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Wednesday, July 21, 1954 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon SECTION II Page 5 ournal Capital A J ' IHIOMI PACE Home Owners Urged to Buy From Oregon Nurserymen Recently we have had complaints concerning and inquiries about, some house tn house peddling of landscaping plans and nursery stock, usuplly on a order basis to he shinned at "proper planting time" with payment to be made upon receipt, Investigation shows these orcanisations arc out of slate businesses with local sales people. Far he it from us to criticize any legitimate business enterprise, but we cannot but issue a word of warning to local house owners against the possible "gyp ad or bait," The situation in the mail order nursery business has be come so serious in recent years that many gardening organizations are taking action to warn their members. Garden magazines, and others, too, are advising of the so-called "rackets" existing in the gardening and nursery business. Unfortunately, whenever any type of business becomes very active and successful, the unscrup ulous ones enter the field, too. A few years ago the American Asso ciation of Nurserymen staged a campaign called "Plant Amefica" tn prevent so much sending abroad for nursery stock, bulbs, etc. The local nurserymen backed this pro gram with their own campaign "plant Oregon," a worthy idea and one which should be continued today. Nowhere but in our own Pacific Northwest can you obtain plants, shrubs, trees, etc., that will perform ideally in your home garden. First, because the plants, etc., are acclimated to our soil and weather conditions. Second; plants grown in local nurseries are if varieties suitable for local cul ture. We have, personally, had some experience with purchasing plants from out of state with usually sad exnerience! Too often the plants were not shipped at the proper planting time for our local condi tions; were poorly packed; improp erly dug or of a variety different from that ordered. ' We do not mean to imply that By MARK M. TAYLOR LEGALS SUSS' HEREBY IS GIVEN Mtal ht! Common Council of the City 01 "Salem Oreeon, deems necessary nd 1 Expedient and hereby declare. It" purpose and Intention to improv ALLEY Block 13, G. H. Jone, AddU fton. from th. north in. of LeleU. Street to ??, fj ?' JKjf 5 5 in n' City of Salem. Mar' County, Oregon, by JSh portion of said allot to ilKradprovldln, drainage and vX". .- nVpoVlland" cement con crete pavement 16 feet penie of the abutting property, all in accordance nlani and specification. h"to' which were adopted by the Common cJinrilJune 2B.PM5. which are now no file in the off re of the city re order and which by this reference JneVcTo are made a par Theje plans and "Purifications may be examined by any interested parly. Anv Interested property owner may declares its purpose and intention to make the above described lm pment by and through th. .treat ameWw,.h" the clTy recorder at anv time within ten day alter the final publication of tms """''. py Order nt th. Common Council ALFRED MUNDT. Cily Hccorder J1y.7.U.21 the mail order nursery businesses are all this way. Far from it, but there have been so many instances of misleading advertising, etc., that it is our suggestion the home gardener consult local nurserymen first. It is a very well known fart . that any local nurseryman will be more than, glad to assist you in the landscaping of your home. Some nurserymen employ oualified landscane artists just for that purpose. Thus, there is no risk of a haphazard plan prepared by one who does not qualify as a landscape artist, in all probability, and. more particularly, the chance that a plan would include some plants and trees that might ac tually, in time, prove to be obnoxious. So. before being sold by a "ped dler of landscaping plans and nursery stock, learn something of the firm with which you are do ing business. An honest firm mU supply its agents with credentials, not just statements in a brochure, but examples by photographs of their work elsewhere. Dun & Brad street ratings. State and City li censes, permits, etc. In the particular instance re ferred to us was a case where the landscaping plan called for no evergreens and included some of the commonest, and most inex pensive of flowering shrubs, many of which the home owner would dig up and throw away a few years later, as your own experience and contact with others has shown. So, our warning is not to be "taken in" by the glib salesman or the tantalizingly low price in a newspaper or magazine advertise ment. In other words, be sure of what vou are buying, first, ana then be sure from whom yoa are buying; that there is a responsi bility on the part of the dealer to maintain your goodwill by giving you quality mercnanaise si i" and reasonable prices, Thu same oerson who may be hoaxed on a landscaping job or on nursery stock would not permit himself the same '.axity in pro curing mechanical services or parts for his automobile, or any .i r v,e home activities. So, why is it we are somewhat gullible ...h.. it comes to horticulture? Presumably, this situation exists f tha awe in which the irionced Places the culture - To be sure, then. Se home owner car , well follow .u. .Hvir-e "Plant Oregon' buy rom Oregon dealers Oregon grown plants and nursery stock. In do ing so, we are not only protecting ourselves but are aiding the econ omy of our state. Glossary of Flower Terms By MARK M. TAYLOR To the beginning gardner, espe cially, although it is rather surpris ing the number of experienced amateurs m same cateeory. the botanical terms referred to in magazines or newspaper articles, and in lecturers by competent au thorities, are confusing if not whol ly unintelligible. Therefore, we list a elnssarv nf botanical terms with the hope that such will aid in a better under standing bv the home gardener. Calyx the outer circle of floral leaves. i . Conifer a tree bearing cones. such as pine, etc. :y Corm a solid bulb-like part. Corolla the inner circle of floral envelones, either separate as petals or united. Deciduous trees or shrubs that lose their leaves in late fall or winter. , Genus the first name of a riant. may be subdivided into a number of species. Florets individual small tubular flowers that make up a cluster, panicled or racime. Perianth the floral envelope considered together in which there is no distinction between calyx and colorra. Petal the separate leaf of a corolla. ' Pistil seed bearing . flower or gan. ' Root stalk underground thick ened stenu , ' Rhizome a root stalk. Sepal leaf or calyx. Stamen pollen bearing or male flower organ. Stolen horizontal stem taking root at the tip. Tuber thickened underground part with buds at the top. Variety a subdivision of a spe cies, given as the third scientific plant name. Node that part of a stem at which leaves and buds have their origin. Panicle a loose spire-like ar rangement of flowers on a stalk. Perennial a plant that lives and flowers each year for more than two years.' The foregoing is far from be ing a complete glossary of botani cal terms, but should serve as a basic understanding of terms used by hoticulturists everywhere. The horticultural names for plants which include the genus, specie and variety names are more com plicated and lengthy, hence will be the subject of a separate article in the near future. SHAG RUGS WASHED AND FLUFF DRIED We can handle any size up to 9 ft x 12ft. This size only costs an average $J y C of Smaller sizes In proportion LAUNDERETTE J255 Ferry St. Phone 21555 LEGALS General Paints V I EXTERIOR NT KM " A Great Paint F the Common Councils necestary Salem Oregon, deema i , and Pd'cni "nd,rIrto improve th. E S Unvi.rsW Ad-, 'between th. east teen.h Street and the Wt . W. Fourteenth Oregon, by Salem. Marion County, u ,0 hringin sa d portion of ala and paving .aid. portion of reM alley .with -'"C,t W 7t hv the Common council j" 'liWof 'clfyWr'.n'd 5K imi? rcletc.?. thereto are marl t art" creof. The.. P" "d Nation, may b. "lned f "J mav wrttttn remonstrance jin SSSf of-he-'crmoT'cluncl, Al.FRF.iu i MUNDT. City Recorder Jly.7.14.21 The Public Trustee, land Titles Building Fmonlon. Averts, Canada kin o 51e ShavT lau of Rochfort Bridge. Alberla. Thi parly ii re Sorted to have a brother and three ,islcn believed to be res rains e.M,, fr, llie state, of Washineton or Or. Will these partiea or any one . ik.m nlease communi cate with the Public Trust at the address above Riven, Make Do I fOfUdt BiOBM. it : 1 T I i "TT j Bed B ' . lWiTcHt ' ,5-p n-.-xM-.ir- , -its - : 1 POUCH , St0 Km J jJ ty-o' is'-i. i ' PLAN 730 Vegetable Crop Field Day Set Increased commercial vegetable yields through fertilizers, Irriga tion, Improved varieties and weed control MrARgM the Oregon State college fourth annual vege table crops field day near Corval- 11s August S. : From : ,m, until 4; p.m. growers, heldnn, seed dealers and other interested persons are invited to view experimental plots that will be staffed by research workers. The experimental farm is one-half rail east sf the Cor vallis Willamette river bridge, then north about one-half mile. Points of Interest include weed control trials in Blue Lake beans and sweet cars through different rates and time el applying dinitre sprays, new chemicals for weed control in other vegetable crops, and vegetable insect control with soil insecticides. Visitors will sea new varieties of beans, sweet cam. melons, to matoes, rhubarb and beets. Crop responses to combinations of plant spacing and rates of fertilizing and irrigation are on disolav. Soil-packing to vegetable fields through movement m equipment has been duplicated in a Blue Lake 1 bean field to test the effect on moisture penetration, and crop production. A CALIFORNIA DESIGN for a house without basement, this plan has expansion possibilities. A future bedroom is easily added at she rear. This is Plas 730 by J. Lloyd Coctich, architect, 593 Market St., San Francisco 5, Calif. As built, the house has vide redwood siding and stucco exterior, over- size brick chimney and a shake roof. Two wall furnaces pro vide heat. The house covers 1,340 square feet. (Further injotmatitm and blueprints available from architect) On the House By DAVID G, EAREUTHER AP Real Estate Editor ' United Defense Fund Man Visits Eli Fox, associate director of public relations for the national United Defense Fund is in Salem MEDAL TO SWiNFORD mm swssr n, a -: : Harold D. Swinford,. utllitiesman third class, USN, (left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben L. Swinford of 1290 South 15th street, Salem, is presented the. Expert Rifleman Medal Award by Cast. C S. Bailey, civil engineer corps, USN, commanding offi cer at the VS. Naval Construction Battalion Crater -at SaM port, Miss., Swinford returned to the United States la Ua fall of 1953,- after duty at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. (U.S. Navy photo) Questions -Answered By MARK M. TAYLOR Q Why would a cardenia that moval of the hast l. in has been doing well drop its bads? 0 arty solution to a bad Infests H, S, Ittoa, However, if it i AwaraMe In save the hosts as well as the in fested tree a thorough spravina of both is necessary at the proper time, use a Bordeaux mixture of a copper base spray in Fail, and again in Winter, Destroy any leaves that may fall Irom either the host or the infested tree as well as any prumngs as a matter of precaution. today to confer iU the staff and 1 growing shade tree? H. W, 1 0 How do yen control as la board of the Oregon Chest of which I ANS The. Taiip Tree is verylftsfijawa of caterpillars? 0. T. tfie United Defense Fund is a 1 popular for Oils purpose. It 1st ANS Use lead arsenate anrnv or member. I of ten used as a parking strip tree. I dust. ANS Lack of sufficient humid ity is the usual cause of bud drop, though sudden changes of temper ature, draughts, etc, will have a late effect. Suggest you set the pet in a pan ei water to alls moisture to be soaked up through the bottom. This will increase humidity, too. 0 What would be a good quick- AP. News features PREVENT SLIPPING on lad der rungs by wrapping a little burlap around the lower rung and lashing it securely. This foot wiper, says the American Home magazine, will keep other tungs from getting muddy. Plastered dry walls are one of the newest and smoothest devel opments in modern building tech nique. Heretofore you took your choice between plaster and dry walls. Now you can have both the speed and economy of dry wall construction and a coat of quick-drying (paint-it-the-n e x t- day) plaster, thanks to. an inven tion by Vito Busatti. This new material Is a white mortar dry-mix preparation which can be applied as thin as l32nd of an inch over gypsum wail- board, plasterboard, rocklath, con crete, cinder block. Brick, ciay, adobe, iron and steeL If this material is all that it is cracked up to be, it will be a wel come addition to the shopping list o the do-it-yourself handy man, who wants to finish his base ment, add rooms in the attic or obliterate seams ana nan Dim ples in dry wall panels. The inventor recently won ap proval of his new plaster from the New York Board of Standards and Appeals. That approval made it legal to use the stuff in skyscrapers. Joseph Platzkcr, former commissioner of housing and building for New York City, called it to our attention. "It can be troweled to a marble-smooth . finish even by the most inexperienced hand," said Platzker. "It dries rock-hard without erarkins, chipping or peeling, and it can be wallpaper ed or painted in a matter of hours with no special scaling or priming coats." He pointed out that home builders, using sypsum wallboard and a single coat of the new plas ter arc saving the tedious and costly problem of taping, filing and sanding joints as well as the prime coat of scaler needed on the porus paper surface of wall board. "In labor time," he added, "tt takes two mechanics and a helper only two days to completely plas ter the average S-room dry-wall home with this material. - The next day the painters can move in. The United Defense Fund Is a federation of five national agen cies, chief of which is the USO. Other agencies are the National Recreation Association, United Seamen's Service, National Social clean tree. Do not confuse this A companion joint filler, de veloped by the same inventor. eliminates the taping and filling of joints in dry wall construction when you don't want to plaster. This filler also can be used as a tile cement tor bathroom fixtures, for cracks around bathtubs and as n wood filler. It is rated to re sist a surface pull up to 162 pounds per square tnen. H gains a good, size, is talrly fast Qin planting new trees, should . grfwin!aSl - l1.? J they be fertilised and if Eo, how - color effect In the Fall as tta much? B.R. leaves change -, becoming a . . , , - . i,.ini..t iR it 1. ,?,.. ass Use one part commercial clean"' IrST Do f tins :eJlch ne f Hygiene Association and the Unit- tree with the magnolia, because h "' hiv : of its name. Birch is a good rapid- Z."-' r "1 growtai tee, also, suitable for a IrLTLS ,Z Cl border planting and is very grace- m ""f1 with the bsre " M in form. The Chinese Elm is i u S-What can I da la lighten a one of the fastest-growing trees, neay clay soil?-W. R. . - but may be disappointing as it I ANS Peat moss or compost will loses its leaves in early Fall and mixed in wilt help. . dees not afford any display ofi Q I have x sotted Cymbodium color before so doing, , JOrehM, How long alter buds term O 'hen should the hardy per-twin it be before tt blooms? It is ed Community Defense Services, Fox, who is touring the western states at the request of General Omar Bradley, na -sal campaign chairman of the United Defense I Fund, said Oregon now has 36,912 service personnel on auiy in we armed forces and that of these 2100 are from Marion Cttinty. . In connection with his visit to Salem today. Fox will appear be fore the budget comn ttee of the Salem United Fund to explain to that body the present program of the united Defense Fund and We budget of the organisation tor 1955. Fox will also visit Portland, As toria, Corvallis and Eugene in con nection wrtft Ws present tour. The budget oil the United De fense Fend for Crregon for 1SSS to $161,000.00 of which the ooard of directors 0; the Oregon 0'iest has BDDroved $129,000 for inclusion in 1 its campaign ttm tsu. yew jat4en flctefoek BIT MARK M. TASLOB Jly.21 FOAM RUBBER Pillows 2-15 Mattresses 25? w Remnants 50e P Shrrddrd 59C lb. v SLEEP-AIRE . 2002 Fairgrounds Kd. DO YOU KNOW? That peanuts, or "goobers" are grown commercially in the Deep South but will not mature in our climate. Pears should not be permitted to ripen on trees but should be picked when the tne stem, on being bent upward, separates easily. That neat moss is partly de composed plant iile laid down in ancient bodies of water. Soap is one of the earliest In secticides used. That there are three principal methods of applying insecticides to plants spraying, dusting and treatment of wounds. A fourth method of applying insecticides is gaining favor that is, the use of systemic insecticides Valley Ram Sale Catalogues Ready Catalogues for the Fourteenth Annual Willamette Valley Ram coi in1 ha hM nt the Linn Coun- Elf ZTJS: For Five-Ton Club able according to wora receiveu E, Mikeseil, sale seere- ennial hibiscus bloom locally? Z. T. ANS About the first of August, usually. O How ds you net geraniums? F. B. ANS Take cuttings 4 to S in ches long with two or more leaf buds. Use only plants that, have seen rested and kept .htoased. Take cuttings in Fall, Winter or Spring. Plant in standard petting mixture. two yeara old and hasn't bloomed yet. 1 have it in a southeast win dow, what can I do to insure blo oming? M. S ANS Cymbidiams. reoaire 1 a constant ' 65 degrees temperature with a mgn humidity, bun is good but it may get too hot in a South window. Suggest watching temper ature and set pat to pan at water to insure humidity, Q What is the recommended rarfilfA, formula for nnrrh- bnxe Deadline Fixed from O. tary. The catalogues list 215 head of stud rams, range rams and ewes in tne nomney, uuewn, Corriedalc, Columbia, Hampshire, Shropshire, Southdown, Cheviot, and Suffolk breeds. All animals are yearlings and guaranteed breeders. The sale secretary say tnai sheepmen not on the regusar mailing list may receive a cata logue by writing O. E. Mikeseil, Willamette Valley Ram Sale, Albany, where the ooison is absorbed by the plant through its vascular system. Succulents are' fleshly-leaved plants that store food and mois ture in the leaves and thus sur vive arid conditions. That the Sycamore tree, of the Bible, is a small fig tree of Egypt and Syria and not the Sycamore that we know today. A tomato grafted on a potato plant may produce fruit above and below the ground cauca poio mato. A fungicidal dressing for free wounds may be made by mixing dry Bordeaux into raw linseed oil to make a thick paste. That tobacco mosaic, a virus disease, may be transmitted by touch particularly to tomatoes. Stockmen lo Hold Picnic July 25th Marion county stockmen will. hold their annual picnic at tne ; Silverton city park on Sunday, July 25, at 1:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Marion County livestock Asso ciation and it is open to all live stock raisers, says President Henry Ahrcns of Turner. The days schedule calls for lots of livestock, visiting, swimming! for the kids and the usual Ml - menu for all. Application for membership In the Five Ton Strawberry Ciub must be completed by Friday, July 23. This deadline for eligible growers from Marion county nas been set by D, 1. Rasmussen, county extension agent. To be eligible, a grower musi have harvested an average of at least five tons per acre from a total of five er more producing acres. Application blanks may be obtained Irom the County Agent's office in Room 75, Courthouse, Salem, or from processor field men in Marion county. Members s the Five Ton Strawberry Club will be honored at an industry banquet en August 6 in Portland. oPIrs-m recommend a around lor window plants? T. M. cover for a shady garden beneath ANS-JUO-5 Is generally accept- trees and large shrubs? B, O, jabie. iUSS Vinea Minor, better! Q What Is the correct time to known as Myrtle v Ferfwtakle, Ise seeds of iarfcspiifsf D, B, is an evergreen training' plant! ,uo iM r.ii. nr.r.p.1,1.' with dark green, glistening leaves tnmmi ,hM l.wn. , j... vim,u ikw i J oo waterea7 W. K. A.VS Liffhi duly sprinklings with small -mtel3" advisable md a periodic aJc- time. It has lilac-blue flowers g, too. FachsaaoT a aiso evergreen but ''oFloweS Almond leaves are ,fP' 'hen't Water ag"n Un'" infested with a rust-appearing " " ' ' growth (leaf enclosed). tng so the soil is moist to a foot ; PO IT YOURSitF AND SAVE! RENT A PAINT-SPRAYER Rates from $3.50 day SPECIAL RATES With Purchase of PAINT Outside White JJ gal, wp Shingle Stain .. -2.85 gat. PHONE 3-3644 HOWSER BROS. FOR RESERVATIONS HfS S, KMi St., Salem. Ore. Z'tC Green Stamps What is this and what is the remedy? I. T ' ANS Your trouble is a fangas Hisnnsp known as rust. In this case it appears to be a hawthorne rust, a disease which utilizes haw thorns er hreihoms as now, ue- O What would you. suggest as a good piataUng by a white picket or lattice fence?. T,- ANS Rose are very acceptable, Use climbing rambler sorts and train to fence, you can set vari ous shrubs in front for a nico ef- led. Do Your Shades Let You See Spots Before Your Eyes? We do recovering, rehemming and revers- ing sf shades, featuring DoPonr Tontine end Illinois, Oil Base shad cioth, Call us todayl Capital Shade & Drapery Shop MjnulJcluren of Salem Venetian Blinds 5MI.2M IT'S TRUE... We Are Builders Hardware Specialists. How ever, We also have a small supply of -Garden Tools, Carpenter Tools, Wheelbarrows, Garbage Cans and Many Other Items-Reasonable Prices of Course! John Warren Hardware - . i. . ut i fAarf th ktM st&iiia k m K6fc'. 4 9022 PETER PUMPKIN EATER patches up problem THE VELlOfV PAGES LIST A WAY TO HELP ME BUILD A HOUSE WE'RE LIVING IN A PUMPKIN SHELL - .. a... MAias IT POtSNT iVU Ml WWt FOR CONTRACTORS IT PAYS TO LOOK IN THE "CLASSIFIED" PART OF YOUR TELEPHONE BOOK -J x r F-i i x i k. t v t i WUU FIND IT FAST IN W YELLOW PACES , Used by 9 out of 10 people as a guide to those who sell or serve INI tWwWw wvr " r"""9 r
