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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1926)
1 :'( The Garden carrot tiOii and thi: noil Carrot! are well known for their ;. rich eranre,- oolerlns. ;- Hometlmea ,.. g-ardesers arc pussled that ttees- produce B crop that te Pale In IIH , eolertng. The riebness of the rot . oritur of the rarrot. 1 due directly vto the ehsraeter of ' the noil. Jn- Hint oils It will not he as rlrhly .- colored aa In lieuvler - soils with ' more mineral matter In them. ';, Carrots, however, are a IIIOHt eonvenli-nt vegetable because they ' .will do well In any Hftll,' t'Yoiif cow v fodder of two generatlona uso,- the . carrot 'Ikis'. become' an Itidlspen : sable culinary adjunct. We uae It ; In almost all niade . meat dlahca '. und It la atao one of the vegetables now regarded as necessary . Infant - food. V '' :.:- :, .,'..''. .'. Early 'carrots should be planted at once. For the early crop of baby 'roots plant the Oxheart, Karly Bcarlet Horn or some, of the tore- Inff 'varieties. .For the mldaeaaon crop the Panvars and Chantenay v- types are standard and for winter carrots the . larger Panvers and Rubicon - varieties are .excellent. 1,! ito. u winter supply of good-slsfed . ..'solid roots for storage the entire v growths season Is required. -8eed for': the; large roota should be sown at any time during May. Rigorous thinning u required so that tho plants, stand, six to i eight ; Inches - apatt In. the rows and the rows two . feet apart. ;. . . ; - . . ; The. baby carrot In now unlve ,- ' sally regarded as a delicacy. It necessary to make sowing every tw weeks until mid-June, thin ' nlaff'to two .or three Inches -apart; Crisp tender roota for fall ubo may -. be sad by- sowing up to as late as ' Jul! IS such varieties aa unanie. "': : nr. -' the aooedler they grow the ten derer will be the yoilng roots and " to promote a quality crop, give them- regular hoeing, keeping the : soil ettrred about them. Begin cul tivation after they hare grown to aoMetent etso to be thinned .and continue It regularly until they are ready .to pull. Bow the seed fairly "" thick aj It la sometime uneven In - Ita germination, but do not neglect to this a soon aa the plants can he , ssassd between tho thumb and fin ger conveniently. ' Tttreo Orope For Next Winter - "twa vegetables and a anlad for nest Voter's use aheulil be nown at tbla time. The vegetable . are 1 aii sii ii n 1 oyster plant or sal sltv'sssi toe salad Is tha- wetloof or Passe endive. Alt are lone sen - sott vegetables, needing the entire season, to complete their - growin. ' - ' I'aranlps are-general favorites and ,', we have been enjoying the crop , fraai .the lost Tear's sends for the ' last two months. Oyster plunt Is oust In season, as It la best when s,''- dtMJt lust after the frost leaves tho AA'grid.':--;.;-A-i- ' '.-;,'" :.v: - Iraranlpa need good rich soil and - - fnantytQf -room, to develop, Seldom - doss, the average gnrdener hava a gooOCTsniu uup nasa he-sowa the seed v thick and loaves tne plants m the row to struggle for eststeoee. Here and there will be a shapely parsnip but for the most paWt'they are thin and of tittle val ue. Thin the parsnips to six Inches , apart .is the raws as soon as. the ' plants ere big enough to piill up. f'ultlvato with the rest of the gar den sad the result will be parsnips worth 4lctiaj next spring or this fa after a. few freeies. They will b al (atrly uniform else and will - sirs double the xlatd on tho table. ' Preach, endive Is a reul luxury ' anil always expensive during the Winter months when ft Is In season. ( .makes a tap root similar to the ersur plant and parsnip, midway ; between tho two In she.- The-w . , roots are dug In the fall and stored m taa cellar la earth and encour ages te (raw when desired by a :' link nsolstsstngi ;. The blanched leaves which eprout trom the stared roota ara then out and used ' as frees salad. There la nothing easier la grow In the garden and Hi miss a ready salad -supply of the hafkest quality far the greater part of the winter when head lettuce - sad other green enlada are at - the peak of their prices. A few plants as as experiment will, demonstrate tha ease with which this vegetable may be grown. i The parsnips, oyster plants and endlvo may be planted In adjoining : rows In tho most remote part or tha gardon'.and left to themselves eaeept for an occasional hoeing and weeding until It ie time to har vest the endlvo In ' the fall. The . others remain to the ground till ssnrui- ;-:':"- :- BEACITr FHOM TEXAS ' When tho English botanist, ; prumtaond, esnt seed of a brilliant little plant he found In Texas homo to England In lss5 it was a nine days' wonder and figured promin ently In all the English Horticul tural publications. This plant, at- ter a European training, came In force Into American gardens bear ' I tut Its collector's name, Phlox Druraraond, sent seed of a brilliant ;. said: "A bed of this plant has hardly yet been seen tor It la for too prec ious and uncommon to ue posses. - red by anyone except In small - quantities" There la no difficulty now In having beds of any also we ' desire of this brilliant Texas an ' aunt.-. . Its range of color and form hm boen greatly Increased since the day of Drummond, who would - hardly recognlso It as tho same plant were ho alive today. --This Is one of the nhowlest and ; ' moat easily grown of - tho wholo rasa of annuals, coming Into bloom qalcsiy. It Is best sown In the open - grexind and the plants should be ' etnas, abr Inches of room In which - to develop. It is too often sown broadcast asd sot thinned. It gtvea s aiasa Sf a) sera - but of Inferior qsalHy sad the Mosntlng aeaaea la abort. Wo sew have star-flowered asd fringed aorta but while Inter--. estlnf they sra Inferior Is beauty ta) U large-flowered (randlflora I With taecr Tsnooiorea. petals Chorines Go to High School )l i II 1.1 I... I'" I. '. . . I.I, ' I JJJ" . 'I ; .'. Steers r ' MAYO Oh" HMOKINO . NKW VOItK Dr. W. J. Mayo's views on smoking as explulned by his secretary In a letter to a eor res pondent: "Neither be nor. any wo man In his rurally smokes he dis likes to see women smoke, but a woinuii hus us much rlglit. to smoke us a man; smoking Is a dis tinct detriment to many, persons, hot most men who smoke get much combfort from It without de monstrable harm,"i-. -v ' On. Nevember' 10, 108S, a' Dv. Plot presented tha Royal : Hoc let y at Oxford with a coconut, a rare gift at that lime. . .'- ', Twenty-three women In England make a living liy ek'antiig chim neys, ... ; '.' - -- -. - OHIIJinEN Bl'V WHIHKKV HAURIHON. N. J. Whiskey Is being sold to children In "Hell Holes" for fifty cents n plat, It. Is asserted bv the Hev. Oeorge Kits. Patrick. Masse of the sales ore In grocery stores ,t. - A domes! lo science., school Chicago has sturleil a course meat carving to alii husbands. BBC.aBC.GDBD Calumet is the world's biggest sell AM nlffhc Cvtlyn Nolr (left) und Vivian Oe1 Vaul drw applutiM an mem tmm of a musical lomttty chorm to Lit AaKeU. Bui by lay ihty'ra hi dustrloui itudtnla in a Lua Antle Itigli achuol. Guuh to a auihomore From the original purple typra i window boxen. Thay ara at thtlr w now hftv at I fast a dozen dla.Jbeiit, however, tn maaara of aub tlnct colon In Phlox Drummondl. jatontlat proporttona In tho garden. It ta anxcellfDt plant for ctiUii.tfjlt la on of th annuulti 'that Ms as wU aa for Ha brilliant niHsa wnll plant4. in mlxd - varlctlcu. of bloom In tho garden. It la uand jTbe acarleta and crmiaona are with ft it effect In rose bede und In- particularly vivid. ing baking powder, because it is the world's best baking powder. Use it and practice true economy. THE WORLD'S GREATEST DAKBMG PttWDSD JL S vwu wit m v a , ., , nj JkLJyjy. -Us Tn Hnokane. Wash., a pawnuroKor shot somehody Instead of somebody shooting n- imwnhroker. 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Here is a complete Mst: Elgin Tomatoes, ' lb. ,4&e " 2 heads Lettuce.. .. 55c New Green Peas, 2 lbs..'.,.;....,.....i5c v New Potatoes, 2 llw.:.:. ' : ' -, ' ' gfr : Carrote, 2 bunches '. '. 15c White Icicle Radishes.............'..; 5c ' Cucumbers, each .............:......:.......15c' , 3 bunches Green Onions lOe. ' Hot House Lettuce - New Beets Rhubarb - Cabbage - Turnips Gold Old Potatoes $2.50 per hundred 50 lbs. v y , ', ;.;..$L6Q: Spring Lamb For your Sunday dinner.
