Wednesday, February S, 1954
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem. Oregon
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Questions
By MARK M.
Q. What dormant spray should
be used on fruit trees now? H.H.
Ans. Use a miscible oil spray
any time now on a calm day when.
temperature is not below 40 de
grees. When buds swell use Bor
deaux mixture. The later this is
applied the weaker the solution
should be.
Q. Can shrub broken off by
weight of snow be tied together and
made to heal over? C. R.
Ans. Probably not. It is usually
better to prune or cut it off and re
graft to the old stock.
Q. Should drainage from a sep
tic tank outlet be directed from
trees and shrubs? O.W.
Ans. Yes, for you might run
the risk of too much moisture,
threby drowning the plant.
Q. In setting out roses, I notice
some new growth starting, should
this be pruned? 0. S.
Ans. In setting out roses, prune
bushes back about one-third. The
new growth you mention is due to
warm indoor conditions at your
dealers. If left on it might be frost
bitten! Cut it back to an outside
eye and plant, the new growth will
resume shortly.
Q. I have tried to purchase one
of the recently introduced roses
locally but the nursery does not
have it. Can yon tell me where to
send for one as I want it badly?
Mrs. C. W.
Ans. We do not recommend any
dealers, and, incidentally, one
should not expect to find a com
plete assortment of all of the
plants m the plant world at any
nursery. This would be a tremen
dous undertaking in itself! Perhaps
.your dealer can secure this rose
for you as we do have several
large wholesale growers in Ore
gon. Perhaps with the one rose
you mentioned the nurseryman
, grew it without satisfactory re
sults and, hence, did not wish to
stock it for his' customers. Of
course, any plant that has been
given enthusiastic reports when
introduced will be hard to keep
in stock. We recall our own ex
perience in having to wait some
little time before securing the
rose Peace, when it was newly
introduced.
Q. What are some shrubs
that root well in water? J.A.
Ans. Daphne, ivy, oleander
and cistus all root well in water.
Change the water once a week
and keep in dark location to pre
vent growth of algae in the wa
ter. A few pieces of charcoal
in the water will keep it sweet.
Q. What is the recommend
ed pruning practice for apples?
H.H.
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Answered
TAYLOR
Ans. Most of the fruit is
borne on short spurs that form
on branches two years old or
more. These spurs, can produce
fruit for a number of years. Thin
out new growth on bearing trees
to encourage development of
new fruit spurs. Risers (vertical
I shoots) along the top side of the
I main branches should be remov
!ed as they form, but retain one
jto supplant the branch after it
has passed its peak of activity.
(J. What foliage plants
make good background or con
trast for colorful flower beds?
Mrs. R.S.
Ans. Centaurea Gymnocar
pa grows to two feet, is grayish
green foliage and goes splendid
ly with blue salvia, pink zinnias,
cleome, or cosmos. It also does
well as a background for yel
low coreopsis or dwarf bedding
dahlias. .'
Q. I have seen a grayish-
white lacy foliage plant growing
about fojir feet tall. It is beau
tiful. Can you give me an idea
as Jo what it might be? Mrs.
R. C.
Ans. Probably Silver King
Artemisia. It has somewhat the
same effect as gypsophila but is
more erect. It dries well, too,
for dried arrangements.
O. Will any of the flower
ing fruit tree branches force into
bloom if cut and brought in now?
Mrs. O.W.
Ans. Yes, try any flowering
tree or shrub on which buds
show. Plunge in water and keep
in dark basement or closet until
the buds start to open. Slightly
tepid water will hasten the ac
tion. Forsythia opens easily, so
does jasmine, flowering quince
and Prunus Pissardi. The pink
or red flowers forced will have
blooms of a paler color than
those blooming outside. Daphne
will also force well.
Your Garden
Notebook
By MARK M. TAYLOR
WHAT TO DO IN FEBRUARY
Plant or prune roses this
iimiiMi.
Spray, with dormant spray.
every snruD or tree wncn lem
npratnrp is ahove 40 desrees.
Perennial clumps may be
moved now.
Sweet peas may be planted
this month. .... .
Tender annuals can be plant
ed indoors or in hotbeds or cold
frames for transplanting to a
garden location later.
Trim rocK garden pianis, lin
ing in bare spots with new ones.
Give b.ilb shoots now coming
through, a protection from frost
I with straw, fir boughs or light
sifted compost.
I Plant evergreens or tall shrubs
with roots in ball of earth.
ihin np nlanliiiL'S on paper
first, then determine eventual I
growth to be sure space allotted ,
is correct.
A dormant miscible oil spray
should be applied to fruit trees
now to protect against scale.
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Garden Center
Gets Backing
By MARK M. TAYLOR
Interest in and activity for
the establishment of a Garden
Center in Salem has been re
vived in recent weeks upon re
organization of the Salem Gar
den Council, which was original
ly created with that lofty pur
pose but which, as many things
do, reached a state of lethargy.
Now, the council has been re
activated and has taken definite
plans toward the establishment
of a Garden Center. The Coun
cil's recommendation is for the
use of the Bush barn in the Bush
park, with the upper story to be
used for club meetings, etc.,
while the lower portion would
be a source of garden informa
tion, instruction and exhibits for
the edification of any who wish
ed to avail himself of the serv
ice. In the Capital Journal of Au
gust 26, 1953 we advocated just
such a Garden Center, pointing
out that there are more than
200 such centers in cities
throughout the United States,
many with a much smaller popu
lation than Salem's, and many
with much less favorable grow
ing conditions. Many of these
cities had to construct their own
building, an advantage Salem
has if the Bush barn is used.
What is a Garden Center? It
is a place where horticultural in
formation is made available to
home owners with the purpose
of improving the ornamental
character of the home grounds
and thus making the city more
attractive. A Garden Center usu
ally (1) Maintains a library of
books and magazines on horti
cultural subjects; (2) conducts
lectures by competent authori
ties on subjects of interest to
the home owner; (3) maintains
a plant identification service;
(4) conducts horticultural ex
hibits and (5) conducts demon
strations of various gardening
practices.
The cost of establishing and
maintaining a Garden Center is
largely in the original invest
ment (where a new building
must be constructed, which is not
necessary under the Salem Gar
den Council's plan) and a small
maintenance cost, usually absorb
ed in parks maintenance. It has
been found desirable in most
garden centers for the city to
hire a Garden Center Director on
a full time basis to assure a de
rivation of the full worth of the
idea.
The Cleveland, Ohio Garden
Center is one of the largest, has
its own beautiful grounds and
building and a director who is
a nationally recognized plant au
thority. Detroit is another exam
ple of the large garden center
with its building on famed Belle
Isle in the midst of botanical
gardens and greenhouses where
much of the plant materials used
in other city parks are grown.
Ft. Pierce, Florida, a city small
er than Salem has a mood cen
ter of its own, created largely
by donations plus a $1,000 sub
sidy from the city. The grounds
about its building were land
scaped and are maintained by
garden club members as a civic
activity.
While the establishment oi a j all-important, but vou want a
Garden Center, even where a I plant that breaks into bud readi
builcling might be provided, will y, produces new stronir, healthy
not be done overnight or its full . canes low down on the plant, jii
effective operation be put under-j shape the plant should be svm
way immediately, it is a most metrical not tall or spindly or too
worthy project oi ine naiem
Garden Council and its member
garden clubs. It is to be hoped,
then, that our City Council will
act promptly and favorably upon i shaped with strong necks to pre
the proposal, for it is a program i vent drooping, stems should he
that has proved most success- hnng for cutting, the flower
ful and worthwhile wncrever
tried.
A Garden Center in Salem
would fill a definite need for
the increasing number of home
owners in the city, many of
whom are wholly unfamiliar with
growing conditions in the Pacific
Northwest or with plants indig
enous to this area. This would
he but one more step towards
making the City of Salem a bet
ter, happier, more attractive
city.
Log Truck Owners of
2 Counties Meeting
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I for all log truck owners in l'olk
and Marion Counties for Friday
in Salem.
The meeting will start at 7:30
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555 Front Street, and will cover
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according to .1. L. Curtis of Ore
con Timber Transport Operators,
sponsors of the meeting.
Any person who is interested
in the hauling of logs for any
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Building Satisfactory Garden
Must Start With Foundation
By MARK M.
February is a favorite month
with gardners, (provided no
snow or ice storms abound) for
planting and pruning of roses.
The building of a satisfactory
garden, of whatever type, must
begin with the soil. Soil is the
foundation of a, garden, just as
a good foundation is essential to
good building. The existing con
dition of the soil must be deter
mined in order to take the neces
sary steps to correct faulty con
ditions. Neutral soils are those
equally balanced in content of
lime and humus. An acid soil
usually contains a larger percent
age of humus, an alkaline soil
indicates a deficiency of humus
with ai excess of lime. Acid soils
are more often found in areas
with abundent rainfall, hence the
Willamette Valley is predomi
nately of that type of soil. Roses
grow best in a slightly acid soil,
one reason for their abundance
in Portland, the "City of Roses"
and adjacent localities.
Heavy and tight soils can be
improved by adding gypsum at
two handfuls per plant. This im
proves drainage, hastens decom
position of organic material and
lowers the pll value of the soil.
In preparing the soil remember
that humus furnishes a great
deal of plant food and most soils
need liberal amounts of humus
forming materials.
Where To Plant
In preparing your rose garden
you will first have to determine
where and how the beds are to
be made. Roses must have sun
light, good drainage and freedom
from competition of neighboring
trees or shrubs. For example,
don't plant a laurel hedge for a
background for your rose garden
as it will rob the roses of needed
fertility. I have seen some fine
examples of raised beds for
roses wherein the soil in a rose
bed area was built up to a higher
level than that surround ne.
being held in place by some split
umDers lor a natural appearance.
Especially arc raised beds desir-
anic wnere drainage is poor.
Then, too, the level of the blooms
is raised so that in walking
through the garden the blooms
arc at eye level, or more nearly
so, and in smelling range!
Another interesting method
observed at a friend's garden in
Minneapolis, was where the roses
were all planted in wooden tubs,
nothing more than large, square
wooden boxes which were mount
ed on small wheels so they could
be moved to the most advantage
ous part of the garden (or into
the greenhouse in cold weather!)
Buy Strong Plants
rvuying a new rose is olten a
problem for in going through
nursery saicsyard one is soon
confronted with . the distinction
of patented and non-pntented
roses. Patented roses are usually
higher priced, sometimes quite a
bit higher and the novice as
sumes that the fact that a rose
is patented indicates better
quality. Nothing is farther from
the fact! Some of our best roses
today are some of the older va
rieties of as much as 30 years
ago. What, then, is to determine
the rose you want to plant in
your garden? Of course, color is
spreading; leaves should be hard.
glossy, abundant and resistant to
disease; the flower buds should
ne long and pointed or urn
i should be fragrant, high-centered
with petals of good texture and
abundance. After blooming the
petals should drop cleanly from
the plant. Flowers should be pro
duced abundantly during the
growing season. Color should
hold up well in hot weather and
not fade or tend to turn bluish.
Your nurseryman can advise
you of the good or bad features
of any rose, as can neighboring
rose enthusiasts, so do not hesi
tate in taking their advice when
choosing plmts, so that you will
achieve peak performance for
your efforts.
In maintaining an existing rose
garden in good condition, prun
ing is essential. The tendency of
some gardeners to prune rose
bushes down to knee height or
lower is, to me, a poor pruning
practice. There is more satisfac
tion from a rose garden wherein
you are able to admire and in
spect blooms on plants which are
waist high nr higher. A rose lover
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enjoys the perfume of th,e flower
but does not want to get down
on his knees to get it! A large
bush, well cared for will have
more blooms than a smaller bush.
Roses should be pruned in their
late dormant period. Late prun
ing helps to prevent die-back
and the appearance, of tender
new growth which might be
nipped by a frost -Remove
Dead Wood
First, in pruning, remove all
weak or dead wood. When old
wood becames unproductive it
should be cut If you want large
plants remove all new canes ex
cept those needed to replace
dead or damaged ones. If plants
are overgrown they can be cut
back to give a uniform appear
ance. In pruning make your cut
Vi inch above a bud eye, pre
ferably one that points to the
outward side of the plant. Any
stems that cross another should
be removed. Tree roses are usu
ally pruned more severely than
other types lest the heads be
come too large for the symmetry
of the plant. Pruning of climbers
should consist of removing the
old wood or any weak shoots.
Old wood is removed when it be
comes weak, diseased or scaly.
One scheme followed by a num
ber of local rose enthusiasts is to
prune their roses on Feb. 12 and
Feb. 22, half of the pruning
being done each time. Thus the
plants are brought into bloom at
different intervals, it being usual
ly about four months after prun
ing before the new blooming sea
son starts. So, it is a good idea to
divide your pruning work under
some such plan, particularly
where you have two or more
plants of the same variety.
'Yes, rose planting and pruning
time is with us! Planting inge
nuity in a rose garden can make
a modest home a showplace. Try
out some planting schemes of
your own origination. The rose
has long been popular, but never
more so than today. Roses are
grown in practically every coun
try in the world and in every
state in the Union, but assuredly
none flourish better than those
in our own Willamette Valley.
Home Extension
Polk Co. Dates
Home Extension Calendar: Feb.
4, 10:30 a.m., Ballston Unit, Com
munity hall, Cakes and cake dec
orating. Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., radio
broadcast, KOAC, Corvallis, Polk
County 4-H. Feb. 9, 10:30 a.m..
Mistletoe unit, school, cakes and
cake decorating. Feb. 10, 10:30
a.m., Grand Rondc unit, Com
munitv club, cakes and cake dee
orating. Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m.,
Brush College unit, members'
home, cakes and cake decoratinf.
Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m., Rickreall
unit, grange, program planning
meeting II for project leaders.
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ritEVENT FLOODING lower
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bag around the frccziing unit
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An illuminated garden in the breezeway where a tree grows
through the roof, is one of the features of this plan. A glass
wall separates this garden from sunken living room. A pantry
adjoins the kitchen. There are three bedrooms and two baths.
This is plan 9357 by Rudolph A. Matern, architect, 90-04 161st
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Land Exchange
Bill Approved
WASHINGTON UB - Rep. Ells
worth (R-Ore) said Wednesday he
expects the House to act next week
on his bill to prevent federal land
acquisitons from interfering with
sustained-yield timber operations.
The bill was approved by the
House Interior Committee last
year but developed opposition in
the Rules Committee and was nev
er brought to the floor for consid
erntion.
The bill's provisions would take
effect whenever the government
found it necessary to acquire priv
ately owned timberlands included
in a sustained-yield unit. It would
stipulate that the owners be fur
nished a similar block of timber
land from the fcdcrol domain so
the private unit's economy would
not be impaired.
Since the bill developed opposi
tion in the Rules Committee, Ells
worth has drafted an amendment
designed to meet the objections
without altering its objective.
As It now stands, the bill spe
fifinaUv rinnlnrps that lands in
eluded in national parks, monu
ments or wilderness areas are not
eligible for exchange. It would
give the department or agency
responsible lor administering iea
erallv owned lands a voice in the
selection of the lands to be trans
ferred. The bill in its amended form
was approved Tuesday by the
House Interior Committee.
Canned Goods
Rates on RR Cut
WASHINGTON (UP) The
interstate Commerce Commis
sion has granted railroHds the
right to reduce rates on trans
ontinentnl shipments of can
ned goods. j
The reduction of 10 cents a
hundred pounds will take of-'
feet tomorrow and will apply
to shipments traveling either!
direction from coast to coast. ;
The railroads proposed the
reductions last month, and thej
ICC permitted them to take!
efect without a hearing. Thej
Intcrcoastal Steamship Freight
Association and others had pro
tested the rate reduction.
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EAST SALEM New officers
for the year were elected at Mon
day night s meeting of Swede
Community Builders held at the
home of Mrs. Leonard Yarnell on '
Clay St.- !
Mrs. Leonard Odom will serve ;
as president; Mrs. William Rick-1
man, vice president; Mrs. Conrad
Hofstedt, secretary; Mrs. Fred
Smalley, Jr., treasurer; and Mrs.
Melvin La Due as historian.
For the business meeting a
program on civil defense was
planned, and a letter prepared
by the secretary to be read at
different organization meetings
in the community was accepted.
Retiring officers present were
Mrs. Conrad Hofstedt, Mrs. Earl
Rowland, Mrs. Fred Smalley, Sr.,
Mrs. Richard Highberger and
Mrs. La Due were given a party
louowing the business meeting
and presented with gifts. Others
present were Mrs. Odom, Mrs.
Rickman, Mrs. Joun Zwemke,
Mrs. Everett Morris, Mrs. Ar
thur Masters, Mrs. Glen De Lapp.
I the hostess, and a special guest,
- Mrs. James Shires.
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The fifth grade at Swegle
school presented a play, "Bells
in the Night," for Friday after
noon assembly. The play was
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Potato Week
Plans Boosted
"Eat more spuds" is the slogan
that has been adopted by grocers,
wholesalers, jobbers and store
keepers for "Potato Week" which
will be in effect February 8-13.
It is suspected that many fami
lies turned away from the lowly
spud as a food during the time
when retail prices were up around
8 and 10 cents. With the cost mora
nearly normal, many persons have
not resumed the habit of eating
those big baked potatoes or hashed
browns.
The idea of a week devoted to
an effort to dispose of an over
supply of potatoes originated with
Ronald Phair, Klamath Falls gro
cer. He boosted sales in his own
establishment by about 500 per
cent as a result of his program.
Later Pacific Fruit took up the "
cudgel for the grower and was
joined by many other wholesale
houses.
Locally about 20,000 bushels of
valley spuds are being channeled
into the retail outlets. These spuds
are said to be excellent cookers,
having been raised on nonirrigated
land. ,
Many stores intend to display
potatoes from several parts of
Oregon, including those grown in
Klamath county.
The movement of the 1953 potato
crop into retail outlets is reported
to be approximately 1000 carloads
below the previous year.
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