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C.v Bateham; Mannaef of Breithaupt-s . Floral : Garden,
Formerly; Florist" of itn&' Oregon State Hospital,! Gives
Some of the Di?ficamesThat Are Encountered Even by
Supposed Experts in the Line of Plant Growing-
Editftr Statesman:
As a' boy 1 7 never heartTof sach
talnfcC EergrteB were either
Christmas trees or specimen trees
on our lawns. Among the latter
was one-that I was puzzled oyer.
They called it the' larchi and, it
had cones, it surely - must be ah
evergreen? yet. as "It shed its
lea res eatery"" winter. It certainly
must be deciduous. I finally
learned lis name was Larix;
Europe's Tamea6ky an" Imported
deciduous coniferous evergreen. I
used to enjoy1 rattling off this
linj;e to "show how1 much I knew;
but this yarn Is' all out of order,
for the subject under discussion
Is broad1 leaved : evergreens, and
this Euopean larch' is neither ever
gfeea nor'broad leaved.'
ff either" shotfd" tKe eteYgreen
bittersweet or English ivy be con
sidered tmd ef this bead, for they
arVvtnes and 'not shrubs or trees.
A' mistake 'often made by' ama
teurs M that this sort of ornamen
tal are5- perfectly hardy because
tby-arf oTtetf fownd on the foot
hilt of snow ca-pped mountains.
but in spite of the high altitude
and- the rigors of their winter
home) thy- are; in? realHy; more
protected . there by, nature, than
when planted on the average
. .Tb severity f ' a-af occasional
wJwte' often discourages matey
from trying to-grow this beautiful
class of shrubs; and In fact very
few of them .wiH thrive anywhere
I the- middle west- or eastern
states as- they do here on- the Pa
cfic slope. The very fact that they
rea.alr sr little- watching and pro
tecting Is rather an incentive to
me. to aim to succed7 where others
faiL
Comlvaf Ik Teniprarnres
.With a little effort' the tempor
ary abnormal temperature may be
comea-ted by use of a- little mulch
ingr wrapping with ; burlap, or
placing1 of fir boughs wigwam
fashion around them, or even a
windbreak 'win be all thfs is ne
cessary" In- some- cases. However,
great ,care should be exercised in
doing this work, if the leave are
already frozen; as handling them
in this condition is sure to damage
the foliage and often kills whole
branches.
Many varieties which would na
turally be hardy are rendered
auife tender by our methods of
eulftvatlon and watering until late
in the season, this forcing a late
growth wTifehy not having beeii
hardened off or matured' Is an
easy victim of the pranks of 'Jack
Frost.' Boxwood and the barber
ries are among our most-hardy
shrtbs. yet, I have seen both
kilted back severely in this way.
The practice' of growing ever
greens In tubs for ornament is
getting- quite general. This has
its advantage as well as its dis
advantage. If leit exposed on
front steps tO'a'zero wind even a
hemlock win sometimes die, but.
being" portable, they- can readily
be moved tot' a time, to the
screened porch, or basement, and
after the storm Is' over, be re-
turnedout3"6rs as fine as ever.
Sbmfe things; like heather, lanr
eRtines. and'- camelias sometimes
disappoint us by not Moomlng in
winter as they-are supposed to
do. Why? It may- be the laures-
tines was killed next-'to the ground
yet' the top" and" (buds look fresh
until spring, but finally die. The
camella? raay be' f rbsted in the bud.
and never open, although they
loek- a-s If they' were Koine to. And
the' healier well, you can-, nev
er tell what these Irish and Scotch
foreigners are going to do anyway.
I have some that I have treated
the best I know how for two years
and only' one has decided to
. .Some of the Foreigner
There are- quite1 a number of
our best varieties of half hardy
Bhrubtf that are foreigners intro
duced ' from Japan y China, Port u
gal "and" Italy, that we would not
thfnk et'dbiagf without. Our'hest
holl'y'andlaurer'both- came from
England; but as we all know they
are liable to- winter kill once in
artrhfle -unless protected. Have
mUlerial in'readlness in case it is
needed. I have been asked by
some" why It Is that' their' holly
trees were not as "spiney" as
'some other' trees in their locality.
fhatIr simply because they are
DdfcUf' noli Instead of English
hoUy. The foliage li not quite so
hanasome. but they-win hear ber
ries Just a well. Don't be afraid
' twtrim your holly at Christmas
time. If It is not frozen stiff; . The
' holly is extra ': well ?, berried this
year. - and one can often sell
enough from a tree or two to buy
all - the seeds and plants neoded
for "the" whole' garden. . ,
For a" low" hedge the Japanese
barberry or Verdnlca or burns are
admirable. : For-a taller hedge or
screerthe 'Lonfcera and Adro-
' meda- are both ' attractive and
beantffut the yeat round: . For
beauty of berry the5 holly Is ae
clalnied'rthe winner Fbr rdagnl
ficence of bloom : and fragrance
the maguollas f leave everytbfnlgi
erse'Itt'thebackgr6unLBnt when
berry catches the eye of most
folks. One seldom thinks of bam
boo as belonging to the broad
leaved " class - of ornamentals ; bnt
It Is so listear It Is rather a nov
elty and forms a big round topped
clunip' with its evergreen grass
like" leaved.
And the Xalives
: There are several native Oregon
shrubs which are seldom seen in
our gardens or yards; most like
ly because th'ey are so seldom
listed by our nurserymen. The
madrone, a symetrlcal smooth
barked 'tree with leaves like the
magnolia, flowers like those of
castor beans, and berries like a
bunch of Deleware grapes. It
sheds both its bark and its leaves
during- hot weather. The man
zenita, the hardest and most
crooked wood that grows. It takes
a beautiful polish and is used for
walking1 sticks and kindling a fire
in wet weather. The kinnik'en
hick, a trailing shrnb. is beantifnl
as to its foliage, its bloom and its
berries. The Indians used to
smoke the leaves for tobacco.
For Foundation Plantings
Broad leaved evergreens are
extensively used nowadays as
foundation plantings along the
sides of buildings; but - a very
common mistake is made in plant
ing them too close together, so
that In" a few years, instead of
causing admiration they rather
excite pity, to see them waging a
fight for existence among their
fellows. Sufficient space 6hould
be allowed between plants for
proper cultivation, as well as
growths Some people have a
false .idea that no ground should
show between plants. Better, a
good; sighf, to have bare ground
show than to disfigure your
shrub bed3 by the inevitable pro
cess of thinning out.
Some Difficulties
For "the mdst part the broad
leaved evergreens are rather dif
ficult to propagate', and this, in a
large measure, accounts for their
higher price than other shrubs.
There are few exceptions, how
ever, heather starts qmfte readily
from cuttings. Escolonia. abeua
and lanrestines root easily from
layers, but if yon can get" a holly
to grow from a cutting you are
an expert, and i you can succeed
with a rhododendrum you are a
wonder. I have never started one
yet. But don't go off to the
mountains and dig a hundred or
so sptoutJs, with little or no roots,
in the hope that some will live. I
have sen men who claimed to be
nurserymen lose every plant they
dug thus. This practice ought to
be stopped by law, before the
beauty of the highways is further
marred.
There Is one member of this
broad leaved evergreen family
that has small round leaves which
turn flaming red In the autumn
but just about the time you begin
to admire It, near the corner of
the walk, along comes a shower of
rain and knocks off all the leaves.
leaving its bare fan like twigs
that remind one of the skeleton
of a large bird with all its quill
feathers. If this shrub is going
to continue to belong to the ever
green family, someone will have
to take it in hand and trato it out
of its bad habid of "deciduous
Ity." When you order this shrub
as you surely win, don't make the
mistake so many do and say
"cotton easier" instead of "caton
easter."
H. C. DATBHAM.
Kt. 1, Box 3, Salem, Ore.
" March 7, 1927
ty roads Mefcn'and free from Tub-:
ttfcb!. Boxes, bundles and .sacks
oT rubbfeh of all description and
character are ruthlessly dumped
in unsightly heaps along the
county roads.' Many such heaps
are within very short distances of
the paved highways, and are seen,
not only by the people of the com
munity, but by tourists, visitors,
iand many strangers who often
travel on these roads.
"We are often chagrined" by
these unsightly heaps and bundles
When showing' some visitor the
country. They are more disgusted
by the sight than by an unkempt
fencerow. and occasionally inquire
about the method of garbage dis
posal used In Salem, if such dis
posal rates are-so 'outrageous that
people must so dispose garbage in
brder to avoid such an expense.
"We would appreciate such co
operation vei-y much."
Pushing Prune Port
The Kiwani3 club has endorsed
the' following quoted resolutions:
"Your committee on agricul
ture, after thorough, investigation
of the possibilities and benefits
that will accrue to the prune grow
ers of this section from-the man
ufacture and sale, on a large scale.
of the beverage known as rune
Port, beg to offer for your consid
eration the following resolution:
"Resolution- We, the members
Of the Salem Kiwanis dub, after
flue consideration, do hereby re
solve, that we will get behind the
Prune Port project and lend to
these people our moral support in
furthering the sale and in creating
a demand for this beverage in our
home town and county.
"Towit: That each and every In
dividual member of this clnb will
at various times and at the vari-
Cus soft drink places in Salem and
Marlon county, call for and de
mand that Prune Port be served
to-us and that we will invite our
friend's and associates to partake
of this drink until such time as
there" has been created a perma
nent demand for Prnne Port in
tfcis city and county.
"And. it is hereby further re
solved, that copies of this resolu
ticn be mailed to the various clubs
this city and . to the county
grange asking these people to join
with us in furthering the demand
for Prune Port; to the end that the
prune growers of this community
may have created for them a wider
maTket for the disposal of their
crops.
Other Clubs Join
In pursuance of the above action
the Kiwaniana have secured the
cooperation of all other Salem
clubs in boosting Prune Port, be
sides numerous dealers, and indi
Inter City Farm" Relations
Committee Active; boost
Prurfe Portj'Too
The Salem KIwanis club- iS ac
tlve in" boosting-home industries
and in aiding in cleaning up' the
city and the highways-of the sur
rounding- country.
Dr. Henry E. Morris, chairman.
and: Walter Nelson, Adolph Nel
son, Frank A. Doerfler' and ' Sam
Chambers, members, making up
the committee on inter-city farm,
relations of the Salem Kiwanlans,
all attended fthe Hayesville com
munity club flast Friday' evening
when' there was a packed house.
The subject'iwas" beautifying our
farm homes and highway.' and all
the J Kiwanlans took part " i& the
discussion. The- Hayesville cln
was- unanimously in- favor- of the
ideals presetfted, and- appointed' i
committee" to work with" the Ki
wanlans.'
; Appeal to . Abate Nuisance
I The Satem KIwanis . club " has
received a letter from"' Frank- C.
I 'its of Hayesvilre; reading aa fol
lows: i
"We' people of "the rural com-piuaities"-wt)Ul4
'appreciate the co
operation -of members 5 of 'the Id
wants club and the citizens of Sa-
GlTYZBRflfiFOR G1TY BEflUllFUL
ThV City Planning and Zoning Commission in Saierri Is
Doing-Good Work, and Every One of Its Decisions
Means to the City Council More Than a Gesture; They
Are Almost Uniformly Adopted as MadeThe City
Zones Defined
The Code She Has Is Out of
Date and Away Behind
New Building Ideas
Efforts toward beautifying Sa
lem are greatly hampered by the
lack of an up to date building
code, according to the belief of
niany citizens and of at least some
of the city officials.
The bulldtng code now in effect
was enacted in 1909, and it was
amended in 1916 or about that
time; but has not been changed
since. Naturally, many changes
Ik building- practice and methods
have occurred since that time, of
which this code does not take cog
nizance. There is a feeling that this code
permits the erection of flimsy, dan
gerous build'ngs. Of course this
does not mean the buildings that
are constructed are faulty. Most
builders, whether building for
themselves or for others, do good
work"; but Salem, lfke other cities,"
should have a code which - will
make it possible for the building
inspector to reject any work which
is faulty.
The plumbing code, according to
reliable information, is adequate,
as it has been amended' to conform
to the state law.-
"Salem Beautiful" is in reality
the ultimate goal of the city plan
ning and" zoning commission's
activities, although to some these
activities seem to have remote
connection with beautifying the
city.
At present, for instance, the
commission has begun the prepar
ation or a 'setback' ordinance,
the effect of which will be that all
buildings erected in zones one and
two, shall be set back at least a
rertain distance, possibly 2ft feet,
from the property lines.
The bearing of this on the
"Sarem Beautiful" slogan may not
be apparent at first; but anyone
will agree that apartment houses
and buildings of like nature, set
out clos'to the property lines,
would appreciably mar the ap
pearance of an otherwise attrac
tive district.
After all, harmony i the first
law of beauty, and the principles
on which the city planning and
zoning commission bases its rul
ings, ate aimed primarily at semir
ing harmony in the building up of
Salem.
First of all, the zoning ordin
ance itself works to this end. This
ordinance is not understood by
everybody, and therefore an ex
planation may he useful and at the
same time illustrate the bearing
which it has on city beautifioation.
The city is divided into zones
of four classes, but these are not
single zones; zone number three,
which designates "business dis
trict," includes the main business
section and leaves room for ex
pansion in all directions, but it
also includes the North Salem
business district and others of
similar nature. So with the other
zones. Zone number one is strict
ly a residence district; zone two a
residence and apartment house
district; and zone four, an unre
stricted or manufacturing district.
The relation to the "city beauti
ful" effort is obvious. No one will
venture to put up an elaborate
and artistic residence if he is not
assured that a factory, possibly
of a nature obnoxious as a neigh
bor in a residence district, may
rise next door.
More than that, any sort of
building out of keeping with the
general appearance of the vicinity,
may spoil a whole block. The
zoning ordinance assures uniform
ity. Apartment .houses generally
are attractive, but they may mar
the appearance of a residence
street: business houses and even
factories are pleasing to the sight
when grouped together, and this
ordinance assures that they will
be so grouped.
Unfortrfnately, not many maps
showing the locationand boundar
ies of the various zones are, avail
able; practically the only one' is
to be found on the walls of the
council chamber at the city hall.
It would pay most citizens to in
spect this map and learn for them
selves just where the boundaries
are; and to read the ordinance and
learn the rules that govern the lo
cation of new buildings.
But. in general, these rules go
as far as a non-paternalistic muni
cipality can go in assuring uni
formity. The boundaries of the zones,
for the most part, are not the
streets, but the property lines at
the rear of the lots.
This is because it would be use
less to restrict the buildings on
one side of a street o residences,
if stores were permitted on the
opposite side.
The work of the commission in
prescribing the width of streets
has come in for prominent public
attention recently. Here again
the relation to beaatificatiOri may
not be apparent at first glance.
Yet it is Salem's broad streets
that first .of all make it the beauti
ful city that it already is, as well
as a city that vliitbrs remember
gratefully because of the conven
ience of Its wide streets; and the
commission's insistence on carry
ing this requirement Into new ad
ditions, is an anticipatory step,
the value of whch will become ap
parent as these new, remote ad
ditions are improved and populated-
. '
Recently, the commission has
been required to pass on several
questions relating to the use of
downtown streets. The proprietor
of a popcorn wagon wanted a per
mit to locate permanently at a
busy corner: The commission
recommended that he be denied
this privilege, believing that such
a fixture would be a detriment to
the street's appearance.
A few weeks later, a stranger
came forward with a proposal to
put rubbish cans on the streets
and even In the narks free of
cost to the city, if he would be
permitted to put advertising on
these boxes. Again the commission
frowned on the proposal.
It should be clearly understood
that the commission has no legis
lative or judicial power of its
own; it can only recommend cer
tain courses of action to the city
council, except, in one species of
circumstance In Which - state law-
gives it authority. This Is In con
nection with the'filing of plats of
new additions outside the city
Jimlts ahft within a radius of six
miles. These plats cannot be filed
without the commission's approv
al. But in. Salem, the city planning
and zoning commission's recom
mendations, in all cases which
come under its jurisdiction, are
accorded uniformily great cbn
sideration and respect by the city
council,' and rarely. If ever, has
the city- government failed to
abide by one of these reports; As
a result, the commission's work is
not a mere gesture, but a real in
fluence in making' Salem the ideal
city that it ought to be. -
"Two Englishmen playing golf
on "the North Foreland course in
London each' made" a hole iai one
during the same rouad."
award. .,i J k
OUCH
File Motion to Strike
Out Some Proceedings
.-. Nassau - Co.,' Inc., and Title &
Trust company, - plaintiffs ' In the
case against Salem King's Prod
ucts company, have filed a motion
to strike out the itervehtion pro
ceedings to their forclosure which
was filed two weeks ago by W. ('.
Gunther and. J. C. Smith, repre
senting stockholders of the de
fendant company.
The plaintiffs were
izz&,uuu Dy m .Marion county
circuit; court and the foreclo,,,,,
proceedings followed.
Attorneys for Nassau comity
claim that stockholders of tl'. ri.l
fendaht" company have ho nr.p-,r.
ent right to intervene due to n:Q
lack of facts which they hava
compiled In their charges.
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fancy baked supplies of every
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tomers. 439 Court St. ()
Henry O. Miller, 194 S. Com'l.
St.. where most people prefer to
get their antd parts for all makes
of cars. Trade here and make
savings on all auto parts. ()
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