6 The Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday, September 21, 135
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Hanrinr poto ef tabervm-reeted begonias are a eotorfol addition ta tha
tatoma rardea to frwt. In the past fire to 19 year, the Wil
lamette Taller has recognized the full value ' ef . these flowers.
(SUtesman Farm Fhoto).
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Answer Box
(j uesUOB Wnen snould cover
crops "be sown and on what should
they be used? What about rose
beds? Mine seem to need humus
very badly. P. F.
Answer Sow cover crops now.
-They are particularly useful in the
vegetable garden where winter
crops are not produced. Vetch,
wfeeat, rye, crimson clover, oats
or a combination of legume and
grain; arevery fine for cover crop
purposes. ' Fertilizing cover crops
will insure a bigger yield and
mere humus for the soil. The fer
tilizer will be returned to the soil
when the cover crop is turned un
der. ' .
Barnyard fertilizers are better
for the roses than the cover crops.
" The . roots of the latter go too
4eep to be growing .in a rose
bed. Besides roses are surrounded
. by heavy, lush cover crop growth
are apt to mildew.
Qvestion Can you tell me where
there: are some Chrysanthemum
ahows? L.'N.
Answer Watch garden calendar.
", The Corvallis show is one of the
1 finest and most interesting in this
area.
Qnestion Where should we plant
lily of the valley? When? L. J.
- Answer An ideal . location for
the: lily of, the valley is in part
shade and rich, moist soil . that
is still well drained. To grow
abundantly, the lily of the valley
should be given plenty of barnyard
fertilizer. Before planting, it is well
to prepare the soil thoroughly by
digging and enriching with old
manure or compost, and a liberal
amount of bonexneal.
Plant the pips dose together and
cover with one and a half inches
at soil. Plant in autumn. r;
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Question When and where are
, there any more flower show judg
ing : schools? A neighbor of ours
attended one about a year ago
and never got " through talking
about how much she got out of it.
Would like to go to -one if I could.
Are they costly? W. M. G.
Answer Look at Garden Calen
dar i on this page for dates and
place. Your card is postmarked
Albany so you should not have far
to go to the school which is in the
pW Riverside Community Club
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Question Is there any laurel
mailer than the regular Engliah
Laurel? Have been told there is
Can you tell me what kind of
laurel this would be? E. K. O.
i Answer Yhr . Zabel Laurel is a
dwarf growth, seldom getting tall
r than eight feet. Portuguese lau-
EI has smaller leaves than the
ighsh but grows rattier large.
I Question Have a lot of nice to
matoes but they fail to ripen this
year. Don't believe many of them
will be ripe before frost. Never had
this trouble before. What causes
It? A. D.
Answer Am not sure of the
.cause but do know that a lot of
olki are complaining that toma
toes are not ripening well this sea
son. Willamette valley gardeners
should always plant some of the
early and mid-season tomatoes.
We forget that some .mature much
aruer than others, r
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Question There are all other
. types of flower societies. Can you
tell me if there , is a Geranium Sr
ciety here? We had a lovely one
in the East where I came from.
E. C.
Answer A Geranium Society was
recently organized in Portland and
that is the only one I have heard
of in this area.!
Question Tried starting African
Violets in water but leaves got
down in and decayed. How can
this be done? Or can it? Have you
seen it? F. L.
Answer Yes ;Tve seen them
started this way. Mrs. Ludvig
Meyer at Silverton did a beautiful
(Job of covering a glass of water
witn a piece or wax paper, xas
tening it in place with a rubber,
band and poking two small holes
through it at the top of the glass.
The wax paper held the foliage up,
out. of the water with the stem
down in the water. The water
reached just to the edge of the
leave, and a ' very excellent set
of roots developed on each leaf
stem.
' Question Can perennial phlox
be planted In fall? Or do we have
to wait until spring. Want to start
gardening now and have an ex
cellent place for a perennial bor
der. Our place is new and we want
to do some planting this fall? Al
so what about roses? I have an
ideal .spot for a rose bed. Can
these be planted this fall? Like a
solid planting of each kind. That
is am dividing the rose bed into
with copper shades. Please tell me
three spots and i what three kinds
of roses. One red, one yellow; and
one with copper shades. Please
tell me three good varieties for
this. I. H.
Answer Yes, f perennial - phlox
can be started in the fall. Usually
I' like to start the perennial bar
der in- the spring. Sometimes
some of the plants do not winter
over welL l
However, a lot of gardeners like
to start their perennial garden off
in fall for earner spring bloom.
Just be sure that the .ground is
well drained so that the plants do
not stand m water all winter.
Boses plant very well in Novem
ber or a earn m February, although
they can be planted successfully
about anytime. It would be diffi
cult for me to pick the three roses
you might prefer. You might
choose red ones from: Heart's De
sire.- San Fernando, Nocturne.
Mirandy, Christopher Stone. Crim
son -Glory; yellow shades: Butter
scotch, Mrs. E. P. Thorn, Phyllis
Gold, Eclipse; copper shades: Hill
Top. Forty-iner: Taffeta, Edith
Willkie (Pink with a yellow tone);
Duquesa de Penaranda. And then
expect I have missed some in each
color you might: like better than
these I have mentioned.
Qnestioa What type of soil
should African Violets be planted
in? I have a large one someone
gave me and there seems to be a
lot of little plants growing around
it which I would like to try my
nana at transplanting. F. G.
Answer Use about one Dart
sand, one part good garden loam
and two parts leafmold. Add a
little bonemeal to the mixture.
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Qnestioa In what month do we
plant tulips? I've ordered my bulbs
and asked the grower to send them
when they should be planted. X
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Geranium
Cutting
Time Here
By LUXD3 L. MADSEN
Garden Editor, The Statesman j
Now Is fhm time in start -vnirr
geranium cuttings for next sum
mer's nlants. While a email mm
house or a cold frame is desirable.
starting geranium cuttings can be
done without either one. A vacant
window silL a basement window
(if basement isn't too cold) or
some such place will do. A sun
porch is very satisfactory.
Take an end piece of growth,
cut stem cleanly below one of the
"Joints." Be sure there are two or
three Joints to the cutting to take.
Cut off lower leaves and any
flower buds but leave a couple of
leaves at tne top.
'If you have had trouble with
geranium cuttings decaying, dip
the ends in lime or some rooting
agent. Good sharp sand is a very
gooa tuostance to use. This should
be kept moist but not soaking wet.
Roots should form in about two
and a half weeks. Along in Jan
uary, shift the rooted cutting to a
three-inch pot and when the plant
has grown and the pot is filled with
roots, shift to a five-inch one and
leave it in this until you set it
out in the spring. Use either a flat
or a large pot in which to root,
rooting a number of cuttings in the
one container.
Flowerinf shrubs da cn beauti
fully in the Willamette Valley that
more, it would seem, should be
grown here. So many' of these
bloom early in the spring and add
color to our garden when we need
it. Most .of these may be planted
successfully durinff tha fnll T?r
are just a few you might be in-
leresiea in u yoa do not have
them:
Daphne Somerset, a fragrant and
easy to grow hybrid daphne origi
nating in Juagiand a few years ago.
Blooms dunnff Mav and esrlv
June, the plant being covered with
a delightfully scented hlush-ninV
star-shaped flowers in elustora
six to eight inches long. The frag
rance is not unlike that of Daphne
tneorum.or vibun m CarlesL
Hydrangea Domotoi, a hardy
semi-double nvdranrea. TTaa lam
globe-shaped clusters of bloom, 12
to X3 incnes in diameter. The flow
ers are well above the foliage and
iasx eigm ioiu weeks or more. The
color is pure pink or alkaline soil
but will change to a light blue If
me piani is grown on acid soil.
PhiladelDhus: Belle Etofle (Tfeaiu
tiful Star), the flowers of this are
almost illy-like in shape. The bush
grows about five feet tall and in
very orderly manner. Thl had i
Award of Merit from the Royal
Horticultural Society of Great Bri
tain. Innocence, the new alabaster-
wrute mockoranee. with loner arch
ing branches completely filled with
large single very wmte Cowers.
This is just a little taller than the
Belle Etoile. "
Viburnum Burkwoodi, the English
Hybrid grown as in improved
Carlesi. Waxy blush- white and de
licately fr arrant, the
produced in early spring when the
leaves are Deginnlng to unfold.
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Peat moss has wonderful Inni.
laimz qualities, wnen used as a
mtucn u keeps out cold and heat
It's an excellent winter enverfav
applied now and if s just as good a
summer mulch, when applied in
me spring.
If turf webworms are at work
in your garden, making brown
patches of dead rrass. trr dustm
with lindane, available at garden
supply stores under various trade
names. Follow the directions on the
container.
The surface of the Gulf of Mexi
co is roughly 6 inches higher than
.. a Mm . .
ine Atlantic ocean, says the Na
tional Geographic Society.
haven't received them yet Is It
getting too later K. L.
Answer Not at all. Tulina m
best not planted until mid-October
to mid-November anytime in
October and on un to Nnvpmhor is
is a good time, however.- . -
Why store In soma oaragef
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Many
Lyons Flover .
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Winners
Ststetima News lerrtee
LYONS Outstanding sweepstake
honor at the Lyons Garden Club
Fall Flower Show, .went to "The
Horn of Plenty," arranged by Ger
trude Wfidman and Laura Neat
while the tri-color award in horti
culture went to Helen McGurg on
her collection of fuchsias: on ar
rangements, to Mrs. Weidman, and
on vegetables to Gladys Har
greaves. The show was held at the Rebek
ah hall with Gladys Kuiken as gen
eral chairman.
The top arrangement was a buf
fet affair of white gladioli, while
the tri-color award on vegetables
was won on a huge squash. Mrs.
McOurg received a box of bulbs as
her award; Mrs. Weidman a vase,
and Mrs. Hargreaves a set of ear-
den tools. .
Given honorable mention was
Glen Julian for his display of
specimen fuchsia blooms.
First place winners were: Dah
lias, Mrs. Clarence Pietrok, Laura
Neat Elva KuiV.en, Mrs. Marvin
Long, Forrest Nydegger, Helen Mc
Qurg; asters: Mrs. Long. Kath
leen Manning, J. L. Chamberlain;
zinnias Gladys Kuiken. Eva Dress
ier, Beth Prideaux, Laura Neal;
Marigolds: Mrs. . Kuiken, Laura
Neal; gladioli: Laura Neal, Mrs.
Long; roses: Bea Hiatt, Elva Kui
ken, Agnes Brotherton. Helen Mc-
Clurg, Helen Johnson, Glada Brass
field; petunias: Evelyn Julian,
Helen Johnson, Gladys Kuiken, Bea
Hiat; cosmos: Gladys Kuiken;
stock: Helen McOurg.
Sunflowers: Laura Neal; cocks
comb: Evelyn Julian; summer
chrysantheumum, Helen Johnson;
hydrangea: Esther Gisler; Golden
Rod: J. L. Chamberlain; carnation;
Bea - Hiatt; flowering maple:
Gladys Kuiken; anemone: Helen
McChn-g; ivy geranium: Helen Mc
Clurg; Rubrum lily: Laura Neal;
tuberous begonias Elva Kuiken,
Helen McOurg, Forrest Nydegger;
fuchsias:, Helen Johnson, Glen
Julian.
Arrangements, miniature: Fran
ces Gars jo; floating: Helen John
son: buffet: Gertrude Weidman:
dinner table: Frances Garsjo; in
pairs: Gladys Hargreaves, Fran
ces Garsjo; moss: Mae Patton; As
ywrlike ltr Gladys 'Kuiken. r.:-.
House plants. caHa lily: Mae Pat
ton; African Violet: Jewell Har
nell; Angela Wing gebonia; Martha
Cruson; foliage begonia: Jewell
Hjtnell; coleus: Mrs. Viola Zand
ei.. cactus: Gladys Hargreaves.
. .Vegetables and fruit: Cabbage:
Anne Pietrok; squash: Gladys Har
greaves; corn: Martha Cruxon;
tomatoes: Laura Neal; green pep
pers: Martha Cruson; beans: Ger
trude Weidman; cucumbers: Fran
ces Garsjo; carrots; Gertrude
Weicr tan.
Garden
Calendar
. Sept Zl Early English Chrys
anthemum Show, Oregon Journal
Auditorium.
Sept zS-25 Santiam District
Flower Judging and show school,
Albany. Mrs. W. G. Stellmacher,
Tangent director.
Sept 27-28 Early Chrysanthe
mum Show and Field. Day, Cor
vallis. Sept 27 Santiam Grange Har
vest Festival, Lyons.
Nov. 20-21 67th annual Oregon
State Horticultural Society, Mem
orial "Union Building, Corvallis.
Dec 4-5 Oregon -Washington
Nut Growers Society, annual
meeting. .
TVA-Iilce Profect
Planned in Japan
TOKYO (A Japan is going ta
u-dertake a sort of Tennessee Val
ley project and will spend about
748 million dollars in harnessing
hydroelectric power. -
There will be II power -units,
each with its series of dams. -They
will stretch from Jcaldo, the
northermost home Island, to Ky
ushu Island in the south.
Development Corp. says a big
corporation will be capitalized with
99.5 per cent of the stock. The pro
ject will take about 10 years to
plete.
STAMPS NOT GREENBACKS
BUTTE, Mont UP) A traffla
violator has learned that green
backs and green stamps are not
the same thing. City Attorney
George Richardson returned 100
green, merchandise stamps mailed
to him as payment of fines.1 Rich
ardson asked the motorist to re
mit $2 instead. v
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Rt. 1, Box 443, Dallas. Phone 3022.
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