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Sow Perennial Seed to Cut
The Budget for Your Garden
You can cut your garden
budget by planting seeds of
perennials. This Is the best
time of the year for this ad
venture. Unlike annuals which
complete their entire life cy
cle in one growing season, per
ennials will flower year after
year. In time the plants that
develop from seeds of peren
nials may prove the most last
ing and valuable assets in your
landscape.
With the exception of cer
tain woody shrubs, perennials
form the backbone of every
well designed garden. Many of
them flower earlier in the year
than annuals and their foliage
will prove attractive during
the winter months. Dozens of
distinct types are available
with a wide range of varia
tions in each class. Several of
the most popular perenials are
improved or modern forms of
such well known old time fav
orites as carnations, delphin
ium and Shasta daisies.
Perennials are relatively
easy to grow. Once established
they require comparatively
little care or attention. Be
cause of their permanent char
acter you should visualize be-
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Perennial Shasta daisies are
splendid cat flowers.
fore planting, their size at ma
turity. With annuals this is not
important for the mistakes you
make will be temporary at
most. Make aure that the tall
growing varieties such aa del
phinium for example, are set
to the rear of the border. Low
growing types like phlox may
be planted closer to the front
Also allow plenty of room for
Icteral expansion.
Perennials seeded at this
time should produce flowers
next year. During the fall and
winter months the roots will
make rapid progress even
though little top growth may
be noticed. Different varieties
have their own peculiar grow
ing demands but in general
perennials seem to favor a neu
tral soil. A combination of sun
light and partial shade should
prove satisfactory; normal ap
plications of food and -water
will suffice. It is always ad
visable to feed the plants
fairly heavily during spring
when their growth is most ac
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Christmas Rose
Balkan Native
By MARK M. TATLOB
A plant we see much ad'
vertised la nursery catalogues
and magaxlnes at this time of
year Is the Christmas Hose,
which is, in reality, not a rose
but a perennial fibrous-rooted
plant of the Buttercup family.
History has liven us much
misinformation about this de
lightful plant, and many
legends have aprung up con
cerning it.
Helleboru Niger Is the
botannical name for the plant
commonly called Christmas
Rose. We find that It la a
native plant of the Balkans. It
waa sometimes called Black
Hellebore because of its black
ish roots. There are two prin
cipal specie! with which we
should be concerned for our
home gardens, Helleborua Ni
ger, which may bloom about
Christmas time, hence ita
name, and Helleborua urien-
talia which blooms early in
Spring, and is often called
Lenten Rose. Culture of the
plants is simple, usually plant
ed in May in a partially shel
tered position. They prefer a
good loamy soil with plenty
of leafmold. Plant should be
well watered in summer and
left undisturbed aa long as
growth is evident ,
The plants are erect and to
one foot tall with bright green
leaves that lend themselves
well to a natural planting.
Plant in your wild garden or
in with early blooming bul
bous plants for nice effects.
Poison free Beets
History reports the use of a
poisonous powder made from
the roots of the Hellebore.
Some authorities have declar
ed that it waa this poison that
was used by Socrates and not
that of the Hemlock as is com
monly believed. Its use has
also been credited to Attila
who had the unfriendly habit
of poisoning those who oppos
ed him.' "Those who oppose
Attilla, the Hun, drank a po
tion and then they were
done!" Undoubtedly this poi
son ssid to be from the Helle
bore did not refer to our gar
dent sorts, but rather, to the
Oriental Hellebore, the roots
of which were powdered,
made a strong poison associ
ated with some of the mani
acal personages of ancient his
tory. Helleborut Niger is quite
hardy and may be propagated
by root divisions in fall or
February to April. Walter
Barkus, local aeedman and
enthusiastic home gardener,
has found this little plant
satisfactory companion for his
plantings o f rhododendrons,
azaleas and bulbs.
There is also a false Helle
bore, botanlcally called Vera
trum, from which an insecti
cide Is made. The American
species of Veratrum is often
called Bear Corn, Itch Weed
or Indian Poke, because of its
poisonous properties.
Silverton Boasts
Home, Commercial Gardeners
By MARK
Our neighboring city of Sil
verton bossts an unusual array
of enthusiastic home gardeners
and commercial growers. The
Cooley Iria Gardens, Rholin
Cooley, owner, is a nationally
famous concern. Dr. R. E.
Kleinsorie Is internationally
famous for his development of
new varieties of Iris. A visit to
Dr. Klelnsorge's outdoor iris
laboratory ia an education it
self. Just to see these new seea
lings come into first flower and
to note the characteristics that
aet them apart from the varie
ties thst have been in com
merce for years. Harvey Hal
lett is another commercial
grower. He has been gathering
top awards In showings of his
gladiolus in the Pacific North
west. Others well known in the
commercial field are Robert T.
Nelson and Bruce Billings.
Of the home gardeners or, as
they often refer to themselves,
the "dirt dobbers" are Mrs.
Ethel Brown and Mrs. H. J.
Winter, both fuchsia fans. Mrs.
Winter follows the school of
thought thst wintering over
i fuchsias csn best be done by
covering with pest moss snd
'leaves snd successfully, too!
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Questions
BX MABK
Q Will avocadoea grow'
from the seeds in this climate?
If ao, how should they be
handled? A J.
Ana. It ia doubtful if you
can successfully raise tree
from seed here, although they
are quite ften sprouted and
used for bouse plants. An 18
degree temperature la about
the limit for an avocado tree.
To sprout a seed, stick three
toothpicks around the sides of
the broad end of the aeed to
suspend it over a tumbler. Let
the seed rest so that the base
Just touches the water in the
glass. When roots have de
veloped you can pot up the
plant For planting outdoors,
get xreaniy aug pianis in ine
Spring with a good ball of
earth. In cool Winters they
must be mulched or protected
from cold winds and frost Soil
Hydrangeas Are
Interesting
By MARK M. TATLOB
One of the brilliant Summer
and Fall flowering shrubs in
the Willamette Valley is the
hydrangea in large round
headed clusters of blue, pink or
creamy white blooms. The com
mon hydrangea most favored,
locally, for ita large flower
clusters is Hydrangea Macro-
phylla Hortensia. This plant ia
most interesting because its
large clusters of flowers, re
sembling huge balls, may be
five to twelve inches across in
diameter and the color may be
pink' or blue, depending on the
soil constituents. To have pink
flowers one should add lime to
the soil. For blue blooms add
an acid reacting fertilizer such
as cottonseed meal, or alumi
num sulphate. The blue flow
ers of the hydrangea Ire espec
ially interesting aa they main
tain a semblance of beauty
even as they are fading. As
they begin to die, the flowers
turn a greenish blue, then
green and finally a purplish
bronze. Consequently,. they are
seldom unsightly. The foliage
is bright green with leaves to
eight inches long and through
out the season is fresh and of a
good color. Shrubs should be
cut back to the second eye in
late Fall after they are through
blooming. Occasionally these
shrubs are used as house
plants, though not too success
fully by the amateur.
Other species of hydrangeas
worthy of note Include: Hy
drangea Panlculata Grandlflo
ra, commonly called the Pee
Gee Hydrangea. It has white
flowers in pyramidal clusters,
is essily propagsted from cut
tings and makes a big bush in
a short time, even reaching a
height of 25 feet under favor
able conditions. The Oak-
Leaved Hydrangea is a six foot
shrub with small, erect pan-
icles of white flowers four to
eight inches In height. These
Array of
M. TAYLOR
The C. G. Halvorsons are well
known throughout the Valley
for their success with chrysan
themums. Mrs. H. T. Preston is
keeping up the work of a home
begonia bed, which includes
many imported varieties, be
gun by her late husband. The
George Benson ranch home
boasts a wide variety of garden
beauties. The Dickman Daffo
dil Ranch is composed of sev
eral acres devoted to commer
cializing in blossoms or bulbs.
These are bu. a few of the
homes and growers in the Sil
verton area that makes Silver-
ton such a contented, peaceful,
city. The residents are proud
of their homes and their gar
dens, are happy and contented
a tribute to the forces of Na
ture that must surely be felt by
every home owned who hss at
least a small plot in which to
"grow things."
I have always contended that
the active home gardener has
no time to concern himself with
trivisl or distant matters, and
thereby, he is able to relax and
rest while actually working in
his own garden. There is a
mental aa well as a physical
relaxation or exh i I a r a t i o n
when you bring a thing of
beauty to maturity.
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Halvorsons Win
Prizes, Mum Show
Silverton Of the It blooms
entered by Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Halvorson of Silverton, 12 were
awarded IS blue and three red
ribbons in the educsttonal
chrysanthemum ahow held in
Portland.
The Halvorson were runner
up with their Pockett's maroon
for the Kate Gordon-Raymond
award. Besides being runners
op for the best flower in the
ahow, the Halvorsons took top
honors for singles, both first
snd runner up of their Cleone,
daisy center, nettled in five
rows of shell pink petals.
The Pockett's runner up was
for the best flower of the en
tire show.
Answered
M. TATLOB
must be well drained and fer
tile. I have never heard of one
being raised out-of-doors here.
but it would certainly be an
interesting experiment
Q Gloxinias have ceased to
bloom and leave are drop
ping. Why ia this and what
can I do? HX.
Ana. Dry them off for
short dormant season, then re
pot and keep dry until you see
signs of growth when they
should be watered and cared
for aa usual.
Q Should not lawns be giv
en some fertilizer now? B.B.
Ana. You may apply
slow-acting fertilizer such aa
bone meal at this time. Too
much fertilizer might cause too
rapid growth, the young plant
then being susceptible to Win
ter damage. Remember that
your lawn ia composed of hun
dreds of tiny plant, each re
quiring consideration and care
the aame as other plant In
your garden.
Q Is It too late now to plant
bulbs? Mrs. CO.
Ans Most bulb can atiU
be planted safely, especially
lilies.
Q How can I rejuvenate an
old bed of violets? Mrs. B.T
Ans. Apply well-rotted fer
tilizer for more abundant
bloom in the Spring.
Q What control 1 best for
powdery mildew? Mrs. T.R.
Ans. The most effective
control is an organic chemical
called Dinitro Capl Penyl Cro
tonate. Us S ounce per 100
gallons of water.
Q Found some pear fire
blight on my pears this year.
How can thia be controlled
beat? R D F.
Ans. Ohio State University
has conducted exhaustive tests
and found that a combination
of Terramycin and Streptomy-
cin, even in very weak solution
served as adequate control.
Q Is Chlordsne dust dan
gerous to pets? W.W.
Ans. Only when some out
er poisonous ingredient is in
cluded in the mixture.
Q I have heard that geran
turns are a natural repellent to
Japanese Beetles. Is this true?
W.M.
Ans. Tests have shown that
this belief is a fallacy. In fact,
the beetles greedily ate the
geraniumal
Q How do I get Gloxinias
for house plants? Mrs. B. O.
Ans. You can purchase full
plants at your florist or started
plants at your nurseryman
Tubers or seeds may also be
purchased from any dealer. In
other words, you can "take
over" at any stage of growthl
turn a purplish color t ma
turity. This shrubs is grown
primarily, in this region, for its
handsome foliage. The Sarg
ent Hydrangea is not often teen
locally, but haa large pyramid
al clusters of pale violet-white
flowers. It has large leaves,
hairy branches. Hydrangea Pe
tiolaria is a climbing hydrangea
that clings to walls and tree
trunks with aerial rootlets. This
vine has white flower in
large, flat clusters 6 to 10 inch
es in diameter. In the Winter
the reddish shredding bark of
the oldes stems adda interest.
The leaves are lustrous and
regularly serrate. This interest
ing vine is often used to cover
old rock walls or rock pile cr
may be trained up the trunk
of a tree which It will not harm
in the least
There are a few other species
of hydrangeas worthy of minor
Importance which we hav not
included. But if you wish a
fine shrub that will produce
pure blue flowers for Summer
and Fall contrast, be sure to
plant hydrangeas. They prefer
a semi-shady location, rich soil
and plenty of moisture. Given
these, they will rewsrd you
with losds of huge blooms and
will require practically no at
tention.
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Will Brighten Room
Nothing brightens a room
and gives it charm like a grow
ing green plant. And, in all the
world, there la no living plant
like the Pua Leilanl Tern wood
burl from Hawaii, transplanted
from the volcanic forest of
Hawaii to your living room
through the magic of siencea
The remarkable thing about
this burl Is that it can be
bought as a dorman plant with
Just a wee infant frond starting
to uncurl. In a relatively abort
time, these little fronds trans
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duckling into a houae plant of
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Mortgage Bankers Urged to
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Miami Beach John If.
Dickerman, executive director
of the National Association of
Home Builders, told the na
tion' mortgage bankers today
that some "backward" ele
ment In the Industry are try
ing to erase the housing pro
gress of the past generation
and return to the "horse and
buggy" financing of the 1820 a.
In speech before the an
nual convention of the Mort
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Dickerman called upon the
mortgage banker to Join the
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Your Garden
; Notebook
. By MARS M. TATLOB .
DO TOD KNOW .
Mt. Laurel can be cut back
to the ground for Christmas
green and will com back
bushier than ever? ,
Evergreens planted to win
dow boxes giv Winter cheer.
Try holly fire thorn, Mt ash or
bittersweet Use small plant or
dwarf varieties.
Radioactive material are be
ing used as "tracers" to find
out how a particular chemical
element behaves Inside a plant?
Plastic sprays are now used
to help move plants without
lost due to evaporation from
leaves.
That when transplanting, ex
tra food water minimizes the
shock and loss and helps plant
to recover quickly!
All plant foliage needs an oc
casional good washing to re
move dust and foreign matter
that may clog ita breathing
pores? Wash all but hairy
leave. Ute a soft brush on
them.
Dark foliage In African Vio
lets means not enough light
Yellow foliage mean too much!
A new hedge ahould be cut
back to 12 lnchet when it
reaches 24 inches or It will
grow straggly or top heavy?
You can control coniferous
evergreen growth by pinching
back half of the new light
green growth?
Evergreens should be pruned
properly and not sheared?
without the (lightest need for
a men thumb. Just ordinary
water and a little stimulant
occasionally and it will thrive
beautifully. No toll It neces
sary.
Pua Leilanl Fernwood burls
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of the country as a whole.
"We must look forward, not
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our aproach to the great task
of housing America," ha said.
'Homo building today ia a
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noma financing must be fitted
to the needs and buying pow
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Dickerman said the nubile
interest require mortgage
financing pattern baaed on low
rn-payments, lone -terra
mortgages which reduce the
homo buyer's monthly pay
ment, and a moderate interest
rate that will yield the lender
a fair return in Una with the
prevailing money market
"There It nothing sacred
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bom buyer. And the record
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the Ameriaa home buyer.'
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1 per cent of the millions of
miliea who bought homes
under the low down-payment
THA and GI loan program
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million mora who saw service
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