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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1946)
Taken from the Men's Garden club calendar lor November: The question "Can Men Arrange Flower? was VI ins w e r e d Carl Starker of Jennings Lodge, when he spoke before the Gar den club at a re cent meeting. Among the high CI 5 V- P lights of his dis- J. V -I". ', cuuion were "- , . . . - ' i 4 ft,. LJ-aL these underlying ai principles of ar rangrments: The first con- I Jilt ! sideraWon in the successful ar rangement of flowers is the proper ksnd of container. It should not be too highly decorative or too high ly cclorfcd. 3?ft paste! colors on conta.ners are very satisfactory. The container khonld not in de sign, color, decoration or size, de tract the focal point of interest from - the floral part of the ar rangement. Next step is the selection of the proper bolder. Mr, Starker select ed as firft choice the needle hold er which is a block of pointed needles set in a heavy base. He showed sncther type - - a square vt rec tangle of cro - sectional wire which ha the virtue of per mitting use of the four sides as well the top so that the mater iiisi may be planted at any angle. Third favorably mentioned was the hardware or rat cloth holder which is adaptable t various ktirids of ctntainer. A third me chanical need in arrangements is the floral clay to fasten the hold er and container must be dry if the clay is to hold the two togeth er firmly. The question itself can be an swered to everyone's satisfaction who attends the garden show which rpened yesterday and will close this evening at the YMCA. There is a class in arrangement reserved for men. CI TT1XG Flowers jfcould be cut early in the morning and plunged into deep vi iter. They should be cut in various stag of growth, from full blooms to buds and with dif ferent stem lengths. With these an arrangement with smaller flowers toward tne top and larger blooms neair the base can give a better balance Sr iker sticved the vital value of fohage as the background and seed pods and lerrie to tone up arrangements. Dramatic or inter esting foi,iage does much to give distinction to an otherwise medio cre arrangement, he added. Next ct-mes the mental picture of what the arranger wants to create i All plans will inevitably fan urtder some geometric form such as'; a triangle effect, a rectan gle oal, trmi -circle, are. or so on. Both series of an ararngement should appear to balance so that overloading of one side may not, to the observer, threaten to up set the arrangement. Large flow ers hcuid be toward the center or the ba?e, Each arrangement mujt be a self-contained unit in clusive ef all its parts - - contain er, flcwers, foliage, and its rela tion to the space designed for it. There tbould be one dominant nnt of interest to which the ob server's eyes naturally go as the focal point of attention. This may consist of on flower or a group of flowers toward the center or base, j Qaestlons and Answers M. C. C. writes that "it is now past 9:13 on the morning of Sep tember IS and I do not have my peonies planted. Can this still be done?" Ans.: While experts claim peo nies should be planted at no other j time, some of the rest of us - do make them grow if planted dur ing the fall. However, plant them as early as possible now. Give them a location where there is sun. Dig deeply, fill in good fer tile soil. Plant with topmost bud two and a half inches below sur rounding soil level. 1 Mrs. B. S. B. sends me a speci men of plant to be identified with the question of when to prune. Ans.: The shrub is sucuba, fa miliarly called "Golddust tree." It is best pruned by repeated pinch ing of tips during summer. If you have to cut old wood, do so in the spring just after active growth starts. O. P. F. asks why some object to using sawdust as a mulch for rhododendrons and strawberries. Some say it is injurious to soil. Ans.: It serves as a good mulch, but if dug into the soil before it is somewhat decayed, it uses up nit- j rogen rapidly. Your plants need I th nitrnfpn If it is duff in early (the first year or two) you should add nitrogen fertilizer to the soil. T. M. A. sends speciman to iden tify and wants to know where it will best grow. Ans.: This is Abelia grandiflora and it prefers a light, peaty soil, likes sunshine and doesn't mind warm weather. Pruning should be done in the spring. Thai Slatman, SoJem, Oregon, Sunday, Ociobr 17, Hit 11 IfffliM ii Are Arriving in Larger Quantities Daily at LODEO BROS. We specialize in repair of all General Motors makes and models particular! Oldsmobilc For Fast, Competent, Friendly Service Bring Your Car to Loder Bros. 463 Center 8L - Ph. Sit! -till lSUi Year la SaJcsa Halloween Party Held For Ml. Angel Juveniles ?.1T -ANGEL - Women For esters entertained juveniles Thurs day night with a Halloween party at St Mary's club rooms. Fifteen youngsters in costume attended. The prize for the best costume went to Kathleen Stolle dressed a a gypsy. Mary Lou Schmaltz as a cowboy won the most orig inal prize, and Donn.i Diehl car ried off the one judged the most comical. The Rev. John Cummi skv was judge.. Later the juvenile . were al initiated. nd Mrs. 'Joseph Pistj wj tfckcn in as a aoritt member. Pine were iwrardd to Mrs. A P. Miller. Mm. John Kloft and Mrs. Alfred Huber. Rooms were decorated with autumn leaves, .pumpkins and candles, and a Halloween supper was served by Mm. Hummer and Mrs. Leon aid Fisher. ICE CDEAII All Flavors, No L Limits. Qts. dwC SAVING CEIITEn Sales sad West Saleaa HEAD OIIOON FARMERS UNION J jfsj !J Tonight . i iuiu p. m. KGW TI1K BASIC SCHOOL FUII IS NKCJESSAIIY" A4... Sat l.furl r-mJ C In I M a. 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