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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 . . . .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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