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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1930)
Til OREGON STATESMAN. Salcct Oregon Snaday Uwhhg, April 23, 1933 page eight f FLOWERS HELD REAL PLEASURE Some of Most Desirable Va rieties Cited by Resident Of This City f ' By FRANK DOEFLER 'What Is a flower garden, and why make all the extra work? If von ask yourself the question, "lw life worth living, and- what will - one do to make it more so?" the answer to the latter would he- a good one for the first question. I do not grow flowers altogeth er hecause I like to work with ad enjoy them asyselt. I stow them for others to enjoy with me. There is no special flower that I loTe, I like them all. There are even a few that I discard on account of the fact that they are hard to control. What shall one plant in one's garden T We will begin with February and go through the year, checking off the, flowers to be especially desired during the year in the "home garden." First there Is the snowdrop and crocus both 4f which come in February generally. Neit the hyacinth, pansy, daffodils and the many kinds of rockery plants followed lose by the tulips, peonies and many others. By the time that iris are well In bloom buds are ready to burst for what is perhaps the most beautiful flowers of all, the rose. Following these in quick succes sion and even overlapping is the phlox, delphinium, columbine, all of which bloom for many weeks during the summer. Gladioli and dahlia should be found in all gardens. Many tell me that they do not like the an nuals. A garden is not complete without the aster, zinnias, stock and salvia. JSven a bed of straw flowers, a group of clarlka and popples are ail beautiful and of great beauty value in the garden. One will also make room for the marshmallow after one has once known the plant. It has a bloom measuring from eight to 10 Inches across. White Michael mas daisies I have found to be ex tremely satisfactory. Last year mine bloomed Into the second hard frost in the fall. Many passers-by mistook this plant for plrea. It grew to be six feet tall and had a spread of four feet. The chrysanthemum comes last but if potted and set on a porch where the rain can be kept off from them it is possible to keep them until the Christmas rose is through 'blooming. And in fact it Is possible to keep them until the first snowdrops and crocus arrt out again in February and so you see complete the cycle a year with garden flowers blooming very month of the year. I don't think I could live in a town unless I had a small farm there, as I want a lot of shrubs. vines and trees; rolling ground, springs, creeks, and waterfalls dripping Into pools. TOTAL LARGER Marked increase in construc tion activity was noted locally in the last week, when permits total ling $27,936.25 were issued as compared to only a little over $5000 the previous week. Friday was an especially busy day at the building inspector's of fice, nine permits being issued for a total of $7653.25. Following Is the list of permits issued in the week up to Friday night: General Petroleum Corporation, storage tan. it 35 South 15th, 1)800. . Hogue Parrish. reroof dwelling t 1455 Waller, $49. ' Frank Bligh, reroof dwelling at 715 North Capitol, $239.50. Dave Korb, reroof dwelling at 417 North 21st, $194.75. J. W. Howard, alter dwelling at S2C3 State, $75. H. C. Hummel, dwelling at 1C40 Saginaw, $4200. Booth, alter dwelling at 1811 ir it SIHII&tUIB SALES ALL SHRUBS REDUCED We are closing our salesyard for the season on May 1st Buy Now and Save Money PEARCY BROS. 240 N. Liberty f.lotnal Savings and Loan Association J A Salem Institution Organised la lilt Place your savings with us . Let us finance your home on weekly or monthly payments I J42 South Liberty Street T II 'x f " a3 Z C O K Specially drawn for tbe Statesman by Lyle "P. Bartholomew, architect, Bank Bldg., Salem, Ore. Those interested in house spend considerable time studying this house plan. Like many of the designs of this ar chitect, compactness and utility are com bined with a pleasing variety rangement. An interesting feature in rear porch. Both the living Chemeketa, $80. W. p. Wielke. alter dwelling at 1781 H State, $15. Eliza TVenger, repair dwelling at 1348 Waller, $1,000. J. B. Craig, repair dwelling at 533 South Commercial, $280. D. J. Fry, jr., dwelling at 375 West Lefuellen, $18,000. Ludwick Mlckelson, dwelling at 340 Lincoln, $2500. C. B. Hammond, alter building at 1370 Leslie. $50. 8. M. Earle, garage at 1189 A LIVABLE SMALL HOUSE T f LOO 3 LOOH building Stage V. 8. Nation! building can dining room in room ar this plan is the room and the Union, $125. Gideon Stols, Teroof dwelling at 676 Court, $180. Mrs. Belle DeAutremost, re roof apartment house at 1130 Chemeketa, S3 3 6. rom us. Estimates and suggestions gladly given A Powder 0 Capitol and Union streets1 1 open onto this, and one may picture it as a terrace leading to a garden. The living room is of good size with the fire place at the end, directly opposite the main entrance from the hall its glow giving cheer to the visitor on his first entrance to the room. Good closet and storage space are provid ed for upstairs bedrooms, with the bath con veniently located at the head of the stairs. All the rooms show good lighting. P.. N. D'Arcy, reroof office building at 465 Court, 1300. Mrs. George Rodgers, alter building at 454 Ferry, $400. Peter Janzen, reroof dwelling at 60S South 21st, $133. Satisfied! You, too, may be satisfied If yen 'iy your building materials and LUMBER Our careful attention is given to supplying you with the best to sopply your needs. T"o' Capplir Co. ' Telephones 2248 r 723 TULIPS CHOICE IS Dibble Writes Article Tell ing Preferred Methods In Detail By M. C. DIBBLE - In the progressive activity of the Gardes elub one finds much of promise. For many years it has held aloft the torch of better gardens. At last the city is wake, stirring. It sees Itself as a "city beautiful." It sees that beauty In planting is kapha sard thing, that It comet by law and that it was not by chance that the charming garden en that for ty foot lot set the whole block afire. It is seeing that city planning hi the most practical thing on earth: that embodies in It are convenience, efficiency, cleanli ness, all the modern emphasis for better life; and the city Is see ing that "good gardening" - is publicity shorn of its baldness, costumed and serene. And last bat not least the city is seeing that "beauty" Is not a super-elegant word but that "pays. Not only in elevations of mind and soul does It pay, but In the most potent yardstick of all, dollars and cents. It was not by chance that a certain land scaped yard sold its lot and house at a much higher price than, its neighbor which bad a much new er and better house. In the spring number of the Statesman coming at the time when blooms of all kinds Is mak ing the air redolent and billowy, cneis constrained to ask how he can help this vital movement of better gardens which has been set on foot by the Garden club? Any oracle would say, "in what you know the most about." Very well, for me that does not mean the open landscaped view, tbe restful, suTetle retreat, the arrangement of shrub and peren nial one hesitates over his own limitations It Is the placing and combinations of tulips. It is peThaps unnecessary to say that the round bed in tbe center of the lawn has gone down to de- teat. Tbe reason is relativity and a good reason it is. Unless your round bed accentuates or balances some other planting, It Is now taboo. Keep off the grass means the round flower bed as well as the public. As a border to the garage or any wide suitable pathway tu lips planted two or three feet deep in one or in blending color, how rich and of what august dig nity they are! The long line of tbe tulip stem finds its comple ment in tbe long line of the driveway and of such is the kingdom of Art. But that Is equalled In a dif ferent way by this find some cor ner of your house where the base planting Is dark green with cool alluring shadows. Intersperse tu lips with the green as a hack ground and up they come tulip lanterns lighted and burning. Now we come to combination of color. Let us consider the key in which to pitch our compositions. There must be a prevailing color Bcheme, says llelder, and In that it is well to remember that pur ple and dark blue give depth and distance, while yellow contracts and forshortens. Strong contrasts of color should be avoided as they lead to monotony, although in the case of a neutral house, contrast only can bring the scheme to life. Visualize a shrubbery back ground of Rev. Ewbank or E li tre pe followed by Bronze Queen and that by Clara Butt a tender combination and very alert. Or try Farncombe ganders followed by a white Darwin, and that by some brown like Panorama. Or pink and white Piccotu, Al pine yellow: or Mrs. Moon against a shrubbery background; or pink Comfort EXPLAINED HART-OIL-HEAT YOUR HOME where your loved ones are shelteredcan be a place where comfort reigns. Hart Oil Heat is so thoroughly automatic that the only way you realize its presence is in the even, healthful warmth of your home at all times. Hart Oil Heat removes every trace of labor from home-heating. Simply set a tiny lever on a conveniently plaeed thermostat, andheating wor ries are ended. Hart Oil Heat is economical, . clean, and healthful. Every Hart Oil Burner is listed as Standard by the Underwriters' Labora tories. Get the complete facts about Hart Oil Heat. Phone or write us without obligation. J. A. 466 Ferry Your Garden and Mine By Elizabeth Lord Lilac time. Is there a more beautiful season In tbe year than when lilac's perfume permeates the air? Especially has this been true this, week during tbe soft rainy weather. The old lilacs around Salem are as fine a speci men as one would wish to Bee. Take a drive along Front street and in the older parts of the city and you will be repaid by seeing a gorgeous collection of this fa mous old shrub. There are shrubs and tree types, either very useful in any garden; The Vulgaris, the old common lilac, - is a greater bloomer and more vigorous grow er than the named hybrid varie ties, but the gorgeous colors pro duced in' the .newer lilacs are worthy of being plaeed' as our foremost deciduous shrub. Al though, tbe season of bloom is comparatively short, the shape of tbe shrub and the delightful green leaf make it Invaluable in the gar- and white Picotu with white lilac brown Prie IliiV d Bronze in an oak room Fancy Golden Bronze with an olive stain finish. Petrus Hodins, brilliant rose, looks well with LaTulipe Noire (black tulip); likewise Mrs. Moon followed by red Prof. Rauwenbof ltand that be olive brown Furenne and rose Centenalrr Ana me cumuiusuuu oi uiuu and Deram followed by Louis XLV and Bronse Queen make a congenial community; and con jure this picture, Van Vondel and sprays of bleeding heart above it! But with the tulip the possible combinations of color are endless. Even the pastel shades are much alive in all their intimations. As Kipling says, "There are one hundred and one ways of con structing tribal lays, and every blessed one is right. SO easy to protect floors with Florhide Enamel. Use it wher ever there is heavy foot-traffic around the house inside or out. Florhide Enamel Quick dry ng and wash able. Ten attractive colors, This,and all Pittsburgh Prod ucts, for sale at this store. Weller Hardware Paint Store 428 Court St. Tel. S39 We give SAH Green Stamps if A I Reigns Bernardi Tel. 2949 Z2 den. Lilac hedges are charming for this reason It Is better to use the Vulgaris variety; it grows much denser and the flower Is not too heavy for so compact a hedge. Lilacs like good feeding and they improve with barnyard fertilizer and one thing in their favor is, they will stand moving at any sea son of the year. Daphne cneorum is now at its best. Daphnes are one of our most reliable and sweetest shrubs. We all know the D. odora and there is no place where It will grow as well as in Oregon.' There Is also a D. mezereum that is seldom seen on the west coast. It is a very ear ly bloomer, a shrub around two feet high, more twiggy than D. odora, deeiduoos, not so lovely, but the little rose pink flowers appearing before the leaf have a very delightful fragrance. But the D. cneorum is a gem! It Is a sprawling type low growing shrub delightful in so many situations, there is no place where it can- ."J, ? "hf " A0 b. T"tage: yaui j i uu Bu cmiwDincoi ana allow the sprays to hang over , a wan. i nave yet to see a more beautiful collection and a greater amount of the D. cneorum than in the garden belonging to George rutnam on Fairmount Hill. There it Is planted In a most perfect sit uation and it fairlv clows with happiness. As for vines just at present, of course, we all know the Clematis montana. The C. montana rubra Is not so common. The loveliest one I have seen In bloom Is grace fully trained over the doorway of the Connell Dyer home, on Sum mer street. The C. montana is not so hardy as the later blooming varieties, such as the Jackmanni We have individual Mortgages on good Willamette Valley Farms and City Property Good Yield combined with Safety Let us help you with your Investment problems Short Time Paper Collateral Trust Bonds Mortgages Mortgage Bonds Loans Investments Insurance Hawkins & Roberts, Inc. 205 Oregon Bldg. SPRINGTIME IS MOVING TIME Padded Vans For Local and Long Distance Moving, Call Fuel Oil, Coal, Wood and Gasco Briquets Ask About Our We have practical and economical poultry house plans which we will gladly furnish to customers. These poultry houses are especially adaptable to this location and these plans are the result of careful study. The sizes of the houses are optional from 20 feet to 200 feet in length. . Those interested in such plans may call at our yard or telephone 576V West Salem Dependably' serving and the C. paniculata and we would appreciate It more. If we had to pet It and coax It to bloom. Plants are like children; the deli cate ones receive more attention and care, while the sturdy little boys and girls Just grow! There is one deciduous tree I wish to mention before closing' this week's article and that is the beech. We, in the west, are inclined to undervalue the decid uous trees the reason I do not know, unless it is that our coun try is the land of the big firs. However, I have noticed several small fine specimen "purple leaf beech" growing around Salem and in every, case the trees are wrongly placed. They have either been planted under larger trees, curbs and close to houses. - In such situations, the magnlflclent beech will never have a chance to display its beauty to the world. It is a tree of tremendous sise, a great spread In comparison to its height, out-spreading branches and for that reason it should be used as a specimen tree placed on the lawn, by Itself, and decidedly not entangled with other shrubs.' Try the new broad - leaved! mustard greens to help" out the spinach crop. You may have seen it in the winter market from the south, it's a real addition to the list of greens. Don't forget some of the little squashes now so popular. The acorn and banana or sweet potato as it is variously known, are easy growers and free bearers. Add a packet of Italian broccoli to your vegetable seeds as an in teresting and very tasty vegeta ble. Some say it is as good as the butter you put on it. That's because it's boiled too much. Dahlias started from seed now will blood with the tubers set out at the regular season. , Telephone 576 the Xuaber ecnsuaer, j