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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon. Sunday Morning. May 5. 1946
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J- Then, too, the
Portland M e n's
Garden club
. If you didn't attend the Salem
Garden show at the YMCA yes
terday, you should do so today.
The Men's Gar-
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show, has put
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fort to make it a
success. There is
a story else
where in The
States man on
show winners.
Then, too, the
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Lira niiMi how opens to
day at the Portland civic auditor
ium and will continue over Mon
day and Tuesday.
Thiacs te De
Watch your peonies for blight.
Dust foliage with a commercial
4tuxt containing finely -ground
copper. This comes under various
.trade names. Mix a teaspoonful of
Bordeaux powder with one cup of
-lone and scatter beneath the peo
ny plant.
Divide primroses. And while di-
Tiding them watch for root weevil.
In dividing, wash off the soil, cut
between tthe crowns, taking care
jo to injure the roots. Keep them
In water until set out and do not
let them dry out again until the
roots are well established. In fact,
So not let your primroses dry out
gain until the roots are well es
tablished. In fact, do not let your
primroses dry but at all. If you are
ot sure you can keep the newly
divided-primroses watered during
the summer, division had best be
left until fall.
Do not forget to bait for straw
berry weevil.
Kkedodendrons
We are just coming into the
rhododendron season and those
contemplating adding more of
these shrubs to their gardens
should take every possible oppor
. tunity to visit rhododendron gar
dens. It is wise to select tijem in
flower as you know then, just
what you are getting. If you have
room only for a few rhododen
drons, select with greatest care.
One of the big mistakes of the be
ginner is over buying. Overplant
Ing cannot produce the satisfac
tory, balanced effect that the well
paced and well planted place has.
Crowding considerable amount of
poor material is one of the most
common mistakes of the new gar
dener. In rhododendrons there are
a number of varieties that are
compact and low growing. It is to
be remembered that Pink Pearl is
somewhat leggy and if Loder's
White is used in the foreground,
it will cover some of this leggi
ness.
Also choose your color of plant
ing according to the color of the
house. Avoid Pink Pearl or Mo
ther of Pearl if your house is
white. Use instead the stronger
ones such as Unknown Warrior,
the late blooming Azor, Coccine-
um. Bow Bells. If your house is
brick suggestions are for the yel
low, apricot and orange shades !
such as Souvenir of W. C. Slocock
Unique, Elspeth, Dichroanthum
Neriiflorum and Mrs. W. C. Slo
cock.
Answers and Questions
A. T. C. asks what makes her
rhododendron foliage turn yellow.
Ans.: This might be from more
than one reason. But one of the
rhododendron troubles which cau
ses this is a form of chlorosis cau
sed by the root system reaching
some lime content in the soil. At
times it is only some of the roots
that reach limy soil. The root sys
tem will absorb the lime and
transmit it to definite branches
which soon begin to show by yel
lowing veins. As the lime accumu
lates in the system and cannot be
evaporated, the cells begin to suf
fer and die back gradually. The
only remedy is to take the plant
up at once, free the original ball
of earth from all new adhering
soil by hosing it off with water
under pressure. Remove the limy
soil and replace with sandy soil
mixed with an equal amount of
peat moss.
F. R. S. asks if African violets
come in other colors than purple.
Ans.: Yes, there are both pink
and white ones as well as the pur
pie.
T. G. asks which variety of car
rot is least apt to crack.
Ans.: Chantenay varieties are
said to be least susceptible to
cracking. A little boron (but not
too much) added to the soil is also
said, to help prevent carrot crack
ing.
Alfalfa was cultivated by the
Persians for centuries before the
Christian era.
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