The Willamina times., March 18, 1948, Page 2, Image 2

THE WILLAMINA TIMES
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Learning to Identify Wild Flowers
Pleasant Hobby for All the Family
THURSDAY. MARCH 18. 1848
WILLAMINA, OREGON
N a tu re p la c e s no lim ita tio n s n o r
e x a c ts an y p a r tic u la r q u a lific a tio n s
to e n jo y to th e u tm o st o n e o f h e r
g r e a te s t e n d o w m e n ts, th e fra g ra n c e
a n d b e a u ty o f o u r w ild flo w ers. A j
we knew o nly th e n a m e s o f a h a lf few h o u rs sp e n t In th e w oods a c ­
O le' M an W in te r h a s p ra c tic a lly dozen or so a n d we w e re n 't p o sitiv e co m p a n ie d by a well Illu s tr a te d book
a b o u t those.
S u re ly , w e th o u g h t, will re a d ily p ro v e one d o es n ot h av e
com e an d gone an d m o st o f us a r e
th e re m u st be som e w ay w e co u ld
to be an ac co m p lish e d b o ta n is t to
ch a m p in g at th e b it to g et o u t in to le a rn to id e n tify th e m
T h e n w e h it
th e c o u n try to a n s w e r th a t firs t call u p o n th e id e a of in q u irin g at th e recognize th e m o re c o m m o n v arie tie s.
And th e c h ild r e n will love it. Y ou'll
of S p rin g . It m ay he a n old fash io n lib ra ry .
S u re en o u g h , th e r e w ere
picnic, or trip to y o u r f a v o rite tr o u t se v e ra l w ell B ust ra te d b ooks on w ild fin d th e m ru n n in g a h e a d ca llin g y o u r
stre a m , a day a t th e b each o r Just flo w ers in n a tu ra l color. N eed less, a tte n tio n to flo w ers you h ad co m ­
a long h ik e th r o u g h th e w oods a t to say. u n til we co u ld o r d e r a copy p letely o v e rlo o k e d an d w hen a co m ­
p a riso n h a s b een m ade w ith th e d e s .
ran d o m o v er ro llin g m ead o w s.
fo r o u rselv es, th e lib r a ry book w as
O ne s u m m e r on o u r n u m e ro u s h ik e s c a re fu lly p laced in o u r k n a p sa c k . c rlp tio n o r p ic tu re an d th e y find th e
a n d picn ics we w ere p a r tic u la rly f o r ­ And th o u g h th e su m m e r w as alm o st flo w ers re a lly h av e a n am e, th e y be
tu n a te to be in a lo c ality w h e re w ild a t an en d , we le a rn e d to re c o g n ize « , g in a th o r o u g h se arch in ev e ry little
’, ” ' 1 , r a n n y .
flo w ers grew in a b u n d a n c e .
W ith m ore th a n six ty d iffe re n t w ild flow-
Now. w hen we com e a c ro ss
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such a rio to u s p ro fu sio n o f c o lo rs era!
1 h e“ ry b ,o ,o m ’ of SPr ,n « B,u* 8 u m '
an d k in d s we w ere p ro v o k e d to find th e m i t s like m e e tin g old frie n d s
m er In th e ir n a tu ra l h a b ita t o f liv ­
in g g ree n , b u t y o u ’ll p ro b a b ly find
it n e c e ssa ry to te ac h th e c h ild r e n not
to pick th e m fo r in m ost s ta te s II
Is u n la w fu l to do so. H ow ever, It is
G as - Oil - M ariac Lubrication
now p o ssib le In m ost n u r s e r ie s to
buy an u n lim ite d n u m b e r a n d . If you
A ccessories - Tire Repairing
lik e , you ca n grow y o u r o w n w ild
flow er,i a t h o m e
B ut. fo r y o u r day
7:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m.
in th e c o u n try no o th e r o u t-o f-d o o rs
p a s t-tim e c a n o ffe r ric h e r re w a rd s In
re c re a tio n a n d k n o w led g e th a n c u l­
tiv a te d In te re s t In w ild flo w ers. N one
PHONE 486
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but th e sp e c ia list need be c o n c e rn e d
w ith d is tin c tio n s so d lfflcu le a s to r e ­
q u ire th e k n o w le d g e of an ex p e rt.
T o f u r th e r y o u r en jo y m e n t, m ost
flo w e r boo k s c o n ta in In te re s tin g h its
of h isto ry co n c e rn in g th e ir o rig in ,
how th e y c a n be n am ed , v a rio u s le g ­
e n d s an d s u p e rs titio n s a b o u t p a r ti c ­
SHERIDAN. OREGON
u la r flo w ers.
F o r e x a m p le . Baby B lue E yea w ere
O
d isc o v e re d In C a lifo rn ia b ack In th e
1 8 0 0 ‘s by D avid D ouglas, a S cotch
Located 2 miles East of W illamina
b o ta n is t. H e s e n t sp e cim en s to K ew
on Highway
G a rd e n s In L ondon. E n g lu n d w h ere
th ey h av e becom e a very p o p u la r g u l ­
O
d en flo w er w h ile in A m erica th e y
p ra c tic a lly go u n n o tic ed .
WIRING — MOTORS — LINES — SERVICE CALLS
T h e Y arro w p la n t In m ost p a r ts o f
th e c o u n try Is c o n sid ered a w eed a n a
O
f a r m e r s b a ttle in c e ssa n tly to k ee p
It fro m th e ir field s
In th e New E n g ­
la n d s ta te s , h o w ev er, m an y of th e
We have Complete Electric Line Building Equipment
g a rd e n s c o n s id e r it w o rth y of b e a u ti­
fy in g so m e o f th e best g room ed g a r .
d en s. T h e d a ta given alm o st ev e ry
flo w er is n o n -te c h n ic a l an d th e s to r ­
ies a n d c h a ra c te ris tic s re la te d not
o n ly s tim u la te y o u t In te re s t but h elp s
you to re m e m b e r th e ir n am es.
Name*, of F lo w ers
A n y o n e h av in g ac cess to th e cool
c a n y o n s of th e i’ac ific C oast w ill find
u ltim a te d e lig h t in th e m u lti-co lo red
flo w ers w hich c a rp e t th e
can y o n *
flo o rs.
Y o u ’ll d isc o v e r p ink O x alls
g ro w in g in a b u n d a n c e , so m e tim e s ,
k n o w n as S h am ro ck . S ta r F lo w ers
tw in k le on tin y h a ir- lik e ste m s an d
B aby B lue E yes r e fle c t th e b lu e of
th e h e a v e n s in th e s e fo re s t th e a te rs .
S5.50 MEAL TICKET FOR $5.00
No m a n -m a d e th e a te r o r c a th e d ra l of
A A A A
a r c h ite c tu r a l b e a u ty ca n be so co m ­
p le tely c h a rm in g w ith its a tm o sp h e ric
sile n c e m a d e e lo q u e n t by to w e rin g
firs a n d pines.
In th e h ig h e r, s u n n ie r
p laces,
m o u n ta in d a isie s nod a c h e e ry w el­
"A bit ol home aw ay from home"
com e.
S c a rle t p a in t b ru s h s h o u ts
for
a
tte
n
tio n w h ile m a n y o f th e so u th
Open 5:00 A M.— 1 A.M.
Sundays— 6 A.M.—S P M.
e r n slo p es b eckon w ith th e b lu e of th e
L u p in .
M onkey F lo w e rs p lay hide-
WILLAMINA, OREGON
a n d -se e k am o n g th e v in e s of Yellow-
L o tu s.
N a tu r e iB p ro lific w ith h e r p a tte r n s ,
a n d d esig n s, b le n d in g s u b tle h u es
w-ith th e m o st fla m b o y a n t. It is Im
p o ssib le to excel h e r ta s te fo r flo w er
a rra n g e m e n t an d sh o w y g a rb . T h o rn y
p u rp le d u s t e r s o f W e ste rn T h is tle
n e s tle b esid e th e Y a rro w p la n t w ith
its d a in ty , lacy w h ite h ea d g ea r. T in y
Yellow P an sy V io lets tu r n th e ir m in ­
ia tu re faces to sm ile e n c o u ra g e m e n t
to th e F o x g lo v e m a rc h in g up th e
slopes. All th is can be y o u rs ju s t fo r
th e lo o k in g .
In som e se c tio n s y o u ’ll fin d th e
p e rk y little fa c e s o f W ood V iolets.
S w eet W illiam a lo n g th e b a n k s of
y o u r fa v o rite stre a m s , S h o o tin g s ta r s
at the
th a t g ra c e th e o pen m ead o w s, B u tte r
Cups, Q ueen A n n e ’s L ac e a n d In n u m ­
e ra b le w ild o rc h id s t h a t v ie w ith a ll
th e o th e rs to win top p riz e s in M o th e r
Delivered fresh daily. You buy it the day it is baked.
N a tu r e ’s F lo w e r Show .
T h ese a r e b u t a few of th e m o re
fa m ilia r ones.
I t w o u ld be Im p o s­
CAKES
—
ROLLS
—
PASTRIES
sible to lis t th e m a ll.
T h is is in ­
te n d e d only to w h e t y o u r a p p e tite fo r
one of th e m o st f a s c in a tin g h o b b ie s
y o u ’ve ev er tr ie d one t h a t w ill m a k e
ev e ry o u tin g m o re e n jo y a b le fo r th e
e n tir e fam ily . A w h o le new w o rld
w ill u n fo ld w h ich a f f o rd s la stin g
p le a su re . R e a d in g w ill ta k e on a d .
Phone 2064
Sheridan, O regon
ded co lo r fo r n a m e s of flo w e rs w ill
m ean so m e th in g m o re th a n ju s t so
m any w ords on a p r in te d p ag e. A nd
w h at b e tte r m e a n s could be a v a ila b le tin g !
Atltl so m e s p b e to y o u r life an d
Io te a c h a c h ild
a p p re c ia tio n of
b e a u ty a n d a r t th a n M o th er N a tu r e 's get a c q u a in te d w ith y o u r wild flo w ­
d isp la y o f b e a u ty In a n a tu r a l set- ers!
By M rs. C. B. (T n u n b e rlin
WILLAMINA TEXACO SERVICE
RAY HARPOLE
NICE ELECTRIC COMPANY
New Kaisers & Fraziers
Roto-tillers and Used Cars
Immediate Delivery
B ittic k . M o to rs
WILLAMINA SUB AGENCY
By the Bridge
STONE FUEL CO.
Sheridan and W illam ina Prices
P lyw ood C ores
HEATER W OOD
W . T . (R o c k e y ) S T O N E
R esidence Phone 1315
W illam ina. Oregon
Business Telephone 1051
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