THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 1, 1923
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WOMEN WILL ATTEND ROAD CONGRESS IN
SPAIN FOR HIGHWAY EDUCATION BUREAU
Mrs. Charlotte M. Smith of Washington, D. C, Will Be Accredited Representative ; Purpose Is Estab
lishment of Good Roads Wherever Automobile Is Used.
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MRS. CHARLOTTE M. SMITH
of Washington, D. C will be
the only woman who will at
tend the road congress fn Spain this
fall a the accreditej representative
of the American highway education
bureau. The purpose of the con
gress is the esta hli.shment of good
roads wherever the automobile Is
used.
Miss Edith Ainpe of Jamestown,
GRINDING AND CRUNCHING OF COARSER
FOODS CLEANSES AND PRESERVES TEETH
Compare Diet of Aborigines with Cakes, Creams and Puddings of Today and "Answer Is Supplied to
Why Molars of Savage People Needed no Dental Aid.
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BY ANNETTE CONNELLY.
NEW YORK. (Special corre
spondence.) As if we poor
femmes have not enough to
worry about with faces that are a
constant source of concern In main
lining the bloom we love to acquire
by fair means or skin food, comes
man the basic source of all our
aaxtety, admit it whether you will
or no right out in public with the
flagrant accusation we are a two
faced race; that the dissimilarity of
the two hemispheres of the face is
distinctly pronounced In most of us.
Be it said in all fairness to the ac
cuser", however, he projects his own
physiognomy into his charge.
But mere man should worry if his
face is on straight. His only con
cern will be to keep his straight
while we are worrying about ours.
Of course, we will. We worry about
the angle of the hat; we worry if
the stocking; seam doesn't run a true
and direct course; we worry about
skirt hems and so on and so on.
Some of us have had our own sus
picions about this dual facial career.
N. Y.. was recently elected national
treasurer of the national woman's
party. Miss Ainge is one of the
latest comers into the group which
meets in headquarters only a few
hundred feet from the capitol.
Countess Irene di Robilant,
daughter of General and Senator
Robilant, who is associate manager
of the Italy-American society, is in
abetted by revealing photographs of
right side profiles and left side pro
files. '
Causes of Marked Varlatloa.
A current dental periodical rises
right up" in meeting with 'the an
nouncement that the dexter and sin
ister sides of our otherwise perfect
ovals are neither equal to the same
thing nor to one another; that the
muscular action of the right and left
side is frequently so different as to
contribute marked variation to he
face.
But with the dental wisdom of
the day which cannot be ignored,
they open our mouths and look
therein for the reason; at the same
time granting certain habits of
smiling and facial contortions con
tribute to the unevenly balanced
face.
In a recent French art journal the
lament was registered that few per
sons present a properly balanced
face, one or the other side being
lifeless, characterless, and, above
all, smileless.
AU photographers will testify that
the United States to give lectures
to promote a better understanding
between the countries.
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Miss Bonnie Murray, who was
I judged to be the most beautiful girl
in all Iowa, is said to be an old
fashioned girl who knows more
about cooking than flirting. She
will use her $1000 prize- money to
start a college education.
their subjects have a side better
than the other; no successful one
ever guilty of saying the other sid
is not good, too. Which reminds me
of the lesson in diplomacy given by
a salesmanship expert. He illus
trated his point with the story of
the unsuccessful young salesman
who said to his fair patron: "Your
right foot is larger than your left,"
whereas the wise young clerk re
marked: "Madam, your left foot is
smaller than your right." .
Which brings about the observa
tion with many of us it is not only
one side of the face which differs
from the other. The difference is
marked throughout the whole side
of the body one eye being stronger;
one hand and foot requiring the
more comfortable fitting shoe and
glove.
Favor Right Side of Month.
With rare exceptions, we are a
right-handed race, from which den
tists draw the deduction, not with
out stattstical'basis, that we favor
the right side of the mouth and give
it more exercise in the chewing of
food, which induces peridental de-
velopment and keeps the teeth in
healthier condition than on the left,
resulting- in a better" contour of
cheek and chin on the dexter side.
Their statistics prove the left side
is weaker, more subject to ulcera
tions, decays and inflammations
than the right side of the mouth;
that the left side possesses the
greater number of crowns, bridges
and partial plates and the greater
number of fillings. .
You may gather some little statis
tics of your own and see if this has
not the sound of reason. I think it
has. And I would suggest that the
worrying about the sides of the face
being uneven be confined to the con
dltion of the teeth.
Dental Surgery Remarkable.
What missing teeth or artificial
dentures worn too long without re
adjustment will do toward changing
a fairly robust cheek into a shrunk
en, emaciated one is seen only too
often. 3Deep furrows and wrinkles
advertise the shrinking process go
ing on beneath, even in younger
folk.
Dental surgery has made such re
markable strides iu the. last few
years that faces may be practically
remodeled by its aid. Even drooping
mouth corners are corrected. It has
become an art as well as a science.
Almost everyone knows a missing
tooth should be supplanted with an
artificial one to preserve facial
beauty. But not everyone knows
artificial dentures necessitate occa
sional observation and possible re
placement to restore the balance of
the face.
Think of the trouble and expense,
to say nothing of the facial beauty,
that might be saved if we learned
to chew food correctly with the first
teeth and had the practice so in
stilled as to give exercise to every
tooth every day of our lives.
Hard Food Give Kxerclae.
Nature forms the teeth with
curves, planes and crests, and lo
cates them in such position that the
passage of food over the various
surfaces, together with the move
ment of the tongue, lips and cheeks,
produces a natural condition of
cleanliness. This condition Is modi
fied in proportion to abuses, habits,
faults from youth and influence of
modern diet.
In, olden times and among savage
peoples of the present day the same
holds true the grinding and crunch
ing of the coarser grain and hard
breadstuffs cleaned the teeth. The
true form of the jaws was pre
served through proper use. The
crushing of hard foods is the true
exercise. Compare the plain and
coarse diet of the aborigines with
the cakes, creams, puddings and pre
pared foods of today, requiring no
mastication, and you have supplied
the answer to the riddle of why the
teeth of savage people are pre
served without dental aid.
Chew on Both Sides.
The crunching of dry toast, hard
crust, popcorn ana iooas tnat -re
quire vigorous chewing should be
Indulged in every day, for no other
reason than to give the jaw their
daily exercise. Upon the healthy
condition of the jaw tissues largely
depends the even contour of the
face.
Or, in other words, chew foods on
both sides of the mouth evenly, take
certain amount of coarse foods
daily, and you will be doing all In
your power to keep your face on
straight, unless you have unbal
anced yours by smiling and laughing
entirely on one hemisphere, inducing
inactivity of one set of muscles.
Answers to Beauty. Queries.
Mrs. P. Well, why not be Indi
vidual in shoes as in other dress
items? You probably wouldn't wear
a poke bonnet and a bouffant -Waistline
because it is not your style. The
short vamp shoes are not enough
"on" anyway to be chosen for that
reason. The woman with a long,
narrow foot should choose aristocrat
shoes to be in the picture, particu
larly if she is tall. Black, brown
and gray are better for her than
white, as a rule. There's no doubt
about it at all. The skirts are
looerer much. Better leave a- wide
I hem for the day when ypu will fall
' into the parade. We all fall sooner
or later, no matter how we may
i kick at first. Not the street-sweep-j
er length, but about eight inches, is
tre popular note, modistes tell me.
Query Beefsteak, round, average
helping. 150 calories; tenderloin
steak, one slice, 250; corned beef
hash, two heaping tablespoons, 80;
lamb chop, one broiled; 100. I won
der if you would not like a little
booklet I have. just completed giv
ing a list of foods with calories
values. All it will cost you is a
stamped, addressed envelope. Fish,
meats, dairy products, vegetables,
fruits, breads, pastries, etc., are al
listed therein. '
Lorraine Flabby eyelids are due
to a lack of physical tone, just as
flabby cheeks are. The remedy is to
tone up the system. The eyelids or
old people usually show thi condi
tion, but you are a long way from
that excuse. Txr you get enough
rest? Any exercise? Eat right?
You had better make a study of
what a normal system requires to
keep it in good condition in the way
of daily exercise and food require
ments. Kathleen Oh. my dear girl, you
certainly do need to reduce. One
hundred and eighty would disfigure
any girl of 23. Before you add n
othe ounce hurry along the
stamped envelope for my diet and
exercises, guaranteed to knock off
pounds at a lively rate if you fur
nish the will to go fairly foodless
and do a goodly amount of exercise
in a week.
Postcard Shower Planned
for Foreign Missions.
Methodist Episcopal Children to
Conduct Campaign,
CHICAGO. Sept. 30. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Between now
and November 15 there will be mailed
lo the 3000 Methodist Episcopal Sun
day schools In the United States
72,009 postcards from the 2 home
and foreign mission school centers
of the world.
The i board of Sunday schools is
taking this means' of bringing the
members of the Sunday schools in
America in personal touch with the
schools they help to maintain in all
quarters of the world.
Each school superintendent in this
country will receive a card from
students in Corea, Jaan. China, the
Philippines, Malaysia, India, Africa,
Liberia, North Africa. Central Eu
rope, Mexico and South America
Cards also will be Sent from the
domestic school centers located at
Boston, the frontier school in Mon
tana, Church of All Nations of New
York city, Spanish-American insti
tute at Gardens Cal.; Pittman Cen
ter, school at Emerts Cove, Tenn.
Pueblo Indian school, Pennsylvania
settlement schools, Porto Rican
schools, Hawaiian schools and Wiley
college at Marshall, Tex.
In each instance the cards will be
addressed and a snort message writ
ten by one of the students oflh
schools. The messages will be in the
way of a personal appeal from the
children who need help to the chil
dren who are helping them.
More than one and one-half mil
lion dollars were contributed by
American Sunday school students to
missionary work last year.
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HIS is the season tor the dahlia
and due to the wonderfully
fine weather of the last few
weeks the brilliant flowers have
been at their best for the past week
or so. To those who contemplate
planting dahlias next year I would
advise that they visit the various
dahlia farms during the coming
week and make their selections, for
no matter how well a description
may be drawn there is nothing like
Seeing flowers in actual bloom. It
'is always well to see the plant, for
you can then not only judge of its
color possibilities but also of its
vigor, growth and blooming quali
ties. The actual seeing of the plant in
flower is much better than depend
ing on a description, for It Is a
natural failing of all professional
growers to become very enthusi
astic about their productions, and
if you are caught in the wave of
enthusiasm you are very likely to
be disappointed later.
Last week The Oregonian had
quite an extensive review of the
Mastick dahlia gardens, which have
secured much fame for Portland as
a center of floral culture, but an'
other garden which has also ex
tended the fame of this city for
producing flowers is that of Gill
Bros., where the dahlias last week
were at perfection and will con
tinue ' to show all their beauties
until a hard frost. They will prob
ably be a little better this week,'
for the recent rains have been
beneficial. If you desire to see
some very fine blooms and a wide
variety I would suggest you do not
delay in visiting Gill Bros, plant,
which can be reached by going out
East Glisan street to the Craig
road and then a short distance along
that road.
Aside from a number of their own
productions the novelty attracting
attention this year is the Egyptian
Sun God, which caused quite a
sensation last year when flrt
shown in California. Its colors
cannot be described, being a rich
orange red .witn a neavy yeiiow
sheen and certainly is most bril
liant. The price of this variety is
so high that I doubt if it will find
a place outside of collectors' gar
dens for a few years, but if anyone
is looking for something that is
nevel and striking this dahlia will
certainly answer. Of the new pro
ductions by Gill Bros. Oregon 1925
presents something that is quite
attractive and apparently is a good
dahlia for the garden. It is a
hybrid cactus type and the color is
new, being as nearly as can be de
scribed a brilliant rose carmine
with a cerise suffusion. The petals
aro not incurved like most dahlias
of ' the cactus type, but have a
peculiar side twist and resemble a
huge brilliantly colored aster.
City of Portland, which was pro
duced In 1918, is grown in great
profusion and apparently is of a
good garden type and is probably
the largest yellow dahlia grown,
for a number of them were eight
inches in diameter and several of
them even larger. Mr. Gill says
that he has produced flowers 13
inches in diameter. This is the
variety which won the first prize
for the largest bloom at the San
Francisco dahlia show In 1920. It
is of the peony type, as is also the
James C- Gill, a rich orange, toned
with scarlet, and the Marcella Gill,
soft rose pink, both of which varie
ties are used by florists for cut
flower purposes, they being quite
satisfactory, ranking with Mina
Burgle, which has long been a
favorite cut flower variety.
There is quite a display of the
collarette type of dahlias, which in
the past few years have proved
popular and of the striking . one
growing Mount Lassen is probably
the great novelty, being a fiery red
with yellow collar, and the blooms
are produced on long stems. Aria,
soft rose, zoned white in the center
and with a white collar is also very
attractive. There is an almost end
less list of the cac.tus and show
types and in addition to these they
have grown about 16 varieties of
pompons, which are much used for
decorations.
If you desire to see another fine
lot of dahlias you can do so by
visiting the city park, where an
acre or more of them are now in
bloom and embrace practically all
the popular varieties. This plant-'
ing is located on the hillside over
looking the reservoirs and close to
the bird cages. There are more
than 100 different varieties in this
collection and while they are not
marked one can get a very good
idea as to the range of colors to be
found In dahlias.
The floral display at the state
fair at Salem during the past week
I think was the finest and best
arranged that has ever been staged,
comprising not only a wealth of
blooms and potted plants, but also
covered a wide, range of varieties.
The grounds also had a wealth of
growing flowers and plants, em
bracing all those types which flower
best in September and October. The
long bed of salvia, stretching clear
across the space in f ront " of the
arena and holding several thousand
plants, was a gorgeous blaze of
color. The plants were exception-,
ally fine, being from two feet to
30 inches high and each panicle of
flowers perfect.
The big planting of dahlias near
the Horticultural hall was most ex
tensive, embracing 100 or more va
rieties. In the front were grouped
the pompom types, ahd grouped
back of these were the larger ones
of the show, peony and cactus types,
while at the end was a good col
lection of the collarettes, which
seem to be growing in favor. Uah-
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BEAUTIFUL DAHLIA BED IX WASHINGTON
lias are always a great snow of bril
liant colors and nearly all are good
for the garden from a decorative
standpoint, but there are very few
which are useful as cut flowers, for
in the majority of cases the dahlias
so hang their heads that unless
wired one cannot get the full
pleasure of their beauty. I saw
at the fair several dahlias with good
stiff stems which I think are excel
lent for cut-flower effects and I
will review them at some future
date.
Aside from the exterior plants the
real beauties of the floral display
were inside of the hall. The flor
ists certainly put forth a big effort
to gain the favorable opinion of the
Judges and the displays were mag
nificent, but these I will leave
later to review, for 1 'have space
this Sunday to speak of only one or
two things of particular interest to
the amateur growers and these were
the displays of flowers grown in
the open, those which have an ap
peal to the average gardener.
Of these displays, that made by
Henry Clemens of Newberg, who is
endeavoring to establish Oregon's
reputation for producing good sweet
pea seeds, was the most notable. It
covered a most extensive space and
embraced practically every flower
for the garden. The showing of
asters, particularly of a big deep
rose color, was most attractive and
on account of their size, texture and
richness of color, the flowers were
equal to fine chrysanthemums. The
center of the display was a huge
vase of Mr. Clemens' new African
marigold lemon queen, very rich and
striking in color, and a most bril
liant companion for his other type
of orange king. These two strains
have been developed in Oregon in
the past few years and have been
well received by the professional
growers.
The display of straw flowers was
most extensive, Mr. Clemens having
brought probably 15 different types
from his fields at Newberg. His
dahlias, Michaelmas daisies, scabl
osa, salplglossis and a number of
other flowering annuals were equally
good, but the thing which -impressed
me most was the great collection of
outdoor-grown sweet peas, covering
probably 20 varieties. The blooms
were as fine and on as long stems as
Is usual in July and how he accom
plished such results this late in the
season is unknown to me, but some
day I am going to get hold of Mr.
Clemens, learn his methods ahd will
no doubt have something of Interest
to tell the readers of the depart
ment about late sweet peas.
Next in interest as a display of
outdoor-grown flowers was t.hat of
the state hospital at Salem, and
while I have known for a long time
that Dr. R. Lee Steiner, the super
intendent, has been doing a most
interesting work in endeavoring to
interest the unfortunate inmates in
horticultural work, I had no Idea
that his efforts had extended to
such a wide variety of plants. The
display of dahlias from the state
hospital grounds was most extensive
and in number of varieties shown
rivaled that of the-largest exhibit of
the professional growers. In ad
dition to that the quality was most
excellent.
The display of the state hospital
occupied a space about ten feet
square and covered about 30 vari
eties of flowering plants, ranging
from asters to zinnias. Dr. Stelner's
effort not only in beautifying the
hospital grounds but also in en
couraging f)ower culture among the
Inmates is most praiseworthy and
that he Is accomplishing results was
shown in the display staged at the
fair. The exhibits by the profes
sional growers contained many nov
elties, some in the arrangement of
the flowers and In color combina
tion, but these I will tell you about
next Sunday.
At all the .places in eastern Ore
gon which the recent caravan vis
ited, the Portland visitors were
greeted with flowers. At Elgin the
display arranged by the ladles of
that town was quite striking, but
at La Grande the visitors were made
to feel at home. When Mr. Cherry,
the florist of that place, learned
that Tommy Luke, the Portland flor
ist, was in the party, he cut from
his greenhouses' 300 Mrs. Charles
Russell rosebuds and thecs were
distributed by Mr. Luke among the
visiting party. Despite what are
usually regarded in eastern Oregon
as climatic drawbacks. Mr. Luke
says that Mr. Cherry is meeting
with success in growing roses and
that he has found that Mrs. Russell
is particularly suitable to conditions
east of the mountains.
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There probably has been no time
for 15 years when there has been
such a flood of gladioli on the flower
market as there has been this year.
No matter where you go in Portland
for 'the past few weeks you would
find, these pretty flowers every
where. Men and boys have been
hawking them around the streets
and In the hotel lobbies and the
blooms nave sold for practically a
song. They have really been a dm
on the market. This condition, how
ever, prevails not only In Portland,
but practically everywhere, for if
you read florists' papers you will
find that growers seem to have gone
crazy over gladioli.
One florist told me a few days
ago that a similar condition pre
vailed 15 years or more ago and eo
many bulbs were produced they
overcrowded the market to such an
extent that they could not find a
sale and tons of them had to be
destroved. He said that at that time
he bought bulbs of that great va-1
riety America for 40 cents a hun- j
dred, while today the price is about 1
T cents a dozen. SO many persons
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finding gladioli were easy to culti
vate that hundreds went lnto the
business, with the result that many
of them went broke. Apparently
the country is facing the same con
dition again and a note of warning
is being sounded by the florists and
nurserymen s papers.
The Florists' Exchange, In a re
cent number, says: "Considering
the fact that every flower-selling
center has had a surfeit of gladiolus
this season, what is likely to happen
in the future? It looks as if the
bona fide growers have overdone
the thing by encouraging all to plant
gladioli in quantity. Every TomJ
kick and Harry has gotten me no
tion that gladiolus growing Is a
gold mine either from a cut-flower
or bulb point of view. It looks as if
we have more than reached the limit
as regards cut bloom. What is so
ing to happen when everyone starts
unloading bulbs. I can imagine
some of the farmer folk who have
been stung on the cut-bloom propo
sition will want to realize on their
bulbs."
I think every amateur wonders at
some time how florists 'handle cer
tain kinds of flowers and makes
them attractive. Of course soma ol
the things florists do are trade, se
crets, but occaslonaly one of these
gets out. In New York Max Schling
has a wonderful flower shop on
Fifth avenue and the things he In
troduces are always eagerly seized
by florists. To help out the trade
Mr. Schling runs a school for flor
Ists and it is attended by men in the
trade from all parts of the country.
In addition to this, all sorts of in
quiries are sent to him and from
time to time answers them through
the trade papers.
One of the questions asked him re
cently was, "How can I keep popples
for several days without the petals
falling off?" Mr. Schling answered
this through the Florists' Exchange,
and as the answer, I thought, might
Interest some amateurs who have
not used poppies for decorations. I
clipped it out. Mr. Schling says:
"Dip the stems after cutting in boil
ing water. Also dissolve a littl
gum arable in the water and with
a small brush put a few drops on the
inside where the petals connect with
the stem and also a drop where the
petals touch each other. The gum
arable will harden and enable you
to keep the, poppy In your window
for a week.'
A new dianthus or garden pink.
which it is claimed will be of great
value to the- average amateur, was
snown recently in London, being
production of Arthur Treland, the
English sweet-pea export, who has
produced so many new varieties.
This new dianthus Is the result of
crossing the scarlet beauty variety
or sweet William with a single car
nation, a seedling while lacking In
floral beauty showed great vigor
and length of stems. The new dian
thus is said to have strong, straight
stems about 18 Inches in length and
bears large trusses of carmine rose
flowers.
The oldest living tree in the
world is said by scientists to be
the famous cypress in the church
yard of the village of Santa Maria
del Tule, a short distance from the
city of Mexico. Experts estimate
that th tree is between 6000 and
6000 years old. When Cheops built
the great pyramM in Egypt this
tree is said to have been a sap
ling then 200 years old. The last
time the tree was measured of
ficially was in 1903 and it was
found to be 126 feet in circum
ference. Arrangements are being
made for scientists to visit the tree
this winter" when they will take
measurements of various parts and
begin a scientific study of its
growth, observations to be made
every year to determine its prog
ress. In arranging flowers for home
decorations the shape and the size
of the vase, are most important. If
you have ever noticed -the shape of
the vases used by florists to hold
his stock of cut flowers you will
realize the Importance that shape
plays. 'You will very seldom find
a professional using a vase with a
tapering . base for the reason such
a shape gives very little room for
stems and when flowers with stout
stems are put in vases of such
shape they are often so contnacted
as to cut off the supply of water.
When this occurs the flowers soon
the containers in ths
flower shops have straight sides
and the next popular "hap are
The Charm of an Iris Garden
Irises are the loveliest thing in the .garden in late May and June.
And they're wonderfully easy to grow. Plant now and enjoy their
exquisite flowers next spring.
Special $1.00 Collection, Postpaid
This includes one plant each of soft yellow, pink, deep purple and
white tinged with lavender.
Special $5.00 Collection, Postpaid
Ten plants of extra choice sorts, with wide range of color, a
value considerably in excess of J5.00. It includes "Isolene," one
of the most beautiful novelties, which sells for $1.00.
Peonies, perennials, tulips and narcissi are offered in a fall list,
sent upon request. All are suited to planting now.
W. L. CRISSEY "GLADIOLUS FARM"
R. F. D. 1, Boring, Oregon
those with bulginir sides with le
breadth st the mouth than In the
middle. Thfe are always useful
because they keep th flowers they
, contain from Ppreadlna. laffkets
are also always uspfut and every
household should have a variety of
them, raniringr from the mall one
for a center ptect to a lar:e one
to contain the big m!ta of flow
era. Ric-ht now when the Michael
mas flaiFies are at their bt there
fn nothing quite o effective In
decorative Bohem as a biff mns of
these liKhtly srrsnred In a banket.
Then also try a comb tnat ion of
dark red dahlias of the Mint, rlurtfti
type or some of the dark red tinniaa
arrange them jrt a basket and put
wl'h them ronu lonsr-st ripped pra?m
of the climax variety of Mlchaelmae
da Isip and ee how writ the dark
red or maroon and the lavender har
monize. I re-ntly :iw such a bns-
ket in a florist's shop and it
very irnprenwive.
Problem off the f.arrfea.
Many of my plant hsvs ben dtrov4
by some gi-Hn p-t thin tummer. Ths
marigolds htvp Buffered most. I hsve
prayed with dtffprwnt vtlationi snd th
roubl mmy hsvs bn checked, hut tt Is
in nowlw removed. 1 m sendlns vu
mm of the leaves of ths mrtir"tt
and the coamo in different atasea pf d
atruction. The little tnteet on thee
leaves appear to be black, lhiUKh on noma
plants 1 found a few tiny red buss on
the uader atde of the leaf. I do not know
what the red sptdar looks like, so X am
sondlng theas iesvss to you far Impaction.
Others may have ths asms troubls with
their plants and sdvtcs sa to remedies
will surely bs spprectsted by all.
WOOPL.AWN AMATEUR.
Answer It la apparent that your
plants have suffered from attacks
of black aphis and also red spider.
Both of them can be gotten rtd of
by good spraying with a strong
stream of water. Screw down the
nozzle of your hose tilt tt makes a -fins
spray. Ths aphis will stick ',
very tight and it may be necessary ,
to Isold the plant while washing
it off to save breaking and get
the necessary force, tfee they are
washed" off clean and repeat tt un-
til the pest disappears.
Nicotine and soap sprays are usu
ally good for aphis, but I have
found that the best Is just good,
clean water from a fine forceful
nozzle. The same treatment should
be used for red spider. They get on
the under side of ths leaves and
usually cannot bs reached by an
ordinary spray. They have to be
knocked off, so turn the nozzle of
the hose up through ths leaves and
wash off good. If the florists did
not do this they would not have a
chrysthanthemum and many other
plants.
It you go Into a greenhouse you
will see men In rubber coats and
boots and with a hose on which -there
Is a peculiar shaped nozzle,
made like an elbow in a pipe. They
rest this on the bed and wash off
the under side of the leaves This
Is the most effective way of keep- '
ing down red spider. Owing to the
warm summer and also ths warm
fall red spider has probably been
worse In, Portland this year than
ever before, at least I have noticed
It so In my garden. Ths red spider
Is a small insect about an eighth
of an inch in diameter and feeds
on the under aids of the foliage.
Sometime between Jsnuary and Juns
of this year there appeared an srtleie
In the ssrden department of Ths ftundsy
Oregonian about a certain ornamental
tree then crowing" In Portland. 1 pre.
sums that yon wers the author of ths
artlcls. Anyhow, you spoks of ths besu.
tlful buds in particular and follags of
this particular tree, and of Ita lante
sIes, You expressed surprise thst mora
people do not plant thts tree. 1 sm
one reader who was favorsbly influenced
by your description of It and would like
to know the nam of ths variety In or
der that I may purchass one. As I re
member, this particular tree wss grow.
Ing In the yard of soms "Judge," Hying .
on ths east side. If, from my descrip
tion, you are able to recall ths article
and subject, 1 shall be very glad, to
learn the name of ths vsrlety: slso
where this tree can be seen. When
would you advise transplanting trees
bota ornamental and fruit?
H. J. A., Oswegs.
The tree you probably refer ' to
was the red or blood oak, of which
I mentioned that a very fine speci
men was growing In the yard of
what was ths homo of the lats
Judge Bellinger on Holladay ave
nue near East Sixth street. The
tree is now surrounded by a num
ber of other large trees and It does
not stand out as clearly as a speci
men tree of that character should.
I do not recall that I mentioned
anything about It having buds, for,
of course an oak tree does not, but
what I did call attention to was
its slender, symmetrical shape and its
beautiful foliage, which Just now
is turning into a glorious rich blood
color. If you wilt send me a
stamped envelope I can give you
the nam of a local nursery where
you can see this tree growing. The
time to plant or transplant trees or
shrubbery is in the fall, after we
have had soms good rains snd low
temperature, but In transplanting,
unless the stock is dormant, you
want to make sure you leave a
large ball of earth to those which
you transplant, for the act of mov
ing Is a sufficient shock to a grow
ing plant and the larger ball of
earth you can leave to the root the
quicker will the plant recover from
the transplanting.
Will you kindly give ms sdvics shout
my gladiolus bulbs? They did not come
up until July 10 snd are about eight
Inches high. What shall I do with them
this winter? Will they bloom nest year?
I have dshllas In bloom from seed
planted last spring. Will they livs out
this winter? I never take up the old
buibs, only cut off tops sner frnMt snd
cover. MRS, 11. BANKS, Or.
Answer Probably your gladiolus
were too small to flower this year.
After the foliage has died down,
which will indicate that the bulbs
are cured, dig them up and store
them over winter In a dry. coot
place away from frost- An ordinary
root cellar or where potatoes ars
stored will do. You should In this
climate always, dig your dahlia
bulbs. While they may not bs dam
aged by frost the winters In west
ern Oregon are so wet the bulbs
wi?l frequently rot, therefore the
only way of being sure of having
good tubers next spring Is to dig
them after frost has killed ths tops
and store th roots In a cellar.
norrMxrtlc Cattle Crossed With Vk
Yak Imported Into Alaska will be
crossed with Galloway cattle 1n an
attempt to produce a meat animal
that can withstand the hard winters
cf the far north.