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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1930)
fSrSnBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSMll - Hut OREGON .STATESMAN. Salem, Oragnsy Saadmj Iteming. September 14. 1930 PAGE SEVEN lime Pkmting tfoir Spring Flowem to s Come 11 , sss-t in LETS CONTRACT Mrs. E. M. Hoffnell to Grow Coniferyfor Rutledge Firm, Announced SUrt of what may become a big Industry In this county is promis ed with announcement that the Rutledge Seed company has ent ered into a five-year contract for growing of evergreen shrubs or conifers with Mrs. E. M. Hoffnell Of Salem. The Rutledge company is one of the largest seed con cerns on the coast. This Is the first time the com pany has contracted with anyone in this territory Tor growing of hrubs to be used exclusively In its trade. Two thousand of the shrubs wilL be planted by Mrs. Hoffnell the middle of October. AH plant ings will be under direction of U. Bryan, In the landscape depart ment of the seed company. Bry An has formerly been in charge of all floral displays at Oregon state fairs and has recently re turned to Oregon from Los An geles where he has worked ex clusively with dahlias. While plantings for the first season will total 2,000, it is ex pected that number will be at least doubled the follow! np fall The part of an acreage which the noiineus recently purchased will be used for the conifer growing. The farm is located on a cross road between Jefferson and Rose dale in the Red hills district. The lied hill soil is admirably suited to the project. Improvements Will Be Made on Place Mr. and Mrs. Hoffnell do not plan to move to the acreage until In the spring, however, in the meantime they are devoting con-1 Mrs. Hoffnell to handle them only tlderable time to improving the for that purpose. No Rest for Gardeners: It's now Time to Plant Pansies for Early Bloom o - By LILLIE M. HAG EE raolatare seeded tod, not be In There Is no rest for the gard-1 danger or being wasned ont as Rock Gardening is Vogue: individuality Made Goal With Many Possibilities Rock gardening bas become the new vogue, it offers so many possibilities for individual treat ment that it Is really no wonder that every -ene Is eager to have the distinction of a rockery In their own garden. On even the smallest lot there Is space to build a bit of Interesting rock work, for the compactness of a rack garden is one of Its greatest charms. On every home grounds there are natural opportunities for the development of a rock garden. A hillside, a ravine, or a roughly uneven piece of .ground presents an Ideal foundation for a rock ery. A walk or driveway may di vide vertical banks af irregular ly receding layers of stratified rock. A terrace may be turned in to a pleasing picture. Even on a level building site a mound of earth, edged and capped with rocks, or a stone wall, makes an interesting rock garden. The best rocks to use are those between the round or boulder type and the flat or flagstone type. Save the latter for walks and steps. Use rocks of different place. She plans to take with her there 160 iris rizomes which she has had in her yards here. Mrs. Hoffnell has made a special hob by of collecting iris, and has one of the largest collections of local fanciers. All of her bulbs rate of 80t Although never engaged in ac tual green work projects , herself , Mrs. Hoffnell was "born and bred" in the glass house atmos phere, all her people having en gaged in this business. Every conifer plant which she raises un der the Rutledge supervision will be turned over to the company, PHTKSISIffl FACTOR ener and now when one would like to Bit in the shade, day dream and enjoy the dahlias and late gladi olus he must not only begin to plan but also work for next year's garden. Among the flowers clamoring for attention the modest little pansy seems to be among the fore most. Pansy seed should - be planted February and March for summer and fall blooming bat for early Epring blooming seed should be planted In August and September. The soil should be thoroughly pulverized and mixed with a lib eral supply of well rotted cpw manure, which authorities say is especially good for pansies, .then dampened -before the seed is plant ed. After the seeds are planted .they should be barely covered with dry soil,' the soil pressed firmly down and dampened again. Seed men tell us to cover with a cloth frame until the seeds are well germinated. A piece of bur lap is excellent for a covering when you have no regular frame. Spread It over your bed or seed box and when you water, thor oughly sprinkle the burlap. In this way the seeds will receive the with direct watering. They should never.be allowed to become dry. Seedlings should be transplant ed when large enough to handle, usually when they have three or four Jeaves. In an experiment tried last year with pansies the plants from seeds planted In the open where they received the sun all day came on earlier than those planted where they received the sun only part of the day. Both beds had about vne fame number of blooms though the bed that was in the shade part had more than the other. The pansy has been in cultiva tion so long that authorities can not agree on its origin. Some con tend it is a cultivated form of viola tricolor, a corn field weed, while others say It is the result of hybridization between, viola tri color and other species such as viola altalca, viola grandifora, etc. Pansy means thought or to think and to flower lovers, . thel pansy or heartsease is the flower with the thoughtful face that gives an abundance of flowers for little care. The pansy is one flow er that one can pick and pick and Ptill have flowers, and flower lovers are not worrying where, or from what the pansy originate. sizes, striving always for a nat ural effect. Too many small stones make the rock garden look artificial, , The soil should be composed of equal parts of vegetable fiber, garden loam and coarse, sharp sand. Barnyard manure Is too rich for rock plants, Have the soil all prepared be fore .construction is started. Lay the lower rock first, placing them sothere Is . more plant surface than rock in the finished effect. Plants do not get fcod out of rock but from the soil, and these soil pockets are essential. As each rock is laid, ram the soil back, around and beneath It; use no cement. Four factors In the success of rock work are: (1) Place each stone eo it Is anchored firmly. Stones above help hold those below. (2) Slope horizon tal crevices downward into bank. (3) Rocks uptilted let rain run down Into crevice; tilt back 10 to 45 degrees or more. (4) In walls, set each higher rock back of the lower giving the face of the wall a back slope; thus giving plants water, air, light and room as illustrated in the diagram. Con sider direction of .ground drain age and lay stones across valleys to prevent soil washing away. There are many dwarf shrubs and evergreens that are partially effective in the rock garden. Tall er growers are frequently , used as borders or in the background, to create the necessary atmos phere of informality which the rockery demands. Now comes the most Interesting part the flowering plants. In making your choice and placing them in the rockery, consider height, color harmonies, and whether or not the various plants are adapted to the place you have chosen for them, For example, drooping plants, would be best at the top where they could trail over the face of Mhe rocks in a natural manner. ! They are also especially valuable ' for covering banks with their lux- ! iirlnnrA Af fnlla crtx In the small crevices, the tuft ed plants with rosette of foliage and short flower stalk above, are mosfsuitable. Creeping plants cushion the ground and carpet the walks with a man of delightful color. Dwarf erect plants are good for - flat spaces above the creeping sorts"- A rock garden may be combin ed with an informal lily pool, or a: trickle of water may wind its way down among the rocks and lose Itself in a miniature lake fringed with dainty flowering plants. (Tot only will you find . rock work new and fascinating, but a modern means of expressing indi viduality, as well. Peat moss Is a new element In gardening 4 that Is Jus beginning to figure la the gardeners' scheme of affairs. It will figure more importantly as its value Is known. Peat moss Is peat la commercial form ready for use in the garden. It Is a soft brown granulated ma terial which comes in big bales at moderate prices. One bale will go a long- ways in garden value. There has been some discussion as to whether it had any real val ue as a fertilizer and scientific analysis says that It has a slight nitrogen content Whether it has or not, the main factor to the gar dener is that it makes things grow when dug Into the soil. When pulverized sheep or shred ded cow manure Is added, it is a fine fertiliser and shows results quickly. One highly recommended use of the moss Is to top-dress lawns where It produces very gratifying results. The usual directions are to sow the, grass seed in the us ual manner, then cover the lawn with a mulch of half an inch of peat moss. It Is tine and light and lumps are readily broken up. They should be crumbled before it is applied. The grass comes through speed ily and makes more luxuriant growth than under the usual lawn methods. Peat moss Is now valued high ly In making compost for the germination of seeds that must have a regular degree of moisture in order to grow, the primroses in particular being greatly aided. Places to View Today There will aot be so many more Sunday drives that will hold the beauty and splendor of tha summer. Fall rains and cold days bleach the color and leave the deep greens of the foliage and tha misty grey of the atmos phere to rest the eyes of him who gazes on the outdoor. There Is one flame of color that is going to last throagH In to the winter months and Is per haps one of the richest and most vivid colors of the whole year. This Is the gay display made by the berries on the firethorn bashes. These are Just now be ginning to make their first pro nounced appearance. Yon will find them trained up the sides of porches, leaning against the, base of houses, and a few scrag gly ones will be found attempt ing to be foundation plants. The The usual prescription is one part ordinary garden soil and one part of peat moss with a sprinkling of silver sand' to add to the por osity. Peat moss has an acid reaction In the soil and as it Is a sterile medium the claim is mae that It prevents damping off. I is very valuable material to dig into the soil to give greater water re tentive qualities to sandy soils. It Is very useful as a winter mulch put on after the first freeze and being effective in pre venting heaving. As mulch in summer it is too water-proof to be as valuable as it might be as L keeps off mois ture In the form of rains as ef fectively as It keeps In moisture in the soil, it is most valuable dug in. bushes with cars can be trimmed and trained Into most any shape, bat there Is need to be most careful in the training that the plant Is not drawn out Into a lean, scrawny looking child. Properly pruned and trained and firethornes make a gracious splash of color for the drab days of winter, and they will grow gracefully high at the corner of a house, against a porch pillar, in a corner where two walls Join, or they may be. trimmed into a bash tor the lawn. Some of the best examples of this bosh are to be fousfd on North Winter street. Yon will find them scattered 'along the full length of the street, and of coarse lovely bashes are to be found in other parts of town. 1816 High street has a lovely flrethorne bush. Some other places of Interest to view today wonld be: The backyard of Dr. L. R. Springer, 1395 Fir street. There is much color there and it has been planted with an eye to needs of fall, 1269 Fir street has a window box of much color. 130 Lefelle street' has a pret ty and effective development of rock wall. 1555 Saginaw street has some upstairs window boxes which show well. 201 Mission street has a color ful border of stock. 850 Saginaw 4s a good exam ple of what can be done when one "takes a little cottage and goes to work with an ideal of beauty in mind." Vines, color ful flowers and care Jias made of this cottage something to be mm lulls COLOR HI of cite Color has become one of the important factors both in the ar rangement of planting plans in the garden and in bouquet ar rangement Indoors. It Is a subject that .is new ground to old-time gardeners who worked according to their own taste arrived, at by experiment. Now an understand ing of what constitutes harmon ies of color makes both garden planning and bouquet arranging easier. , The three harmonies usually considered are those of comple ment, contrast and analogy eith er under these trems or similar ones. Technically complementary colors are two which will produce looked a a second time in ad miration. 915 Saginaw street has a backyard worth driving' back along the side and alley to view. A lovely yard, and a brilliant display of yellows, reds, and shell white. 890 Saginaw also has an in teresting backyard, and a stock border along the parking. There will be found a regular "field" of delphinium in the back yard. 196 Washington has some lovely window boxes. If you wish a little longer drive take the "Mornlngside Way which Is an extension of 12th street and note the effective results of efforts to beautify homes along that road. Some there are without pride to be sure but the majority of them are pretty. white when united. This It ac cording to tha theories of light. Niot of pigments. The specific complementaries usually consid ered are red and, blue, yellow and violet, orange and bine, greea and crimson and yellowish greea and purple. The familiar bou quets of blue annual larkspurs and orange calendulas, yellow California poppies and the pur ple cornflowers are examples. Harmonies of analogy are col ors of varying tones, of the same hue, such as pinks and rose. Harmonies of contrast are pro duced when, one of the colors of the spectrum Is contrasted with a neutral coror-such as white, the commonest la flower arrange ment, white or gray. Harmonies are necessary for the most effective flower arrange ment. The circular color chart, showing the colors of the spec trum which Is printed in all work on color is the quickest way In which to determine complement ary harmonies as colors lying op posite each other are complements of each other. Analogous harmonies which are two tones of the same color, such as light and dark blue give no trouble. Contrast harmonies are more difficult 'but white is the valuable factor, being both a hac monizer and a contrast. The com bination of harmonies of comple ment or analogy and contrast are often made, such as two tones of blue and white or red and blue and white. A tittle study of a color chart will give aa under standing of color more quickly than any amount of theory. All Statesman carriers are lit tle merchants and charged for the papers delivered by them. Failure of a subscriber to pay is a loss to "the carrier. Cold Wave Gets Natives in Mood To Dress Selves SAN FRANCISCO (A P) While wide sections of the -temperate zone were seared with heat and. drought, a freak "cold wave" swept the tropical South Sea Islands. Natives -ven took to ear muffs and flannels. At Suva the "coldest" weather recorded in a century was ex perienced, with a temperature of 55, and many islanders who nev er before had worn clothes don ned scanty garments. A GARDEN COTTAGE OF SIX ROOMS mmm i Jl -1 ! I L JOICH fl luiemClglB! f .! fcSJ tea : fc MAN WlNCHs ' UM I I i IIIVtNS iHH urn Although s chiming representative of the garden-type small cottage of the Old World, this boom contains ample space for the avenge American family. The simplicity of the design combined with the economy of its lumber construction make it aa txctHeat home-builder' investment. A notable feature of this design la the indsaoa oa the first loor of s room (with bath) that may be used tor s bedroom, a library, studio, playroom, oc say purpose that salts the peculiar requirement of the family. The location of kitchen sail breakfast alcove adjoining the hall and stairs has obvious advantages ssd meet the preference of many people for locadoaof servfce faeffides. - Broad, aabrokea roof expanses softened by the warn fertate of rich brows wood shingle complete the charm of anpBdty chasu rustic sidlaf of good lumber & to this demsre home. Hera la ft cottage tnai neeos tardea. It is tha typical old world wrden type, Md.wouW m tm amt ah rubs to keep It from looking undressed. It wonld fit the; front of ticularlr, well and thus leave a 'ISSrSftk wrden for develop ment Into the Pref.t1fiSni to hy home, an oUoor lMng room for the warm a4 tot sum mer months, and a place of Joy to observe during the winter. One of the special fiatures of the house is room on the first floor that may be deevloped In to any extra room desired. It has a bath so may be a bedroom If needed," and It is built that it may ftlsftetre as study, ft library, studto, playroom or. any other special room. v.,- A second feature Is tha. loca tion of the kitchen and break fast alcoves adjoining the hall and stairs, which arrangement Is Mmfctr n asv service. Shingles for an exterior finish are anrrested for the completion of 'the soft rambling lines of the house. IT. ' 1. V AMIPEJE o Sf r t i.fc ;- i- Jinn, Modeniizing, tKe modem art of tiirning did Koniiel Into new homes, is profitable, not only from the stand jKrint of living in a home, but also in selling a home. ITHe Nation-wide average for saleof recreated home Is three dollar return for. eyllar expended in modernizing. , f oaVS modetnmng Is thorougK-going. So complete Eat an entire new home actually replaces an old-type Wattractive, inconvenient home--the cost is one-half t0 one-third the price of a new house, but in selling, a new,, 'fiousf prjisjalways obtainable. ' ' Lef uFshoWyou withactual plans ancl sfetcliela, mack ffspedaliy for you, how your house can be made new and Tbcreased several hundred percent in value at sinall cost. ' fn&rfiJfS! fee no obligation on your partj ,The Sixth Advertisement of a Home Modernization Series sponsored by the following. Call them for information and estimates. HAWKINS ROBERTS Loans . Investments Insurance SOS Oregon, Bldg. Tel. 1611 HTJTCHEON PAINT STORK - Paints, Varnish. Wall Paper St South Commercial Tel. 894 MUTUAL SAVINGS A LOAN . ASSOCIATION A, Salem Institutions Organised la ltlt Let as finance your home on week ay or monthly payments 14 1 South Liberty Street COBBS A lUTCHKLL CO. Lumber and Building Supplies S4I S. 12th Telephone SIS IMPERIAL FURNITURE CO. Complete Home Furnishers 417 Conrt St. Telephone 114S LADD A BUSH, BANKERS Established lttS Capital 50t.0 and Ladd A Bash Trust Co. Salem, Oregon - - HOMER LEIST For Better Valaes in Draperies 44T Court 8t Telephone 114S SALEM HARDWARE CO. . The Winchester. Store ISO N. Commercial St. Tel. ITS Complete lines of Builders' Hard ware and Acme Quality Paint doughton a SHERWIN Rooting Rasswin Hardware Agents for Ifonarch 100 Pure Paint FRANK H. STRUBLH Architect Salem Bank of Commerce Bldg. Telephone lSlt "Desirable Results Come Front Proper Planning , - FRY'S DRUG STORE Can't modernise without Sherwin- - Williams- Paiat SS0 N. ComX . Telephoaa SSS WELLER HARDWARE a PAINT COMPANY 4SS Court Street .Telephone SSS : Hardware - Paints7 Houseware THEO. M. BARB ' Plumbing - Heating Sheet Metal Work OU-o-Matle Tel. 19S 144 S. Commercial St. SALEM BRICK TTLE CO. Manufacturers ot Drain Tile, Building Tile, Brick Tile Road Telephoaa lit J. A. BERNARDI Plumbing and Heating Oil Burners Oar Specialty ill Ferry SU . Tel. SI4I GEO. QUESSETH s3Bastman Furnaces and Hog Fael Burners.. . Century Oil Burners , IIS N. Capitol SL TeL 1414 GABRIEL POWDER a SUPPLY COMPANY - All Building Materials Union a Capitol StaTei. TS8-SS4 ' XL J. BEASOR . 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