Gresham outlook., December 15, 1925, HOLIDAY NUMBER, Page 19, Image 19

LOCALITY FAVORABLE TO FLOWERS;
ROSES, DAHLIAS, GLADIOLI FAVORITES
('KISSEY «ARDENS
LEAD IN PERENNIALS
It w ill su rp rise a good m any peo-
plti, to le arn th a t th e C rissey G ardens,
w hich adjoin Dodge P ark som e ten
m iles ea st of G resham , contain the
la rg e st collection of choice p erennial
flow ers to be found in Oregon. T he
p la n ts come from every co rn er of the
w orld, m any p a rtic u la rly a ttra c tiv e
ones from th e little know n portio n s of
China.
Among these a re A contium W ilsonl,
w ith sta te ly spikes of soft blue flow­
e rs in late sum m er, and A rtem esia
L actiflora, w ith feath ery plum es of
f ra g ra n t w hite a t the sam e season.
N othing could be m ore beautiful
th a n th e lovely fall anem ones from
Ja p a n , w hile th e long sp u rred colum ­
bines from th e celebrated E nglish g a r­
den of Mrs. S cott-E llio tt m ake th e old-
fashioned types look very o rd in ary in ­
deed. The m ore expensive and new er
irise s are m ostly originated by F re n ch
and E nglish grow ers, and a re re m a rk ­
able alik e for th e ir size and b rillia n t
coloring.
beautiful,
flowers.
m any
excellent
as
Grower Impressed By Flowers.
cut
WOMAN FLORIST SUCCEEDS FARM GROM S tit» ACRES
AT DAHLIA CI LTI RE
OF FIN E ST ROSE STOCK
By EDITH TVZIER W BA TH ER R ED
Among th e in te restin g and profit­
able in d u strie s of G resham is the
T u ck erh ill D ahlia F arm , ow ned and
cu ltiv ated by Vera W olverton T ucker.
This sig h tly farm w as p u rch ased
by Dr. G eorge F. T u ck er for a co u n ­
try home, and th e doctor, like m any
o th er prom inent business men of P o rt­
land, would drive in and o ut each day.
The doctor how ever, lived to enjoy his
co u n try e sta te but a few y ea rs; on
his passing his widow w as at a loss,
for a few m onths, as to th e fu tu re of
th is home, as she too, enjoyed th e
co u n try life, the location and th e home
like people w ith w hich G resham is
surrounded.
Mrs. T u ck er had g ard e n s of b eau ti­
ful flow ers ju st being cu ltiv ated for
p leasu re and a rtis tic se ttin g for w hich
so m any of th e G resham hom es are
noted. Many people had adm ired her
d ah lias T hen th e idea cam e to her as
S everal im p o rtan t im provem ents
have been m ade during the past year
at th e M ountain Vie» F lo ral com ­
pany, four m iles east of G resham in
th e C edar d istric t. T h ere th e e n te r­
p risin g m an ag ers of the farm . Otto
G riesel and Jacob F eser, have planted
about 60 ac res to roses, besides they
have p eren n ials, sh ru b s, evergreens
and m any v arieties of p la n ts and flow­
ers for beuutifying the home an d lawn,
ap proxim ately 600 v arieties in all.
P erh ap s a b rief m ention of a few
p la n ts w hich p a rtic u la rly im pressed
th e w rite r th is p ast sum m er, m ay be
of in te rest.
T he p eren n ial p u rp le
viola, alm ost o b scu rin g its foliage
w ith flow ers like violets for six solid
They have now in a u g u ra ted th e
m on th s; th e F a iry W allflow er, with
S kinner overhead irrig atio n system on
bloom of b rillia n t o ran g e ; all th ro u g h
th eir farm , about 20 ac res being cov­
th e su m m er; a w onderful blue pen-
ered by th is m odern m ethod of sp rin k ­
stem on collected n e a r th e snow line
ling. A large sto rag e pum p, ce n trally
of o u r own Mount Hood and ack n o w l­
located, supplies the basis for th e sy s­
edged one of th e handsom est of all n a -|
tem, and from th is pum p rad ia te over
tive flow ers; th e new oran g e Geum
head pipes w hich a re provided with
called ''Lady S tra th e n d e n ” ; L inum
nozzles th a t force th e w ate r out upon
perenne, or “ th e blue sky flow er,”
the land in a g entle sp rin k le, not u n ­
w ith d ain ty azu re flow ers seem ing to
like a re g u la r sum m er show er. This
float on sle n d erest of stem s; a rich |
method is m uch b etter th an th e u n ­
deep red H elenium , dom inating th e w ell as on suggestion of frien d s— why
n a tu ra l w ay of forcing w ate r th ro u g h
g ard en in A ugust and S ep tem b er; not keep th e farm , s till enjoy th e out
irrig atio n ditches.
The pipes a re
charm in g double P y reth ru m s, or " P e r ­ of doors— by com m ercializing the d ah ­
m ovable and w henever n ecessary can
sian D aisies,” said to last tw o w eeks lia. T hus began an n in d u stry in the
be shifted to new positions to supply
as cu t flow ers; S alvia F arin acea, w ith com m unity th a t has long since passed
m o istu re to o th er p a rts of th e field.
spikes of old-blue flowers b orne in the ex perim ental stage.
A new greenhouse, 25 x 125 feet In
profusion th ro u g h th e fall m o n th s; a
size, is now in process of erection. In
Mrs.
T
u
ck
er
began
exhibiting
at
new stra in of Icelan d poppies with
flowers tw ice tu e size of any p rev io u s­ fairs, both county and state, and her th is a num ber of in te restin g ex p e ri­
exhibits y early ra n k w ith th o se of the m ents w ith new v arietes of roses is to
ly know n.
Finest Novelties Raised.
v ery best in th e co u n try . In ta lk in g be tried out, also different ideas in the
W hile some w h olesaling is done, th e w ith h er relativ es of h er exhibits, she m atter of propagation of evergreens.
Mr. C rissey m akes a special effort
to grow the finest novelties to be had bulk of th e b u sin ess is re ta il, and rem arked, “Not alone am I extrem ely P lan s a re a lso under w ay to erect
from EurQpe, and offers several p lan ts aside from th a t w ith P o rtlan d c u s­ ap p reciativ e of th e high rew ard s r e ­ new salesroom by next spring.
th a t a re to be had from no other tom ers, is by m ail. Mr. C rissey's sec­ ceived, but in my co n v ersatio n s w ith
S hipm ents of bushes at th e rose
ond la rg e st o rd er th e past season w o c u ltu r^ and reflned people w ith whoni farm a re going fo rw ard briskly. A
A m erican source.
Front \ pyv York
O riginally
th e
C rissey G ardens
I I come in co n tact, I realize m ore apd carload w as sen t the past w eek to New
The new road being co n stru cted on m ore th e vocation of a florist is class Jersey and o th er carload lots w ill fo l­
specialized in gladioli, and m any beau­
tiful “g la d s” still grow th ere, but th e re the Dodge P a rk h ill w ill leave the d along w ith p ain tin g , m usic, arch! low. From five to six c a rs of bushes
is a tendency now to em phasize rock C rissey G ardens on a sh o rt p riv ate te c tu re and all o th e r of th e fine a rts are shipped each season from the n u r ­
plants, and these find a m a rk e t all road, but as th e fields of flow ers w ill and I do not know but th e florist has sery stock of th is th riv in g floral firm
over th e U nited S tates. T he rock be even m ore conspicuous from th e m any ad v an tag es over the o th e r a rts
The m an ag ers of th is in d u stry are
g ard en s are p a rtic u la rly w orth seeing new road th an th ey w ere from the old, for it is w ithin th e reach of th e lowly en th u sia stic over the c u ltu re of flow
in th e spring. L aid out in n arrow flower en th u sia sts w ill continue to for they, as w ell as th e rich , can have ers, and roses in p artic u la r. They
beds, they give th e im pression of a find th e ir w ay th e re in in creasin g an ab u n d an t w ealth of (lowers. They foresee a b rig h t fu tu re for those who
The scenic su rro u n d in g s can know and u n d ersta n d flower w ith are in terested enough in th is b ran ch
handsom e ta p e stry throw n upon the num bers.
ground, w ith splotches of varying are alread y fam ous, w ith view s of an unlim ited know ledge.”
of flo ricu ltu re to w ork h ard to bring
g reens and b rillia n t color. T he loca­ both the Sandy and Bull Run riv ers
Mrs. T u ck er has m ade a success of about desired resu lts.
tion of th e g ard e n s in the very foot­ and th e ir canyons.
grow ing d ah lias for m ore th a n one
hills of Mount Hood gives an ideal
rea so n : first, she enjoys th e w ork GRESHAM G R E E N H O U SE S
FL O W E R GROW ING GIVES
se ttin g for th e rock plants.
C A TER TO LARGE TR A D E
secondly, she has a p leasing person
P L E A S U R E AND P R O F IT n ality for dealing w ith th e public
J u s t a little la ter, say about D ecor­
Six y ea rs ago T. B iornstad p u r­
ation Day, th e irise s are a picture.
She has show n w hat m any o th er worn
The S u h r F low er F arm , com prising
chased
th ree ac res of land from th e
F irs t th e G erm an irise s in various co l­
en m ight do when left alone. She has
four ac res and located a m ile ea st of
ors,th en the S panish. D utch and E n g ­
a double recip ro city , she is doing for W inch estate south of H ogan station,
the T w elve-m ile co rn e r, is destined
to g eth er w ith a green h o u se on th e
lish, and la st of all th e S iberian and
to become one of th e noted flower herself, as w ell as m ak in g m ore b eau ­ place enclosed by 20,000 sq u a re feet
tiful g ard en s in th e hom es of o th ers
Ja p an ese. Few g ard e n ers realize the
show places of th e Base Line highw ay
of glass, w ith th e Idea of going into
very long bloom ing season possible by
Mrs. T u ck er has often stated th a t
When Mr. and Mrs. J. S u h r sta rte d in
th
e flower industry. By patience and
u sing these various irises, all of them
th e flower b u sin ess a few y ea rs ago the soil of th is d is tric t is especially m uch b ard w ork he has succeeded in
they com bined b u sin ess with p leasu re, adapted for bulb raisin g and believes building up a th riv in g business in his
for u n less th e ra isin g of flowers and th e re a re g re a te r fu tu re possibilities chosen profession.
sh ru b s is a p leasu re, success is not for floral acreage.
The G resham G reenhouses handled
Mrs. T u ck er is indeed an a u th o rity d u rin g th e season ju s t closing 8,000
so likely to a tte n d th e efforts put
forth.
on d ah lia cu ltu re, having gone into rose bushes, 1,000 calla lilies and from
its
study w ith a d eterm in atio n to know 10,000 to 15,000 potted p lan ts. Mr.
The y ear before la st th e S uhr farm
raised m any th o u sa n d s of bulbs, b ut and u n d erstan d every phase of p ro ­ B iornstad has been c a te rin g to the
the dem and for them was so g re a t ducing th is p a rtic u la r flower. "T h ere w holesale trad e only, but he has found
they w ere sold o ut long before sp rin g are over 8.000 v arieties and experi th e re is a grow ing dem and for retail
and they im m ediately decided to en m en ts still going on. T he d ahlia has tra d e in th is te rrito ry , so he is grad
large th e stock to m eet the dem and. fittingly been nam ed th e king of a n ­ u ally adding th a t as a fe a tu re of his
They have Im ported m any choice flow­ nuals. T h ere is no flower grow ing developm ent.
er seeds for th e 1926 season and o th ­ w hich h as as m any different form s
Mrs. B iornstad is kept busy looking
erw ise expanded th e ir business. They shades and colors, or w hich give as a fte r household affairs, including the
are ju st com pleting a five-room m od­ handsom e re tu rn s for th e am ount of ca re of th e four little em bryonic flor
S pecialist in
ern residence and p la n s are now u n ­ tim e and labor expended as th e Dah lets who are expected to help expand
der way for th e erectio n in th e n ear 11a,” rem ark ed Mrs. T ucker, "for the the business of th e ir fath e r la te r on.
futu re of a new g lass stru c tu re w ith w ork and w atch w hile you w ait’ is one
up-to-date h eatin g p la n t w hich will of th e essen tials leading to final bud
G reen house V enture N ueeessfnl.
■ and
furnish h eat for both hom e and g reen- I all<^ blossom.
A year ago Mrs. M. E .W illiam s had
house. T he g reen h o u se will be used
Oregon has become in te rn atio n a lly a little green h o u se 16 x 40 bu ilt a t the
for p ro p ag atin g sh ru b s, roses on th e ir know n as a d ah lia grow ing state, and re a r of her residence on South R oberts
it ce rtain ly deserves th is recognition, avenue, and grew in it n early 900
own roots, and bedding p lan ts.
Wishes you
The S u h rs now have an a ttra c tiv e for those who a re m aking d ah lia c u l­ ch ry san th em u m s, w hich found ready
greenh o u se and sales stand on th e tu re a business a re giving th e ir very local sale. The w ork w as en tirely
A Merry Christmas
new, to h er. and on acco u n t of Inade
Base Line road, but th e one to be bu ilt best efforts.
and
q u ate h eating facilities som e loss was
will be much la rg e r and will serv e a
Local A rtist Displays Paintings.
A Happy New Year
suffered during the cold spell of early
different and b ro ad er purpose. They
A display of oil p ain tin g s done by
D ecem ber. T his year, w ith m ore com
m ake a sp ecialty of gladioli, flow er­
Mrs. M. E. P atte rso n of G resham in
ing sh ru b s and vines, p eren n ial flow­ th e window of the Cecil M etzger G ro­ plete arran g em en ts, and w ith th e ex
p erience of the previous season as an
ers, berry p lan ts and rh u b arb roots.
cery, has been a ttra c tin g atten tio n all
asset,
Mrs. W illiam s again stocked her
W est of Main St., on Division.
week. The p ain tin g s a re said by
greenhouse, th is tim e w ith 800 ch ry s
Miss W.—The next sen ten ce George.
those
who
are
c
ritic
s
to
be
exception­
Telephone 1486
G eorge W.—W h ere's it at?
anthem unis and one bln of ca rn atio n s
ally w ell executed and th e subjects
Miss W.— W hat w as th a t G eorge?
T he sales th is year have been phenom -
George W.— W hpre is it situ ated at? I portrayed tru e to life and n atu re. Mrs.
— H arry B jur. | P atterso n , who has passed her 70th Inal and all th e ch ry san th em u m s w ere
gone before T hanksgiving. T he c a r ­
birthday, has been p raised by m any
n ations have proved equally popular
for th e q u ality and a r tis tr y of her
and have had a good sale. Tw o bun
work.
dred and fifty D arw in tu lip s have been
H ave you read W alter R am ser's tire p lanted for th e early sp rin g trad e and
ad. in the Autom obile Section?—Adv. p lan s are being m ade for th e p lan tin g
of a t least 1000 ch ry san th em u m s for
P atro n ize o u r ad v e rtise rs.
an o th er year, w ith m any added v arie­
ties. T en tativ e plans a re being m ade
for th e en larg em en t of th e glassed
space.
ADD TO THE BEAUTY OF YOUR GARDEN
PERENNIAL I LOR ERS are like old M e n d s w hen they re tu rn
each year to greet you.
IRISES put all o th er flowers in the background in June.
PEONIES a re rig h tly called "reg al," huge b alls of beauty and
frag ran ce.
GLADIOLI give b rillian t color to th e m id-sum m er garden, ob­
ta in ab le th ro u g h no o th e r flower.
KOt h PLANTS a re fascin atin g In th e ir v ariety and good looks.
Rock g ard en in g is th e com ing rage in A m erica, an d p a rtic u la rly
adapted to o u r section of th e country.
I H AVE THEM ALL
4’I.ANT EARLY if you w ant th e best effect from your irises, p ere n ­
nials and rock p lan ts th e very first year. T his m eans ab o u t March
first. P eonies in the fall, gladiolus bulbs from M arch 1st to May 1st.
My thirteenth annual catalog « III l*e ready In January—
A request w ill bring yon a copy.
EARLY' ORDERS are suggested as m ost satisfacto ry .
Shipm ent to be m ade a t p ro p er tim e.
The Hi L. Crissey Alpine Gardens
It. F. 1». 1, Boring, Oregon.
t
G ardens adjoin Dodge P ark , 10 Miles E ast of G resham
Potted Plants for Xmas
Ferns, Palms, Primroses, Cyclamen and others
a lso E v e rg re e n s, H oses, Hock P la n ts , P e re n n ia ls , B erry
P la n ts , F r u it T rees.
B rite for price list.
O nr prices a re reasonable
n iu m tm T « n t< * t n iu m n tu tu it n n ir < u itin iu
' " » r a m m i m m i t u n iM iiitn it m i
If ishing all posy fans a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
n in in in in m iin iii
SUHR FLOWER FARM
B ase L ine road, 1 m ile e a st T w elve-M ile C o rn er.
Mail ad d ress, T ro u td ale, Oregon
Cyclamen, Prim roses, Peppers
B egonias,
Ferns,
P oinsettas
75c to $1.50 each
M ail th em to y o u r frie n d s fo r C h ristm a s.
P acked a n d p rep aid , y o u r card enclosed, 30c e x tra .
PHONE OR W RITE
GRESHAM GREENHOUSES
O rd er early and tret th e heat.
Mrs. Paul Vedder
Phone 306
MARCELLING
CURLING
I
Mountain View Floral Co.
P o rtla n d , O regon
T ro u td a le , O regon
Rose F arm and N ursery, C olum bia-B ase Line H ighw ay
Q U A LITY
NURSERY ST()( h
I
Oriental
Beauty
Shoppe
H A IR ( UTTIN G
SHAM POOING
MA R C ELLIN G
M ANICURING
We specialize on the tre a tm e n t
of diseases of th e skin and
scalp.
Special atten tio n given to the
needs "of every patron. We get
resu lts.
FLOSSIE I ETRICK
T hird St. near R oberts Ave.
Phone »9x1, G resham
L ittle Elsie, refu sin g to let h er sm all
sister even touch her new ly acquired
toys, was reprim anded by her m other.
C onsequently she was se n t up sta irs
to ask God's forgiveness, but retu rn ed
in a su rp risin g ly sh o rt tim e.
‘Did you do w hat I told you.,
E lsie?" Inquired h er m other.
“Yes,” replied th e little girl, "Anil
he said, ‘G reat S cott, Elsie, I ’ve known
lots w orser g irls 'an you.’ ”
—O. J. M. '29.
Geo W (In A lg eb ra)—"W here Is
th a t a t? ”
T each er—“Say th a t over a g a in .”
Geo. W.—“ W here is th a t a t? ”
T each er—“Hay it co rrectly ."
Geo. W.—"W here Is th a t situ ated
a t? ”
Not in Nutnre.
City Bred (po in tin g to h ay stack ) —
“W hat kind of a house Is th a t? ”
C ountry Bred—"T h a t a in ’t a house,
th a t's hay."
City Bred—" ” ay! Yu c a n 't fool me,
hay do esn 't grow In a lum p like th a t! ”
— Belle Hop.
A W ant Ad will do It for you
n
We wish all our friends
A M erry C h ristm as and a
H appy New Year.
Roses, Evergreens, Shrubs and Perennials
G ifts th a t will grow In value, a rem em b ran ce for all tim e.
B e a u tifu l g a rd e n s , th e b ig g e st asset to y o u r hom e and
to y o u r co m m u n ity . S o m e th in g w o rth liv in g for.
TODD’S
Barber Shop
li e wish to thank our
friends and patrons for
their past favors and
wish them
A Merry Chrixtman
and
A Happy New Year
DANCE, DEC, 18
—B—
w ith th e melody m a ste rs of
S p rin g ers
Agency for National Lannitry
Gresham Masonie Hall
To my m any frien d s I extend
best w ishes for
.4 Merry Xman
and
Happy New Year
My m a ilin g list is a t
y o u r dispoaal.
E. W. Stratton
F irs t S tate Bank Building
or phone 1111.
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