Ltd? December 30, 1953
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem. Oregon
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Rustle of Spring Heard in
Many Parts of Garden, Home
Br MARK M. TAYLOR
"If Winter cornea, can Spring on our South garage wall wii
be far behind?" was never starting to bloom tome two
more truthful than now- A weeks before Christma and
woia around the home garden: also the Saxifrage, but we ig
already shows plants preparing . nored them t it teemed almost
lor meir spring activity, buds too early. Now, however, with
mi-
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forming on trees and shrubs,
bulbs pushing their noses up
through the soil and even some
precocious shrubs or perennials
starting to bloom. The jasmine
The whole family will cheer the "do it
joursdf 1 fn wno convert a dull, ordinary
closet into a colorful cr-djr closet. Aromatic
red cedar ia the wood with the pleasant
aroma that doea two jobs it preserves and
beautifies. Cedar closet lining, available at
lumber stores, is tongued and grooved for
tnug fit and easy application. Its a pleas
ure to work with cedar. Just fit panels in
place and nail through plaster or wallboard
to wall studs. Line ceiling, floor and door,
too. Don't paint, varnish or otherwiae fin
ish the cedar that seals in the aroma
which so effectively protects against moths.
Questions Answered
By MARK M. TAYLOR
At what age does Mag
Grandiflora (the ever-
magnilia) bio o m T
S.
; Usually blooms at
S years. Some precoc-
ones may Dloom earlier
Editions happen to be fay-
On not be duappoint
lome delay at this
Lul tree is a slow grow
tt when it doea begin
Lug the wait if well
while.
.May roses be planted
- Mrs. E. S.
Yes, all woody
may be planted now,
them a chance to de-
root systems In time
Iprlng bloom. Some local
powers advocate Dec-
planting as the most
Mrie time. This depends,
per, on our weather con-
which are not always
bod this time of year!
Could a rambler rose be
m along a hedge? L. T.
fS This is possible but
practicable. Why not
rose hedge Instead?
You have referred sever-
pes to liquid fertilizers.
ire they? Mrs. R.C.
These are fertilizers
ping necessary plant nu
ll in liquid form for more
assimilation by the
L These may be propound
litmically or may be of
Lie form, such as fish
pons, etc. A liquid fer-
rmay be made by sub-
i a sack of manure in
rnl of water for several
h. The resultant liquid is
diluted until it is about
Ictlor of weak tea.
Are Redwood trees
ft to Oregon? W.A.
lu. "Yes, actually they
ad be called Pacific Coast
hoods rather than Califor-
Hedwoods but for the fact
that the large forest? of them
occur in northern California.
There are some beautiful
specimens in Curry, Coos and
Josephine county, in Oregon,
as well as some parts of Wash
ington. Apparently it was the
coast weather that encourag
ed their growth years ago.
Q What can you recom
mend for a dense, impene
trable hedge, fairly fast grow
ing and preferably evergreen?
L.T.
Ans. Laurel is very pop
ular here, despite its faults.
Holly is excellent, though
slow growing. Multiflora rose
is a dense hedge, but requires
space as it tends to spread out
making a wide hedge. Regular
clipping can keep it in bounds
and it also has colorful flow
ers. It is being advertised
quite widely now and the re
ports on it are generally good.
Q How can I remove moss
from my lawn? O B.
Ans. Remove the cause
usually poor drainage, then
fertilize with a 10-6-4 fertil
izer at 6 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.
Q When is the right time
to start tuberous begonias?
Mrs. B.K.
Ans. From seed start in
January; from tubers about
April (we II have more on
this subject in a future issue.)
Q I have a mulberry tree
that I do not want to bear
fruit as it is a nuisance on a
lawn. What can I do? Mrs.
A.D.
Am. You migh try one
of the growth regulating hor
mones used to thin fruit on
apple trees.
Q What are the prospects
for raising Christmas trees
commercially? How often can
they be harvested? O.M.
Ans. The State Forestry
department can advise you on
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For Good Scents
Christmas past their look of
Spring is welcome.
This should be an Indication
that if one is planning to plant
shrubs and trees this year
time is on the wane and plant
ing should be done soon so as
to take advantage of the mild
weather we have been experi
encing, naming now will per
mit a healthy root growth be
fore Spring that will pay divi
dends in bloom. Plant decidu
ous trees ana shrubs now.
These can be planted bare
rooted. Plant evergreens, coni
Here is a tip for the "do-it-' fous or broad-leaved. These
yourself fan: to find a fasci-1 ""' be balled and burlapped
natmg project, Just look In the wnen purcnased lrom your
closets of your home.
this subject. I understand that
you can harvest a commercial
planting every 4 years.
M i want to have a rose
bed in my garden. What are
the requirements as to soil,
Site, etc? Mrs. A.W.
Ans. Roses like full sun,
a deep, well-enriched and
well-drained soil and freedom
from competition with weeds
and other plants. Roses like
a 5-10-5 fertilizer worked into
the soil. Keep well supplied
with moisture, but not pud
dled. Spray regularly, prune
properly and you'll have
beautiful roses.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION
All American
Selection Few
By MARK M. TAYLOR
While the sport pages of the
newspapers have been filled
with announcements of selec
tions to various all American
teams recently, as is customary
at the end of any athletic sea
son, other All-American selec
tions have also been made, even
though not of the athletic sort.
We even have AU-American
selections of roses, other flow
ers and vegetables.
We have already announced
through this column the selec
tion of Mojave and Lilibet as
the All American roses for
1954, but now comes word from
the headquarters of the AU-
American Selections that the
new flower selection has been
made, based upon 40 flower
trial grounds with resident
judges throughout the country
testing and screening new va
rieties from seed. This year
only one new flower, besides
the rose selections, has AU
Ame r i c a n recommendations.
This choice flower in the new
Blaze Zinnia, a giant in size
but with quilled and curled pe
tals to show airiness and good
taste as cut flowers in arrange
ments. Its color is flame orange
and it measures up to five in
ches across and stems are from
2"i to 3 feet tall.
Last year s winner was the
Commanche petunia and is one
of the finest of all. The Silver
Medal petunia is a favorite in
salmon pink. Reports indicate
that zinnias and petunias are
our most satisfactory and po
pular annual flowers, as they
bloc" all season and provide
types to suit all tastes.
No new vegetables were rec
ommended for awards this year
because of the high qualities of
vegetables already in com
merce. However, the All-Amer-ican
Committee did prepare
plans for an All-American gar
den 25 x 50 feet which will
serve the average family with
the best in garden vegetables.
We will discuss this plan in de
tail in our next week's column.
Converting a dull, dark clos
et into a "cedar chest you can
walk into" an easy, ist job
anyone can do. It is simply a
matter of lining the closet in
terior with moth-repellent red
cedar, a moderately priced ma
terial produced in tongued and
grooved strips for snug fit and
quick application.
"The beauty and protection
of cedar paneling can make
your closets as sweet smelling
and attractive as a fine aroma
tic cedar chest," the handicraft
ers point out. "Cedar is that
wood with the pleasant aroma
which serves a double purpose
in your closets it preserves
and it beautifies. It's pleasant
and enjoyable to work with
cedar. '
Cedar closet lining may be
obtained at most lumber yards.
It is 'is -inch thick and comes
in random lengths up to 8 feet.
There is a choice of widths
from 2 to 4 inches. Some home
craftsmen prefer the narrower
widths. They make a tight, snug
wall and may cost a little less.
The strips are -bundled, with
each package containing cov
erage lor 30 square feet,
The first step is to remove
old braces and hooks from the
walls. The wall studs can be
located by punching holes In
the plaster with a thin nail.
Each wall is then built up from
the bottom with the cedar
strips, fastened to the studs
with four-penny nails. Set the
nails slightly. It is not neces
sary that end Joints occur over
the studding. The interlocking
action will hold in place any
short pieces that may come
between the nailing bases.
Screws for shelves, hooks
and hanger rails should pene
trate well into the studs for
extra strength.
When no corner molding Is
used, the joints should be
measured carefully to insure a
tight fit. If there are any out-
aide corner, the strips at such
points may be sawed off evenly
after they are nailed up. It is
not necessary to miter outside
corner joints. The workability
of cedar allows you to overlap
one board on the other, leaving
an edge which can be sanded to
smoothness.
Red cedar closet lining
should never be sealed or
painted. Paint, varnish or other
finish of any kind will destroy
the pleasant aroma and protec
tive properties of your cedar
lined closet. An occasional
dusting with a dry cloth is all
the attention it requires,
obtain maximum protection,
the door should be weather
stripped or otherwise made rea
sonably snug fitting.
For complete protection and
beauty, the door, floor and
ceiling should also be lined
with cedar.
nurseryman to keep all roots
intact and to prevent any dry
ing out.
Roses should be planted with
out delay, and don't overlook
the many splendid new vari
eties that are available.
Little protection should be
needed for newly planted trees
or shrubs this year, providing
our weather continues moder
ately temperate. The greatest
hazard we now have is from
cold and drying winds. Young
trees or large shrubs will pro
bably require staking the first
year. Roses can be kept upright
by firming ihe soil well around
the roots and root stalks. If
necessary, stake, too. No exten
sive mulching need be practic
ed unless a severe cold Is fore
cast as a mulch can be a hin
drance at times by preventing
new growth from pushing up
wards.
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Many Nations
Favor Rose
The United States of Amer
ica ia the only major nation in
the world which has no nation
al flower. While each of the
forty-eight atates honors one of
its native plants, the nation
has never chosen a representa
tive symbol from nature.
National flowers are seldom,
if ever, chosen deliberately.
Their recognition Is based on
popular tradition, historical
association or the dramatic
whim of the people.
Were the choice of flower
symbolic of the U. S. left up
to a vote of the people, the rose
would win by an overwhelm
ing margin. According to All-
America Rose Selections, a
Gallup Poll conducted three
years ago showed that Ameri
cans favor the rose over all
other flowers by the staggering
margin of nineteen to one! An
earlier poll conducted by a
magazine in 1930 listed roses
as the first choice, followed by
columbine, the violet and gold
enrod.
On a local basis, the found
ing fathers of the United States
BY MARK M. TAYLOR
Do You Know?
In planting balled and bur-
lapped shrubs, it Is not neces
sary to remove the burlap?
Just cut the strings and plant
the burlap and all. Burlap
will rot away.
That plants grown in "cans"
should have the can cut off be
fore planting?
It will soon be time to spray
all deciduous shrubs and trees.
New Varieties by
Home Gardeners
By MARK M. TAYLOR
Home gardeners may breed
or discover many valuable new
varieties to benefit the garden
ing world. The J. V. Edlunds
of Albert Lea, Minnesota,
should be thanked for the
Giant Sensation type of cos
mos, e'liost and largest of
the cosmos. He saved the seed
and entered it in the All-Am
erica Selections trials, where
it won a silver medal upon In
troduction.
The double nasturtium was
discovered cr brought to light
bv a private family cook in Los
showed their partiality to the Angeles. A preacher in Florida
rose, and it is the oflictal found the Dixie Sunshine or
Blaze zinnlwmlv new flower meriting AH-American
(lection inr ion r.lnriniii new giant hybrid type in
iWoranie color for earden and cutting. Easy to grow,
F! lesion blooming and moat satisfactory.
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Dr. L. C. Cody, U. of I.
Heads Scientific Group
Spokane (Pi The Northwest
Scientific Assn. Tuesday elect
ed Dr. L. C. Cady of the uni
versity of Idaho as president.
Other new ollicers are me
nv. T. J. OLeary. Conzaga,
vic president: Dr. F. J. Scha-
degg, Eastern Washington Col-.rretarv-treasurer:
Dr.
John M. Forked, University of
Oregon, counselor.
Dr. Cady succeeds Dr. H. P.
Hansen of Oregon state col
lege. FOOD PACKAGES GIVEN
Athens. Greece U.S.
Ambassador Cavendish Cannon
Wednesday handed over the
first of 500,000 food packages
sent from America as holiday
gifts to needy ureeas.
symbol of four states and the
District of Columbia. New
York and Iowa favor the wild
rose, North Dakota the Prairie
Rose, and Georgia, the Chero
kee Rose, The District of Col
umbia's official emblem Is the
American Beauty, a name
which has become world
famous. Actually, American
Beauty roses are no longer
Tni widely used, having been re
placed by improved modern
varieties such as those de
veloped under the All-America
testing system.
The rose is also listed as a
national symbol for several
foreign countries. England,
Honduras, Rumania. Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia. Poland, Iran
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A wooden basket serves
many uses In the garden.
Half inch Interior
chrysanthemum-flowered mar
igold which, crossed with other
types, started dozens of beau
tiful new marigold varieties.
Dixie Sunshine and a number
of its progeny have merited
All-America Selections after
field trials throughout the
country. The amateur garden
er, probably by virtue of un
orthodox proceedings, has dis
covered many sports or muta
tions, sufficiently outstanding
to be introduced as new vari
eties. As gardening zeal in
creases, the home gardener is
ever one the alert for such dif
ferences. We recently reported
A J. Hardie's discovery of a
geranium mutation which may
nosslbly b e commercialized.
If branches of treea or
shrubs become broken by
wind, or for other reasons,
cut off, making a clean wound.
All except smaller branches
should have the wounds paint
ed with protective tree paint
to prevent possible Infection.
That jasmine is blooming
now?
Spring blooming bulbs arc
already on their way through
the surface of the ground in
anticipation of spring?
Old Christmas greens can be
used as a protective covering
for perennial or bulb beds if
a freeze ia forecast?
That more home vegetable
gardens are expected in 1954
than ever before?
The home vegetable garden
motto Is "Grow more eat
more preserve more In '54,
That zinnias are among the
easiest of annuals to grow?
Pussy willows arc opening?
We noticed some furry tufts
appearing on the top branches
of our pink variety the week
before Christmas.
That the leaf of the Pin
Oak has deeply cut (5 or 7)
irregularly pointed lobes
which are bristle-tipped?
Your editor extends best
wishes for an abundant New
Year!
By MARK M. TAYLOR
When one begins to tire of
winter (and who doesn't?) one
can always bring spring into
the home a little earlier by
forcing into bloom some of
our own spring flowering
shrubs and treea.
Already Jasmine is begin
ning to bloom out doors, so
branches of it can be easily
forced into full bloom for gay
yellw indoor color. Shrubs
that ran be forced are those
that bloom on last summer's
wood. Buds form by fall and
after a short dormant period,
the buds are ready to burst
forth in all their glory. All
they need is proper amounts
of heat, light and water. Forc
ing suppliea these needs in
ample quantities so the buds
set to work immediately. Pick
branches of Jasmine, forsythia,
daphne and, of course, pussy
willows, that have a food
showing of buds. Immerse the
entire branch in cool water for
about 12 hours then remove
and set in vases of cold water
in a sunny window, if possible.
When brought into a warm
room life begins again for
them. Of course branches
should be carefully selected
from these shrubs so that their
absence does not mar the sym
metry or beauty of the plant
prune as you pick Is always a
good mottot
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and Turkey pay homage to the (Your editor, too. had the thill
beautiful flower which Is of finding a rhrysaninemum
known sbove all others! sport which he expects to
throughout the world. I eventually be classified as a
Several coutries honor more new variety.
than one flower. France, for
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tfkorty ho oal Ft Mill
plywood can be cut In the
pattern and dimenaiona
shown here. Bottom, sidea
and handle are made of one
quarter inch dowels fitted
in holea bored in the ply
wood and aecured with
brada.
instance, which was identified
by the lily until the climax
of the Revolution in 1789, now
lists the red poppy, white ox
rye daisy and blue cornflower
to symbolize the tricolor.
The name of the rose appears
In connection with other coun
tries, although the flowers
are not really roses. War-torn
Korea, for Instance, Is repre
sented by the Rose ct Sharon
and Switzerland by the "Rose
of the Alps" which is really a
form of rhododendron. In far-
grade P,f T'0' ,he Tn,t PP1' ym"
bollzea the sovereign state.
Perhapa the atrangeat acl
ection of all has been made in
Wales where the leek, a species
of onion, holds the exalted po
sition of the national flower.
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