THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, - PORTLAND, SUNDAY .MORNING.' MARCH 21 1920.
8
FLOWERS MUST
BE PLANTED TO
PLEASE CROWDS
Roses May Be Scarce Because
of Storm, but Other Blooms
! Available.
By J. Q. Bacher
Of tha SwtM Floral Society.
Portland' home and garden Own
ers or lover of flowers should bear
, In mind at this time that within four
city thousands of visitors from all
over the country who are expectlnf
to find our roses and gardens the
most beautiful to be found any
where. The blizzard last December has rained
our brightest rose prospects by killing
almost to the ground all our rose
bashes, reducing- thereby this season's
rose crop by 75 per cent But very few
cuuiDinj roses win pioom ana no tree
roses may be seen at all this year. Ex
planations to visitors will not make them
realise the normal beauty of our rose
season, but if we do take Into account
our present opportunities to make the
most of our gardens In spite of the
' handicaps experienced, we can If we will
have a lavish and inspiring: display of
floral beauty nevertheless throughout
our city. We ought to make It our sln-
cerest effort to- have the garden do its
utmost in producing- a gala display of
'gorgeous flowers this coming summer.
Xeses Wot All
We must hot, however, rely on our
roses alone, as their possibilities are
limited. Other flowers must be called
upon to make our gardens spots of riot
ous colors that fascinate the eye of all
. passers by. I will try to make a short
' outline ' of what should be done by
every one who may have a chance to
raise some flowers or has a garden.
To those who have rosebeda or bushes
already established or the space for
planting roses my advice will be to prune
, them back to live wood, which means to
cut them until the pith in the center of
the shoot shows white Instead of gray,
which indicates that frost has destroyed
the life as far as the discoloration of
the pith reaches. When cutting big
branches a waterproofing paint ought
to be applied over the cut to prevent
decay from entering the branch and
gradually killing it off.
A liberal application of manure over
the rose bed, say six Inches deep is the
next step, if It has not been done earlier
have these rosebeds spaded and a half
pound bone or fish fertilizer put around
each bush and raked into the surface.
. This will give them a wonderful start
and produce the high quality flowers so
much admired by all.
Planting out of young bushes may still
be done, especially if strong two year
old plants are secured. Care must be
' taken to prepare the ground deep and to
. have it well fertilized before planting.
The bushes should be cut very short
right after planting. Lack of space for
bids to go into lengthy details, but every
reliable dealer will be glad to give
needed Information on how to get beat
results and as to what varieties are
most desirable to plant.
OTHER FLOWERS AVAILABLE
A most charming garden flower that
may be set out at once. Is the mod
' era giant pansy In Its unlimited color
vd)splays and happy smiling face like
. expression. Nothing is more impressive
than to see a fine bed of pansles at their
best. Their faces . are conjurers of
. happy thoughts and a free use of pan
les In. our gardens this season will cer
tainly be a delight to see. Conscien
tious gardeners are only too glad to give
the novice required tips on how to make
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Part of the army of Portland's pnbllc school gardeners. who besides doing
living, are at thesame time storing up health and strength which will
lire long and happily.
the giant pansles succeed and a pleasure
to raise.
Sweet peas are another type of gar
den beautiflers that will be very ap
propriate this season, and be practically
showing their finest flowers during the
carnival if planted without delay.
Seedsmen and gardeners can inform
those without experience as to hoW to
proceed for quality flowers.
Portland's own and distinct summer
flower, 'The Pride of Portland petunias,"
originated and developed by a local flor
ist, have won the reputation as the finest
strain petunias in the union, but should
not be planted before the middle of
April to succeed best. It is also won
derfully well adapted for porchboi fill
ing, and the colors of pink and white
and royal purple blend exquisitely if
rroperly combined. Local florists are
making preparations that every flower
lover may be able to secure some this
ceason. In former years only a limited
number was to be had.
Cabbage Requires
Much Hoeing
Cabbage should be hoed every week
and the ground stirred as they advance
in- growth, drawing up a little earth to
the plant each time until they begin to
head, when they should be thoroughly
cultivated and left to mature. Loosen
ing the roots will sometimes retard the
bursting of full grown heads.
Of late years many crops of early cab
bage have been destroyed by maggots
at the roota. The best remedy seems to
be toremove the earjh from around
the stem and apply an emulsion of kero
sene made as follows: Add one quart
of kerosene oil to two quarts of boiling
soft soap which has been thinned to the
consistency' of cream. Stir the oil by
churning or other method until It has
united with the soap and forms a cream
like substance. Then dilute with five
times as much water. Tobacco dust,
ashes, slaked lime and coal dust are
also recommended as preventives, and
with us have proved valuable In the or
der' named. These are scattered about
the plants, leaving one here and there
untreated for the flies to congregate
around and deposit their eggs upon,
when that plant should be pulled up and
destroyed.
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Gardening the Home 'Acreage'
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How to Get the Best Results
By J, E. , Larson
The city garden Is Incomplete unless
it contains some of the permanent
vegetable plants and herbs. The very
first returns in the spring from the gar
den come from plants that remain in
the ground from year to year. Some
of the more common of these are rhu
barb, asparagus, horseradish and winter
onions. It does not require a great deal
of space to grow these articles for the
average family. These crops also bring
big returns to the market gardener, who
takes ' the proper pains .to grow them
properly.
RHUBARB
A half dozen plants will supply a
family for the table and for preserving.
Allow at least three feet between plants.
The plants will give more cuttings and
live longer if not planted too close.
Manure heavily between the plants
but not on the hill, as It may breed
crown rot Good results can be had
by manuring underneath the plant be
fore setting. The best time for planting
in Oregon, west of the mountains, is in
the month of March and from then on
until May. The time will depend largely
upon the season and location. Cultivate
about the hills often and several good
cuttings can be made during the season.
The last cutting, take everything from
the plants, cutting the stalks to the
ground : then' give the dressing of ni
trate of soda as before and water the
plants well. This will induce root
growth, making large buds for the next
season's crop. Do not mulch in the
winter time, as mice hava a tendency
to get in the crowns and eat the buds
out. It does not hurt the plants to
freese but improves them, as they are
perfectly hardy.
ASPARAGUS
Asparagus roots are planted in rows
three feet apart, plants two feet apart
in a row, or can be planted three feet
each way and cultivated both ways.
Furrows and trenches for the plants
should be eight and ten inches deep. If
you have stable manure put three inches
THE
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something to solve the high cost of
go a long way toward making them
well rotted in the bottom of the trench,
two inches of soil on top.
In planting, spread out the roots
evenly, setting on a little mound of earth.
This gives them the right position. Coyer
the roots with three Inches of fine soil.
This leaves ridges between the rows.
which will be drawn toward the plant
during cultivation,, and at the end of
the season the ground will be nearly
level, leaving only a little depression
where the plants are set.
HORSE RADISH
Horse radish is propagated from root
cuttings, small pieces about half an
inch In diameter and from four to ten
Inches in length. In planting, set in
the ground so that the top of the cut
ing is About two to three inches below
the surface.
. It is customary to plant the root of
cuttings 12 to 15 Inches apart In rows.
Horse radish has never been knowji to
produce from seed and aU propagations
should be made from root cuttings.
When the plants are up dig down around
the crown and take off everything but
one strong shoot nearest the top, then
place the dirt back around the set, after
which hoe and cultivate until grown.
Roots must be dug and used the first
season as they become tough and worth
less for market purposes if left to grow
more than one season. Kach year tljey
are lifted and the roots that are of a
marketable size cut, the small ones being
reset,
HERBS
Other perennial herbs that should find
their place in the small garden are
chives, catnip, horehound, peppermint,
rosemary, sage and wormwood. These
can all be propagated from seed very
easily. There is also a list of annual
herds that add seasoning and variety to
the daily diet. Some- of these are anise,
basil, caraway, dill, marjoram, saffron,
thyme and tansy. These are all pro
duced from seed.
The perennial or permanent garden
crops do not require a great deal of at-
KIND THAT GROWH
"YOU CANT KEEP THEM
IN THE GROUND." J
Cucumbers Easily
Grown; Sun Is
One Big Essential
Cucumbers are one of the vegetables
that can be grown to perfection by any
one who can control a few square yards
of soil that is fully exposed to the sun.
The fruit is so much better when gath
ered fresh from the -vines than it is in
the more or less wilted condition in
which It Is found on the market that
every family should be supplied from its
own garden.
In order to obtain the largest yield of
cucumbers the soil should be well en
riched with wall rotted manure, but an
abundance' of good fruit can be raised
on any rich garden soil. Plant the seed
not over an inch deep in hills four to
six feet apart each way, dropping 16 to
20 seeds in a hill. After the plants be
gin to crowd and danger from the
striped beetle is pretty nearly over, thin
to three plants to the hill. Give fre
quent but shallow cultivation until the
plants make runners so long that this is
impracticable. In Held culture, plow
furrows four feet apart and similar ones
at right angles to the first. At each In
tersection drop a shovelful or more of
well rotted manure, which should be
well mixed with the soil, forming a
broad, flat hill four to six Inches above
the surface. Many growers omit every
fourth row. thus forming paths for dis
tribution of manure and gathering the
fruit. In many sections, where earliness
is very important, - market gardeners
start plants in botes made like the ordi
nary berry box. but without the raised
bottom. The boxes are set In hotbeds
or cold frames, filled with rich, friable
soil, and the seed planted. When dan
ger of frost is over, the plants are set
in the open ground, the boxes being cut
away so the roots are not disturbed
at all.
tention after they have been thoroughly
established. They must, however, be cul
tivated and fertilized regularly.
THE VEGETABLE GARDES
The experienced home gardner has
learned that it Is well to plan the gar
den on paper before starting to plant.
The amateur will do well to follow this
example. Practically all seed catalogs
now carry full Information regarding the
amount to plant in a given space ; the
time to plant; and many other particu
lars along this line.
The early vegetables are most appre
ciated after the winter, during which
time the variety must be necessarily lim
ited. We would suggest the following
crops that can be planted at this time
and may well be planted even earlier :
Garden peas, onion sets, lettucs, rad
ishes, early cabbages, early beets, early
turnips, spinach and carrots. These
crops can be planted at various times
during the season until June 1, giving a
sequence of tender vegetables for the
table.
ROTATIOK IS ADVISE
Corn, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes,
melons, sauash and crops of this sort
should not be planted until the soil has
become warm and weather conditions are
settled for the summer season. Some of
but the main planting should not be
made until May.
To get the most out of a small garden
patch the plantings must be planned
carefully and all early crops followed
with later plantings. For example :
Early peas can be followed by trans
planted crops such as tomatoes, cab
bages, etc., early onions by turnips, early
potatoes by late cabbage and practically
any of the crops that mature by mid
summer can be followed by broccoli,
winter cabbages, turnips, etc. As many
as three successive plantings may be
made on a given plot Herewith is given
a selection of tried varieties of vegetable
for the home garden :
Asparagus Palmetto, Argentuil.
' Beans Bush. Golden, Wax, Davis
Wax. Pencil Red, Asparagus Bean. Black
Wax, Stringless Green Pod, Refugees or
Thousand to One.
Beets Early Egyptian. Eclipse, De
troit Red, Early Blood.
Cabbage Early Jersey Wakefield,
Danish Ball Head, Late Flat Dutch.
Carrots New Coreless, Chantenay.
Celery Golden, Self-Blanching. White
Plume.
Cucumbers Boston Pickling, White
Spine and Lemon Cucumber.
Corn Golden West. Golden Bantam,
Oregon Evergreen, White Cory.
Lettuce Cripsette, New York, Grand
Rapids. Hanson.
Parsnips Early Half Long and Hol
low Crown.
Pea Alaska Extra Early, Gradua.
Premium Gem, Stratagum, Telephone.
Onions Oregon Yellow Danvers, Aus
tralian Brown.
Ilf SECT PESTS
There are various pests that give
trouble when the tender garden plants
are coming up. It would require an
extensive treatise to cover the descrip
tion, habits and treatment for all of
these separately. We can, however,
combat these pests quit successfully
if we keep In mind a few important
facts.
These insect pests are of two main
types : The leaf eating, which have bit
ing mouth parts, and the sucking In
sects, which have only a bill or suck
ing mouth part that they insert into
the foliage. It is quite easy to be
determined by the effect that they have
on the plants which type is causing
trouble.
The treatment for the first type, or
eating insect requires poison applica
tions or sprays, such os corona dry
arsenic or lead or Paris green. To the
sucking Insect we must apply a con
tact spray such as aphisclde or black
leaf forty.
As a good example of the first class
of Insects or bugs may be mentioned
the potato flea beetle, cut worm, cu
cumber beetle, etc. To the second class
belong all of the aphids. or plant lice.
It is well to consult some authority
as to what to do when any new pest
makes its appearance.
PLANT DISEASE
Plant diseases are not so troublesome
or sd great a factor in the small garden,
but even then it is advisable to care
fully plant and plan the garden so that
the same crop does not come on a given
pieec of soil two years in succession.
The land devoted to potatoes' and to
matoes one year should be planted to
lettuce, onions and" things of that sort
the following year. While the land de
voted to the smaller vegetables should
in turn be planted to potatoes, tomatoes
or corn, practicing a crop rotation on
a small scale.
Portland Is Place
For Mrs. Chaplin
Mildred Harris Chaplin, Mrs. Charlie
Chaplin, has a penchant for rosea that
amounts to a passion. When she was
a stage child, she spent half her Income
buying the fragrant flowers, and it took
aU her mother's watchful caution to
prevent- her from buying out the flor
ists shops in every town they came to.
In the magnificent Chaplin gardens in
Los Angeles are 62 varieties of rosea,
and Mrs. Chaplin never hears of a new
variety without purchasing it and hav
ing it transplanted where she can watch
tta growth and enjoy It beauty. - - -
I" IS
NECESSARY IN
GARDEN PLANS
Real Beauty Gained Only When
Architect of Home - Lot Is
Somewhat .Artistically Inclined.
By Charles G. Welty
(Manasar East Portland InJ.frU Company.)
There are many gardeners who
never seem to grasp the Idea of a
well planned garden though they
excel In other branches. What then
ia the secret behand the hand that
transforms a heap of soil around a
home into a spot of beauty, grace
and harmony ?
It Is the faculty of the mind known
as imagination, the image-making
power, the ability to mentally picture
ideally; to Improve on nature. This
wonderful gift ii born In us all; what
we do with it afterward determines our
success or want of it
In my study in tracing effect to cause
I discovered that the secret behind all
constructive work in landscape architec
ture began with the imaginative fac
ulty, and that it does not depend on
mere nlmbleness of the hands. All art
and science are mental. To be a better
gardener, develop your Imagination by
forming habits of keen observation. If
you have never -seen the beauty of art
or formed a conception of It from read
ing, you cannot reproduce any ideas of
your own on the subject.
jwratumra m Dest way to make a
point clear is to present it from the
negative side, like a line of a hatter in
the car ad. The man won his point
thus : "If any man offers you a better
hat than my special for $5. give him
tne prererence.
HOW TO MAP GARDEK
Let us see then what a garden should
not look like. First, it should not be
compact in its planting, nor straggly.
This applies whether you use $10 or
J100 worth of shrubbery. The beds
should not be cut any old way, regard
less of the architecture of the house,
but should harmonize with It as much
by contours as by planting within
them. Large growing shrubs or .trees
shall not be planted In front of the house
close to the street, but should be kept
close uj against the building. Don't
obstruct the view from the house or
from the street by heavy planting, but
URe judgment as well as consideration
for your neighbors and the community
in general by planning sparingly In the
front yard, which makes It so much
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IMAGINATION
FOR MARCH PLANTING
THE
STANDARD
REFERENCE
for growers in
the Northwest
E Southeast
Z. Corner
EE Front, and
Yamhill
E ' Street
5i.muuimmiiaimmm.iiim
easier to take care of it and, therefore,
Will always look neater. Leaving the
lawn clear will give much broader ap
pearance to your place, and whatever
you may plant against the house will be
much more delightful to the eye.
On a small lot, leaving out a few
feet on each, side of the bouse, no
planting shouM be done except per
haps against the house.. Eves roses
seldom do well between two houses un
less there Is a space of at least 20
to SO feet.
MAL JOTS THERE
As much as we may wish to have the
front yard conform with the formal ap
pearance of the neighborhood, so much
more do we make our back yard in
formal. It is there. In fact, that we find
the Joys of real gardening with being
exposed to the gase and criticism of
passerspy. But here again we must
work with imagination and real love
for nature if we want results and suv
cess, whether by following the instruc
tions of a professional gardener or of
a book treating upon this subject The
work may appear simple, but bow to
plan and what to plan is where many
beginners make grave mistakes. In
form yourself before buying, and avoid
disappointment.
Before planting be sure to prepare
the ground at least 18 to 24 Inches
deep, using plenty of horse or cow fer
tiliser, pulverizing the soli well and re
moving all roots, stones or undesirable
matters, raising the soil well up from
the edges of the bed, -after planting. If
the soli is dry it may be well to give
a generous watering.
If the back yard is to be used for
recreation purposes, why not make an
enclosed garden of it Our tendency In
recent years has been to leave our gar
dens open to the public gase so that
there is no privacy for the man and his
family. While in many respects this
Is very commendable, yet there is no
reason why those of us who have a
sufficiently large plot of ground should
not screen off part of it by natural
plantation, so that the man of the
bouse may have a Quiet place for medi
tation and a smoke when he feels like
being alone, or where the family may
spread a table in spring and summer
and have Uie delight of eating in the
open air the best appetisers.
In other words. It is possible to en-
Garden Time Is Here
"Now is the time to get
You need fertiliser and seeds and supplies. Buy Routledge
Highest Qality and have a garden worth whileone to make your
neighbor sit up "and "take notice." We will sell yeu the right kind
and help you. -
We have a new 20-page booklet, "How to Make and Care for
the Home Garden." Regular price 25c, but our customers get it lor
toe it's jjood.
Shop early for special attention.
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urder fertiliser now inu nut w"" " ajv
Use S sacks of "C. M." (Kiln Dried Cow Manure) or 2
arki "C. M " and 1 sack of Wonder mixed to a city lot, SL2
and you'll produce prize stock
Follow tha Successful Gardeners and you
shop in a Drug, Grocery or Department store for seeds,
hut vou will wind up at Routledee's the busiest place
in town, and you'll get quality
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In Your Home Garden! 1
During Mrch prune and .pray your roiet and
trees, rake out the moss, roll down and reseed your
lawn.
Roses, Trees, Shrubs, Ornamental Climbers,
Perennial and all dormant hardy stock should be
planted at once.
Sweet Peas should be put in now and just as
soon as the soil can be worked plant your early
vegetable garden.
If you would be sure t have a successful gar
den that would be a pleasure and satisfaction to
yourself and the envy of your neighbors, lose no
time in making your plans and doing your planting.
Our 1920 Seed Catalog
Lists a splendid and complete assortment of
popular' varieties and sterling novelties, including
improved varieties of our own introduction that
.have become standards in the Coast markets.
' Gives useful cultural directions planting
tables, colors, habits and blooming periods of
flowers and much geners information of great
value to growers.
Also lists our complete . lines of Fertilizer,
Sprays and Sprayers, Poultry Supplies, Bee Sup
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A Safe Guide to Quality and Fair Price
Oar General and Special Catalogs of Trees and
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Fertilizer Book Free on request. .
Joy . these real and beneficial delights J
on a small scale. A man need not be
a grand mogul -In order to have a com
fortable little garden retreat on his
place. He may at slight expense equip
a part of tvtn lawn near the house with -a
delightful place of retirement , that
will render all the service of the- mogul's
garden without its magnificence. And :
yet there is no reason why it should -
not be in accord with the canons of ihe
bet landscape art Landscape archl- :
tects agree that the rules of their art
may be observed in arranging a small
garden as well as a large one.
Excess -Moisture
To Be Avoided
In Pea Culture
For early, peas the soli should be light
and warm, but for general crop a moder
ately heavy .soil Is better. Fresh ma
nure, and very rich or wet. mucky soil
snould be avoided, as they cause a rank
growth of vine at the cost of the quality
cf the peas, such soil Is often the cause
of early sorts maturing unevenly. Bow
as early as possible a few of some early
variety on warm, quick soil, prepared
the fall before. The general crop can
be delayed until later, but we Jiave met,
with better success from sowing alt the
varieties comparatively early, depending
for succession upon selecting sorts that
follow each other in maturity.
The peas will give 'quicker returns if
covered only one inch deep and where
earliness is most Important they may be
treated in that way. Larger pods and
more of them will be produced if" the
seed be planted in trenches three to six
inches deep and covered aytn oniy one
or two inches of soil ; when the plants
are five or six Inches high fill the trench
level with the surface; this will secure
deep rooting, prevent mildew. nd pro
long the bearing season. If the peas be
covered to the full depth at first, or If
water be allowed to stand In the
trenches, they will .not germinate or
lBrow welL ;
close to Mother Earth'
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