Wednesday, February 21. 1954
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem. Oregon
Tase 11.
Questions
Answered
By MARK M. TAYLOR
Q. Are holly seedlings any
food to raise for trees? Will
they bear berries? I have two
growing nicely. I enjoy your
page very much Mrs. A.K.
Ant. Holly seedlings will
produce good trees. After all,
seeding is Nature's own way of
propagation. As to their bear
ing berries, that depends upon
the sex of the tree. Grafting a
seedling with a berry-bearing
branch from another tree often
assures fruiting. If you have
two seedlings fairly close to
gether there is a good' chance
their proximity will insure pol
lination without grafting. Only
time will tell, however.
Q. When should begonia
tubers be started? Mrs. A.J.
Ans. Some local gardeners
start begonias in March in flats
or pots placed in a warm, pro
tected place. Water slightly un
til the shoots start from the
tuber. As sprouting begins
.place in a flat or pot in a mix
ture of peatmoss, leafmold and
(and, or peatmoss alone. Set
the tubers about a half inch be
low surface and keep in a warm
(but not hot) location where
there is light and keep watered
until desired size is reached,
then set out in garden in a spot
that does not get direct sun
light, filtered light being pre
ferable. Soil must contain plenty
of humus. Set plants with points
of leaves pointing in the direc
tion you wish blooms to face,
fertilizing occasionally with fish
meal or a liquid fish fertilizer
is most beneficial. In watering,
sprinkle the foliage occasionally,
too.
Q. When should perennials
be fertilized? Mrs. W. M.
Ans. Just before growth
starts in Spring use a balanced
fertilizer for best results.
q. what pruning should be
done on blackberries and rasp
perries? H.H.
Ans. Cut out old canes, re
duce the number of new areas
and remove suckers.
Q. Can Amaryllis be start
ed in pots now? Mrs. G. J.
Ans. Yes, but do not delay.
The usual starting time is in
January indoors or in a green
house. Q. What temperature is
necessary to germinate the seeds
of gloxinias and tuberous be
gonias? Mrs. W.W.
Ans. A temperature of 70
degrees is generally recom
mended. Q. I would like some fol
iage plants suitable for an of
fice waiting room to be in a
box one ft. wide, one ft. deep
and about six feet long. There
is no sunlight in the room and
the lighting is flourescent 1
Mrs. R.S. "
Ans. You can choose from
rhilodendron, Ficus, Tradoscan
tia, Dichorisandra and Espicias.
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will be one of the featured en
tertainers in the musical com
edy show which will be pres
ented free at the 1954 Portland
international home show and
remodeling exposition, Feb. 26
March 7 at Swan Island. Fea
tured at the spoctaclc-cxtrava-ganza
will be over 180 sepa-'
rate exhibits showing the new
est innovations in home build
ing and furnishing. Doors will
be open at 5 p.m., week days
and at noon Saturdays and Sun
days. All will do well under such con
ditions and be most attractive.
Gloxinias will give beautiful
flowers, too. Flourescent light
ing helps.
Q. Can you recommend
some plants that can be used in
an office that is an inside room
lighting is flourescent. R.B.
Ans. See answer, above.
These plants can also be grown
in pots.
Q. Do petunias come true
from seed? Mrs. L.W.
Ans. Certain strains that
have been inbred for genera
tions do; others may not. Con
sult your dealer when buying.
Q. Are the Indica Azaleas
hardy to this area? Mrs. C.N.
Ans. Yes, I know of a num
ber of specimens in the Wil
lamette Valley that have sur
vived for years.
Q. Will azaleas stand full
sun? If so, what kinds do you
recommend? Mrs. A. R.
. Ans. While traditionally a
shade-loving plant, any azalea
must have light in order to
bloom. I have a bed of Kaemp
firi Azaleas in a Western ex
posure and they have outdone
themselves in blooming. Filter
ed sunlight is best for most of
them, however. t
Q. Can begonia tubers be
divided? Mrs. H. R.
Ans. Yes, divide no each
part has a sprout. Dust the cut
parts with sulphur.
Q. How can I rejuvenate a
camellia that has been sickly
and has produced very few
blooms? Airs. H. A.
Ans. Feed with cottonseed
meal, fish meal or a liquid fish
fertilizer when growth starts. Do
not neglect watering during hot
weather tnd syringing the fol
age. Your trouble may be from
moles undermining the shrub.
If so, tamp dewn the runs and
keep moles away. Planting in
galvanized wire baskets is a
good idea for this problem.
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Delphinium Stately Plant That
Flourishes Well in This Area
By MARK
One of our most stately and
attractive bcrder perennials is
the delphinium, often called per
ennial larkspur. Actually it is
a short-lived plant not able to
stand excessive heat, hence it
fluuiishes well in this area.
Perhaps the best known strain
of delphinium is the Pacific
strain, created by the veteran
hybridizer, Frank Reinelt of Ca
pitola, Calif. .
Seed of delphinium may be
sown as soon as fresh seed can
be secured, using a cold frame,
flat or controlled and protected
seed bed area. - When the seed
lings make their first leaves
they should be transplanted four
to six inches apart in a similar
area and grown there for six
weeks when they should be
large enough to transplant to
garden conditions. The follow
ing Spring move the seedlings
into the perennial border. Soil
requirements are a rich, deeply
cultivated soil slightly on the
alkaline side.
Some gardeners prefer to sow
their seed in January or Febru
ary in the greenhouse or in pots
in a sunny window. Upon ger
mination they are given as much
air as possible at the same time
protecting them from the cold.
Later they are transplanted to
flats or pots and in May, may be
transplanted individually to the
perennial border. Bloom will
probably appear right after
June. Delphiniums will pro
bably form large clumps which
may winter over out of doors
if water is prevented from
standing in the crown. These
clumps may be divided in early
Spring to increase desired
plants.
DDT will control most insect
pests bothering delphinium, as
Bordeaux mixture will control
most fungus diseases. Actual
ly, these impressive flowers are
not as susceptible to insect pests
or to disease as many other
plants, hence their added value
in the garden. One big advan
tage of having delphiniums in
the planting is that the rarest
color in flowers is blue and, in
them, that color is represented
at its best. There are light blue,
medium blue and darker blue
to purple shades available some
with white or black bees that
make a pleasing contrast.
Mildew is one of the primary
enemies of delphinium and is
noticeably present when they
arc planted close to a wall or
too close together. Mildew is
most likely to he noticed in the
Fall season, although it may at
tack plants at any time when
moisture is prevalent. Dusting
with sulphur is the recommend
ed preventative. Green Flower
is a disease noticed only West
of the Rocky Mountains and
close to ocean areas. Plants
showing signs of this disease
should he destroyed to prevent
spread of the infection.
V hen the first crop of blooms
on delphiniums has faded, cut
the flower spikes off above the
foliage and keep the plants on
the dry side for two or three
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PACE
M. TAYLOR
weeks until new shoots begin to
appear, then cut the rest of the
stock off. A spoonful of am
monium phosphate sprinkled
around the plant and well wa
tered in will aid in developing
the new shoots which will grow
into flower spikes.
An attractive border or back
ground planting of delphinium
never fails to arouse comment
I recall one garden with the
property line boundary marked
by a single row of delphiniums.
To say this was striking is to put
it but mildiy. The tall stalks
carrying a large shaft of flowers
in a variety of colors . the
stalks being nearly eight feet
tall, the upper three feet of
which were covered with blos
soms in varying colors were gor
geous. This plan . provided a
splendid background for other
perennial plants in the fore
ground and added a stately dig
nity to an otherwise informal
border. Easily grown and cared
for, truly the delphinium is the
answer to the "lazy man's gar
den." Your Garden
Notebook
By MARK M. TAYLOR
DO YOU KNOW?
That Delphinium originally
came to us from Siberia?
That Chinese Sacred Bamboo
Nandina) is really a member
of the Barberry family?
Cenby Pachistina is an ever
green ground cover to twelve
inches high and is' a native of
the Pacific Northwest?
That many of the mock or
anges are native to the South
cartern United States?
Poncirus Trifoliata, or Hardy
Orange, is frequently used as a
hedge in the South because of
its dense growth?
The term "hose in hose" ap
plied to azalea blooms means
actually that one flower corolla
is superimposed upon another?
That tuberous begonias may
be had in forms similar to ca
mellias, roses, carnations or in
dividual novelties such as ruf
fled types and singles?
That bamboos are members of
the grass family?
Blooming now arc, jasmine,
Daphne, . pussywillow, primroses,
saxifraga and periwinkle?
" Now is a good time to plant
shrubs or trees?
Wheelchair Homes
For Veterans
More than 29 million dollars
has been granted by the Veterans
Administration for specially
equipped homes for disabled vet
erans, including those of the
Korean war. New "wheelchair"
homes total 2,fi62 and remodeled
homes for seriously incapacitat
ed veterans number 207.
Congress authorized the VA
in 1948 to defray 50 per cent of
the cost of "wheelchair" homes
for eligible veterans up to $10,
000. These grants can be used
to buy a lot, to remodel a house,
or to apply against a mortgage
of a suitable house already oc
cupied. New Process for
Starting Seeds
A new product developed and
popularized in England during
the past two years is offered for
the first time in America to as
sist gardeners in giving their
seeds a fine start under ideal
growing conditions. Known as
FERTL-Cubes these one-inch
cubes of plant food in a vermi
eullte b.isc contain and protect
the germainnting seeds in a cup
. shaped depression, isolate them
; from plant diseases, particularly
the fungi which cause damping
olf, and insrre that the growing
! plant is well nourished through
out its life.
As every gardener knows ver
miculitc provides excellent bed
ding for germinating seeds. It is
porous, holds moisture, contains
no insect eggs nr larvale or plant
diseases. Vrrmirulite is inert
and docs not feed the plant.
7 terraces
and how to
build them
You can extend youf living
space and make your home more
attractive at the same time with
a distinctive terrace. And now'i
the time to start building it,
for plenty of pleant outdoor
living this spring and summer.
In the March issue of Belter
Homes Gardens there s an
article that shows you how to
build 7 different terraces. One
that jvit suits you and your
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ACCENT COLOR
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Use of a small area of bright color fn planning a color scheme
for .the exterior of a house is advised by professional color de
signers. This eye-catching color, called "accept color", con
trasts to colors selected for roof, sidcwalls and trim. For the
house sketched above, accent color, printed in heavy black, was
used on the door and on the trim of the narrow horizontal
. panel of windows. The roof color remains the basic exterior
color. It is chosen from the great variety of solid and blended
colors available in asphalt shingles and the weather and fire
resistant roofing material. Colors for walls and trim harmonizes
with the roof.
On the House
By DAVID G. BAREUTIIER
AP Real Estate Editor
Air conditioning is changing
the style of houses, sizes and
shapes of homcsites, landscaping,
roofs, placement of windows, the
direction in which a house may
face and many other features.
The result is that anyone plan
ning to build a new house might
be prudent to consider these
factors, whether air conditioning
is planned in the equipment or
not. To own a house that could
be converted economically for
air conditioning might prove to
be a better investment than a
house calling for major altera
tions. The reason such details are
becoming so important is that
they can save the homeowner
money.
"A flat roof is harder to cool
than an attic house," say the ex
Flowering Crabs
Popular Trees
By MARK M, TAYLOR
Among the flowering trees dodu.
lar to home gardeners, especially
in the Willamette Valley, are the
flowering crab apples, many of
which are valued for their beau
tiful flowers as well as their serv
iceable fruits.
Probably the most popular and
most widely grown is Bechtel's
Crab (Malus loensis), a variety
of the native prairie crab known
as Iowa Crab. It blooms in May
and June, often so densely cov
ered with its double pink blooms
as tff resemble a huge bouquet.
ihli. h iTnZ V V "2- 1'0,i"' ,r"s- Planting, ga-
wmte the flowers have a pro- - ih. 7'
nouncefl wild-flower sort of trJlJL inh T, . th?
rnm. (hat ic . . ii f a shading job for rooms that
their charm. The tree may grow
to a height of 15 or 20 feet when
fully developed and have a fruit
of a waxy green color.
Another most popular crab is the
Floribunda Crab, which may teach
20 feet. The buds, held on nar
row stems thickly along the
branches arc red, turning to light
pink when they open giving an
interesting vari-colored effect. It
is a very dense bloomer and also
lias small ornamental yellow fruit
about the size of a pea which re
mains on through most of the win
ter. The Scheidecker Crab is often
rated as one ol the best crabs,
being compactly formed having
large double flowers of a light rose
color, with a pronounced fra
grance, the blooms staying on the
tree for quite some time.
The Red vein Crab (Malus Niedz
wetskyana) is one of our most
popular flowering trees. The flow
ers are a deep rose color, single
and are followed by fruit of dark
red and good size. This variety
of crab apple makes a splendid
jelly of a good red color.
Sargent's Crab is a Spring shruh
six feet high with clusters of pure
white flowers and red fruit. This
is the only crab apple small
enough to be considered a shrub,
it may grow twice as broad as it
does high (so give it room!). It
blooms in mid-May. The fruit is
small for crabapples but remains
on well into the Fall, thus main
taining a colorful spot in the gar
den. The fruit also atttrncts birds.
For an accent spot in the home
garden, for color and for fruit
lor home made jellies, one can't
go wrung in planting selected vari
eties nf the flower crab apples. For
specimen planting, or tor a focal
mint in a landscape plan, the
dowering crabapple should not he
overlooked.
Shrubs -Trees
Camillias 200 up
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Raspberry Plants $2.00 !'
Hedge Laurel $200 dot.
Hedge Privet $1.25 '-
Crape Vines 50C ra.
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CATCHES EYE
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perts. "A cathedral ceiling run
ning up to the rafters is one
of the hardest to cool.
"A house in a treeless tract
must handle about twice as big
a neat load as the same house in
the woods,
"W h i t e paint is one of the
cheapest ways to cut cooling
costs.
uiu fashioned shutters are
hard to beat for shielding east
and west windows.
"A 'house in Minneapolis needs
a much wider overhang on its
southern side than a house in
Dallas." .
These are somo of the facts
developed in research by the
University of Illinois, the Na
tional Warm Air and Air Condi'
tioning Association and House &
Home. Architects are making use
of such information in designing
nouses.
An "Idea and Fact Book" pub
lished by the Carrier Corp. for
me use oi o.uuu architects, says:
"In any residence there are
five major sources of heat with
direct radiation from the sun
and heat from outside atmos
phere accounting for three-quarters
or more of the total heat
load.
"These factors will compen
sate lor the sun:
"1. Designing the proper over
hang which will shield walls and
windows from the sun's radia
tion. Overhangs must be gauged
for the section of the country in
which the home is located, be
cause of the angle of the sun at
various distances from the equa-
,.,
"3. Windows should he so lo-
cated whenever possible as to
miss the direct rays of the sun.
Usually larger windows should
look to the north, or under an
overhang to the south.
"4. Venetian blinds can he
used on windows that face into
the sun.
"5. Light colored houses with
white roofs absorb less heat than j
dark colors. This helps to reduce
the heat load."
A bedside screen can pro
vide a handy table if one fits
a triangular shelf ot plywood
with angle brackets to slip
into U-brackets formed from
mending plates.
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May Use Barn
The Salem Parks Advisory
Board Tuesday Vight recommend
ed that the Salem Garden Council
be permitted use of the barn near
Bush House in Bush Pasture Park.
The Garden Council has in mind
an improvement of the barn at a
cost of 110,000, and if the City
Council approves the recommen
dation will go ahead with the proj
ect. The city would be asked by the
Garden Council to put a founda
tion under a garage near the barn
and to provide storage for some
park equipment now stored in the
barn.
Members of the Garden Council
told about their plans at a meet
ing in City Hall Tuesday afternoon
attended by park board members,
Mayor Al Loucks and other in
terested agencies. The mayor said
no special measure for park fi
nancing is proposed for the May
election ballot. Mark Astrup,
chairman of the park board, said
the present 2-mill tax is not ade
quate. It raises about $70,000 a
year.
2 Berry Growers'
Groups Meet Here
Programs for two berry grow
er meetings in Salem have been
completed by D. L. Rasmussen,
county extension agent. The straw
berry growers will meet at the
Izaak Walton building, 500 South
Cottage street at 1:30 p.m. Thurs
day. Cane growers will assemble
at the Dairy Co-op building, 2135
Fairgrounds road at 1:30 p.m. Fri
day. Speakers for the strawberry con-
ference will be Dr. Karl Baur.
Portland: George Waldo and Uob-j
ert W. Every, of Oregon State
College. Soils, strawberry vari-!
cties and insects will be discussed. I
Dr. E. K. Vaughan,' plant path-
ologist of OSC, will discuss disease j
control problems in cancberries !
during tne caneberry growers
meeting. Use of regulators in in
crease berry size will be discussed
by Quenlin Zielinski, also of OSC.
How to build
a beautiful
lawn now
Now is the time to repair your
lawn or start building a new
one. And you can have a thick
velvety stand of grass from bor
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illustrated article in the March
issue of Better Homes & Gar
dens show you stcpby-slcp
everything you need to know
about repairing and building a
lawn. Read, "All you need to
know about spring lawn care'.'
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