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Spring Garden Edition of Gar dener Gives Suggestions for Growing Flowers PAGE TWO Many Queries About Flowers and Plants Reach Sil verton Gardener; Blooms for Rockeries Are Listed By LILLIE L. MADSEN SEVERAL requests for information on fertilizers, peat moss and limes have reached my desk this past week As several of the questions were for similar information I have omitted the questions and given the answers which I hope cover all the material desired, It you do not feel this in formation is exactly what you want, do not hesitate to write tain. 0 -Bofora settling down to anawer lata miaattniia f ailail M won that last Bight I visited the' .Tun lor Wonu'i club at Steyton, and nowhiri hava f fniintt m more enthusias tic iroup of gar deners. Listening to these young women talk of ' t h a 1 r cardans and gardening h efforta I can wall underatand t brl Stayton hat ioU many lovely tuns U mums homai. It la on on of our littlt Oregon towai to which it la a pleasure to take visitors from out of-tht-aU.to. Thi Willamette val ley la gattlng loraawhat the same reputation aa England haa -a spot of beautiful cornea and gar dene. It behooves all of us to use our amy effort to strengthen euch a reputation. Makes Mora Flowera Now. to the Quattloni; If the foliage of your planta ! thick and heavy bat your flowera acarce. your plant needs a little dose, of auperphoaphate. It haa had plenty of the nltratet. It you use peat moaa on aoll where grow planta which like aweet aoll, add calcium carbonate or lime. : Gladiolus bulba can be dirided. It la a common practice among aome growers. Each piece will grow into a new bulb. The largeat bulba may be divided into four piecea if each haa a good, atrong y. Wood, aahea and aoot dug light ly into the toil before a rain will help in checking many peata and diteaaea. , ! 8wxt Feaa Need Rich Soil Sweet peaa are heavy feedera, Plant them in rich aoll. Dig a deep trench a couple of feet at lease Fill la with rich aoll. In thla dig a trench about eight lnchea deep. Plant your pea ' lead an inch or an inch and a half apart each seed. Corer about a Inch, Aa the planta grow keep filling in the aoll without covering the planta. If the planta are well-watered throufh the lummer they win continue to bloom way into autumn. In an aw ti Hf v ' a a ' w mm, m, A. Q." Question No. 1 -Cannae may be planted out early in May or even late in April. The Idea la that Can nag will not do well In, chill or foggy weather. They just atand till and become rather dwarfed. It doean't really pay to let them out until the aoil warma up. The exact time will depend somewhat on the season. You know how corn does! The late planted corn often geta ahead of that planted when the aoll ia i till cold T How ever, don't wait too long.. Porch Box Ideas Queatlon No. 21 should think either ' panilei or petunlaa would do welt in porch boxes on the oorth aid of the, home. Soli in the boxea ahould be well drained po that it does not become soggy or sour, "impatience," aa I know them, are house planta) and I do not believe would (do .well in a porch box. You buy them potted aa you do the indoor primroses. Not very many greenhouses carry them.. The t u b e r o u a Begonia should alao do well. Usually these! can oe purcnasea ai norms or ! from any one who apeciallzea lnj porch box plants. It la best to pur chaae them after they have root ed. I do not know what all florista I charge for them, but seldom can you purchase them for leas than! 60 cents a root. But they bloom I all summer long. You'd have beat luck with them if you purchase them well-started. I would not set them out until late in April or very early In May. 00 ditias are apt to grow "lanky" If grown in too much shade. The lit tie yellow Calceolaria wUl also do well in the north side porch boxes. The hardiest of these are pretty K1 In-partial ehader-plenty-of-watef and-good -drainage. Fuchsias also are shade-loving. Ilock Garden Flowers Requests for namea of plants to be used for rock gardens; Rock garden companulas are in numerable. Pages of varieties are offered in some catalogues.! They are easily grown and as a whole like a light, sandy aoll, sunlight and a little lime. Many of the daisies such as Rob Roy, Dresden China and Belli! Mlnutum are. good in the rock garden. Alyasum Saxatlle, the lit tle yellow perennial "Basket of Gold," is easily grown from seed and la alwaya good in a rock gar den. Aubrietiai are very good. These need aome good soaklngs during the dry part of summer, The little flowera range from lav ender to deep purple, and from lilac-pink to deep rose-red. They will not bloom in the shade. Mem bers of the Dtanthua family suit able for rock gardena include such aa D. deltoldes, D. caeslus, and D. Allwoodii. Other good rook plants include Iberia lempervlrena, the prim roses, saponarla- ocymoldss, Ane mone Pulsatilla, (violet flowers) ; Arabia albida, therockress; Rocky MountainColumbine; (Aq ttllegla caerulea); Baby's breath (gypsophila cerastloidea, 4 Inches high)! the nine-inch Alpine forget-me-not; phlox divaricata, Vio la cornuta and dosena of othera. flpray for Worms Any arsenate of lead or nico tine spray will control leaf-eating worms and bun. This includea alugs, earwigs, cutworms, and the many forma of beetlea which pray on planta and flowers. These sprays may be purchased and mix ed or you oan purchase them al ready prepared. But look on the formulas usually printed. on con tainers to be sure the spray con tains one or the other of these and la not a Bordeaux or llme-sul- pher apray for diseases alone. To keep files and insects from compost heapa scatter acid phos phate over the heap and : spade around occasionally. A little soil thrown over the refuse will alao help and will not harm, but rath- 1 ; u CP 7 ' v 11 y-. V-;. &'.: , . If Everybody's Doing It Doing What? Painting Up! Because this season promises to be one of the biggest paint-up periods on record, we advise home owners to make their plans early. If you're planning to paint, get an early esti mate now. Decide now while costs are down, and workers are available. If you delay and run into disappointment don't say we didn't warn you. Painting estimates given without . obligation. NELSON BROS. ROOF & PAINT CO. R. L. ELFSTROM, MGR. 361 Chemeketa t Phone 1550 Advice Is Offered OnTurkDisease Trichomoniasis Spreading Saya Federal Worker in Colorado Increasing prevalence of the tur key disease, trichomoniasis, dur ing recent yeara in the Rocky mountain region ...la sufficient, rea son for growers In other regions to-be $n-the-loekottt-ferUr-ee cordinrO' Dr;' Oeorwr fltllt,irif of the y. B. Bureau of Animal in d us try's branch laboratory at Den ver, Colo. The disease haa been the cause of serious losses in aev eral outbreaks in the western states. Trichomoniasis ia usually con sldered a disease of young poults but it haa been observed in grow ing birds from 3 to months of age. It has been diagnosed also in flocks of chickens and pigeons. The symptoms of trichomonas is in turkeys are drowsiness, loss of appetite, diarrhea, a bluish ap pearance of the head, and a rag' ged, unkempt appearance. A great loss of weight usually occurs rapidly. Before death, which may occur a tew days after the onset of the disease, the birds weaken and are unable to atand. Hard to Diagnose "Although there are eertain conditions of the dead birds that Indicate the disease, a definite diagnosis without a microscope Is impossible," Dr. Btlles explains Sometimes trichomoniasis has been miataken tor fowl typhoid or er improve, the compost. Lime once a month will also help. Iron Sulphate for Weede Iron sulphate la a weed eradl- cator. Dandelions, chickweek, sor rel and (worse luck) white clover, fall under its application. It is used at the rate of 1 pounds to a gallon of water, It you are able to determine that your brown spots on the lawn are not caused from winter Injury or some form of root magot, you will find that applications of Bor deaux mixture will control the fungus brown spots. , Canada. Blue grass and the bents will do fairly well la ahady portiona of the lawnIt some a un can penetrate. The early garden-variety of chrysanthemum which haa been developed in recent yeara la chief ly the lovely Korean strain. These do not bloom In the spring, but do come in earlier In autumn than most of the ordinary out-of-door mums wa are accustomed to. .1 cocotdlosls. In order to make a thorough dlagnosia It is essential to have fresh droppings from af fected birds. Because of the difficulty of making a diagnosis and the need for recommendations concerning medicinal treatment that suit the Individual needs, flock owners are advised to seek professional advice In the event of an outbreak. Prevention of further losses when the disease has become es tablished is possible through such measures as Changing the flock to new ground and the dally re moval of the droppings. The soil unoerneain xne roosts snould Be ....... m.mJ . 'V a. ture of 1 pint of a compound so lution of cresol and 6 gallons of water, after romoval of the- drop -FOR BETTER CROPS Thti yeor you'll ogoln find those Diamond Quality Seeds that for yean have been tht stondord of crop perfection of your neighborhood dealer.Plont1 oinmono quniiiTU TESTiSfc m I m ( il V 'V v' ( 1 ' v . "p----IIS"' aE 2 t . a, a pings. 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