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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1931)
,Thl OilEGbll STATT-TITATZ, Cikru Orrrsi Ecsiay Kerala-. Zlarch 15.1S31 CH00S1UG LAVJn If they are te be prepared tor grasses should also fc" gathered while the dew is on but they are dried with their heads la their . natural position. They, too, must be dried in a cool place where there ls'plenty of air. IT'S AN ALL-YEAR TOURING COUNTRY 1 winter bouquets th flowers should be gathered rery early la the morning while the dew is yet stiff prum m on and hung. In a cool and-airy place with their heads down. " The ByUUJEQ MADSEN Good Varieties few; Bent " '7'" ''m " 4i aOObd I vpuiui. livu Oregon Produced By F. HOWARD ZINSER V There ar comparatively tew good lawn grass Beeds. .In tne past few yean sew grasses hare been discovered which are prov ing wall adapted to rood tart making and are coming more and more Into general nse. Chief amour these new rrasses. are the Bents. . ' ' ' 1 :' . Care ahoald be used in selecting rood seed for lawn and It Is preferable to obtain these from a reputable seed house where seed men make a study of eeed and know the different characteristics and habits of growth. It la well to hare a statement of what la contained in a lawn mixture. Sometimes seeds are employed to riAn tliA nar mAA hnltr or weight to mislead the purchaser. fc ll.lt. 9 . -. I 1 1 1 A - neuui itteu uuusci wui cu jwu the straight varieties roc your own mixing if you desire. Under ordlnarr home lawn conditions a mixture of .standard lawn grasses i is often, better -than sowing any : one individual grass. .. The rea ; son- for this lies in the fact that each grass has Its' growing and dormant- season and as a eonse- 'quence the use of a mixture gives one a more permanently - green lawn. . - , -;-. , - - - y r CloTer Losing j - ... . i,- . Its Popularity - - - . Nearly always when considering a lawn the oueatlon is - asked. "Shall we nse clover? Thla is a lawn habit that Is hard to oxer 1 come as this practice has come down to us for years. Recently, i however, clover is not being used ' i as much as formerly. - We are . speaking, of eourse of the White or Dutch cloTer, trifolium repens. A great many of our best land scape men are not now using it. One reason is that cloTer does better on' an alkaline soil while the other and " more . important I grasses like an acid soil. Then ! again the type of growth of cloy er and its dark green color makes ; a lawn made up of the - lighter f green grasses, ' look -somewhat ! blotchy. Whether clover is added or not Is a personal matter. The better class of lawn mixtures do not contain clover. r-r. '- Depend upon it that - if you purchase a good grade of lawn seed from a seed house it will contain a minimum of weed seeds, It will be as tree as good cleaning machinery can make it. The first blame for weeds in a lawn comes from the seed. With so many other sources of weed infestation It is hardly probable that all the blame can be laid at the door of the seed. ; Birds and the wind bring them in. Weed seeds may lie dormant in the ground tor years and then when brought to the surface will germinate. i Every section of the United States has its grasses particularly adapted to that region, some of these are also generally used In other regions.? We will list here the grasses commonly used, here in the northwestern states. : Kentucky Blue Grass, poa pra tensls, is the basis , of most mix- v I 3 Wlater fails to tie up our cars here in the west. We use them all year 'round. This View shows the new 1931 Chevrolet sport sedan with, the chromium plated radiator grille, which is standard equipment on all sport models this year. Thousands of the new cars' have been delivered to owners in the west since the car was announced last November. tares. It Is spreading, fine blad ed. a beautiful color and makes a permanent . turf. It has been generally held that It required an alkaline or sweet soli, but recent tests have proved that it will adapt itself to mildly acid soils If an abundance of plant food ' is available. As a rule blue grass Bhould not be planted alone, be cause the seed germinates slowly and therefore will do better with some taster seed such as Red Top. . " -- Red top, -agrostls palustrls, grows readily in most soils and while not a permanent grass. It is used largely, to start .the lawn and keep it green while other slower seeds -are establishing themselves.; , ; - . Chewings Fescue, festuca durl nscula. is a fine leaved light green grass imported from New Zealand which makes a fine turf. It is a creeping grass and is used in mix tures because of its hardiness, ability to withstand tramping and adaptability to shade. It Is even being used as a single grass, and when cut rather high makes a good putting green. Bents. There are several of the bent grasses commonly used The German Bent Is & mixture of several types of bents and some times contains some red top. It is produced in Germany and is the most reasonably priced of the bent grasses. Colonial bent is an other of this type of seed and Is a truevbentv'It is- imported from New Zealand makes a good turf and Is superior to the German. Oregon Producing Seme Fine Bents . Oregon Is the producer of some of the finest of beat 'seeds. There are two of these native to. this coast. Seaside Bent, agrostla stol onlfera maritime, la native to the ninnrFtn bflnUtl nrnr Tn to titnt lu BE RESENTED Many of Salem's lovely gardens will he represented In the garden show being planned' for May 2. t and 4 at - Laurelhurst park la Portland. The atair is sponsored by the Portland Garden club and the Portland, bureau of -perks. Entries wUl come from all parts of the northwest. It baa been ar ranged to give equal opportunity to the gardener of the small city lot and the owner of large coun try properties, as judging will rec ognize many different classifica tions. 1 The general layout of the show as arranged on the shore . of Laurelhurst lake affords many picturesque effects. Large tents will house the delicate table dis plays and cut flowers, and natur alistic rockeries will dot the slopes of the lake. Among the features planned for the evening programs are musical ' numbers and interesting lighting effects. Special week end rates are ar ranged so that out-of-town ex hibltors as well as other visitors may go in and ont of the show at will to study the different exhib its and attend all the sessions. Additional information wUl be obtainable from officers of the Salem Garden club of which T. A. Doerfler is president and Miss Mlrnah G. Blair is secretary. Gar den clubs throughout the state are cooperating to make this the big spring garden event in Ore gon. lowlands of Coos county, but It has a wide range of adaptability. It is now used on golf courses and lt use as a lawn grass is Increasing. - Astoria bent Is another one of this 1 family produced In Clatsop county and has been given tne scientific' name of agrostls stolon- Ifera Astorlana. The Seaside Is slightly coarser, lighter green In color but a stronger creeper. The Astoria is a little finer darker reen and has rhizomes as well as stolons, but is not so strong, in its creeping habit. Both make a verv eond turf. - All bent grasses require consid erable care and fertilizer in order to have them continue in good condition and look well. , There is a tendency to turn brown at certain seasons ana tor iut iea-i O son they do better in mixtures for AUKlilBiy &OOI1 me orainary name una. i AtZ. ' .a. Some good mixtures are as f ol- I ; iO Klt KHSLXlBT 4 per cent Blue Grass. 30 per cent Red Top. zO per cent Fescue. 10 per cent Clover. INDEPENDENCE. March 1 A joint meeting of the Indepen- 25 per cent Bent; 25 per cent I ..u.M .n v. t.aM in . . K . t KUU alb ruuuux Not always are onr winters as mild as this one-has been se that we eonld have bouquets grown la onr own. garden throughout the year, nor are vwe all so fortunate as to be able to afford a contin uous supply of hothouse flowers throughout the winter, uut. ee it rummer or winter In this ago. home is not quite home without a bouquet here and there In the house. For this reason the "ever lastln's" which were so conspicu ous in our -grandmother's day have come back Into favor; we may hare new sorts and use them In different fashions but we are a rain growing, summer flowers for winter bouquets. . . 3 In the Dldea days, the custom was to braid these flowers into wreaths which were placed about the ancestral photographs wnicn hung In the "parlor Now they are arranged with a few grasses in vases, and these are placed in some corner of the living room where their colors bring a bright aote into an otherwise flowerless room. - Those who do not wish to keep them tor winter bouquets will find these - flowers and grasses which dry so beautifully. Interest ing and oretty In the garden or annuals. The grasses particularly. besides their ' attractiveness la bouquets where they add light ness and grace, lend themselves to various uses in the garden. The fountain grass (pennise- tum ruppelii) with its long feath ery .plumes of a purplish hue, is wonderful at the edge of a pod or little stream if yon are lucky enough to possess one. It Is also attractlre In the border of salvia or cannas. The cloud grass (agro stls nebulosa) with reddish- green heads, is a good plant and blooms for such a long period. usually from the first of July un til frost. Then there Is the plum grass (trycholaena rosea) . with its lovely pink plumes, - ana the interesting small quaking grass (brlza . mszlma) which grows but 15 inches tall. Likely best known of the flow ers is the helichrysums, more commonly called the "strawflow ers." These grow about 20 Inches high and bloom profusely. They come In very pretty shades of pink, lavender, yellow and red. There are also waxy white ones. One of my favorites of the everlasting flowers is the round ball-like Globe Amaranth. This one always reminds me of a large clover bloom. But the Amaranth can be had In pink, lilac, yellow and pure white. This is also a comparatively tall plant, reaching at maturity about two feet . In height The entire hush is cov ered with the odd ball-Shaped flowers throughout Its blooming the Campbell hall Wednesday night. March It. A charter is to ; be presented at that time to xne auxiliary. District and state offi- 'cers will attend. season.- .'. U. .h;..: ,...;4'; The . beautiful. ,Bes .lavender (statlce) la not as well known by the average gardener as ; it de serves to be. Perhaps this is be cause Its seeds germinate rather slowlyv Otherwise there is no dif ficulty la growing it. The sea lav- enaer grows wen over .two feet tail ana the flowers come in clust ers. The blooms are1 not all lav ender as their name would imply. xn xact xne lavenaei ones are more nearly a clear blue than lavender, and there are lovely shades of rose and even yellow. -- As a rule the old Lnnarla or honesty, which we as children called the "dollar plant" because of the'coln-like appearance of the seed pods, is listed as an erer lastlng. However., the seed pods and' rot. the flowers of the Lun- ana, are kept for the winter bou quet. Perhaps It is also well to mention that this Is a biennial which will bloom the first year if the' seeds are sown early enough, but which does not come Into Its best until Its second season. There fs little or no difficulty in, the culture of, the : everlasting flowers. They are as easily grown as radishes or carrots. For that matter, it one grows) them rath er for winter bouquets than for summer display, ;a row of them planted In the vegetable garden proves an efficient way of caring for them. They wUl do quite well in almost any sort -of soli, even comparatively heavy clay. Their one weakness is sunshine which they crave throughout the day. The grasses are almost as ess fly cared for as the flowers, al though they do appreciate more moisture. Thla its particularly true of the fountain grass which really does its beet when it has access to an abundance of water. The grasses will also repay one for a little richness added to the sou. - A 001 Accessories to Make Spring Priving More lei . EnioyabJ CIGAR LIGHTERS TIRE CHAINS WINDSHIELD SWIPES MIRRORS HEATERS ' - LUGGAGE CARRIERS HORNS ASHTRAYS FENDER SPLASH GUARDS Peris cni Acctstoriti fcrAU Cert-Xtt Hcvt 'Em Your Gar&xk lien Can Supply You W.E. BURNS-DAN BURNS Not Brotherg the Same Man Ferry at High Salem, Ore. Top. 25 per cent Blue Grass. For shade: J lbs. Chewings Fescue. 1 lb. Bent, t lbs. Poa Trivial Is. . . 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