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MEPFORP MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKD, OREOOX. SUSP AY. MATCCTT 22. 1936. PAOE FTVE Identity Unsolved BEND. Ore., March 31. (AP) Ser geant Arthur Tuck of the state police announced that the elderly man who lost his life In a storm on the Mc Kensie Pass a week ago was not Pred RoNrtrvon. as first bcllevfd. BAGDAD, Iraq, March 31, (AP) Khalll Khoshowl, bandit chief lain known as Iraq's Public Enemy No. 1, was killed during a five-day encoun ter between a punitive expedition and a gang of brigands. It was re ported today. Hints To Gardeners by Cordon Morriton Breeding Expert Ferrr Seed liuu'WM Quiet Grace, Hemmed by Trees ' ('wtj-' Prepare Soil Early ami HOUSE A Good Example of Simple Formal Treatment on a Small Lot Perhaps most gardening beginners, asked whether they prefer a formal or a naturalistic planting, will favor the natural.. To them the charm of gardening Is associated with enjoy ment of the country and natural landscape beauty. " r Even tn a small city or suburban home grounds, they may be Inclined to attempt a naturalistic planting, hoping to reproduce lit a limited area, shut In by houses, streets and fences, a picture of untrammeled na ture. And here they may encounter difficulty. It Is a principle of design that a gerden must harmonize with Its surroundings; and It Is obviously difficult to create a naturalistic pio- All the family can Join In the delight or growing a ear den . . . and certainly all the family will profit by Its completion, and rel In Its beauty. For the children there will be outdoor play and sunshine, and the most beautiful way to learn of the wonders of nature. For the jcrown folks there will be exhlleratlng exerclM and the delight of creating crowing things. Make yours a gardening family, and you will have a healthier, happier faintly than everl Formal Design Good for Small Home Plantings ture in a location where there are so many buildings, barriers, and artificial objects Intruding upon the background. For this reason, formal layout should always be considered for small home grounds; and In most cases they are likely to be most satisfac tory. A formal layout does not re quire that flowers shall be arranged in carpet beds, or tnmmed out 01 their natural grace and beauty. For mal gardens In which flowers are arranged Informally and allowed to grow naturally are preferred the days. The design Is concerned with the paths, beds and borders; and with the accents and focal points, it should be related to the house de sign. The entrance from the house to the garden Is important and im portant windows should look out upon attractive vistas. A point which must always be considered Is aspect; that Is, the relation of each part of the garden to the sunshine which falls upon it. A design which provides for flower beds in the deep shade and a ter race In the full sun. will hardly satisfy. Symmetrical layout will often do this, and there should be no hesitancy In departing from sym metry even In a formal garden. In order to give the flowers the full sun and provide for one border of generous size rather than two skimpy ones. But In discarding symmetry, do not fall to create a balance in the garden picture. The rules for gar den design are the same as for other forms of pictorial composition. A simple design, harmonizing with Its surroundings, with one principal focal point, and two or more seo ondary accents, with the flowers growing In the sun and a place where visitors can sit In comfort in the shade this will provide a frame work which you may fill tn with floral beauty to your heart's content. grown In the sunshine they will grow rapidly and develop plants In a very short time. Outstanding varieties Include pink triumph, California giants. Elks pride, ruffled giants, new dwp.rf g!ts ftd others. Balcony petunias are tall trailing sorts which may be trained on a trellis to provide a very beau tiful display. All of thesa varieties are available at dealers in dated packets to assure freshness. Nasturtium Golden Globe Is Fine Dwarf Yellow Lovers of fragrant garden flowers will bo pleased with nasturtium, golden globe, a new addition to the gleam family and the first named color variety of the gem type of nasturtium. It won an all-Ameiica award of merit for 1936. and will be Justly popular with flower growers for years to come. This delicately scented subject Is uniformly dwarf and compact, and suggests many usea In the garden. Ito deep golden yellow has a warm and mellow appearance which should make It welcome alone or In com pany with other colors. In the win dow box It has the advantage or small stature, as well as fragrance, and It Is said to run as true to type as the golden gleams. Nasturtiums are the Ideal flower for the gardener with poor soil. They will grow almost anywhere, with small amount of attention. For dry. sandy or gravelly . locations they cannot be beat, although they will respond and produce larger growths when well supplied with water. It Is a good Idea to watch this need where climbing or trailing types are planted. In the case of the dwarfs, plant them on poor soli, if possible, as they have a tendency to run to Nasturtium Golden Globe leaves at the expense of bloom on richer soils. One of the charming features of the nasturtium Is the mingling, of flowers and leaves. This eifect can be imitated very easily In arrange ments for the house if you win cut both and closely follow the original stand. They make showy beds, and the dwarf types. Including golden globe, are good edgings. The tall ones arc really sprawling In habit, but may be easily trained to climb a trellis or wall fitted with wire of lattice wdrk by tying the vines. As they have no tendrils, they will not climb without support. CHATS WITH THE 7 jv&.4fd Petunias Are Easy v To Grow; Are Ideal For Flower Garden There Is no more gladdening sight than a bed of lovely petunias. Their combination of color, form and tex ture Immediately arrests the atten tion of the flower lover. They are always fresh snd attractive and they are in great variety, from the dou ble sorts which are frequently grown as pot plants, as well aa-ln the material. Kept thoroughly moist; the garden. Including those fringed and seed, will germinate readily and If ruffled, large flowered ones, to the single trailing or border types which may be seen growing on the hillside and along the highways, where they receive little attention. The seeds of petunias are very small and should be sown In flats for later transplanting, mixing the seed with sand to give a better dis tribution. Fill a flat with good loamy soil, press and smooth the surface. Broadcast the seed and cover lightly with a mulch of peat humus, fine screened leaf mold -or some similar Getting Hid of Weeds In Vour Lawn I Know lots of folks have given up hope of ever having a weedless lawn And . If I try to tell tnem uiai they really can have one they're likely not to believe me. But the treatment I'm going to prescribe has cured lets of lawns that their ownera had given up as lost, and I certainly want to urge you. to give It a lair trial. In trying to get rid of weeda, the first thing to consider la thla. A weed and a grass plant Just natu rally enn't grow on the same Identr cal spot. If you have, enough grass plants. If your turf Is thick, enougn the weeds can't get atarted. But when your grass Is thin, when It doesn't completely cover the ground. every little spot of bare soil prac tically invites weed seeds to ligni and grow. And you know you can't keep weed seeds off your place; every breeze brings In a crowd of tnem So you see why It Is that If your grass get thin you're sure to have a healthy crop of dandellona and plantains and other pests. The real answer to this thin grass problem and consequently to the weed problem Is proper feeding. Be. csuse a thin, weedy lawn Is a half starved lawn, almost every time. Here's why. All through the growing season your grass oots are constantly drawing eleven different food ele ments from the soil, and every sin gle one of these elements Is neces sary for healthy growth. If you let even one of them become exhausted from the soli, you're headed for trouble. Just like a child on an In complete diet, your grass will be come thin and sickly, will begin to die out. And right then the weeds get going I Bo the first and by far the most Important step. In con trolling weeds Is to make sure that your grass has all eleven of these needed food elements. ' "Very good." you say, "It sounds like a great Idea. But how about the weed roots that are already In my soli. Just waiting to spring up and spoil my lawn?" Weil, the answer is exactly the samel You aee, grass roots atart growing) earlier In the spring than weed root do. If you Klve your lawn a good square meal early enough Just as soon as frost Is out of the ground It will give your grsss a great big head atart over the weeds. And later, wnen weeds weeds do cron up, your grass should be growing so strongly that lots of weeds will find no room to grow: they'll be choked out. Now, or- course, I wouldn't want to promise that early feeding will make the grass choke out all the weeds In one season. But If you do It right, and do It early enough, It will cut the number down so greatly that you'll feel like going after the rest by hand. But remember to be effective. It must be done Just as soon as frost Is out of the ground. And remember, too. that Just any old plant food wont do. Manurea, for Instsnce, actually contain weed seeds, and putting them on your lawn Just IN gardening as In Christmas shop ping an early start la Important. Sise- up your garden plot now to determine what can be done to Im prove the soil. Spade or plow early. If a handful ot soil gripped firmly can be crum bled readily upon release, the soil Is In condition to be plowed or spaded. If the handful of eoll does not crumble readily but remains packed, put off the Job until a later day. Any soil Is enriched by manure. Clay soils are improved In texture and sandy soils are Improved la water holding capacity by spading under manure, rotted leaves or lawn clippings or rotted garden refuse. Complete commercial (ertllixera are everywhere available. - Ask for a "4-13-6" or similar mixture. Broad cast and. rake In about four pounds ot this per square rod Just before planting. It is Importaut that fertilizer be used cautiously, for an excess Is often harmful, particularly when -dealing with production of fruits, that Is, tomato, cucumber, pepper, etc. Garden - preparation effort is wasted If you do not plant seeds from dependable sources. Select your favorite varieties at the nearby store before the supply Is depleted. Make sure they are freshly packed. To gardeners who also like . to maintain an excellent lawn easi ness of renewal again Is Important Take advantage ot a comparatively warm, early spring day when, the surface Is almost bare and the ale is calm. Sow about a teacupful ot seed to 100 square feet of lawn. Melting snow carries the seed Into the soil and subsequent light snows will be beneficial. Tender seedlings thus get a good start before the days become too warm. If you have a vacant lot next door, or other apace nearby, grow a vegetable garden. A plot 30x50 feet will provide most medium sized families with all the fresh .vegetables they can est, with plenty left over for canning. 1 Let the children plan and tend their own gardens. It will keep them off the streets at a construc tive mind and body building occu patlon. - JtlaJLaksais&teiBsaaAaBirrjl pM.. 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