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v ,7 8 (Sec )---Stcileqaaa;i$Qln News- ;bf e ' - f - , ..,' , !!' ..... i . ., :':.( I , , SL . J ' 'Lovely Sight mmmmmmnmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmjmmnMmmemmM Tree Blooms Again on Lawn OfPostoffibb ; Br LILLIE L. MADSENl . Garden Editor, The Statesman Driving down State Street past '. the post office! lawn Thursday, I nted The Tree in bloom So I know that before the week is over someone will call or! "write me a note to ask "What is! the came of that lovely tree in bloom ; on the State Street side of the Post Office lawn?" j I'm going to beat the inquirers to the draw and tell them i ahead . of being asked; It's Albizzia Juli , brissin, variety! rosea. . j if - i We go through this every Jear, ; and anyone! who has seen the j, tree doesnt mind hearing .about it . ."gain, 'm sore or, for that roat- . ter being reminded i that, it is C now in bloom; and worth; going -I several miles to" see. I wouldn't : '-want any of the newcomers td our area to misa seeing it ; j , As a whole- the Albizzia fa a ;5 ;tree for sub-tropical climate, Ujitad'only this species is hardy i rJough to survive here. That hardy, has been definitely ;iroved as it -has survived a number of, rather severe win - ters in the valley. I ; V The tree is ! closely related to - the Mimosea, or acacia trees, land cultivation is much the same. The difference between the Acacia tnd Albizzia tree lies in I the : stamens, which are free in f the ' former and united as base in the I Utter. Too. the ! acacias are be- Tatel fem your lumber d fc he time ! i - -tobui .raw Build convenient, durabTf outdoor storage walls, fenon patio furniture with easy-tol use Exterior-type fir plywood, (EXT-DFFA means 100 waterpwof glue.) And ber it's easy to build with big, light, strong panels of fir plywood. i Sec your lumber dealer todaq! HehasNEWftANSfcrycu J . 1 .; . si TIME IS RIGHT.. .PRICE IS R1S9TI J : Need Oufdoor Storage? 8ilSs?slH .. i ,8 , . ... , Qr. Sunday;: Aug. 9. '1953 r arm, : Author is Grossman, Too m m mm mm r in, - J ft- i Si There's no better-known grassman in the United States .than Louis ' Bromfield, novelist, whose organic farming at the famous Malabar - Farm at Lucas, Ohio, has drawn international attention. Harry L. Riches, former Marion County Agent, was once a guest at the ranch. Here Bromfield is pictured at his home, keeping his lawn green and healthy by feeding, through the hose, a soluble, all nutrient fertilizer. ; . j lieved to be more short lived than is the Albizzia. Remember don't forget to drive by to look at the tree while it is in bloom. The 1953 American Rose An nual reached my desk this week and on the cover is pictured the lovelv new red Chrysler Imperial, the patent for which is now pend ing. This is an origination oj Walter E. Lammerts miroaucea by Germain's in Los Angeles., it won the Portland Goia Meaai in 1951 and was the All-American Rose Selection this year. Besides the new and up-to-date information on care of , roses and the listing as well as . illustrating of the newer vari eties, the book this year con-; tains some interesting general; rose reading, such as the story f the White House Rose . Gar den which was started 40 yean ' ago at the direction of the first .' wife of Woodrow Wilson soon : after he became president. There are also articles on early American rose hybridizers, on roses in England and: France, on Pioneer roses, municipal rose gardens, rose show awards. . . . ' I particularly liked the article by Philip. Armstrong, of Dalton, Pa., which deals with the old question of "When Should We Plant Roses." His general answer is "It AIL Depends," but he ampli fies fully, giving considerable worthwhile information on rea sons for various planting times. Another fine .article is the one by E. Eugene Pfister, president of the 'American Rose Society,' who urges more simplicity in cul tural practices for roses. "Because many people have the idea that growing roses is an arduous task, we, who grow roses, should simplify our cultural prac tices and help make rose growing more popular," says I he, while going on to give some of the important steps in becoming fa miliar with the care of roses. Don't believe everything you read. . . . I've said that a lot of times even if I'm hoping you believe what I write. But some thing should be done about out landish advertising claims and this is not referring to our own advertisers but those that claim outlandish things for back-east plants. Those of you who may r JMome and (orarden - . have purchased plants! from cer tain back-east firms, in response to deliberately faked : advertise ments will know what I mean. The spindly, weak plants, half- dead if not entirely gone, as they reach you through the mail, repre sent a sad garden story. I've had letters from four valley garden ers this week complaining of this, and wanting to know what to do. The best rule for home gar deners to follow is to hunt for the plants they want from re liable nurseries and plant grow ers close by. Take the ad you read in the magazine to your own favorite nurseryman or plant grower, and chances are youll find he has the same plant in far better condition. If he hasn't, hell likely get it for you and when he gets it for you he is responsible for obtaining a good article. But certainly all out-state firms are not to be criticized jwst some. A. G. B. Bouquet, Oregon's top vegetable expert, reports that vegetable gardeners should not re move leaves from tomato vines with the idea of "exposing the fruit to sunlight so that it will ripen." Tomatoes develop a desirable color largely by virtue of favor able temperatures for ripening, the professor says. Furthermore, he adds, the valuable foliage of a tomato plant is useful in protecting the fruit from sun scald. Those gardeners who train their plants on vertical supports are sometimes prone t remove plant leaves which is "an un desirable and unnecessary prac tice." Later on, in the case of rain. the foliage will protect the fruit and quite possibly prevent crack ing, or partially so. I was also interested to hear what Dr. J. H. Hanley, widely known Pacific Northwest horti culturist had to say about flower ing woody plants . . . "rose. rhododendrons and. heathers . . these three comprise the very best of all the groups of flower ing woody "plants. West-side gar deners, bent upon using only the easy-to-raise woody plaints, could employe these three basic types to produce colorful landscapes at most any time of the year." Now in summer, the many fine kinds of heaths and heathers are right at . their peak of bloom. Those who are fortunate enough to have extensive plantings of them, mixed plantings of Callunas or Erica vagans varieties, and the several lovely forms of Erica Cinarea and Daboecia (the Irish Bell Heather), for example, are right in the middle of the sight-to-behold period. Main cultural points with the heaths and heath ers are: Give them a light, well drained soil; an acid soil (or acid fertilizers), shear them off after they flower; treat soils with some soil dust to protect them asainst strawberry root weevil, and give them a little extra stimulation fn the watering. To pressure-treat lumber is to drive chemical wood preserva tives deep into the wood cells un der 150 pounds or more of pres sure. This makes the 'wood re pellent to fungus rot and ter mites.. One of the best wood pre servatives is Chemoite. i V - -- t ' - Ac W Custom made in cur new shop; your or our ! materials. See our samples in your home. Traverse rods, installation, a complete drape service. : I Everything For Your Window" j . ELIIEB THE BLUID IIAII Free Estimates 10 Down " pay Monthly By Lillie L. Madsen Questions Answers Question -This may not seem like a regular garden question but the door leads to the garden -What can we use to paint a cop per screen? Have been told that it needs protection. M. F. G. Answer A good grade spar varnish will give a copper screen the protection it needs. ' i ! ! Question Some weeks' ago on your agriculture page on Thurs day you mentioned a new insecti cide for flea beetle control for potatoes. I meant to keep the clip ping and evidently lost it. Would you repeat the name of the ma terial? G. A. T. Answer Probably Aldrin in secticide. This was cleared as tu ber flea beetle controller some time ago. Scientists say this in secticide if properly applied, will itrol tuber flea beetles. West ern spotted cucumber bettles, and wireworms without affecting the quality or taste of potatoes. They recommend two to five pound lots of Aldrin to the acre, disked into a newly prepared seed bed for a depth of six inch es. There are also various dusts used on the tops of the potato plants but these should have been started sometime ago. . Question Is it too late to plant iris? We are newcomers here, but before we arrived, a Salem relative sent me a clipping writ ten by you saying that late June and July were iris planting time. We'd still like to get some in. A. R, C. Answer No, irises are funny things you can plant them from June to late autumn but the ear lier you get them in, the better blooms you really get as a rule. Question What's wrong with inclosed sample of our cedar. What to do to save tree? Also our low growing cotoneaster is all covered with spider webs. Seem to be drying it up. What to spray with? L. R. Answer Cedar shows damage from needle miners and cedar tip moths. Several species of these larvae, web needles, and mine into twigs, killing them. Winter is spent in these mines. Spray with light-medium summer oil emulsion plus nicotine sulfate in early spring, or lead arsenate through spring and summer. Use lead arsenate en web worm on the cotoneaster. Question What's creeping Zin nia? Is that the real name for it? A neighbor is growing a plant which she calls this. R. A. C. Answer This is really Sanvi talia. It makes a fine ground cover, especially when combined with Royal Carpet Alyssum for color contrast Grows easily from seed and practically all seedsmen otter iLx , Question-Thi3 early summer I got some statice seed which had strawlike coverings. I rubbed these off, thinking may be the seed hadn't been cleaned prop erly. The seed hasn't come up. Would taking out that stuff make the difference? B. D. Answer Probably. The straw like bracts on statice seed must be left on. The seed always comes this way and the proper way to plant" is with the closed end of the bract pointing down. There are four seeds in each bract. If more than one sprouts, the seed lings should be thinned to the strongest one. ! Question (Really a reply, for which I send my thanks.) The double stocks don't produce seed. only the singles do. I have start ed many stocks from cuttings just like geraniums. That's ! the only way I know how to get i that par ticular color again. Save seed of the single colors you want Wall flowers, snapdragons, delphin iums ail root well from side shoots. S. W. E. Answer Whereas you do get quite a percentage of singles, if you buy the seed from reliable houses which say that a high per centage are doubles, you may be surprised to find how many real ly are double, one time I bought a coupie dozen punts, all sup posed to De double. All turned out to be single. I had sown a package of seeds, from a house which said these seeds would yield many- doubles, and I got only a couple of singles from the entire group. I have not tried starting cuttings from stocks, al though I frequently have started wallflowers that way. Verbenas, too will start nicely from cut tings. Question Can I start petunias from cuttings? Last year I had a lovely double one but it didn't winter over. I tried all spring to find another one just like it but couldn't' Now I have another one r t PLAN 6R-9 B.R ' j ' B-'K. I ' j j WJV I I I s i I . I a 1 PPfci i i i j rrr $M '.I l,M 1 I-1 j . -J c. 1 I AP Newsfea tares DIFFERENT with! a modern air, this unusual design offers free circulation throughout the bouse. Kitchen is convenient to both front and rear doors. Large front living room is well planned for furniture placement in relation to fireplace and television space. The house covers 1,413 square feet. If built without basement, it accommodates a good-sized utility room in place of stairs and adjoining closets. Viis is Plan 6R-95 by Elmer -Gylleck, architect, 191 So. Grove Ave., Elgin, 111. Brick veneer construction is suggested. (In form lion and blueprints available from archil ect) -dgb- I like very much and hate to lose it Will it winter over in the house? C. S. Answer You could probably winter over the plant but cut tings from petunias grow so easi ly and would make much better plants. You could winter over the old plant if you wished, and take the cuttings in early spring. Don't try starting them in too rich soil. They do very well 'in sharp sand and bloom shortly after striking roots. One of my double ones broke off a month ago, and I stuck it into the bed along side of the others. It kfpt right on growing, not even stop ping its bloom. jf Question Can you idenify en closed plant and flower? When would be the best time to trans plant a small holly tree .about three feet tall? E. R. K. Answer I'm sorry I am unable to identify the leaves you sent me. If you'll send me a flower, sonte fresh foliage and if there are any seed pods, might do better. Unless 'you are an expert at transplanting, would wait until the fall rains set in. Dig" with plenty of roots and reset at little more than the same depth. Keep the soil moist around roots until bush becomes established. How ever, don't drown it It seems to be one of the most difficult things to describe just enough, without too much water. That's one nice thing about growing wa ter lilies and cacti, the former like more and the latter like less. There's no "just right" amount Question To settle an argu ment, can you tell us approxi mately what Oregon's 1953 straw berry crop is estimated! at? How it compares with last year's? A. R. Answer Estimates are at slight ly over .30,000 tons of berries without stems. This production, according to USDA, is 10 per cent larger than, last year, and 56 per cent above the 1949-51 , average. Deliveries of capped berries to Oregon processors through July 17 totaled around 57,000,000 pounds with prospects for anoth er million pounds being received T .agn.ii; - i II . I f'i m 1 Garden Calendar... ..Aug. 12-13 Oregon, State Gla diolus Show, Grants Pass. Aug. 12 Annual vegetable seed field dav. Corvallis. 10 a. ra. Aug. 12 Mt Aneal Garden Club, home of Mr. and Mrs. V. J. White. Mrs. Clarence Halverson, Silverton, speaker. Aug. 13-14 Major Gladiolus Show, Vancouver, B. C. Aug. 13 Labish Meadow Gar deners,. 1:30, home of Patsy Brut ka. Demonstration of club's kit for corsages. , ' Aug. 14 Peach field day, OSC, 1:30. Aug. 17-23 Multnomah Coun ty fair and flower show, Gresham. Aug. 20-23 Da,hlia Show, Bremerton, Wash. . during the following week. These are the latest figures available. 'Get help here in plan ning any - building, re ' modeling, or homecraft project. Wc have Jir plywood . . . new plana ... new idea booklets. J9ee. us fist tor plans; : FRED SMITH Limber Yard 1 . 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Ed Ferrill told the Carlhaven Garden Club Thursday night If the weeds are left on the ground after pulling and worked into the soil, humus is restored, Ferrill suggested, that when grass clippings are used as a mulch that they be arranged in layers with soil to provide breathing space. If sawdust is used as a mulch, the 3-4 year old variety is the best as the decomposition has already started and it will become available as plant -food sooner than the new sawdust Termites and decay-producing fungi cause $300,000,000 loss in building yearly fn this country. Trouble usually starts under the house, in the foundation area. Pressure-treated foundation lum ber gives full protection, yet adds but one per cent to the total building cost Harold EwaU, extension dairy specialist. Oregon State College, says milk production per cow in Oregon this past year topped the national average by more than 500 pounds. 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