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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1947)
BROOICNGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON iy . 'W orld’s Finest Clim ate" Page S ite * ¡uniform samples of Croft E state «when storage period is less than bv intelligent o«e of ’ers. j and Ace E aster Lily bulbs grown eight weeks) in order to produce .wvpr m m *. and generaMv good ¡in Oregon. The results can be blooms at the same time for both cultu ral practices. Since the bulbs ¡summarized as follows: varieties.” are sold on the basis of size, it "In all three variesties bulbs lly follows th a t yearlings Eii tut ion of NW Crofts n h a a’ tu ra doubtless found th e ir w ay p S ir i C ertain distributors are known ,, S?,-1 l ’oraKP Croft lilies grown in the Pacific (ge<j from P"- " to have assembled their bulbs —5 days in rorthw est are suited prim arily! tc the forcers’ benches. The per- ,„es 35 degree storage w jth M lin le de,ay as the greenhouse before blooming. for pot culture. Moreover, ther torm ance of such bulb« in tb* bud count more rap- a n j to h ave p iaced them in iced » ‘ ‘ an? _5 development in the field is n icely; hands of many forcers would be degtees and 50 de- synchronized with the average) ¡open to question. It is in teresting ,50 , degrees, but in ear- re frig e ratio n for shipment ea st. with southetn-grow D oubtless these bulbs were rush- » h / tinw > ° n »b wee uced E aster season. These factors have to note that w hen’ the bulbs ^degree storage ilw avs jnto cojd storage on a r r jvai at . »hr.* ™ . ♦» 8IcenhoUi,e contributed to give them an en are planted in the field, they will the bud count most se- destin atio n and held in such stor- ‘ ‘ 1 1S’ viable reputation as E a ste r lilies.; J loom satisfactorily the n e x t I ag eu n til sent to the florists for eVvr greater reduction in This reputation is achieved, how I year. Croft lily bulbs grown in the rtf Acceleration forcing. d \>js t0 firsf h,o0in resulted from ever. before the advent of "ac j 0» A , . ,VA «»ate-' c<dd storage treatm ent With no celeratio n ." If Croft lilies grown T'neiflc northw est should be re pit? of the abo\e s w i Jf thefte 8ame buU)(t had b(,en storage Croft b|oomed on M in the Pacific northw est are dug served prim arily for the E a ste r based on the rp> 1 \ shipped in common storage tap- 28. E state on June 16. and Ace eight weeks a fte r reaching full t»ade. It is the end for which experimentation. ™ . \ p ro xim a tely 6 5 'F j potted as soon on j une 28. As the length of stor- bloom, packed in moist peat, held they are best fitted by nature. F o r duded with the tout g ufi reeeive(i, an({ placed m cold fige ¡s extended, the number of at 65 degrees, during distribution, results in keeping with th e ir re p Rations: fra m es or cool houses where they days to blooming decreases. Croft j o t t e d as soon as received and utation, they should be left in Easter next year «1946 could have developed as »«hire fcujbs stored at 35 degrees for four placed in cold fram es or cool- J i he -•»'nr.n.-’ rig*'* »ve«be f n i b " r . April 21. it is probably intended, there would hare been < lXi and 12 weeks, bloomed in houses until they are brought in full bloom, packed in moist peat, on the basis of oresent fe w , if any, com plaints ....... .. of ..............4 low bud 333, n 11O e a and 106 days, respectiv e- ¡at the end of the year for forcing, and held at approxim ately 65 de A t r a in t h o a grower r n w p r is p - 1«, » i « for u the . . same on. to store Croft or Ace CQunt. Again, the is h be- iy. Those stored ™ they should perform in a perfectly grees during distribution. As soon 35 degrees until plant- ing blam ed for something beyond _ period at 50 degrees bloomed _ in satisfactory manner. This was as received by the florist he bulbs are received in - his • control. - • - 117, — ................... 113 and % ... dajs. The results borne out by the experiences of should be potted and placed in nober and potted a fte r Faster of 1946 With Ace. which blooms slightly I local florists who obtained their cold fram es or cool houses w here js they would have from A m ore recent article by S tu a rt '« « • ’ha" Croft, were sim ilar in bulbs direct from the growers, they will have an opportunity to [15 days to make E aster, ("T he Effect of T em perature anil • ' ',J ,l,'u"'e> pro- ¡and followed the above procedure. establish them selves before be uld be enough." Let the forcers accelerate lilies ing forced. Lenpth or S to rag e on Forcing of r W1“ "” <h“ ’ » ' 50 advice au>.v. was — - followed “ 7 • . v l__iK4C degrees when the period was four I if they so desire. However, they If the forcer does not have b> the trade, and th ere N orthwest L lie s > t n F l o n r * R weeks. The results were essenti- should be aw are of the price they »he facilities for doing this, then 2 believe it was. is it view of September X . 1 9 « is o ||y |h<i (or ¡must pay, in the loss of bud count the bulbs can be accelerated by r forcers complained of specta n ' . on ' Reducing the num ber of days when they do. Southern-grow n placing them in cool storage (50 hud counts? to blooming aldays results in a lilies m ature early (June), hence d e g tie s or less) for five to six lowered bud c o u n t . Unstored must be stored for a long period weeks just prior to potting. If Ceoft bulbs produced 9.4 blooms if they are to be forced for E as the forcer would fam iliarize him I»< r plant while those stored at ter. Storage, regardless of tem self with the conditions prevail 35 degrees produced 5.5. 3.8 and perature. is an u n n atu ral condi ing in n atu re w here the bulbs 3.2 blooms, following four, eight tion at best and results in d e te r grow, he could appreciate th a t these m anipulations are m erely and 12 weeks of storage. The ioration and low- bud count. (sam e reduction followed the 50 Age and Ixnv Bud (’onnt (le v ie s to provide the bulbs w ith degree storage, the respective bud Another possible cause of low a favorable environm ent during counts being 6.2. 3.7 and 3.3 per bud count may be at the age of the critical period betw een the plant. The results with Ace were the bulbs being forced. The de field and the forcers’ bench. The grower, distributor or fo r- similar. With the Estate, 35 de mand for lily bulbs has resulted gree storage w a s particularly in the sale of large num bers of \ Cer must all fulfill their respec damaging to the bud count, re 6s for forcing purposes. Many tive responsibilities if the Eusti » ducing it to 1.6 after 12 u»eeks.’’ grow ers have learned how they lily crop is to attain desii'm “Since a high bud count i.t more can produce size in th eir bulbs performance. im portant iw pot lilies than in J those intended for cut flower pro duction, northwest lilies should receive short periods of cold stor age for Easter forcing, am ount depending upon the earliness of Plates Re-Built, Repair Die lily and the date of Easter. ed and Re-Lined. Croft lilies potted December 6. after eight weeks at 35 degrees No appointment needed bloomed April 1 «1946). nearly three weeks ahead of E aster w ith for out-of-town patients a bud count of 3.8. The same variety held at 65 degrees from for extracting, filling or October 11 until November 8. and then stored four weeks at 35 de bridge work. grees. bloomed April 18. with a bud count of 6.4. Obviously Croft bulbs should not be stored at low tem peratures as soon as har vested when Easter is late or the plants will bloom too soon or have tral Building Brookings, Oregon (a very low bud count. Apparently better results will be obtained il after harvest the bulbs are held in common storage at 65 degrees c r higher in a fairly dry pack, to discourage rooting and sprout Contrary to the general belief that all ing and then given a short per iod. four to six weeks, at low long distance service has lieen stopped, we tem perature just before potting. The result w ith Ace suggests that bulbs of t h i s variety reqbire desire to announce that all long distance calls more cold storage than a nice selection of various type listings in slightly t'o Croft for bloom a t the same are being accepted to points on our system. time." • .... W here facilities are available and the clim ate is satisfactory, ALSO. EMERGENCY CALLS may be sonable prices. Real Estate represents the the bulbs can be potted w ithout cold siorage, held in the cold solid, substantial and permanent invest- frame, and finished in the green placed to any point, wherever located. possible. house. The exact procedure w o u ld (‘El E. a licensed broker before you invest. ! have to be worked out at each If your call is of an vmeigency nature, location. It is w orthy of note important to have the transaction properly that the Ace and Croft bulbs held | in the cold-frame for the a<kh- ted. inform the lonti distance operator and she will itional period from November 30 until December 29 showed a re- ;auction in bud count of slightly make every effort to put your call through WANTED LISTINGS more than one per Planl and d ditional desirable real estate, as many ln- delay in blooming of about a as usual. i now being received from outside sources, i week.” ,hie Causes Of Recent Low Bud In Croft Lilies When “Forced” ___ entistry . . ie Clear Palate Denture With Iranslucent Teeth Combines Beauty and Strength! Is Light And Durable! Long Distance jervice Is A vailable TO ALL POINTS OF THE J. E . WEST COAST TELEPHONE CO. STEV EN SO N IN THIS . J Brookings-Harbor Area Easter of 1947 the classified section for “Better Buys Pete .1. Lesmeister Agency Real Estate And Insurance T Building Brookings, Oregon •Since E aster in 1947 will be early (April 6) it is probably ad visable to pot Croft bulbs eail> in December. They should be in storage at tem peratures lower than 50 degrees for five or six weeks before being potted. The avaiable inform ation indlpat^ th a t Ace bulbs should be stored som ewhat longer than C roit bulbs 2 '-**^1 TPirii i; niMP.nv
