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'Wednesday, March" S, 1954 Not Color But Texture Is Key to Good Garden Soil I 1 fr -mil. imumi,,,, , - 4- Spadint Is essential to Outdoor r'ai.ting can begin in your caraen as soon as the soil has thawed out and dried suffi ciently to work. Jf your soil is aim, nara to spad.- and culti vate, alow to al.ow water to drain through It, every spring something should be added to make it more porous. Beginning gardeners are often persuaded that what is needed is a few inches of "black dirt." Even if your soil it clay, exca vated for the foundation of a new home, that is the wrong solu tion. Forget the color of the soil and concentrate on its porosity, a quality without which any soil black, yellow or red, will give you trouble. At the othe. extreme are soils In beach areas, of almost pure aand. These are altogether too porous, holding neither moisture nor plant food, but letting every thing wash away. Both thypes of soil need the same treatment which is the ad dition of decayed vegetable or animal material, su as sewage sludge, muck or peat dug from Landscape Now Service Center . 1055 2nd St. Pb. 4-3573 Complete Lawn and Garden Service IF YOU WANT LOVELY ROSES KILL WINTER PESTS NOW With one tasy operation pro tect roses, ornamental shrubs and fruit traas, and other da cidious plants from many over-wintering insects and plant diseases. It is a simple operation with the dormant sprays and modern sprayers of today. Coma In and sea whaf we have to make your 1954 gardening aatier for you. GARDEN & FLOWER SEEDS SPRAYS & DUST FERTILIZERS LAWN SUPPLIES IAWNMOWERS, SALES & SERVICE ME ROTARY THIERS u . I Vau, MttlfV Hum Any unwn ... -tll Till, mulcn, ., Witami Controlled lofl .M.BAII u, ie, no) 1A" wHJthl Three f moue moacw The Tiller Shop Your Salem Dealer 1198 So. Comm. Ph. 2-1009 The Beauty of Your Home ran be enhanced by colorful and practical win dow 5h.del con.eV to our showroo m and let us show you the wide variety of materials, & a? -ssf bf t v..LsSer: ad,oCrdo Creve"min 'and recovering of w ndov ? "hades. It's .Imort time to start Sprlni ? hoiwerleanini. let us give you a help ing hand. Copif al Shade & Drapery Shop PHONE 4-l5 SfiO SOUTH 21st food soil conditioning. old bogs, well decayed manure, commercial peat moss, leaf mould or compost from a com post pile, f -It is seldom advisable to mix sana wun clay or clay with sand. uotn are excellent to have in son, Dut together they often pro duce an extremely hard composi tion. Instead of sand, however, limestone can be mixed with clay, with excellent results. Lime stone causes the fine clay parti cles to combine into sand-size ag gregates which will retain mois ture, while allowing air to enter freely and excess water to drain off. Do not be afraid to use crush ed limestone freely, since it will not make clay soil harmfully al- naime, no mailer now mucn you use. The clay has a "buffer" capacity rchich prevents this, aay me scientists. All the materials used to Im prove your soil should be mixed with it thoroughly. Spade the organics into sandy soil also, they will hold moisture and store up plant food for the plants to use, instead of allowing it to wash away. Spading alone is a fine soil conditioner, and if planned sen sibly is not a difficiult chore. Mark the area to be spaded as a whole and divide into sections, one for each ay. Limit the day's work to an hour, until you be come Hardened to It. Spread material to be soaded in evenly over the whole area. Begin by opening up a trench at one end ol the days section, throwing the soil removed in a pile nearby. Then dig an ad' joining tren-1 with spade at right angles to its length, throw ing the soil and organic matter into the first trench. Continue this until the day's work is over, resting at frequent intervals. Fill me linai trencn with soil re moved from the first Drive the spade straight down each time. digging the full length of its blade; and turn the "spit" of soil as you drop it It beats any kind of plowing for a small gar den. Panel Discussion On Music Tonight Second program in the faculty forum series will be a panel dis cussion, "Seminar on Church Music", to be held Wednesday evening at 8 in the recital hall of the music school. Prof. Josef Schnelker, Don M. Gleckler and Dr. Norman A. Huffman will speak and Melvin H. Geist, dean of the College of Music, will be moderator. The public is invited to attend. In his talk Dr. Huffman will discuss the relation of music to the worship experience and the word and thought content of hymns. Prof. Schnelker will stress the instrumental phase of church music, especially the role of the organ: and Proof. Gleckler will relate the choir and choral music to the subject. There will be a period for audience questions at the close of the program. Prof. S-'hnclker is professor of organ and music theory and is chapel organist: Prof. Gleckler is professor of music and direct or nf thp , rnnnplla rhnir T)r. I it .f v .1 r iu. ir;llnM liuumaii is iidu ul tnc iTiuaiu- ette religion department I BIT THEY DON'T FLY CARS j PHOENIX. Ariz. (TP) Air i plane-type safety belts have been 1 installed in Arizona highway j patrol cars as a safety precaut ion. Supt. Greg 0. Hathaway ' said the belts offer better chance I to survive a crash. . Questions By MARK Q I read your recent answer on pruning raspberries and blackberries. What I want to know in addition to this is should the new canes be pruned and if so to what extent? A Reader. ANS Yes. the shoots are pinched off when they reach from 30 to 36 inches in order to promote lower branching and upright growth. If the new canes are one season old, they can be pruned back to 18 inches while dormant. Pruning to an eye or branch is desirable. When plant' ing bushes cut back the stems close to the ground to encourage root growth. Q Are any bulbs available that should bloom now? Mrs. H. L. ANS Yes. Daffodil February Gold is blooming now as are some other varieties. There are crocus and hyacinths in bloom now, too, in protected spots. Tu lips are on tneier way up and will bloom very soon. From the present outlook it appears that this is to be an early Spring. Q When should I take cut tings of chrysanthemums? Mrs. H. T. ANS Late in March unless you can start them in a green house or cold frame. Q What bulbs give Summer bloom? Mrs. H. T. ANS Montbretia, Tigrldia, tuberous begonias and gloxinias. Q I have a filbert tree that appears sickly and does not bear. What is wrong? F. R. ANS Chances are the soil where it is planted is too shal low. Most of the soil in Eastern Polk County and Western Mar ion County is too shallow. Fil berts form a tap root that re quires five or six feet of soil. Failure to have this depth may eventually kill the tree. Q Can you prune rhododend rons and, if so, when? We have a large one that has pink buds but when it blooms out it is white with pale pink fringe. Mrs. V. B. K. ANS Pruning of rhododend rons is usually limited to remov ing any broken branches or to keep it within bounds. If space is not allowed for its ultimate growth, a plant maay overgrow the space allotted, so that prun ing is necessary. Don't hesitate to remove a crossing branch or improve the shape of the shrub. Cut as little as possible and prune back to a rosette of leaves where dormant buds exist. Much of this pruning may be done when the shrub is in bloom so that some of the flower trusses can be used Indoors as cut flow ers. The paling of blooms from pink to white may be due to too sunny an exposure. Partial shade, such as offered by high branch ing trees, is preferred as these plants must have suincient sun light to encourage bloom. Alka line soil, too, will weaken the color of the blooms as well as cause yellowing of the foliage. Fertilize with acid type fertiliz ers in March and again in June. O Can vou give me some in formation on how to control the strawberry weevil? Mrs. B. R ANS Poisoned apple bait placed on the grounds at the base of plants to be protected in lale May or June is recom mended. Also spray plants with lead arsenate, one tablespoon to a quart of water, protect rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas and heathers in this same man ner. O How late In Spring may roses be successfully planted? Mrs. W. K. ANS Roses may be planted practically any time of the year. Most dealers now grow them in fiber pots so they can be planted without difficulty. L.aie pianung tends to cause them to need more water during hot weather, however. Q When should roses be lerti- lized'-B.T. ANS Fo ow a balanced feed ing program monthly from April until September. Well decom posed compost, manures, etc.. can be worked into the soil to aid its natural fertility. If a tendency toward chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) becomes apparent, then supplement with a good nitrogen fertilizer such as liquid fish emul sion. Q What Is the proper planting time for Camellias? Mrs. G. M. SAVE mm Buy 1st Double Roll at Regular Price Get 2nd Roll tor 1c More! 5 patterns to choose from All washable All sunfast FREE PARKING Store Hours: Mon. and Frl., 9:30-9:00; other days 9:30-5:30 A' JLAKj 550 N. Copitol Ph.3-9191 THE CAPITAC JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon Answered M. TAYLOR ANS Usually camellias are most successfully planted from November to February, but plants grown in containers or balled and burlapped can be planted at any time. Q What it the right time to take and root cuttings of broad- leaved evergreens? R. L. ANS Usually September and October, or occasionally through December. Rooting medium should have a temperature of about 60 degrees. Q What could be used as a good temporary space filler in a border planting? Mrs. H. C. ANS Such annuals as zinnias. alyssium, stock or gaillardias are fine. For low-. owing plants use Portulaca or Balsam. Q What is the chemical com position of cottonseed meal that is so often recommended for fer tilizer for broad-leaved ever greens? W. B. ANS 7 nitrogen, 2t phosphorous, 114 potash. It is safe and satisfactory for all acid loving plants. Q We have two large camellia bushes that have, as yet, shown no buds. Why is this? E. T. ANS You may have late blooming varieties, or, more prob ably your watering and fertilizing program last year did not permit such growth to form as it custo marily does. Never let the plant dry out during hot weather. Then, in Fall begin to withhold water so as to disco, age new growth that might Winter kill. BLM Reports Tuesday Sale A total of $258,747.78 was of fered by bidders on nine tracts offered by the Bureau of Land Management Tuesday. The price paid for the 12,850,000 board feet averaged 25 per cent above the appraised prices. All of the tracts were .primarily salvage timber. ' The largest offering was in Polk county, the Gooseneck tract of 7,560,000 board feet, for which Simonson Brothers Logging com pany of Astoria was high bidder at $21.75 per thousand for the Douglas fir, $10.85 for western hemlock, $8.80 for white fir, and $8.30 for western red cedar. The total bid was $160,769.35. In Yamhill county, three tracts were purchased by Hadley Chod- rik. John W. Flansberg, and Mendenhall & FendaU on re spective bids of $32J0, $401.28 and $24,099.20. tn Washington county. Ott & Zagelow, and Matiaco & Hayden respectively made high bids of $1174.03 and $3352.60. In Clackamas county, Lee Bal com was high bidder at $15,426. 85. ' Lulay Brothers Lumber com pany made the high bid of $17,- 046.Z3 tor a Linn county tract L. P. Miller Lumber company was the only bidder for a tract in Benton county appraised at $32,768.20. Competition was evident for all the other tracts except a re logging show on the southern boundary of Benton countv for whic hno bids were received. The latter tract will remain available for sale until June 4 unless purchased prior to that time. Teachers Elected HUBBARD Mrs. C. K. Me. Nary, an instructor at Hubbard grade school, was recently elect ed vice president of the Marion County Teacher's association, di vision of the Oregon Education association. Mrs. MeNary also is serving as a Marion county dele gate to tne ujsa lor two years. Mrs. Fern Foster, also an in structor at Hubbard, was elected is a member of the advisory com mittee of the OEA. IT PAYS TO PLANT GARDEN FRESH QUALITY NURSERY STOCK FRUIT ROSES Applet Pears-Plumbs Bush Roses Tree Roses Cherries-Peaches Climbing A Floribundas Berries Grapes Not Packaged. PERENNIALS SHADE TREES Asters Phlox Astilbes Maples Tulip Trees Anemones Daisies Oaks Copped Beech Bleeding Hearts Mr. Ash. FLOWERING FLOWERING TREES SHRUBS Plums-Cherries Crabs Quince-Deutiia-lilacs Dogwoods-Hawthorns Forsylhias-Spiraeas Magnolias Welgelias Tamarix CAMELLIAS Rhododendrons Husky budded plants Plants to bloom this spring All the best varieties an excellent selection SALEM'S ONE STOP GARDEN CENTER Brydon's Nursery & Seed Store 415 S. High Free Parking Down Wall Covering Suggestions By MARK M. TAYLOR Any broad blank space is made more pleasing by at least partial ly covering it with a quiet, digni fied growth that ties it to the ground or to foundation plant ings. Brick, plaster or stone sur faces lend themselves to the use to one of the small leaved va rieties or to the tiny-leaved Fig of the deep green English Ivy or Vine Ficuspumila). Boston Ivy is colorful in Au tumn when the leaves turn red. Low stone or brick walls in the garden may be softened when at least partially covered with one of the ivies. Wisteria is another vine which has become almost traditional in the Deep South, along with ca mellias and magnolias. Its vigor ous growth makes it idea for covering trellises, arbors, build ings, trees or posts. The great racemes of lilac-blue, white or pink pea-shaped flowers come early in the spring. Wisterias thrive in almost any fairly rich soil needing only support Being a twining vine it is not advisable to traia wisterias up a tree as they have been known to literally squeeze a tree to deathl I believe one of the most at tractive uses of wisteria I have seen was at a home in Oakland, Calif. A two-story house on a hill side had the front entrance on the second floor. At the rear forming a gorgeous background for the garden, the whole side of the house was covered with the wisteria in full bloom. For a rapid growing vine with brilliant red Autumn foliage Glory vine (Vitis Coignetiae) is one of the best, growing as much s four and a half feet in a sin gle season. In buying wisteria plants, se lect only grafted plants as seed lings seldom produce good blooms. Firethorn, while not a vine, can be trained to give the ap pearance of a vine by giving it artificial support as it grows up ward. Its good foilage and bright berries in Fall and Winter make it especially attractive against a white wall or wmte panned lire- place chimney. Classes Give Nurses Training in Polio The Salem Memorial hospital medical and nursing staffs are sponsoring a poliomyelitis train ing program for practical nurses. Those desiring to take the work must have a certificate from the adult vocational edu cation department, and be a li censed practical nurse, or pre sent evidence of similar prepara tion at time of registration. Reg istration should be completed at the hospital by March 10. The registration fee is $2. Classes will be held on Tues day and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., or day hours for those who find it more convenient Classes begin Tuesday, March 16. President Retained By Dairy Co-Op PORTLAND OB Arthur P. Ire land of Forest Grove, Ore., will continue as president of the Dairy Co-operative Assn. Others re-elected at the organ ization's convention here Tuesday were Henry Hagg, Reedville, vice president: Dolly Kathke, secre tary, and Marvin Davidson, treas urer. Charlie Ferguson, Woodland, Wash., and Walter Wendt. Or chards, Wash., were named to the board of directors. Arizona produced 394.279 tons of copper valued at 227 million dol lars in 1953. St., Salem Town Phone 4-5678 Conifers Suitable for Place In Pacific Northwest Gardens By MARK The pineapple, years ago. was the symbol of hospitality in the Deep South, but pine cones, ac tually, were responsible for the tradition! In Winter a basket of pine cones was kept by the fire side. When a guest came a hand ful was put on the fire to add greater warmth and comfort Thus, the pine cone was a symbol oi nospitauty. Then developed the custom of hanging branch of pine cones over a doorwav arch. In time the symbol of hos pitality was carved on the arch way, eventually the shape being changed so that it resembled a pineapple rather than a pine cone. In the Pacific Northwest, as in the South, the coniferous ever greens abound and definitely as sume a place in the home garden. Of the many coniferous ever greens suitable for home garden attention, here are few of the better ones: China Fir or Monkey Tree- good for specimen planting, screening or border planting. Does well either in sun or part shade. Cypress Rapid growing, stands full sun. Becomes quite tall. Used for height accents in landscape plantings Red Cedar (Juniper) Foliage of young plants almost entirely different from mature plants. Va rieties obtainable afford choice of spreading varieties, tall or columnar sorts, bluish foliage and outers. Tne spreading type. Pitt zers Juniper, is used for low foundations, rock gardens, ter races and walk intersection cor ners. The upright junipers are excellent specimens for accent plantings, etc. Junipers thrive in practically all types of soil. Incense Cedar A tall, large evergreen of bright, rich green color. Spruce A giant of the forests for which Oregon's coastal area is quite famed. Roster's Blue Spruce is a handsome lawn speci men. fines ine Dines constitute a large group of our coniferous evergreens. Seldom used in land scape plantings, still the young tree in its uniform proportions can be a beautiful specimen. Yew The Yew Is an ancient tree cultivated in Europe, the Yew bows being a popular weapon in Old England. Yews are a popular evergreen for landscape planting, for accent points, for acreens, hedges and so- on. The deep green foliage and symmetrical growth are its commanding features. Yews thrive in rich, moist soil and do well in partial shade, hence their use in foundation nlnntine close to buildings. Contrary to a popular Deuei, Yews do stand St? i m M3f 33IEP No. 7 of a series to introduce an Association Member SALEM INSURANCE AGENTS ASSOCIATION See liars, Foley and Rising, Inc. 143 South Liberty St. The present agency has been in continuous operation in Salem line 1896. Originally founded as the Smith Insurance Agency, subsequent changes in ownership have included Stanley & Foley, Scellart & Foley; and, in 1949, the present firm name became Scellars, Foley and Riling. The agency hoi repreiented the Oregon Mutual Fir Insurance Com pany of McMinnville, Ore., continuously for 58 yean. It repreienti 17 In surance companies in all. It staff of eight people include J. D. Foley who joined the firm in 1920, E. J. Scellars, a member of the firm since 1938, Sid and Elsie Rising who joined the agency in 1948 and H. J. Etzel who Joined the firm last year. Abrams, Rourland A Skinner Beeke & Wadsworth Illivrn It Kiossrn W. i. Bratin Clarence M. Byrd Bob Callahan Commercial Insurance Ajry. Curry Kropp tatcs Agency M. TAYLOR pruning very well. While not strictly a coniferous evergreen, their needle-like foliage causes them to be included in that group. Like camels, giraffes can go for long periods without water. . Complete line of Sherwin Williams Paints orgoous New WashabU Colors . Gal., $5.45 Credit Clsdiy GUWahd 450 Center 8t Ph. W fsJ CAPITOL LUMBER CO PHONE 3-8862 SHRUBS - TREES RHODODENDRON SPECIAL 75c $100 Small plants no buds. Seedlings of good named varieties. Not named for color. Suitable for group plantings. Named irt np Rhododendrons op Delphiniums in named colors 2.C GREEN KNIGHT PEARCY NURSERY 2 Salesyards Open 7 Day a Week Town Yard, S75 S. Liberty St. J-32U Country yard on 99E 1 mile south of Brooks 4-4157 5, ,v K' W. C. Dyer & Sons (.rabrnhnrnt Bros. llaskin & Denton HtiKgins Melvin Johnson W. (1. Kruexrr MnnuM Hrrshe W. K. Moses Jas. IT. Nicholson Merrill D. Ohling Winifred Pettyjohn Ken Potts rtoslcin & Adolph Krrllars, Foley & Rlnlng Roy II. Simmons Homer H. Smith Plftlf tXA$ Yrr Ess The $Jww?It Of Yeur Uocfe rr costs $oumi ,., Ih. proitcUm ad tenty tl CUMtn All Aluminum Awainsi. N Mkcr rraju m iny-pric m auick UMM , I xdwatv CttiMen hatwwtt tnlnriw nmnntrt Md, N tlM iMk. OMiHfr ntapwl h Santa Mm mm mmhi m k, cam tiMtaKetlM Year Tey Willamette Aluminum Co. 303S Portland Road Phona 2-1058 - BERRY BUSHES large Shade and Flowering Trees t and 1-year old transplanted trees. A few each of a num ber' or varieties. 7S?I5" Some nice flowering erab-applea X and 3-year shade and Flowering Trees $2.00 to $4.00 A few 5-year apple tree. STAMPS, TOO Salem, Oregon ifiim tnm 100 il.nl. , n hi fc CHILCEK1 ImiMdMa All. ALUMINUM