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Sunday, Mar 21. 1950 Vol 100, No. 55 4 '.Til j Tb Oregon Statesman, SoUm, Oregon ?..''..'....' f ' C'-" There's Still A Garden 1 - - 1 If " ' iJ j i! :- If Fr best resalta in sowinr annual seeds, mix small seed with sand to spread tbem evenly (left), and sift porous soil U cover seeds (rlcht). Preparation of Seed Beds Is All-Important By Lillle L. Madsea Garden Editor. The Statesman Those of you who have not , yet sown annual seeds" in flats for planting out, can still have a flower garden of annuals this summer. ' Most annual flowers can be sown directly in the garden, and will produce flowers in a few weeks. When sown here they are to stay the season through, they mature in a shorter time than when plants which have been started earlier under pro tection, then moved to the garden. Prepare Seed Bed Well Some annuals are much more vigorous if they do not have to be transplanted. But in sowing directly, your seed bed' must be prepared better. Vpu may have noticed how the, farmer who seeds spring crops, goes over and over his soil, working it to a fine point That is, what we should do when we sow annual seeds in the place they are to grow. The soil should be prepared to i depth of at least four inches, and plant food raked into the Surface pf spaded under. $fx fine seed with sand- to make ft easy to spread, broadcast it over the area to be covered, then lift fine porous soil tq coyer it lightly. Uark the place where seed hat been sown and keep the top toll moist using a fine spray until the feeds have germinated and the little plants begin to grow vigorously. .Thin out excess lants and move them to other ocations. . Three to Each Plant Seeds large enough to handle can be placed precisely where . plants are wanted, but at least three seeds should be sown for each plant desired. Quick germinating and fast growing varieties (flowering in' 30 to 40 days) include: Clarkia, marigolds, annual poppies, lin aria,. candytuft, alyssum, zinnias, ageratum, centureas (bachelor buttons), annual phlox, China Pinks, annual larkspur, stocks, and salpigtossis. Severn Days a Week Your Statesman is now avail able by mail in Oregon SEVEN DATS A WEEK at $9.00 a year (in advance), with the Sunday paper delivered ON SUNDAY on many rural route. ' Time for of Annuals s .f It- ' fry t''' Hybrid Field Corn Trials dro Hold The 1949: hybrid field corn trials for the Willamette valley were made at Corvallis on fer tile river bottom soil of the Che halls series and' a green manure crop of rye was plowed under. Approximately 200 pounds of ammonium sulphate was applied as a side dressing when the corn was about 8 inches high. The field was irrigated twice with a sprinkler irrigation sys tem. The only hybrid to exceed Oregon 525, one of the standard hybrids for the Willamette val ley, in . yield by a significant amount was Wisconsin 412 A. The yield of Oregon 355 was below Oregon 8J5 in 1949, al though it was above Oregon 525 in two of the past three years. Oregon 525 is somewhat later in maturity than Oregon 355 and apparently the 1949 season fav ored the later maturing hybrid. The yeld trials with "com mercial corn hybrids and varie--ties hgve been conducted an nually for some years at the Oregon Agricultural experiment station and branch stations sit uated in the corn-growing areas of the state. The purpose of the' trials is to make available Jn- " formation on the relative per formance pf available cornliy brids when grown under iden tical conditions. Question Can you tell' me where I can get a bush of Tom Thumb, the tiny little deep crim so rose? Also the little dark pink miniature which has such a good fragrance? S. S. J. AnswerSend a self -addressed, stampel envelope, and I will send you the name of a place where they may be obtained. You are probably refering (in ques tion 2) to Sweet Fairy. If you are interested in miniature roses have you seen the Oakington Ruby or are you acquainted with Pixie? " - Question Are there any lilies which do not mind lime? I have a space where lots of lime has been used in former years. I planned to plant some lilies there but was told they'd die if there had been lime in the soil? Answer This might depend upon what you meant by "lots." The candidum, the eleganz, the hansoni and the tigrinum dont seem to mind some lime in the soil. But they ean get toe much. Garden ... Calendar... May tl Final day of Men's Garden club of Portland spring flower show. Portland Auditor-' ium. May 25 Mill City Garden club, Mrs. Charles Dolezal presi- , dent. May 25 Labish Garden club. Hostess: Gertrude Senger. Topic, "My Pressed Flower Pictures." Speaker: Ora Gregg. June 1, Begonia Society, j YMCA 8 p. m. Jane 5 Salem Garden club. Woman's club building, 2 p. m. 'Speaker': Edgar Klines Topic: , "Lilies : for the Garden." Jane 5 Sweet Home Garden club. Jane 6Riverside Garden club, Scio. Mrs. David Sprague, presi dent. Jane 8-9 Portland Rose show. Jane 8 Labish Garden club. Informal Rose show. Talk: Mar guerite Lowery. Topic: "Cor sages from your own Roses." 1 Jane 9 Jordan Garden club. Hostess: Euna Darby. Program: Round table discussion. Election of officers. Arrangements for the day: "Betty Westenhouse, Agnes Sandnerr and Hilda Maertx. Jane IS Woodburn Garden club, Mrs. H. Butteffield. Host esses. Mrs. A. Murphy, Mrs. Ralph Seely, Mrs. Mabel Livesay. Jon It Dayton Garden club. President, Mrs. Cora McFarlane. Jane 12Sclo Garden club. .Mrs. Bessie Philippi president. ' Jane IS Swegle Road Garden .club. Hostess: Mrs. Floyd King. Speakers: Mrs. Byron Garrison, "Fertilizers"; Mrs. Don Stauffer, "Hybrid Seeds." Jane 14 Mount Anger Garden club. City hall, 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Joseph Brockhaus, president. Flowor of Tho Wcok r " ; The bleeding heart, known formally as dicentra spect4bilis, , is one of the choicest memories of old-fashioned gardens. It is also the most widely cultivated of all the plants of this order. A third point very much in its favor is that it is one of the most easily cultivated: X H. Bailey, on of garden Question -Answer Box Question I have some old sawdust which I had Intended to use as a mulch for my ataltas. Now I am told it will wreck them. Is that correct? - Answer No, sawdust makes t good mulch for azaleas, particu larly old and partially decayed sawdust. Sawdust decays slowly and in so doing removes much of the nitrogen from the soil. A well-known commercial , grower at Eugene grows all. of his rho dodendrons and azaleas with a sawdust mulch. He scatters com mercial fertilizer high in nitro gen,! over the mulching in early spring, and this, he says, removes all danger of harm to the plants Question When we make big cuts on our trees or shrubs, like we have had to this year, what is a good material to use to cover cuts, or will the air heal better than anything else? B. C. H. Answer It is well to us bor deaux -mixture or lone of "the combination insecticides, and fungicides prepared under vari ous trade names. Question What is wrong with inclosed rhododendron foliage? E. S. Answer A fungus disease, known as leaf -spot Spray with bordeaux mixture 4-4-50. Dont let diseased foliage drop. Remove and burn. Question Was given a beauti ful red amaryllis during the win ter. It has finished blooming. Can it be held over to next fall for another season of bloom? W. A. W. Answer As soon as the wea ther is safe from all night frost, plunge pot in open ground out side and keep growing during the summer. In September bring ... .... 'X - "i. 1 s' It trV, CI ers' top authorities, reports that the bleeding heart , was not in troduced to western cultivation from Japan until the late forties of last century. Robert Fortune saw it on the Island of Chusan4' where he also got the Chusan daisy, the parent of pompon chrysanthemums. ? r The first Hve plants seen in England flowered la May, 1847. Bleeding ' inside and gradually reduce water. It is not netessary to re- . pot unless it is root bound. Take off a little of the top soil, add new garden loam and a little ' well-rotted manure. Start wat ering when flower buds begin to show and water more freely when leaves develop. There is ' little difficulty in producing good amaryllis if these simple direc tion are followed. Question We have a new place. The lawn is in but not one flower. Wont have much time to fuss with flowers that need extra care but do want something for color and something that will bloom repeatedly. Something that doesn't need to be sprayed ev ery time. I turn around. For next year we will plan a real flower garden but just want color, this year. C. B. . Answer There are a number of plants you could buy which would fit in with what you want. Geraniums, petunias (nothing could give more color with less ' care) marigolds, rust-resistant snapdragons (dont try to grow ' these from seed for this year's bloom), zinnias, red salvia . these are just a few. Local green houses and florists carry a great wealth of material. Good feeding provides the kind of nutrients that enable ducks to live and grow to the limit of their bred-in ability., A pig creep is an arrangement that will permit the feeding of special feeds to the pigs and ex clude the sow. File are carriers of turkey diseases. Heart - " f : 4 lit v. Its popularity spread rapidly, and soon the plant was found in almost every garden culti vated. If given room and moisture the plahts will continue to grow throughout the summer, fur nishing attractive foliage during warm weather. It is propagated most readily by division in very early sprixc
