The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning, September 21, 1930
Perfect Weaijfoer to Develop Perfect Seeds; Save Them
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IT'S TIME NOW
TO SAVE SEEDS
Hollyhock one of Varieties
Offering Most Gain
For Replanting
Seed saving time Is at hand.
Rome plants have already shed
their seed, some are not quite
ready but most all are on the
verge of being ready to hate
their seeds collected. With care
the gardener is able to greatly
Increase bis flower supply, and
many times he lets himself in for
much interesting experiments
with his seed saving and plant
ing One of he seeds which it is
wise to save and plant according
to the opinions of many is the
grand and stately hollyhock. If
you do not have what you want In
the way of varieties why not pay
a call on your neighbors who do
have interesting varieties and
borrow some seed? Tliere was
only recently an urgent request
to make Salem alleyways more at
tractive. Many hollyhocks have
graced dark and dingy spots in
Salem this year, and at leat one
aHyway has been beautiful all
summer long just because of the
regal hollyhocks which grew so
high Into the air that they failed
to see the cluttered earth and
made their observers do likewise.
Now at this time of year would
be an excellent time to save seed
and place them at the proper
time next pring all places that
'need beautifying with a plant that
Is beautiful and still does not re
quire fussing over.
Hollyhock la Stately
There Is no more stately or
decorative perennial than the hol
lyhock and no more democratic
plant as wll as aristocratic. It
graces a barnyard or the entrance
to a millionaire's estate with
equal beauty. It even runs wild
in the countryside and makes
brilliant groups along roadsides.
Many people depend upon self
sown seeds of their old plants to
maintain a supply. While there
will be myriads of plans it is
much better, and finer colors and
plants are obtained by planting
pedigreed seeds. They should be
planted this month. The larger
slants thev fan make this year
the'larger and finer the spikes
will be next year.
Flower's Life is Short
While the hollyhock is a peren
nial, gardeners usually prefer to
' grow it as a biennial and be sure
of a solid and regular group or
or border as a certain number
:usually succump each year. The
life of, the hollyhock is usually
not more than three or fetir years
at most.
Where formerly the double
types, rather stiff cushions adher
ing closely to a rather stubby
spike, were the popular form of
this plant, they have given way
to the old-fashioned 6ingle types
and those which are not so fully
doubled as to destroy the grace
of the bloom. There are many
beautiful colors and strains in
both double and single. The new
pink Is oneof the favorites and
one of the finest colors in the
whole range of hollyhocks. New
trains' and colors are offered
each year. The fig leafed type
Is one of the most graceful be
cause of Us deeply lobed foliage,
suggesting the fig leaf in shape
and the soft colors of the bloom
and the branching spikes.
The Allegheny or fringed annu
" al hollyhocks offer a fine range of
color. They sometimes bloom the
first year If planted early. Cha-
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Two bedrooms on the first floor of this home make It
passible to finish the second floor In accordance with the
need of the family. It can contain, with the same general
proportions, either two bedrooms and one bath or four.
ed rooms and two baths. .
. - The design contains several points of featured indi
viduality, namely, a full height, beamed ceiling living
room, and a circular fell heigbth hall, also Warned. Chief
ly of lumber construction, It baa an endwall of country
n rock.
i The beauty of this design home cannot be appreeialed
if it Is crowded on a harrow lot between two other houses
especially If they do not form a harmonious addition to tbe
composition of the scene. This house requires a, lot with
minimum of 05 feet frontage, a wider frontage Is even desirable.
The plan provides easy, communication between ad
Joining looms through, minor passage, thus preserving Star
the ball dignified atmosphere of welcome.
Lupin Beautiful Plant
Which can be Grown in j j
This Region Profitably
A plant that has much beauty
and can be grown with excellent
success in and about Salem is
the lupin. It grows wild in many
places of Oregon and the north
west and is beautiful as a wild
plant, but the improved plant
which is found In a variety bf
shades of blue. In yellow and
some perfectly delightful and
breath takingly lovely pink
shades is a joy in any garden.
These plants are quite capable
of making a dreary corner over
into an appealingly attractive
place. Both artistic shape of the
plant, foliage ard flower are a
beautification.
However, H has proved tbe
despair of many gardeners and
there have been many conflicting
directions as to its growth, some
declaring it needed an acid soil
and others lime soil. As a mat
ter of fact the garden lupin. Pu-
! pinus polyphyllus is not particu-
j lar as to soil so Icng as it is rea
' sonably rich, but what it does
I demand and what gardens In
many portions of the country
cannot give it is cool moist air.
For this reason the finest lu
pins are grown on the northwest
Pacific coast, in some of the At
lantic states and occasionally on
the shores of inland lakes. In
the great prairie states where
dry, hot summers prevail, peren
nial lupins are difficult subjects.
Should It happen to be a wet,
cool season they will flourish.
The next hot dry season will see
them dwindling and passing em
It has been found that plant
ing them In a shade or partial
shade and Incorporating peat
moss in the soil to hold moisture
and keep the root medium cool
gives them a better chance than
under ordinary conditions. By
this method and copious water
ing In dry weather excellent
plants may be raised.
The annual lupin should be
the mainstay of those who. can
ter's double strain is a standard
in this type.
The new Imperial hollyhocks
have dark centers with the tips
of tbe petals white.
The seeds germinate readily
and the main care should be to
get them transplanted where they
; are to grow as soon as two true
leaves develop and before the tap
root which th-y form has gone
down so deeply that it will be
broken in rtansplanting.
Air passenger rates between
Paris and London have just been
reduced.
What's Best
Time to
Plant Bulbs?
According to an art Mr in
"Horticulture" most gartl- i
enera begin to think of
planting bulbs too late, that
is everything bat tulips. For
the most part, according to1
this article, bulbs inntead of
being planted In October
and September should be
planted in .August and even
In July.
What Is tb experience of
bulb enthusiasts in Salem?
Send in your ideas to the
Gardes Editor of the States
man and we will print them
for the benefit of those who'
seek informal ioa on tbis
subject.
net make a go of tbe perennial
types. They grow much mote
readily and one does not have to
wait a year for doubtful bloom.
They make almost as fine a dis
play as the perennials, have sim
ilar foliage and are much more
generally satisfactory. ' '
They have a range of colore In
beautifnl blues, roses and a fine
soft yellow type that is much,
valued for cutting. Give them
a soil with plenty of humus and
see that they do not lack fpr
water.
A packet of annual lupins w'jll
furnish an interesting ; experi
ment and furnish a beautiful
bed of flowers, or an informal
grouping near water, or a bright
spot In a cool corner j garden.
Why not try some of them for
yonr garden next year? Put
them down for consideration n
your trial list during your winter
planning.
BEAUTY aEVED
The idea .pf using hedges f0r
other purposes than defining the
lot line is by no means a new
one. but the full Possibilities fpr
beauty the use of hedge plants
offers is not fully appreciated : py'
tbe borne owner.
The protective hedge usually
thought of as being located On
the boundary line or across the
front of the property consti
tutes the main use of the hedge.!
In this use the purchase: and use
of a hedge is often for utilitarian
uses only to keep the children
and dogs fro mrunnlng ocrooe
the lot.
However, hedges planted aloag
the lot ; line or across the front,
are in many cases planted only
for appearance's sake.
Hedges for Screen ' M
One of the most. important uses;
of hedge plants is for screenings
purposes and dividing the
gronnds into different parts.
For instance, the service yard.!
drying yard, vegetable garden or
garage court might well be set
apart from . the rest ; of thes
grounds with a tall growing
hedge.
Hedges for this purpose, if o
be CliDDed. can he rrnvn fpmn
such plants as Buckthorn and
j Honeysuckle. Thtse two plants
; adapt themselves to clipping and
make a dense, impenetrable bir-i
i r ni. .:
ner. vnereer a screen, nead
high is needed, and there Is lit
tle space available, plant a hedge.
Ornamental Uses of Hedges)
The trimmed hedff presents?
formal architectural apparance,
consequently it Is used extensive-
ly-ln. place of low or even high
walls, to bound the outdoor liv
ing room and also along terraces
and as an element in the make
up of a formal garden. The kind
of plants used for hedges of thjs
type varies with the locality aiid
requirements as to height and
density. Hedges are used n
gardens as a boundary to the
garden, or to bound flower beds,
and to parallel walks or divide
spaces purely as an ornamental
feature. j
There Is no limit to the beauty
possibilities of the hedge plant
ing. The hedge may be trained
to have all sorts of variations. It
ma V be buttressed at the nd.
It may be trained to offer vary
ing outline on top with some
tvmti
H or is.
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en FERTILITY
HELPED BY LEJIS
Raking up and Burning not
Best Procedure; They
Have Real Value
What are you doing with the
leaves In your yard? Small, blue
smokes are beginning to be not
iced about town, rakes are busy
and garbage men are beginning to
dread the extra loads to be col
lected from many homes where
trees are plentiful.
Are you among those who are
starting the fires and overburd
ening the garbage man? If so,
even though it is not January 1,
make a resolution and stay with
It convert your leaves Into leaf
mold and have a better, more vig
orous plant life in your garden
this next year.
At the Dan J. Fry Sr. home,
there is not a leaf that goes to
waste that is one except those that
get swept away by the wind which
now and then frisks the hills
about and hurls the leaves Into
uarts higher than others. The
top may be on square or curved
lines. The hedge may even, be
trained over an opening in the
hedge to form an arch. In fact,
hedges are almost indispensable
in the intensively developed land
scape scheme.
A well kept hedge is so orna
mebntal that It will pay every
home owner to consider Its use
in his planting scheme.
Places to View Today
Just turn yourself loose for an
exploratory tour of Salem today
and keep in mind two plants of
unusually loveliness.
One Is the barberry bush
whose red, rather oblong berries
are a gay burst of color beneath
the daintily shaped, slightly jag
ged edged leaves, which are now
showing slight tints of red as
though they reflected the red of
the berries beneath. You will
find an unusually lovely example
of this bush at the north en
trance of. the drive into the
far places.
The leaves are treated as pre
cious material. They are carefully
raked and plr-ed in a pit, 10 or
12 feet deep and as wide and long
in proportion. -' '1 fall long this
pit is being filled as the leaves
fall. Water, Oregon's good plenti
ful rain water soaks the leaves
and little by little they mold and
decay.
When fall comes in 1931, these
leaves will be removed and used
for fertilizer for bulbs being
planted, for flower beds to be
used in tbe spring and ii any oth
place fertilizer is needed.
This fall the leaf mold has
just been removed to make room
for the new crop of leaves be
ing thrown in. The Frys are not
yet planting their bulbs but soon
it will be time and thee the mold
will be re dy.
Remember the leaves placed in
a pit this year are not ready to
use until next fall. Even then
some of the leaves will not have
lost their shape, but will crumble
quickly with pressure.
111 ACILE
. . . . . . Not
transformation
the-street house into a charming, liveable, and alto
jgether attractive colonial cottage.
Just the desire for a little better . . . truer . . .
architectural type, more modern conveniences, and
fgreater comfort. These, plus a few thousand board
feet of lumber, did this job.
'til, you are not
I need more room,
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tto or revised into
ypuTse(,You9ll
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149 8. 12th Telephone S13
FRY'S DRUG STORE
Can't modernize without Sherwin
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Paints, Varnish. Wall Paper
1S4 South Commercial Tel. S94
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in 1910
Let us finanee your home on week
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Complete Home Furnishers
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LADD Jk BUSH, BANKERS
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HOMER LEISY
For Better Values In -Draperies
4 7 -Court St. Telephone 1142
grounds of the Dan J. Fry. Sr.,
home on the rise of the hill on
South High street.
The bush is a native of Eu
rope and was transplanted Into
the eastern states and now it
being acclimated to the west.
These barberries are a sure har
binger of winter and Christmas
even though the warm balmy
days are still with us.
The second thing to look for
today which will give you pleas
ure each time it is encountered
Is the hydrangea panlculata, or
the tree hydrangea which is now,
and has been, in Its glory for
several weeks past.
One of the most beautiful
ones that I have been able to
find is that on tbe state house
grounds, near to the connecting
walk between State and Court
street just west of the state
building. It is nearest the State
street side. In the early morn
ing when the great elongated
cones of blossoms are heavy
with dew and the light is still a
bit misty there could be nothing
more graceful and beautifully
fresh than those blossoms bend
ing gracefully on slender stems.
Another splendid example of
this bush is to be found in the
corner of the John McNary yard,
385 North Summer street. If you
look carefully you will find
many of these graceful and ef
fective plants, a splendid com
bination of bush and tree.
Soviet Russia shipped more
than 350,000 pounds of confec
tionery to the United States in the
last fiscal year.
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At All
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Just an Idea and a Few Bnilding Materials
There is nothing particularly unusual ahout the
of this drah, uninteresting, run-of-
entirely satisfied with your
it tne exterior appearance
at iiiccac wim which u can
the equivalent of a brand new home planned by
besur prised at the lotv cost,
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West Salem Telephone 576
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Consumer
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Roofing Russwin Hardware
Agents for
Monarch 100 Pure Paint
FRANK H. STRUBLE
Architect
Salem Bank of Commerce Bldg.
Telephone 1810
"Desirable Results Come From
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Tbe Winchester Store
120 N. Commercial St. Tel. 172
Complete lines ot Builders' Hard
ware and Acme Quality Paint
HAWKINS Jk ROBERTS
Loans Investments Insurance
20 Oregon Bldg. Tel. 1637
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Lumber Sash and Door
582 Mill Telephone 344
THEO. M. BARR
Plumbing - Heating
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Tel. 192 1(4 S. Commercial St.
Miss Schrvver,
Garden Expert,
Is Suddenly ill
The Eugene Garden club was
disappointed In not having with
them Miss Edna Schrvver. who
was to speak to them September
17 on the subject of "A Year
Round Garden." Miss Schryver
suffered a serious and sudden at
tack of appendicitis over a week
ago and an operation was nec
essary. The Eugene club is planning
two new features for its activi
ties this year: The work of the
month in the garden will be dis
cussed at each monthly meeting
annd a study of flowers grown
commercially will be made.
Members of the Eugene club
motored to Salem Friday and
were guests here during the day
while they visited several Salem
gardens. Those who were here
where Mrs. Raymond Walsh, Mrs.
Nombalals, Mrs. Holt and Mrs.
TIffeny.
Riches off for
Monmouth Study
TURNER. Sept. 20 Waldo
Riches is leaving Sunday for
Monmouth Normal school. This
is his second year. He will do his
practice teaching during the fall
term.
The woman's missionary soci
ety of the Christian church was
entertained Thursday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs. E. J. Gil
strap. Mrs. Frances Whitehead
was joint hostess. Mrs. Frank
Cook led the program, the subject
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1165 Cross St. Telephone 21 6C
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Manufacturers ot
Drain Tile, Building Tile, Brick
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J. A. BERNABDI
Plumbing and Heating
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46 Ferry St. Tel. 2949
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Eastman Furnaces and Hog Fuel
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615 N. Capitol St. TeL 3624
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COMPANY
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Union Capitol Sts. Tel. 728-2248
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fiend steal your
precious possessions
while you are gone on
a trip. Let us move
them to our storage
with care and safety,
and you'll avoid a lot
of worry.
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