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
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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
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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-
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This spring bonnet of pearl
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rhineslone center. Designer is
Walter Marks.
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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.