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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1950)
If." Harvest of Pansy Seed Gets t I k !l , ' . v,i.' ? ih . - Barrett of pansy teed Is rettinr underway In Oreron. It Is a slow tho ground, carefully roiling out the precious seed which is sent photo for The Statesman);. - i 2SS3! Statesman Question: Apricot tree and f or gythia limbs wilting, going limb by limb. What to do? Shoots crowing up and down Hawthorne tree trunk. Tree is young. Should these be removed? JVW, f Answer! A week ago, we gave some information on the way limbs were dying and wilting back -this year, Without knowing more about it than the informa tion you giva en your card, I' would judge that one of the; di seases which in ordinary years are not too important is working overtime on your wihteMnjured and weakened trees and shrubs. We ire getting complaints of the same thing happening to the cot oneasters, Prune off and destroy all affected branches, Paint over cuts with some form of tree seal. Give trfe an extra feeding this month ef a balanced fertilizer and do not let tree dry out. Your county agent, Don Rasmussen, who specializes in horticulture, may be. able to help you. Call Garden . . . Calendar . . . . - , " i- " July. V Labish, Garden Club. July 28-29 Gladiolus showV Grants Pass. "'j;' "V" "' . August 2 Shakespearean gardens to be visited at Oregon Shakespearean festival, Ashland. August 2 Salem Gajrden tour, arranged by Salem Garden club. Hours: 2 to 6. Starting place, Ralph Cooley gardens,! 888 N. Summer street. Concludes at gardens of Governor and Mrs. Douglas McKay, 395 Jerris ave nue. Tea hours 3 to 6 on McKay terrace. . j August 4-6 Rockaway Wom an's club flower show and par ade, j. August 12 Summer floiwer show, Silverton Jay-C-EUes, Eugene Field building, Silverton. August 20 Dahlia Day, Sea side. -- . , September 4-10 Oregon State lair flower show, t September 21-22 Flower show at North Marion county lair, Woodburn. h September 30 - October 1 Early English Chrysanthemum show, the Journal building, Portland. 5 - yvW. ,f :i'M' '--T '-tM- Question- Answer Box him at his office In the Salem post office. Remove the shoots from the trunk ef the Hawthorn tree, be ing careful in the process not to tear the bark of the tree. If, by chanceJt is ripped, cover the wound with a disinfectant. There are so awfully many peats and diseases this year, .that every irecaution possible 'should be aken to carry our, trees and shrubs (which are the Willamette valley's drawing card) through the season. We are not apt to have another so severe year right away again (I hope). Question: I was told that del phiniums should be planted shal low; that they do not need much soil. I have a rather nice rock ery, but the soil is rather shallow. Would delphiniums do okay there? p.P.R. ; Answer: There are a number of different sorts of delphihiumsl However, when we speak of del-' phiniums we usually refer to he blue and white sorts, tall grow ing, used in perennial borders. These would not be satisfied In shallow soil in a rockery. Th?y need deep soil. They are vorar cious feeders and the depth !pf .soil' should not be. less than; 18 Inches. .When planting th'ein', dig in plenty of compost and lime. Question: I'm new la your val-r ley but' I'm from a valley, too the Mississippi valley. I've lived here and there since I left home when I was 18 years old. Now for the first time in these 10 years, I have a garden. It is rath er big and I want to plant a var iety of things. I recall in my own valley there was a piantrabout four feet high growing In ur woodlands which in high ! school botany we classed as a delphin-. ium. I have not seen it here. Can you tell me what it was and if I can get it any place here? D.V.C. Answer My botany tells me that delphinium exultatum is a native of the Mississippi valley. Also, it grows well in cultivation. I do not find it listed in my cat alogues on hand but some of the growers who specialize in native plants of America may be able to help you. Send a self addressed envelope and IH mail you the addresses of some of these. With minor alterations, a nail keg may be made into an inex pensive, yet satisfactory, nest box for rabbits. ' Undemvqy Ail process and pickers are seated on to all parts of the world. (Farm Annual Summer Flower Show Set for Aug, 12 The annual summer flower show which Is sponsored by the Jay-CEttes at Silverton has been set for August 12. This show has attracted wide attention as it comes at t time when there, us ually aren't any other shows and at a season usually referred to as "between seasons" for flowers. However, that was the original purpose of this show: to display what a wealth of bloom there is in mid-summer when the first spring burst is over and before the heavy bloom of autumn flowers sets in. The show will be held In, the Eugene Field auditorium at Sil verton where it was firs held two years ago. Last year, because of repairs to the auditorium, the show was held in the basement of the First Christian church where space was too, limited., fpur of Gardens Arranged Aftg. 2 By mm CU0 Garden lovers are going to have an opportunity to view 12 "of ' Salem's beautiful gardens. Wednesday, August 2. A tour has been arranged for that time by the Salem Garden club of which Mrs. Ben Maxwell is president. The club members and other in terested gardeners are Invited to attend. - The Ralph Cooley gardens on Summer street will be the first visited. The tour will conclude at the home of Governor and Mrs. Douglas McKay where tea will be served on the terrace from 3 to 6. The silver offering is for the club's sinking fund. Gardens to be open for the af ternoon are those of Ralph Cool ey, Floyd W. Shepard, Karl G. Becke, James B. Young, 1 Robert E. Shinn, William J. Busick, Wil liam McGil Christ, jr.. Homer H. Smith, Mrs. Louis Lachmund, the Daniel J, Fry, the Walter H. Smith and the McKay home, Edith Schryver heads the com mittee in charge. There's Lots of Work To 'Garden Chores' By LUlle L. Madsen Garden Editor, The Statesman With the first month of sum mer behind us, we pause a bit to talk over "garden chores" with our gardening friends. We learn about a' number of little things "which should be done when, you get time." Included are: . ; The only safe time to trans- Elant daffodils is after the fol ige has dried up but , before it has blown away. :( This is a good time to make sowings of delphiniums, holly hocks and shasta daisies. By fall they, will ) -have developed Into sturdy plants and either can be planted out where they are to grow or wintered over in cold frames. All perennial borders need fill-ins. , Cut away flower stems of del phiniums after their bloom be fore the plants expend their en ergy on seed formation. Give them a bit of balanced fertilizer worked into the soil around the plants and watered in. This will encourage another set of flower stems later in the year. . Sow a second planting of snap beans, carrots, beets, and swiss chard for fall use. Begonias, being lush growers, frequently exhaust the soil of the needed chemicals by mid July --Hence it is desirable to scatter a fairly liberal amount of ferti lizer over, the top of the surface mulch (which is a very fine thing -in this valley). Many com mercial fertilizers have been tested and found rather benificial . to tuberous begonia growth. We found a new one this year - at least, new to us which has a slight taag of the whale oil spray so prevalent in hop areas when we were little. Anyway, this plant food -comes in liquid form and you measure out a teaspoon ful to a quart of water per feed ing. We have found it gives sur prisingly good results. m63iM3BWtf "1 r II ? left 'p-r-, f ,1 '1 vnurt . itt'-ft.r-o - I ; 1 y E3 1 'I I srwoonr ttoooom T"" . . ' -m v I - , omcm i'"ti n o Imth Mbb trwy JMj tt J H nvino Room 11 toaoom ci. I r-&ii'-o II In the front bedroom, a linen cabinet, and a closet In the vestibule. The first floor slab rests on a gravel fill and can be covered with s choice of linoleum, asphalt tiles, or carpets. High windows In the front bedroom are designed to add wall space and the picture win dow projects to form a ledge. The exterior finish is planned to be of siding and asphalt shingles. The called-for dimensions of the Arundel are 38 feet by IS feet The floor area la 1,118 square feet. And the cubage is estimated at 13,950 cubic feet. For further Infor mation about the Arundel, write the Small Boose Planning Bureau St Cloud. Minn. , To keep bud-drop at a mini mum in the begonia beds, by all means try for a uniformly moist soil not one which gets sop ping wet one day and dries out the next. , Dr. John H. Hanley, northwest gardening authority, has this to say in reference to the rootweevil which feed on begonias, "Unlike the attacks of weevil on other plants, where the worm or grub lies among the roots, nipping them off one by one, the damage on tuberous begonias takes the form of extensive gouging right on the tuber itself. That means some pretty bad direct damage, but, even more Important, it al so means that the protective, corky skin of the tuber is being broken, a Situation which is per fect for the entry of fungi and bacteria from the surrounding soil Keep baiting for the adult weevils and treat the soil with either the dusts or liquids which contain lindane or chlordane." Minor elements such as copper, boron, manganese, magnesium and cobalt are vital to the health of plant and animal life and they are lacking in many soils of this region. These trace elements are easily applied, available every where at seed stores, and are not too expensive to use. Go out to any of the Junipers .that may be growing-in your garden, examine them carefully. Here is what to look for (1) a gradually developing, yellowish pallor which may be discernible from a distance; (2) the, appear ance of smallish, white flecks, most easily seen by lifting up the juniper branches so as to expose the lower surface where the jun iper scale insect (which is the white fleck) lies in greatest abundance; or (3) the appearance of tiny, specklike mites indicat ing the presence of red spider. If these symptoms show on the trees, use a tepp spray for the spider and a summer oil for the scale. 3 TBI AKTJNDmX, ski the vtfitty room to eelre a problem that comes . about la basementless . houses that of finding more storage space on first floor.! In this util ity room, there are two closets, two 'feet deep and , extending to the ceiling, along one wall, and a sixteen inch deep cabinet 5' 4" from the floor but reaching the ceiling along the other walL In addition there Is a large storage closet in the dinette, ward robes in the rear bed rooms, a walk-in closet
