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New 1957 Annuals Listed; Phlox, Petunias By EDNJk KING MANDEVILLE Most flower gardeners like to be among the first to plant the new flowers. Surely one or two new varieties do add interest to one's garden not only for one self, but also for all who visit the garden during the season. This year is exceptional in that there are so many new flowers to choose from. I shall devote this column to a brief discussion of what I consider to be the best of these new varieties. Let me begin by mentioning the three 1957 All-America win ners. These are the flowers that have been selected for All-America awards by a panel of judges who observe the latest varieties on variously located trial grounds. Although these award winning flowers may be orig inated in any part of the world (this year they came from Hol land, Japan and the United States), each must grow well in every part of this country in or der to win the approval of the All-America judges. New Phlox "Twinkle Little Star" phlox was born and bred across the Atlantic in Holland. Many peo ple I talk with seem to think that in the flower world Holland is famous for tulips only, but this is not so. Many of our finest flower seeds originate there. Twinkle Little Star is a new strain of an old-time favorite called "Star of Quedlinburg" or i . . . fS yZ' presents high fashions for .. . shoes'... ifci5 xWk SSUr yU f fashions finest for ,he Eas,er Season ' ' Tapered Toes by Johansen' slS Mfr ' - lo.Vo , HrsM -1 k t ' ' The Prnlal spring favorite with ' tfL Mtl'tiHh 19.95- new lines and last,... ' Wl' Jf& j '' a Exclusive at Leon's ... for women who Sf tmj--'-::-' Vl 5.95 to 9.95 5?iZu' T pl ' 29.95 to 44.95 &mit!lX I n . . , r m -'st. i m a I!8! irtwiToni :' ' - Bags to Match 1 Wr ; - p baek trea,ment y wi" ,ove- - jTff'A Pumps by Johansen. 3.95 to 16.95 t- ijlLJ 19,95 With the new softly tail- f ' " J yp- r QC rvy'0.::0-''1 Hansen Gloves 2.00 and 3.00 7' 21 n. centr.1 just "Star" Phlox for short. Twinkle Little Star gets its name from its dainty dwarfness. The plants grow only to 7" in height. They are bushy, com pact, and covered with star shaped flowers in many colors and color combinations. One fea- i-ture that attracted the attention of the All-America judges is the number of new colors that are not found in the old tall strain. Twinkle Little Star 'makes an excellent low border or "edge", and an entire bed of these flow ers can be really spectacular. Another All-America winner is "Glitters", a red and white bi colored petunia and a true Fl hybrid. The rich Fire Chief red and contrasting pure white &iripes make a brilliant combina tion. The compact, dwarf plants are excellent for bedding. Their wonderful uniformity makes them ideal for borders, as well as for pots and boxes. The hy brid vigor of the strain keeps it blooming over a long period even in the hottest weather. Gor geous big blooms measuring about 2 inches literally cover the plants. Glitters well deserves its AH-American rating and is sure to be very popular this year. New Petunia The third All-America winner for 1957 is another petunia, call ed "Red Satin", and here is something really super in a red petunia. Take the richest, smoothest red imaginable, add a dash of orange and you have a red that beats them all. Then add a perfect mound of a plant, a foot high and a foot across, smother it with flowers of this remarkable red, and you have Red Satin. As a true Fl hybrid, it has all the virtues of hybrid vigor including floriferiusness, uniform plant habit, resistance to hot weather. I can recommend Red Satin for any garden with out a single reservation. But all new varieties are not entered in the All-America com petition. Many -seedsmen like to offer their customers varieties that are not available elsewhere. As a result, some excellent new flowers are not All-America va rieties. 'An outstanding flower among this group is "Golden Pygmy" marigold, featuring the richest yellow of this miniature family of marigolds. It is being made available by only one seedsman this year, so keep a sharp watch for it in the store flower seed displays. Although the mature flowers of Golden Pygmy are pure yellow, the younger blos soms are marked in mahogany at the base of the petal. This gives a contrasting sparkle that is delightful. I can recommend the strain highly for a low border or bed of rich golden yel low. It is also an excellent va riety for miniature bouquets or for indoor decoration in small t Included pots. Being extremely easy to grow. Golden Pygmy has a won derful future, and you can get a lot of satisfaction out of being one of the first to have it. Another new marigold is "Crackerjack", one of the larg est Marigolds grown. Many of the flowers actually measure up to 5 inches in diameter! The huge ruffled, tightly -, petaled peony - flowered blooms include all of the marigold colors from primrose to orange. The flowers extend beyond the foliage to give a more showy effect than other strains of this type. Crackerjack is an early bloomer. It, too, is easy to grow, has a long bloom ing season, and is excellent for cutting. This year has a new Zinnia, too. It is called "Ortho-Polka", or just "Polka" for short. This delightful strain of large zin nias has the same attractive markings as the smaller Pepper mint Stick zinnias. Polkas are striped, dotted and mottled in such contrasting color combina tions as red and white, pink and white, red and orange, orange and yellow. Occasional straight colors lend emphasis to the com binations. . The 4 inch fully double flow ers are excellent for cutting. Plants' are vigorous, resistant to heat and drought, easy to grow. A bed of Polka zinnias will add color and interest Jo any "garden. Try one or two of these new NEWS NOTES from Crater High School Spring is in the air. and Twim season is on the way. Twirp sea son is an annual event SDonsored by the Girls League. Thursdav and Friday, the gentle sex will conduct an upris ing against all eligible males. During t h e se two days, it is perfectly legal for girls to ask boys out, but The Woman Is Requested to Pay! Social turned around. graces with girls opening doors, carry ing books, paying for lunches, and generally Dracticins all the courtesies expected of the male of the species. Twirp season will be climaxed with a costume ball Fridav night. Girls ask boys to the ball, pay their way, and take advan tage of the fact that all the danc- beauties in your garden this year. One packet will give you plenty of plants. They will help to make your 1957 garden the most interesting ever. Pat Medley will be Sunday, April 7, 1837 es will be lady's choice. For the two days of Twirp season, stu dents will be found in the most unusual of customes. There will be a color day, when all students will wear certain ' colors or be fined, and there will be a back wards day, when all clothing is turned backside forward. Gen eral chairman for Twirp season is Irma Penwell. Dave Mack has been elected president of the Future Farmers of America chapter for 1957-58. Other officers elected in the se cret candidate election last week were Lyle Bigham, vice presi dent, and Bob Lichti, secretary. Treasurer for next year will be George Gilman, and th assistant treasurer chosen was Bill White. Carl Vanderpool was elected re porter, and Alan Barnes was chosen for sentinel. The sixth annual spring con cert was presented by the music department last Friday night. Norman Carothers conducted the band, girls glee club and the var sity choir in a repertoire of spring music. Rather unusual was a selection by the varsity choir, "Brumbasken i Bumba." The audience listened in curios ity, then broke into gales of laughter as a mournful cat "meow" through the song with the nonsensical words about cats, mice, Had roof-tops. When the song was almost fin ished, the laughter of the audi ence began to effect even the choir and the director. The di rector collaDsed over the Diano top and the whole choir doubled over, tears of merriment stream ing down each face. When the hubbub had subsided, the choir finished the song, which had been recorded. For the enlieht- enment of readers who may have been curious last Friday, the 'Cat" was Bruce Weatherton. a deep bass. Fred Herrman received the most valuable player trophy at the basketball banquet last Wed nesday night. The banquet, spon sored by the Comettes, was held at the Tally Ho. Other players who received trophys were John Greb, free throws, and Fred Herrman for rebounds. Randy Campbell re ceived the sportsmanship trophy. Comette president, Rose Drake introduced Sara Turner who gave grace, and Pat Medley, who was mistress of ceremonies. Fred Warner gave the after dinner speech. The president was pre sented a gift from the Comettes. Head basketball coach, Jim Nau, spoke to the group and introduc ed Chris Baker and Steve Ben- ston, Bill Morse, and H. P. Jew- MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN This spring bonnet of pearl grey and whit straw features a mobile straw daisy with rhineslone center. Designer is Walter Marks. Give your Lenten meals an extra touch of goodness with white table wine. Marinate fish fillets in sauterne for half an hour. Remove fillets from wine, season, dip in crumbs, dot with butter and bake in a very hot oven. Serve with tartar sauce. ett, who presented the trophies. Miss Bergloit Larson, admin istrator of the Rogue Valley Me morial hospital, was guest speak er at a Girls League meeting last Wednesday. Miss Larson spoke to the group about vocations and fields open to girls in hospital work.
