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The OREGON STATES5IAN, Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning, June 12, 1932
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BOXEATTRAGTIVE
This house of the Georgian per-
clude large windows, proyidlng
Arrangement of Plants and
Design are important
Points to Consider
" By NETTIE REEVES
JEFFERSON. One of the
things that, adds so much to. a
home Is a window box or porch
box. It is the design, the arrange
ment of the choice plants, that
makes th success of the flower
box. There are a few rules of
procedure that should be follow
ed. This applies not only to the
plants to be used, but also to the
soil, fertility, the drainage and
the kind of wood best suited to
make the box. Then too. the loca
tion of the box, whether in the
sun or In the shade, will influence
the plants to be used.
All tall-growing plants should
be planted at the back of the
box and toward the center. Plants
with dark foliage or flowers are
best toward the center, and those
with light colored foliage or flow
ers should, be in front and to
ward the ends. The dark foliage
Tines should be in the center and
the lighter foliage at the ends.
The plants are divided Into
flowering and foliage types. Nat
urally the plants to be used will
depend on the type of box de
sired.
Some of the flowering plants
that may be used to good advan
tage In the box are flowering
maple (Abutllom hybridum) har-
Ing pink or yellow flowers, and
geranium, with white or pink or
red flowers. These two plants
with an upright growth suitable
for planting In the center. Be
gonia's with white, pink or red
flowers; ladles' ear-drop, with
pink flowers, and Madagascar
periwinkle, having pink or white
flowers, are upright plants suit
able for fillers. English daisy Is
a pink double daisy suitable for
planting in front. 1
The trailing types of plants
suitable for planting in the front
part of the box are sweet alys
sum, having white flowers; trail
ing lobelia, with blue flowers;
forget-me-not, blue, and pansy.
The creeping forms to be used
as fillers are ageratum, with blue
flowers; candytuft, having flow
ers of various colors, lantana,
with yellow, orange and pink
flowers; petunias and nastur
'tlums.
Some of the foliage plants
which r Rultahla for the norch
box are coleus, with its variegated
leaves, maidenhair fern, German
Ivy and the yellow-green aspara
gus.
The best wood to be used In
making the box Is that of the cy
press, which is slow in rotting
and does not warp as much as
other kinds of wood. Paint can
be used on the outside for pro
tection against moisture, but the
Inside of the box should not be
painted. Metal boxes can be used
but they have the disadvantage
A plant In a box is at a dis
advantage, as there is not much
oil and a number of plants are
absorbing food and water. There-
1 fnM cVimilll 11 A thtk heat soil
possible. Use top soil, and it pos-
ilble. a rich garden loam, as good
as can be obtained. It is best not
to use dry soil, because perfectly
' dry soil is difficult to moisten
inn1 chn flrat Tint in the
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box. Use moist, but hot wet ion
Commercial fertilizer is good
hut you must be careful not to
use too much. It should be mix
ed thoroughly with the soli.
drill half-inch holes, a foot apart
- In the bottom of the box, and
meep luese uuics uycu u udiue,
V broken pots or stones, so placed
that there will be good drainage.
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TulS snouiu DJ uodo ueiuie
"-' ting in the soil.
Pot-erown Dlants are better,
since It Is possible to transplant
them with the least shock to the
olant. But if they are not avail
able get plants with as much soil
about the roots as possible.
air and sunshine, and a symmet
ry of balance In the openings that
lends dignity.
Owner's taste' may suggest the
construction material, which
might well be stucco or brick,
with a roof likely of tile or slate.
There Is a definite appeal, as
well as utility, in the circular
covered balcony over the en
trance, which adds to the effect
of the front elevation. 1
Interesting also is the unusual
division of glass in the windows,
providing a very happy treatment
for these large areas.
The living room is to the left
as one enters the house. With its
large window space and cheery
fireplace it makes a bright center
for the home's daytime activities.
Both it and the dining room
are cross-ventilated and the kit
chen has ' an added convenience
of a porch, useful for ironing or
other household duties.
The kitchen has good light and
ventilation and is well located
with respect to he basement
stairs and the dining room.
The lower floor plan includes
built-in garage, reached from
the kitchen.
On the second floor there are-
three bedrooms and a bath, all
entered from the hall. The own
er's bedroom is large and. If de
sired could be divided either to
provide an extra room or to allow
private bath.
Every bedroom has cross-ven
tilation and the whole house
seems built on a plan to catch
LIGHT AND AIR ABOUND IN GEORGIAN HOME
od has many features, which In- ;T ,
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the breezes and the sun.
A play deck over the garage
has great possibilities, either for
the children or for the adults in
the family. Possibly an awning
might be used to turn It Into an
airy outdoor living room, or it
would be a delightful place for
sunt&ths.
A lot 10 by 100 feet would be
suitable, although naturally one
larger Is preferred. Cost, depend
ing upon local material and labor
figures, would range from 1 7,000
to $10,000.
11IIG BRIDES
POPU ISMS
That's Ancient Name Given
Scabiosa;' Pincushion1
Flowers Another
HOW
DOES YOUR
GARDEN GROW)
FLOWER BEDS ID
BORDERS ESSENTIAL
Give Color to the
Living Room';
Bulbs Popular
'Outdoor
Hardy
Sowing Seeds Great Factor
In Success of the Garden
P1BSIES DO BEST
IT
1
The final touch of beauty in
the outdoor living room is sup
plied by the color of flower beds
and borders. Perennial borders,
they are usually called, for it is
the perennials that dominate in
well-planned floral plantings.
It is natural that these flowers,
which survive our winters and
gain in size and vigor for years
when well cared for, should pro
duce taller plants and larger
flowers than most annuals, which
complete their life's cycle from
seed to seed and die in one sea
son. Each month in the garden
has perennials which dominate,
following one another as the sum
mer advances.
First the hardy bulbs, such as
daffodils, crocus, narcissus and
tulips, open the pageant. Then
come the Irises which have come
to be outstanding landscape
flowers; and the peonies, with
coloring more delicate than Jew
els and the columbines, which are
growing more popular each year.
The peonies begin the perennials
of June which Include the hardy
larkspur, the pyrethrums, gail
ardias, sweet 'Williams, campan
ulas foxgloves and a hundred oth
ers. Hollyhocks in July, hardy
phlox In mid-summer hardy as
ters in the early fall and chry
santhemums In the late fall com
plete a procession which every
garden In part at least, .should
duplicate.
While perennials supply flow
ers which are unrivaled in their
season for size and beauty, there
are also among them more deli
cate subjects; in faet flowers of
every size and color, which will
be happy in sunlight or in shade
Perennials with gocrd foliage as
well ao good flowers are particu
larly desirable for general plant
ing In adding an attractive fin
ishing touch to gardens and Dor
ders. A few low growing varieties
with good foliage all through the
season are: rock cress, sea thrift,
harebell Hly-of-tbe-vaHey, plan
tain lily, Scotch pink, German
iris, candytuft, forget-me-not,
creeping phlox, stonecrop and sea
lavender.
Most perennials may be trans
planted In early fall. Some, such
as the chrysanthemums, hardy
asters, anemones and others
which blossom in the fall, should
me moved only in the spring.
On the success of sowing the
seeds of both vegetables and flow
ers depends the success of the
garden. If the seeds are properly
sown, good germination will re
sult and, with proper care, a full
crop of plants will be obtained.
The quality of seed is, of course,
an Important factor but if seeds
are obtained from reliable and
well-known seed houses, their
quality need not be a question.
The seedbed is a most import
ant factor whether it he a minia
ture bed in a seedbox or flat, in
a cold frame or hotbed outdoors,
or in the open ground. The soil
must be fine to give close con
tact with the seed. It must have
good drainage. It must have suf
ficient moisture. It should be
sterilized to kill Insects and weed
seeds that remain in the soil.
The forehanded gardener usu
ally stores enough soil before
freezing weather to have a supply
ready for earf seed sowing. If
he has not, be will have to bring
in earth from outdoors, thaw it
out if necessary, dry It and bake
t for purposes of sterilization.
Soil for the germination of
seeds need not be rich. Fertility
is a matter for the later life of
the plant. The soil should be sift
ed until it is fine. The coarse
material should be placed In the
bottom of the box. The seed box
should have holes enough in the
bottom to give good drainage.
The holes should be covered with
pieces of broken flower pot or
stones. Then the layer of coarse
soil and the finely sifted soil on
the surface. It should be smooth
edand pressed level.
The usual rule of thumb tor
covering seeds is to cover them
twice their thickness. In the case
of very fine seeds they should
merely be pressed firmly into con
tact with the soil. The seed
should be sown In rows tor con
venience and to make transplant
ing easy without destruction of
seedlings.
Cover the seedbox either with a
cloth, paper cut to cit, or glass
to prevent drying out. Water by
setting the box in water in the
case of fine seeds. Coarser seeds
may be watered on the surface
but the water must be applied
gently so as not to wash seeds
out of the soil. Do not over-water.
Moist but not wet is the condi
tion to maintain. Too much water
may rot the seeds or cause seed
lings to damp off after germina
tion. Damping off is a fungus dis
ease that flourishes when the soil
Is too wet.
'Mourning Brides, an ancient
common name for the scabiosa of
botanists, are among the most
popular of easy garden annuals
for cutting because of their long
and wiry stems.. The original
name came from the very dark,
almost black varieties studded
with white anthers. They were
also known as pincushion flowers.
The dark sorts have given way In
popular favor to the lighter tones
much more decorative in the garden-
and valuable for bouquets.
The lavender, blue, pink and
rose shades are now . most liked
and there are few final annuals.
Added to the ldng, wiry sterna,
the flowers have good keeping
quality, and will last a week when
cut. They make handsome groups
In the garden. They will produce
bloom all summer If the seed
heads are removed.
The perennial varieties have
eome Into new popularity because
of the development of size and
varying shades of blue and lav
endar. They are somewhat larger
than the annual varieties but no
finer garden material.
The scabiosa Is a most obliging
annual, very hard, a vigorous
grower and not at all fussy as to
soil. It likes the sun. The plants
develop Into good sized bushy
specimens If given room and a
foot apart is needed to give tnem
their best chance.
Seed started early may be
transplanted readily into perman
ent quarters as it is a plant that
can be readily handled. The flesh,
rose and pink tones and the va
rieties. Azure Fairy and Ame
thyst, offer the finest of the more
delicate tones. Black Prince is
he old-fashioned Mourning Brido
type and will always attract at
tention.
Scabiosas with a border of an
nual gypsophlla form1 a popular
garden planting with bouquet ma
terial immediately at hand. Sow
scabiosas now for an early start.
Sow them in the open ground as
soon as it can be worked for later
blooming.
Plant seed of the perennial
sorts, scabiosa caucaslca, particu
larly the new house hybrids for
a permanent supply in the gar
den. The perennial types demand
a sweet soli for their success and
if the soil is neutral or acid
the quarters for perennial scab
iosas should be given a dressing of
'.
Unit ftUAMa
By.ULLXE !. MADSEN
Jast recently Fhave had consid
erable requests for material on hy-
d r a n g e a cul
ture. Particu
larly have re
quests come In
.for information
on how to make
white or pink
-hyd rang a s
blue. The com
mon Hydrangea
Hor t e n s I s is
never, that I
can lnd, blue
by nature.' It is
pink or white
or even red.
Only soli conditions make the
florets blue. If yours Is pink and
you want it blae there are several
methods by which you can obtain
your desire. Iron filings may be
added to the soil . around the
shtub. A half pound of alum mix
ed with each bushel of soil in
which the hydrangea Is planted
will prove effective. A watering
twice a week with a solution of
ammonium alum la used in some
cases. Sulphate of ammonia added
as a fertilizer at the rate of one
pound to about 60 .square feet of
garden several times during the
growing season is also effective.
Even a continuous adding of the
grass clippings to the soli around
the hydrangea Is said to do the
work. I suppose the grass clip
pings are "spinach" to the hydran
geas. There seems to be plenty of
methods of obtaining blue hydran
geas from pink ones. Personally
I am more interested In retaining
one pink one. Some years ago I
purchased a really lovely shade of
plnd hydrangea but since it was
transferred to my soil it proved
blue Just as my others were. Does
any one know of anything one can
add to the soil to counteract the
iron so that the hydrangeas will
remain pink?
Hydrangeas seem to thrive best
in soils which are rich and porous.
They will grow in either partial
lime. They will not bloom freely
except in lime soils.
hade or full sun but to produce
the best-flowers and the most of
them, a sunny situation Is desir
able provided they are not allowed
to be In need of moisture. Hy
drangeas require a great amount
of moisture and throughout the
dry season should be watered pro
fusely. .
Pruning should be done in au
tumn or early spring before
growth sets In. They can be propa
gated by cuttings taken during the
summer. The half ripe wood will
root In a shaded location if given
plenty of moisture.
LUMBER EDS III
EXCESS OF OUTPUT
SEATTLE. June 11 A total of
321 mills reporting to the West
Coast Lumbermen's association
for the week ending June 4 oper
ated at 19.2 per cent of capacity.
as compared to 20.3 per cent of
capacity for the previous week and
45.3 per cent for the same week
last year. During the week 199 of
these plants were reported as
down and 122 as operating.
Current new business of 21C
identical mills was 34.1 per cent
over production. This group re
ported production approximately
four million feet less than the
previous week. Shipments for the
week were 41.6 per cent over pro
duction.
Inveutories, as reported by 144
mills decreased 14,000.000 feet
from the week ending May 28 and
are 19.7 per cent less than at this
time last year.
Unfilled orders declined 3,830,
000 feet from the irevlout week. .
New export business received dux. 4
ing the week was f ,373,000 feet
more than the -volume reported
tor the previous week- New do
mestic cargo order were 2,232,
000 feet over the previous week,
new rail business decreased 1,-
131.000 feet, while the local trade
Increased 1.397.000 from the pre
vious week's business. -
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KELVIN MILLER HONORED
MONMOUTH,. June 10 Kel
vin Miller who is employed in
Mulkey's grocery, ; recently re
ceived word that his name' has
been placed on the National Roll
of Honor of Pacific University,
Berkeley, Cal., because of his x
ceptlonal work as a student in
that Institution's extension division.
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Pansies are essentially spring
and fall blooming plants. Dur
ing the hot summer months they
do not thrive and will need plen
ty of moisture to keep them In
good growth for fall display. A
situation in partial shade is best
for them.
' Of recent years the type known
as the tufted or bedding pansy, .
a hybrid of a different strain of
violas from that which produced
the pansy has become popular.
It is more rugged than the true
pansy but does not produce , as
large blooms. It makes up, how
ever, in number of blooms pro
duced. The color range has been
developed until it approaches that
of the pansy.
It is of little use to try to
grow pansies in light, hot sandy
soil. They require a cool, mois
ture retentlre medium in which
to flourish. The tufted types are
better for the lighter soils.
Pansies need rich soil. The
more plant food the larger . and
finer the blooms. The tufted types
should be cut back in Jnly and
new tufted growth develops from
the! roots which will produce a
- beautiful erop Of bloom in : the
fall. The true pansies also benefit
by this treatment when the stems
become long and sprawly.
Pansy seed should be sown
Bow. It can be obtained In any
site, color or type desired. Some
of the strains have been .develop-
ed s that they "come ...true to
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