbers and so on, for crisp fresh salads all year wll! fill the bill. y Popular lVtunliis. Tlio revlvul of tho popularity of the petunia, for years one of the garden standby, has been a feature of gardening for thOlast two years. Tho introduction of the Rosy Morn bedding petunia with its wonderful wealth of bloom umd itscortnflnty to flower In almost any situation has done much to revive- Interest In this popular old fashioned flower. The giant frilled single types have shown remarkable development tor pot plants and for window box es as well us for bedding. , The large flowered types aro not as free bloomers as the bedding type of which Rosy Morn, Carmuu Sylvia, Howard's Star and others are fa nillar examples. A straim of small, froe-flowc'ring double ipetunias seems destined to become great favorites, rivaling In freedom of bloom tho liosy Morn typo. A large-flowered strain especially Valuable for window boxes Is the Balcony" type, Halcony White. Balcony Blue, Balcony Kose and Balcony Queen being Tine varieties These, from their long stems, which droop gracefully over the edges of window and porch boxes, furnish a charming effect. Petunias should be started now v for. the summer beds, thesmall ' flowering kinds being especially val uable to tuck in among tho tulips and early-flowering bulbs so that they will bo ready to cover the bed nnd furnish a fresh sheet of daz zling bloom -when tho tulips have gone. Tho bedding petunias may be started im a cold frame to good d vantngc, as they will stand consid erable frost but not a frecae. The seeds aro so fine that care must bo used In watering them so that they will not he washed out "t the soil, l'etunias thrivo almost any where. Tho fancy large-flowered strain; need more careful culture ,iral rii h cr soil and more water to do theil test than tho smalMlowe'-cd .kinds by mailing strips of chicken wire fencing along the board fence and tying the tomatoes to It, but the wood strips are much more easy to handle. The chicken wiro. however, offers an excellent scheme for growing cu- -fiY IV-.Vii-1-J - i-J.-Js. I.. SVi 1 1' hw.. I CROtINO TOV.ATOE5 ON 1 HE BACK FCMrF. cumbers in tho least possible .himico, allowing them tu ciiiuh . upon the wire Instead of running over the ground which Hs needed for other If your Kurdren room is limiteJ try the fence for tomatoes or cu cumbers or both. They also furnis.i an ornamental feature, the ureenury of tho vines covering the fence; and giving tlio appeanunce of a hedge uti little distmce. It may be re called that tomatoes when first, in troduced into cultivation wort) grown as ornamental plants under the numo of "love apples" and their use as a vegetable was not iRurnoi until some time later. A scarlet to mato netetting among the deep green foliage has an ornamental charac ter which is particularly well dis played in tho fence scheme of grow ing them. Hack l'ence Tomatoes. Kvery gardener finds, as a rule, that he hasn't quite room enough for all the tiling's he wants to p'aiit Au effective scheme for utilizing all the spHcc in a small yard was noted last summer. That is growing to matoes against a fence fronting eith er south or west. Ktriips were nailed at three-foot intervals from the upper and lower two-by-fours to which, in the usual backyard fence the boards are nail ed, and to these the tomatoes wrc trained, allowing urtmchito to ox tend along the two-by-foiirs, both tho upper and lower. With the fidice reflecting the heat of the sun, tho tomatoes were, ripened much more quickly than if upon the ground. The same effect may be sccuri iiov Your Vitamiues, Have you taken your vituuilnes today? This is now the pertinent question to be considered at mtul time by all those interested in the proper diet to furnish efficient upkeep for the human machine. A short time back tho health obscssionists were great ly worried about their calories. They niieasured them rout and ate according to calory prescription. Now the vitamine is the big idea. Just what a vitamine is has not yet been definitely determined but chemists and dieticians know that it is something in food, particularly vegetables and fruits, that is cell builders and "without which food and nourishment are incomplete, Lack of vilamines leads to scurvy. according to latest dlscoviries. Crow your own vitamiues. Green vegetables that is. vegetables eat en (raw. con Hill plmty of thmn- r 1 ' I M 1 mm it ) i h'sP Sim kll J I JMoiiarcli Malleable Ranges Lettuce Secrets, l.cttuco growing is becoming a science, sfuco this best of all salad vegetable has become a staple ar tlclu of diet, and is in tho market 305 days of tho year. Commercial ly, th6 head lettuce has almost dis placed tho older leaf varlolie3 but the home gardener knows that leaf lettuce1 Is the earliest, of all ami just as finely flavored and tender as the big cabbage varieties. It Is also the first lettuce to mature for table use. so small planting of u good leaf variety is advisable to give ;i crop before the head varieties art- ready to cut. Koiualne or cos lettuce is making a very successful bid for homo gar den popularity. It Is much easier to grow thatn tho head lettuce. esiwlally alter tho weathtY is warm. and it Is fully us delicate. Iu fact, many people esteem it more highly for its.tendernoss. The leuves, being long and nar row, and growing upright, naturally blanch the heart and this process U easily assisted by tying tho tips ol' the leaves together lightly. It ma tures quickly. ; .Sowings of leaf, head and co-i lottuco give a good succession. Tho real "way to gel head lettuce that will roally head and the only way Is to start the plants either in doors or In a hotbed or cold framo. when tho wciiitheT will not permit Illuming in iiiu oii'ii uim nave uie plnnts growing along to trnn.'iDunt soolu as tho weather permits. Lettuce can be grown In the open ground for tho greater pirt of the winter In many portions of the south and In othors with a cold frame protection It can bo kept go ing all winter. Seedlings can be raised ready to sot out ta lata Feb ruary or March. Hou4 lettuce gives gardeners a great deul of trouble, largely be cause they drill the socls Into the soli, and leave them tuo thick in tho rows until they are su far advanc ed in growth tho thinning does no eood. Transplanting Is most essen tial as tho check to the growth seems to thicken up the plant and start It on Its way to a head. When transplanting, after thrco or four lotves hnvo been made, cut off half of them, that ,1s snip the tips of tho leaves for ubout half their length. Lettuce must have heavily fertll lied ground and tho highest stand ard of cultivation. Tho plants must bo kept cultivated and growing at top Bpeed. Water should be sup plied when a dry spell impends. If tho ground Is rich, well tilled, the plants, given a distanco of it least six inches apart in tho rows nfter transplanting and kept well culti vated, there is no reason "Why any gardener shouldn't have reasonably good head lettuce. Tho great prob lem Hn lettuce growing Is tu keep it growing without a chock. If you have ' not planned yout flower ami vegetable garden, Ibis 1s the time to do it. Indications are that wo will have an early spring, though not so early as last year. By all mUins plan to hnvo a color scheme border of flowerH somewhere in tho garden this year. Delightful combination plantduigs of annuals may be made ut Very little coBt, and the garden which is without this feature will be1, to say tho least, lacking in Its interest. SnamlraKons antirrhinums urn L'tirL'eoiiH . litiiterlnl for color scheme plantings. They have been developed iniirvelously of rocent years and where sltiglo colors are planted In sizeanie groups in pieas- intr tittv:ivl mil! li:inmmv with each other, their beauty Is seen to tho best advjntage. The Hemi-laii Sorts, growing 18 Inches to 20 in- LEAF TYiNC l.E'TTUCt: TO HCAO IT TAXI TORD & GEORGE Main 44 ltldo Willi a company Hint 1 bonded. Kvery driver and every ear bonded for your protection with the ery best of service. CALL MAIN 44 La Grande MATTRESS SHOP and WEAVING WORKS Mattresses of nil kinds cloan cd and rebuilt. Feather Reno vating. Rag Rugs and Fluffy Hugs for Bale. Carpet and Itug Cleaning llxlli, VI.50 and up Chas. Kdwards, Prop, l'houe 253-W v. MfwSteTiiiL, rai'tt'JVHKt. its i On the Road to Happiness These young people are lieadcil Hie right way to lieiilth, eonil'urf, iiidejieiideiii-e ami liaiiinesw. We know iif several pcdide in this city who should lie traveling the same road right nw and we want to help lyou plan and Build a Home of Your Own Just coiue in and give us some idea ut1 the kind ol' home you desire and we'll help you mhtain the plans, complete estimale, ami furnish everything you lied in high' quality home Imilding lumber. Let's get together and end the days of high rent for you. The Grande Ronde Lumber Qq. ' e . lies high, aro the hi'st for l..l,llni- because they require no support. Some of the finest varieties (by all menus avoid havhig mixtures) arc Amber Queen, a ennarv viCimv pvorlaid with chamois pink, gold up; timet I'rince, dark crimson; urenauier. vimu orango, white throat, yellow Up; Mauve Qucou. rosy mauvo: Roso Uoro. u nrettv self-salmon rose, shadikl gold; The Fawn, a delightful blend of terra cotta plug aud pale yellow, soft and pleasing. If you wlHh to enjoy the iiiu soason or tneso splendid flowers, then the seed should bo sown in. duors at this time. I Twice tho liumeter of tho soul Is a direction often given as 4o the depth It should bo planted, but some seeds are so small they don't seem to have) any appreciable dia meter, so this direction is mot vulu ablo. It Is not! a bard and fast rule to bo followed. The finer the seed the lighter should bo Its covering, and In the finest nnd (powdery seeds they should merely bo sprinkled up on tho surface of tho soil and gent ly prossod Into It. In illght sandy soil tU'cpcr cover ing is necessary than In heavy clav- nnd temperature liavo jcoiislderflblr to do with tho depth of planting In tlio cool, moist days of spsiug lighter planting is necessary than In tho hot summer ,dnys when a deeper planting Is roiiulrdd to se cure germination without tho lender Hprouls being shriveled by the heat and dryness of tho soil. Tho following list will givo an ci cJlleut idea of the depth at which it Is advlsalilo to p'laut vegetable seeds for their best germination, soil urtd climatic conditions being tnkn Into consideration: One to ono and one-half Inches asparagus, beets, cucuiubors, mdluus. One-half to ouo Inch i Onions, parsnips, radishes, salsify, tomatoos. Ouo and one-half to two Inched Dunns, watormoludis, okra. Ono to two Inches Watermelons squashes, spinach. One-halt inch Cubbagei, carrot, cauliflower, celery, collurds, turnips, luttuco. Two inches or inoro Corn. VIOLET CLUMPS, 2!c each. Peren nial Larkspur and (iypsophrlia, laiffo clumps, ,m each, 3 for $1.00. Plant them now. Cherrys Florists. 4-18-lf Poor Fish Eveybody is buying Tackle at our HALF PRICE TACKLE SALE (lood assortment now but you'll have to hurry LSI DRUG GO. RE AH THK WANT ADS! Commercial Organizations Have Come to Stay A decade ago commercial organizations, variously known as chambers of commerce, Coniiuerciul (dubs and the like, were created to meet n ronipelling want in every 'community. Their probation period was a story of ups and downs, of financial distress and over-worked direc tors of leaving too much for "Oeorge" to do. (loinmuu ity affairs and problems either were not met at all or were done in a haphazard wiiy. Today contnierii'al organizations are an imperative necessity in every town. .liven the daily. mail inquires about; roads, climate, business1 opport unities, this, that and the other thigg must receive the1 same coiiiiedus answers that any civil man would give to a stranger at his door asking directions almt the city. And the commercial organization is now a fixed part tit every city and town just the same as the church, the school and the lodge, audi like all of these it must be finan cially sound in. order to function. The Union County Ad Club has been delegated with (he commercial club duties of La (frande and for Union County when matter involving the county good arise. To date its income has been: Less than hall1 the amount appropriated in Uaker.. One-fourth of Corvallis. One-fifth of Pendleton. One-third of Mend, and so on down the listwhile the results have been the equal of any of the above. JJut the present pace demands more finances. The club must maintain an officii and an ollfice force equipped with necessary furniture and fixtures. This ex pense amounts to about $;5,t)()0.00 annually, in addition it must Meet its share of the intermediate rate fight, the first round of which has been won by the interior towns repre sented by, their commercial organizations. J t must meet its share of the Old Oregon Trail associa tion. Jt must meet, its share of erecting tourist signs at (Salt Lake, The Dalles, Ontario and other points. Jt 1 1 1 1 1 : -1 have the descriptive literature ready to mail upon all inquiries. It must be ready to entertain visitors in La Crande. It must be ready to fight , for its shaiv of road work. It must: meet-the expense of conducting a protracted' school of education in the interest, of irrigation. It must be ready to carry out the policies and the ac tivities developed by the ''()' committees of the club. All of this requires additional funds. TIIK MKNKFIT FROM ALL TIIKSK ACTIVITIKW WILL CO.MM TO KVKKV CITIZKN AND I'K'OI'KK'TV OWN KM. TlIKUKf'OI.'K IT IS ONLY KMIIIT THAT THK CITIZKNK TIIK'OUOIL COOl'KUATTOX I1LLL' .MAINTAIN TIIKOLI'M. A nioiithlf amount from 500 people will do the busi ness. Next week La Crande will be asked to meet its re.; niiisiliility with the same generosity and expedience tint it meets all other obliat Lons looking toward the ben efit ol' the commiiniy and its people. Any citizen who is not now doing his share in the op eration of the L'nLon County Ad Club and feels his respon sibility and is no longer willing to let somebody else pay bis indebtedness to tliH coimiiuuity in which he lives, and who wi.-hes nrtire. infnrma1i'ii about past activities and future plans can be eiilinbtened by railing at the Ad Club headquarter at theV. M. C .A. '' .o ; V, H FOHNEN.KA.MP COMPANY --.