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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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