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Question When should I plant
peonies? Have seen such lovely
ones 'this past season. Never had
any hut have space for' them now.
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away'for them? Would you please
mention. few food varieties that
grow well In our climate? Any.
thing special in culture? W. G.
. Answer Almost - any peony
that will grow anywhere else will
grow here. There's a peony gar
den just a few blocks from the
Salem address you five. IX your
soil is good, if you have good
drainage and sunlight, thjt's
about it, so far as , special soil
preparation is concerned. You
might work in some well decayed
humus no freak manures into
the. soil Also, after your peony
bed is established, if may need
some dusting, but watch for time
of this in .the seasonal articles.
Variety depends upon , personal
taste. Three beautiful white ones
(in my own opinion) are Gene
vieve, LeCygne, and Mrs. A. M.
Brand. In double reds there's the
large, strong, fragrant Henry
Webster, or the clear dark red
Tempest, which is especially good
for cutting. The clear pink Hazel
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Kinney, the flesh pink Hasina
Brand, and the soft light pink
Garden Princess, are good in that
color. If you like single ones,
there's the dark red Arcturui, the
deep i pink , Imperial Bed (this
name fools you because the flow
er is more pink than red), and
the bright pink Sea Shell. '
' Peonies should be planted in
early September if possible. !
t Question Have heard there is
a yellow aster. Can you tell me
the name of it? Haven't seen it
Is it good? W. T. i
: Answer There's one named
Goldilocks. Just how deep the
color is depends ; upon sun and
heat and soil conditions, if seems.
Question Some folk say that
wireWorms do the damage to our
potatoes and others that tuber
flea beetle. Can you tell us which
is actually the criminal and how
to treat the soil? We've beard a
lot about soil treatment in recent
months. Do. you pour the stuff'
around the plants? J. B.
- Answer Both insects will dam
age the potatoes. If the injury
goes into, the ruber rather far,
chances are wireworm is the cul
prit If the injury is just in the
outer edges beneath the peelings,
then it is likely tuber flea beetle
larvae. Aldrin has been found
quite effective in controlling both
of these insects, when placed in
the soil before planting. It is
used at the rate of 10 pounds per
acre. The thorough mixture of
the materials in the soil to a
depth of six inches is considered
an important feature of the
treatment
Question Can you tell us any
thing about the European candle
floating method of killing moths
that deposit eggs which hatch into
injurious pests? We have read
about it somewhere but don't
know just how it's done. Are the
candles poisonous? H. W.
Answer In some areas lighted
candles are placed on material
which will float in a half-filled
tub of water and these are placed
outside at night The light at
tracts the moths, the wings of
which are singed, causing them
to drop into the water for final
destruction. This method is used
In spring to prevent cut worms
from being reproduced and again
later in the season other moths
of this nature.
Question Someone left some
tuberous begonia leaves at The
Statesman office but failed to
leave the name or .address. The
leaves were badly diseased.
Answer Without knowing
more about the trouble, I'd say
this was a very bad case of mil
dew, probably .caused from poor
air circulation. While this begonia
likes considerable shade, it must
have good drainage and good air
circulation.
Question I tried two nurseries
in Salem for the Albizzia Jubil
brisson on the post office lawn
and didn't find any. Can you tell
me where I can get one? Or if I
can get one locally? It's the pret
tiest tree I have ever seen. I'm
amazed a tree like that will grow
in this climate and when it does
that you don't see it more often,
F. C.
Answer Send me an addressed
envelope and 111 give you the
name of a nursery carrying this
tree. It's all you say. Just a very,
few years ago it was expensive,
as lawn trees go. There are sev
eral around Salem and the rest
of the valley now. But it still isn't
used as much as it deserves. I
know of one nurseryman in Sa
lem who sells the tree 4 to 5 feet
at around $2 and a 5 to 6 foot
tree at $2.50.
Question We are planting a
new rose garden and thought
we'd put in all of the sweep
stakes' winner. Isn't that a pretty
good way of getting a fine collec
tion? A.N.T.
Answer Sweepstakes are not
given for varieties but for per
fection in growth, you know. How
good the bloom would be in your
garden would depend upon what;
type of care you gave it And
sometimes you'd have more .han
one, which in itself is a good
idea. One of the things The
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Garden Editor,
I 'didnt get to the Lebanon
Herb Tea this year but I've been
hearing about It all week it was
held Saturday at Lebanon, at the
home of Mrs. Peter Smith, club
president and general tea chair
man. 4 -
Among the things I've heard
is that women from every valley
town bore down on the tea, mak
ing it one of the most successful
of quite a number of successful
events, yet staged.
Guests, . as they registered, re
ceived a little vial of herb vine
gar and aa visitors awaited their
turns to sign the guest list they
were served with punch and cook
ies. That's quite an idea just
think how much shorter the line
at a' show or any other event
would be- if , one could munch
cookies and drink punch.
We picked up the recipe for the
punch which was made by Mrs.
Leonard Vaughn. The base was a
popular punch powder (cherry
flavor) and black tea, to which
was added pineapple and lemon
juices and peppermint
During the program hour Mrs.
L. Munts of Sweet Home, 1953
Oregon Federation Garden Club
wild flower chairman, described
a meal that might be prepared
from Oregon's own edible wild
plants. For- salad she suggested
water cress, mountain cress, min
er's lettuce, spring beauty and
dandelion. She said that she per
sonally likes to "win" these with
a bacon-vinegar-sugar, mixture
and adds a hard-boiled egg.
Tasty as greens, she listed sour
and curly dock, Virginia cowslip,
pigweed. Lamb's quarters, boiled
with fat meat or bacon as "our
grandmothers used to do."
"Roots" included camas, skunk
cabbage, wild onion, scouring
rush, which would take the place
of the vegetable. As a drink, she
described "willow herb" as being
the most prevalent drink of the
common people of Russia, and for
dessert there was the wood sorrel
leaves made into a pie which
tasted like rhubarb.
One of the interesting exhibits
at the tea was that prepared by
Miss Alena Jacobsen, president of
the Oregon Herb Society, which
featured yarns dyed with color
ings from flowers, berries, herbs
and onions. Miss Jacobson her
self gathered the dye recipes
from the Navajo Indians.
One very gay guest at the tea
was 80-year-old Mrs. J. S. Igow,
Long Beach, Calif., who came
with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Sex
ton of 'Molalla. Mrs. Sexton is
state newsletter chairman of the
garden club federation,
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An oak tree can add as much
as $1,000 to the value of what
Statesman Garden Editor enjoyed
in the George and Elizabeth Put
nam , gardens recently at the
Salem Garden Tour, was the
way groups of roses had been
made in the rose gardens. Three
or more of a variety together is
an excellent idea.
Now the winners in the Port
land: showr Saturnia is a triple
winner having taken grand sweep
stakes honors in 1946, 1949 and
1951 McGredy's Ivory, a double
champion, took top purples in
1945 and 1948.
Here is the list lor the past 10
years: 1953, Ena Harkness; 1952,
Crimson Glory; 1951, Saturnia;
1950, Rubaiyat; 1940, Saturnia;
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would otherwise be just another
city lot or house site. And a
healthy stand of oaks can do even
more for s nomesite taking the
mercenary viewpoint But no mat
ter what cash value oaks may
have, they are undeniably a satis
faction you can't measure mone
tarily. ... Also they are the
basis for a' very fine rhododen
dron or azalea planting.
' Certaily they are worth giving
a little care, and contrary to the
general suspicion, they usually
need care when grown , around a
home. In nature the best oaks are
found in fertile soil not too far
from streams.
Some water should be applied
during the dry months. If possi
ble, let the soil dry out fairly far
down between waterings. Never
let water stand around the tree
as oaks can't stand wet feet If
construction, is necessary around
oak trees, and as a result the soil
becomes badly compacted, sug
gestion has been made that holes
be dug with a post-hole auger to
a depth of 12 to IS inches about
two feet apart, just beyond the
drip line. These holes may be
filled with sand and fertilizer
acd then watered with a sprink
ler. If your oak is doing well, you
probably won't have to fertilize at
all, or at most, very little. Most
homeowners very carefully rake
up every vestige of oak leafmold,
and if this be the case, fertilizer
will help out A mixture of or
ganic fertilizer such as cottonseed
meal, blood meal, bonemeal and
manufactured sludge, in about
equal proportions mixed with
sand, "Would be very good. This
should be worked in lightly
around the drip line and watered
welLi The very best time to give
this feeding is late April or early
May. However, as many of the
materials are slow working, this
feeding may also be done in Sep
tember or October.
For the many inquirers who are
constantly asking for a ground
cover to use beneath trees, there's
the violet Many of the violets will
form a dense ground cover, stay
ing green all summer and giving
a delightful purple or if you use
the white variety, white cover
ing for a time in the spring. These
are particularly good where most
other ground covers wont grow.
Just incorporate plenty of humus
in the soil before planting.
Golden rod, it wauld seem,
should be golden, or at least yel
low. Most frequently this is the
case, but I have learned there is
a lovely white goldenrod (some
times called silver rod) which
blooms in September and carries
on way into October.
1948, McGredy's Ivory: 1M7,
Peace; 1946, Saturnia: 1945, Mc
Gredy's Ivory; 1944, Golden Har
vest ... a realy fine collec
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Aag. 18 Seaside Garden Club
Flower Show, Masonic HalL
Aag. 1C W si port Garden
Show. .
Aag. 17-23 Multnomah Coun
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hara. ; . ..
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Aug. 20-23 Dahlia Show, Bre
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Aug. 223 Cora Bay Men's
Garden Club Flower Show, Tiogo
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Convention and Show; Redondo
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Show, San Francisco.
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Garden Club show, Depoe Bay
Community halt ;
Aug. 28-30 Polk County Flow
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Sept 9 Mount, Angel Garden
Club, Mrs. John; Drescber and
Mrs. Marcus Wampach In charge.
Sept 10-12 National Rose
Show, Columbus, Ohio.
? Sept 18-19 Victoria Fall Flow
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Eradication of many kinds of
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No matter what the weather,
annual zinnias, perennial babys
breath and both annual and per
ennial phlox manage to flower.
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