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PAGE TWELVE MEDFOftD MAIL TRTTSUXE. M-EDFOKD, QTfEOOy, STJXDAY. MARCH S. 1936 a All the family can Join In the delight of growing a gar drn . . '. and certainly all the family will profit hy IK completion, and revel In lis beauty. For the children there will be outdoor play and sunshine, and the most beautiful Kay to learn of the wonders of nature. For the frown folks there will be eshlleratlng exercise and the delight of creating trowing things. Make yours a gardening family, and you will have a healthier, happier family than ererl New Flower Creations Gardners should deeply appreciate the splendid work of the All-America Awards committee. This committee conducts trials of the new plants which are propagated by seeds and thus does a great serv ice to the gardening public. The committee painstakingly sep arates the ordinary from the extraor dinary and announces Its findings, which are compiled at headquarters from unbiased reports sent In by tea trial grounds. The grounds are dUtrlbuted over ihe nation so as to be tally repre sentative of a wide range ft condi tions. The 1935 awards have aroused en thusiasm, probably greater than the 1938 and 1034 awards, since the work j of the committee, Is becoming better known, and Its recommendations are found to be meritorious. A brief description of the 1036 win ners follows: The Certificate of Honor wa given to rust-proof snapdragons, a triumph in plant breeding from the Univer sity of California farm at Davis, The fact that this rust-proof strain wilt consistently produce plants, 76 per Hints To Gardeners by Harold Coulter Vegetable Expert Ferry Seed tnttitute Starting Seech Indoor GARDENERS usually obtain mora satisfactory retails In growing certain vegetables such as tomato, cabbage, broccoli, egg plant and pepper. If the ptants are started early Indoors from seed. One ad Vantage Is that seed of known variety from a dependable source can bo used. Should you prefer plants, bow ever, make certain they are from a reliable source. Tomatoes are one of the' most utlsiuclory home garden Items, and one of tbe most popular of this group. Seed can be obtained from a nearby dealer and should be sown bout eight weeksbofore setting plants In the open. Sow tbe seeds not more than one flnarlor Incb deep in good loamy eoil in flat box which has quarter Inch boles In tbe bottom to penult drainage. Water thoroughly but not too frequently, preferably on bright clays. Good sunlight and good air circu lation prevent "damping off" which ,ls caused by an accumulation of .moisture t the surface ot tbe soil. Keep the temperature fairly even and warm about 70 to 75 degrees. When the young plants are about one aud one-half Inches lull, they should be transplanted to a larger box or into a cold frame, according to the facilities available. If kept In a box, tbey ehould be "hardened off ", placed In the open In the shade six or eight mild days. Young plants spaced about three Inches apart earn way will havo plenty ot room to develop. In the garden, plants . should be spaced uhout four foot apart .each, way lor best results. .Tomatoes do'bestVn loamy soil, Bandy soils produco early crops but the picking season is short and tho yield not so heavy. Heavier soils produce later but more abundantly. Cabliage, broccoli, pepper and egg plant may bo handled In similar fashion. ' I cent of which will be found to be Immune to the rust, has created sensation. The grand champion gold medal winner Is Co&moa Klondyke "Orange Plare," not a new variety so far as color and formation Is concerned, but unprecedented because of tho fact that It will come Into bloom In leas than one hundred days after plant' Ing: older varieties take six months. Nasturtium "8carlet Gleam" is i semi-dwarf, double, aweet scented fiery orange-scarlet the most In tensely dazzling color one can Ima gine. The aecond gold medal award. Marigold, carnation-flowered, "Yel low Supreme," Is a creamy lemon-yel low or rich primrose yeilow. The flow ers are slightly larger than Its run ning mate, "Guinea Oold." It Is free flowering, odorless, and 100 per cent double. The third gold medal awaro Calendula "Orange Shaggy" la distinct break In cape or pot or Eng lish marigolds, aa tbey are called. Overlapping rows of long, fringed deeply laclnated petala give a shaggy appearance. Deep orange, shading lighter to center with splendid cui- ting stems, the plant grows about eighteen Inches tall. The fourth gold medal award. Zinnia "Fantasy Mixed" la the most fascinating new zinnia type In many yeara. Rounded medium-sized flowers are a mass of shaggy ray-like petals. Brightest shades of reds, yellow and orange, popular plnka and cream. A splendid cutting flower. Orowa 2 to 3(4 feet tall. The first award of merit. Petunia "Martha Washington" Is sn entirely new break In petunias. Love ly frilled or ruffled blooms, 8 Inches across, of beautiful bluish pink, with pelargonlum-llke velnlng of rich wine red, deepening to dark violet In throat. It grows about 0 Inches high and forma a perfect ball effect. The second award of merit. Nasturtium "Glortoua Gleam Hy brids," similar In habit to the douole sweet scented sorts "Golden Gleam" Vegetables Grow Cheaply "In Backyard Do you believe Inflation Is coming? Is the cost of living going to soar while salaries and wages lag fnr be hind, bringing difficult times for the manager of the family budget? If so, vrhy not "hedge" or take In surance against Inflation effects, Just as wealthy Investors are said to be doing? James H. Burdett, director of the National Garden Bureau, says that every family which has as mum as 300 square feet of soil at Its dis posal for a garden this spring can be come largely immune from the effects of Inflation on the food bill by grow ing its own vegetables. "Inflation may Increase greatly the (1) "Pin money" buy) sufficient seeds for sn abundance of rWers and a generous supply of tender, fresh vegetables. (2) Ferry seeds are PUREBRED quality, with the date on each packer to assure frttbntu. (3) It U so convenient. ..so satisfactory ...so much fun to select seeds from the Perry Seed Display st nearby dealers. m i-Li.-.jMiii-UT-nrTn Largest Seed Growers in Pacific Northwest mi mi It' Time To Start Your GARDENING See Us For Fresh, High Germinating Flower and Vegetable SEEDS HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS FINK W.n OLD. PI.ANTH f anlrrhnrv RelH, earn (ieum, fsrh CnlmiiMne, rnrh ., Prl.hlnltiiii, fiich Anemone, m h .... Primrose, ravh H nl proof sitiipilntiEnna, dur. LILLY'S LAWN M0RCR0P A fertilizer f 4 On made especially for lawns. 50 lb. bag 5) I -D Jackson County Feed Company North Bartlctt. Phone 80:1 z::: iw V fisTi LJZLZZ", TZm iMORCROrfl and "Scarlet Gleam," with large, weil- formed flowers In an evenly balanced blend of brilliant shades: salmon golden yellow, orange-scarlet, cerise, cream yellow, orange, maroon, crlm- ron and many spotted varieties. The third award of merit. Dlanthus lactnlatus "Splendens" Is a most striking flower over a Inches across, of a brilliant shade of velvet) crimson, with a large boldly contract ing, glistening white eye, easily raised from seed. This garden pink with its deeply toothed petals Is a real gem. First special mention award. Verbena "Violet Bouquet, Is a new companion to "Fireball." Plant grows 8 Inches high and 8 Inches In diam eter. It Is deep violet tinged with gar net, changing to deep violet. The ee Is cream. Individual florets Inch In diameter and from twenty to thirty trusses of flowers at the same time. Second special mention. Anchuaa, annual "Blue Bird"; Mar igold African, "Golden Beauty." "Lemon Beauty," and "Prim rose Queen" came Into prominence by re ceiving the remaining special mention awards. cost of fresh vegetable, in the mar ket," said Mr. Burdett, "but it will not lnerease the cost of growing them In your own garden. There are two ways of figuring this cost. Tou may count the time you put In spading and cuttlvLtlng, as so much labor, to be charged against the crop, or you may look upon gardening as exercise and recreation, a healthful and en joyable way to spend leisure hours, and the crop aa so much clear gain. Either way you will find a garden tho best possible hedge agslnst Inflation. "It Is generally agreed that the first effect of Inflation Is upon the cost of living. Prices rise on consumption goods the food we must have every day, the clothes we wear out and muut replace, the Items, In short, upon which most of the average Income U expended. ' "A rise of twenty-five per cent In food prices will place a heavy burden upon most families, If the money In come does not rise In the same de gree; and economists say there Is al ways a lag here; prices rise faster than wages and salaries. "The home garden can easily grow 25 per cent of the food which a fami ly needs; and this will balance the budget, even if Inflation does its worot.H ' A demand for small homes with more than the usual amount of land attached has been noted by real es tate dealers all over the country, Mr. ; Burdett pointed out; and this was! directly traceable to the opportunity I for counteracting inflation which such a property afforded. ! 'The quickest moving real estate 1 In the Chicago area for a year has j been plots of one or two acres, glv- Ing abundant opportunity for home gardens," he said. "This trend may well dominate the building expansion which Is on the way. The depression has taught millions of Americans tho value of a garden, where one can al-: ways exchange his labor for food, on j the best possible terms. The home gardner enjoys the finest food and j pays for It by enjoyable and health- ; ful exercise." Thoroughly wash the borrowed lan mower and other lawn Implements. ; Quite a percentage of weeds Is unwit- tingly introduced Into weed -free ; lawns on them. Have your contract ! gardner clean the soles of his shoes j and the cuffs of his trousers befo,i ; starting to work on your lawn, and I see to It his tools are free of weed I clippings from the previous Job. J Superior, Sweet Peas A very representative group of eight established summer flowering (late; Spencer sweet pea sorts for home gar den decoration, are a follows: 1. Gigantic a new, -gold medal, white, prized for the fragrance of Its densely frilled and duplexed blooms. 2. Magnet a gold medal, bright and rich pink. The flower Is superb, of the largest size and yet refined. It produces an abundance of four and five-bloom sprays on sturdy stems. 8. Amethyst the best mid-blue to date. A vigorous, clear, bright ame thyst blue with exceptionally large wavy Diooma. 4. Pinkie a silver medal sweet- pea. An outstanding variety. Large and frilly flowers or rose pink, exquisitely placed on long strong stems. fi. Flamingo a silver medal aweet pea. One of the strongest growers, bearing seldom less than four flowers. An absolutely sun-proof and reliable orange-scarlet, heavily shaded cerise. B. Youth the flower Is huge, yet refined, and strongly perfumed. It Is a white ground plcotee, but with slightly more color on th eedge than other varieties. 7. Gleneagles a most beautiful shade of lavender with Just the faint- i est suggestion of blue. The flowers ' are exceptionally large, frilled, ana waved to an extraordinary degrees j iong stems carrying sprays of four I and five flowers are freely produced. 8. Mrs. A. Searles a gold meda! sweet pea. A remarkable and glorious color, absolutely distinct from any other color. Described as a rich pink merging Into a soft orient red self. with a subtle undercurrent of golden orange. Inasmuch as every gardner grown sweet peas, some with outstanding success, and many with Indifferent results. It Is decidedly to the Interest of uninformed amateurs to at least try a list of such dependable varieties . Those anticipating the sowing of sweet pea seed during the early spring months, when the likelihood of show ers Is ever present, should not soak the seed overnight preparatory to planting. Ninety per cent of sweet pea failures are caused by rotting of the seed. - Always soak the ground thoroughly after applying fertilizer. Plants can only assimilate the plant food ele ments when they are In solution. WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cab inet Works. My personal attention given to all watch repairs, factory atyle workman ship, reasonably priced and thorough ly guaranteed. Jno. W. Johnson. FOR HOME MAKING OF LIQUID LIME-SULPHUR USE RLS SUBLIMED-POROUS SULPHUR IT'S BEST i Gardners who are unfamiliar with the many types of "Fertilizer Sim ples" nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia, bloodmeal, sulphate of pot ssh, superphosphate, etc. had better use the complete fertilizers because plants, like humans, are better off on a balanced diet. CARLOAD JUST UNLOADED SEE US FOR PRICES Monarch Seed & Feed Co. Gardens Reflect Better Times Is View Of Official A real renaissance of garden activ ity Is in etore for 1936. If the number of reauesta for gsrden literature la any criterion. According; to Charles P. Morse of rerry-Morse Seed company, requests received by his company for the month of Janusiy were practical ly double those for January lsst year. "Judging from past experience," said Morse, "this Increasing demand for garden literature will be reflected In a general renewal of activity In gardening thla year." "Our own confidence In the out look Is Indicated In a substantial In crease In our newspaper advertising. In fact, the success of our newspaper advertising lsst year has caused us to decide to concentrate the great bulk of our Pacific Coast schedules for 1936 In the garden pages of local newspspers." A standard 4-lnch flower pot holds spprozlmstely 1 puond of the aversgo fertilizer; a tablespoon will hold about 1 ounce. JOSEPHINE YOUNG Howard Barrett was elected, press dent of the Young Democratic chin of Josephine county at a reorgartN t zatlon meeting held Friday night in the courthouse In Grants Pass. Other officers chosen were Ken neth Wells, Alberta Schumnke and Wlllard Arant, vice-presidents, and Lynetta Qulnlan, secretary-treasurer. The meeting was addressed by Jack Murray, president, and Moore Hamilton, legislator and past presi dent of the Young Democratic club of Jackson county. Other members of the local club attending the Grants Pass meeting were Marjone Kelly, vice-president, Jeanne Fabric, treasurer, and Mrs. Hamilton. Tentative plans were made for a Joint meeting of the two clubs in tho nenr future. n TiTTT l I IT 1 11 TfTiTTnTi II '"I Mr I H I lUJ for a perfect crop in '3G Every year more and more gar deners are finding that Diamond Quality Seeds produce bountiful crops. Seeds are tested ;for soil conditions to tiiiure you greater satisfaction. You will find every variety of vegetable and flower seed in the bright orange and green seed boxes. For results, insist upon Diamond Quality. 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