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Hollies Held
Great Esteem
Br MASK M. TATLOE
Holly, of the- Benin Iln (
valuable tree for ornamental
purposes and it iprlga are In
8 much demand at thii aesson.
0 mere are many species of
holly, our native American
holly being Ilex Apaca. amall
out valued for lti red berriea.
fVThe European holly, Ilex Ac
. quafollum. Is very limllar. Hoi-
lie belong to that group of
! plant! with separate sexes
istaminate flowers on one and
pistillate on the other, so both
must be planted in proximity
to Insure pollination and prop
er fruiting or production of
t Derrles,
Of the other species of hol
ly, Ilex Cornuta, or Chinese
holly, is valuable with Its long,
evergreen and lustrous leaves
and bright red berries. Japan-
ese holly. Ilex Crenata, has
black berries in fall and is
often used for htdge plantings.
There are other species of Ilex
worthy of mention as being na
tive to parts of the United
States. Ilex Desidua, has decid
uous foliage, a detriment as we
think of hollies. It is a native
of southeastern United States.
Ilex Glabra, or Inkleberry, Is
otten found in swampy regions.
It is evergreen with small,
dark green leaves and black
berries. Ilex Vertlcillata, or
Wnterberry, is a native of the
northeast and has bright red
berries. This is a holly often
used in eastern United States
as the berries remain on all
winter. While deciduous, it
holds its leaves until after
Christmas.
Hollies may be planted now,
but to avoid disappointment,
secure a plant that has had the
opposite sex grafted to it in
order that you will have the
red berries you want Holly
trees are slow growing and do
best In rich rather moist soil.
Hollies make splendid speci
men trees or can be well used
for foundation plantings near
a corner, or, as mentioned,
serve successfully also a s
strong hedge plants. Such a
hedge is a good deterrent for
animals as well as intruders,
because of the thorns. Holly is
a strong grower, disease and
pest resistant, appreciating,
principally, a moist soil, very
little cultivation but a frequent
syrniging of the foliage to re
move dirt and dust residue that
might clog the leaf pores. In a
landscaping plan, hollies thrive
well along with the other
broad-leaved evergreens such
a s rhododendrnos, camellias
and azaleas.
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Questions
By MARK M.
Q When is the right time to
plant lilies to have flowers for
Easter? Mrs. W. B.
ANS This month pot and
place in semi-darkness until
considerable growth shows then
bring into sunlight Water
sparingly at first
Q What branches can one
use besides holly for good
Christmas greens? Mrs. R. L.
ANS Some magnolias, Ore
gon grape and any broad
leaved evergreen. Dip in an
oil emulsion to give them a
clean gloss. Too often, I be
lieve, we overlook the beauty
and acceptability of our own
Oregon grape with Its green
and bronze foliage.
Q What fertilizer is recom
mended for bulb beds? W. A.
ANS Bone meal is a slow-
acting fertilizer. Use 10 lbs.
per luu square leet. .
Q When should you
start
tuberous begonias? S. R. A.
ANS From seed, start in
greenhouse or hotbed this
month or January. From tub
ers, start indoors about March.
Q How long does it take for
a potted amaryllis to bloom?
Mrs. F. A.
ANS Prepared bulbs will
bloom in about six to eight
weeks.
Q African violet leaves
droop then fall off. What
causes this and how can I cor
rect this fault? Mrs. L. P,
ANS Gas in the house could
be the cause. If there is noj ANS Yes, this is a fine ev
gas used in your house then it erfreen shrub with fragrant
may be root nematodes. Prob- j flowers. It prefers sun and
ably you should repot your plenty of moisture. Can be
plant in a fresh, sterile soil j pruned to make a bushy, com
mixture. Do not over-expose pact plant.
African violets to sunlight
Water carefully and keep tem
perature at about 60 to 70 de
grees. O What are some of the
good new roses available this
year? Mrs. F. H. .
ANS Ail-American rose se
lections for 1S54 have nsmed
Mojave, a scarlet and Vermil
lion mixture with a glow like
a desert sunset. It's a hybrid
tea of good form with long!
stems. Lilibet Is a dawn plnx
floribunda of fragrant clusters
of miniature roses. Another
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new beauty of the hybrid teas
was named after my good
friend and former garden ed
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Journal, Dean Collins. It is a
buff multi-colored rose of good
substance and fine foliage.
Flirtation is a two-toned pink
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Q Should bulb beds be cul
tivated after planting? W. R.
ANS Only cultivate be
tween the bulbs ana pull out
any weeds to loosen soil around
the bulbs and break the soil
surface that may have become
packed by fall rains.
' Q Would like to pot some
bulbs for winter indoor bloom.
Is It too late to do this and how
long does it take for them to
bloom? Mrs. C. K.
ANS Tulips take about six
weeks to bloom, hyscinths I or
4 weeks. Unless these bulbs
have been prepared for indoor
forcing the time will be longer.
Consult your dealer when buy
ing the bulbs, explaining that
they are to be for indoor plant
ing. Keep tulips and hyacinths
in a dark place until consider
able growth shows, then bring
them into the light. Narcissus
can be given light immediate
ly as can bulbous iris.
Q Will Mexican orange do
well here? G. S
Q Should soil be removed
from roots, bulbs, etc., when
they are placed In storage?
Mrs. W. W.
ANS Usually, yes. This
helps prevent Inroads of any
fungi present.
Q How long will potted tu
Hp blooms last? Mrs. W. M.
ANS They should last for
weeks where the cut flowers
are limited to a few days es-
pecially If pot of tulips are pur-
chased, or brought inside,
while they are still in the bud
stage. One has, too, the added
pleasure of watching them
come into flowering.
Q Will coleus grow from
seed? Mrs. H. W.
ANS Yes. Sow In spring
it will not germinate until
westher is warm.
Poinsettias $1.25
Cut Holly 75c lb.
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Variety Possible
Decorations for
' - By MASK
It's always fun to make yourily handled and will hold their
own Christmas decorations, I
Save or take clippings from To make wreaths,' fasten the
boxwood, laurel, Oregon grape, branches to a wire coat hanger
holly, Euonymoua or any ber-jbent to the desired shape. Tie
ried shrubs, such as barberry i branches on with fine wire,
or fire thorn, and use these to Add gay red ribbon bows or
make your own wreaths or; silver bells or whatever ap-
swags. Cuttings from cedars,
arborvitae and juniper are eaa-
Growing Gifts
Instructions
By MARK M. TAYLOR
Many beautiful ' "growing
gifts" are exchanged at Christ
mas, yet unless certain care Is
given they fail to continue In
their attractive condition as
the donor had hoped. It seems
to me that florists and other
dealers selling such plants as
gift Items should include some
instructions for their care in
event they reach the hands of
the novice. In most instances
such living plants can be kept
for long periods, later planted
outside and brought in again
next year to re-perform.
Poinsettias are among the
most popular of Christmas gifts
and, judging from the inquir
ies that most garden column
ists and magazines receive af
ter Christmas, their care is
something of a mystery. Poni
settias kre available, not only
in the familiar bright red but
in salmon pink and white, as
well. These should not be
placed in the sun or a location
subject to draughts. They need
daily watering and will look
well for two or three weeks,
then the leaves begin to yel
low and fall off. When this
happens, cut off the red brtt ts
and place the plant In the base
ment in a rather cool spot.
watering once a week. When
danger of frost is past In the
spring, cut back to three or
four Inches, remove from the
pot and plant in the garden
Cuttings from the tips in 3 or
4-inch lengths can also be root
ed and planted. Then In Sep
tember, the old plant Is repot
ted in fresh soil, brought Into
the house and kept In a cool
place. At the end of Novem
ber place it In a sunny window
where it will bloom again at
the end of December. Cuttings
should be treated In the same
manner.
Asaleas Satisfactory
Azaleas are most satisfac
tory as gift plants. They need a
cool location and plenty of
moisture worked up from the
bottom by setting the pot In a
pan of water. Place out of
doors in April or May in a
semi-shady location, water
carefully during the Summer
as they are always thirsty. In
September repot theplants and
bring them indoors if you wish
to again use them as house
plants or gifts. Keep in a fair
ly cool location until late Fall
when they may be moved to
a sunny location. When buds
appear, fertilize with a liquid
fertilizer every two weeks.
Cyclamens resent house con
ditions. Keep soli moist, never
letting It dry out Buy a plant
with as many buds ss possible
and keep in a cool location
watering twice daily from be
low. Follow the same rules as
given above for planting out
doors when blooms have faded.
The plant often seen at
Christmas time s m o t h e red
with tiny red flowers is Kalan
choe Blossfelnana, or Tom
Thumb. These will bloom s
second time in the Winter If
the fsded flowers are pinched
off immediately. They are dif
ficult to keep over for a second '
Winter but msy be props gated
by cuttings.
Gardenias Difficult
Gardenias are beautiful, but
difficult house plants so it is
advisable to avoid them as gift
nlanU unless the recioient is a
hobbyist who will give them I
the csre needed. !
Dealer, hive trar-y pnttedi
bulbs In a variety of contain
ers to suit the most particular
taste snd these make lovely
gifts, though hsvlng been once
forced Into bloom csnnot be
forced again, but can be saved
for planting in the gsrden.
Potted rose's, particularly
the miniatures, are gaining In
popularity. When flowers hsve
fsded they should be cut off
snd csn be set out in the gsr
den. They are especially attrac
tive used In the rock gsrden.
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color well when cut
peals to you to liven them up.
Branches of cedar, arbor-
vltae or Juniper make fine
bases tor table decorations, us
ing colorful candles set In
among them, or one can use gay
colored tree ornaments. In
other words. In decorating at
Christmas we have an oppor
tunity to let your own Ingenu
ity run rampant and there
should be no inhibitions!
Potted poinsettias, ferns, etc.
add to the festive appearance of
the home. One can make his
own fern by suspending a sweet
potato over tumbler of water.
It will soon root and sprout
and make an Interesting house
fern plant Kiln dried sweet
potatoes will not work, so in
quire first. '
Novelty Effects
For a novel decorating effect
try potting up a young Christ
mas tree seedling and trimming
it in miniature. Then when its
use has passed you can set it
out In a vacant spot in the gar-
den to grow on to become a
standard-sized Christmas tree
for your use again in a few
years.
Cones gathered from our
many coniferous trees in this
area offer ample opportunity
for decorating Ingenuity. They
can be painted, gilded or treat
ed in various ways and used as
tree ornamenta or for table
decorations. They, too, are a
welcome addition to a box of
holly sent to friends in parts
of the country where holly is
not grown. Then, of course,
there is mistletoe. , This para
sitic plant that affixes itself
to so many oak trees is tradi
tional with Christmas. While
not yet a cultivated plant, it
has been found that it can be
propagated by rubbing the
seeds of the berries to an open
wound of oaks and a few other
trees. The climate In the Wil
lamette valley seems to encour
age the growth of this parasite
which can, in time, kill the
host tree.
Clean Holly
When bringing in sprigs of
holly or other broad-leaved
evergreens, a bright and shiny
leaf is most desirable. Wipe
the leaf with a cloth dipped In
an oil emulsion and this will
remove any soiled areas ana
tend to add a gloss. One dif
ficulty with any greenery when
it is cut and brought into a
warm house is the drying proc
ess and possible added fire haz
ard. Christmas trees, especial
ly, come in this category. So, if
possible, keep your greens fresh
and lifelike by setting in vases
you would cut flowers.
Even Christmas trees can be set
in tubs or pots of moist sand
so that they will not dry out
excessively. Too, one can use
one of the plastic spray ma
terials available for transplant
ing plants. These are de
signed to prevent loss of plants
when moving due to transpira
tion (loss of moisture through!
leaves of stems). They serve
similar purpose for cut
greens. !
PLANT ROSES
Webfoot Mrs. Albert May,1
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Roberts i
of Webfoot were planting new I
Improved varieties of rosei
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square miles to Brewster coun-!
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Single Flowers Are Lovely
And Often Eosier to Grow
Single flowers have charm
all their own. Where simpli
city is the dominant theme
they're the ones to plant Late
ly, however, they have suffered
from some dazzling, though
questionable competition.
Among plant breeders there Is
a trend that seems to aim at
confusing the average garden
er. Not content with endowing
their creations with ruffles,
flutes, frills and crests, they
have engineered a Zinnia that
looks .like dahlia, a begonia
that resembles carnation and
a salpoglossos now masquerad
ing as a gloxinia.
Taking a perfectly inuocent
flower and turning it into
something bizarre or grotesque
might have its good points, yet
a double aster is not necessar
ily any better than single
one and it may prove consid
erably more difficult to take
care of. There still are plenty
of gardeners who will argue
that a straight petal la just as
attractive aa a lacinated one,
and a plain leaf as appealing
as a serrated one. :
One of the most satisfactory 1
single flowers for winter
bloom Is the African daisy.
The bright orange - colored
flowers are carried proudly on
stems abqut 12 Inches tall. They
perform excellently for bed
ding, in borders and along
parking areas. Variety ecklon-
ls, the perennial form. Is wn:te
with a deep blue center.
Another interesting African
daisy is the Arctotis. Variety
grandis is white with a steel
blue reverse to the petals. It
is covered with blooms during
the flowering season, and an
excellent cut flower.
Arctotis hybrids are avail
able in tones of orange, terra
cotta, yellow, salmon and car
mine. The blooms measure
from two and one-half to three
inches across and are produced
on plants that reach a height of
one foot at maturity, xou wui
be amazed at the long life of
these flowers after they have
been cut.
Pyrethum, or painted daisy,
may be seeded this fall. The
flowers are well named, for
the colors are vivid, gay and
bright Almost every garden
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