Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1950 — Page 38

. Gardening—

"Herbs Can Be Nice Cent

PAGE 38

Beginners Should Avoid Mixtures

__. By MARGUERITE SMITH . THIS STORY has a moral for husbands, Don't get mixed up with herbs when you go shopping for the Tittle — ~ woman's valentine, Not unless — you're an. expert yourself, that is

Mrs. Harry Reynolds, 1901 N. Emerson Ave., has liked to play around with herbs, raised right in the flower border, for some years now. So it was a nice gesture (or so Mr. Reynolds undoubtedly figured) when he - brought home from a trip east not only a book on herbs but a

package of mixed herb seeds. Mrs.

apart when they come up

“Why, that’s part of the fun — looking up which kinds they

are,” opined Mr. R.

Mixed Seeds

So they looked the book over< --as a starter-—only to find that

the very first chapter stated

emphatically that there was one

thing a beginning herb grower must absolutely not do. They

should never, never plant a

package of mixed seeds. But “in spite of this, Mrs, Reynolds finds her herbs a joy for a winter-weary gardener and flower arranger. “I don't go in for formal or line arrangements—1I just.like to have something green to ‘bring indoors any time during the winter. I've learned just this year that I can bring some of them indoors when with ice. . “The icé melts and the leaves perk up fresh as ever. Rue, for example, is one of these and it has such beautiful leaves. Some, like horehound, are a pretty gray green. Horehound leaves are perfect to combine with the gay colors of coleus.” When greenery is at its lowest ebb in February, Mrs. Reynolds uses antique dishes, candles and .o0ld silver to add interest to the foliage from her herb plants. If you're planning your spring planting with year 'round flower arrangements in mind, be sure to include some herbs.

Plan Flowers

For Your Party

Corsages for the giris—a little _. hosegay or a cameilia for each guest, clustered as a big- floral centerpiece or scattered around for place cards-—that's one touch to make your Valentine party a

success.

Our local florists will have red

Reynolds was a bit . doubtful—"How'll we tell’ them

they're coated.

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Mrs. Harry Reynolds watches David Antreasian sample her herb centerpiece. A frequent visitor to her home, he's the son of Mr. and Mrs. Garo Antreasian, 80 N. Whittier Place.

Orchid Group po Se ng 6 Sets Meeting Leaves Becoming Scarcer

Hydrogen in bombs may get all As Conservation Catches On

the headlines these days, but it's . hydrogen-in water and soil (pH to| If anyone feels low about conservation practices catching be technical) that matters to a) On, be encouraged. Mrs, Harry Marvin, 4249 Graceland Ave., says gardener in his own back yard—| She used to be able to gather up plenty of leaves every fall to use or greenhouse. on her garden in spring. But this year it seemed as if everybody

So the Indiana Orchid Society’s| Wanted to get the benefit of their own.

February meeting will go into the Mrs. C. H. Gibbs, 6102 N. Sherman Drive, puts a whole matter of hydrogen ions, or the philosophy Of Successful gar. — ree acidity of water, as it affects the cy ”

raising of orchids,

The meeting will be in the home

of Miss Norma Eisner, W. Epler ynow much about it but I just

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dening into capsule form when she says of her gardenia plant that blossoms freely, “I don’t

love it.” 80 ~~ she got good advice, gives it. aluminum sulfate to keep it ‘happy, sprays it off almost daily, and “whenever the outside temperature gets up

vinced that January or early February sowing of snapdragon seeds (outdoors) produces topnotch plants is Mrs. Joseph Thibo, 27068 Westbrook Ave. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Dorothy Thibo, tried it last year with such good results, she’s sold on the idea, too.

Book Offers Good Ideas

enough, I set it outdoors for a

roses and purple-blue violets so you can carry out the “Roses are! Of Rose Varieties

red, violets are blue” theme.

If you prefer red hearts, there'll be ruffly red baskets of parrot R tulips, with a choice of all sorts ,, of red and white flowers If you p,qe Plants” rating quantities of want to mix your own floral con- : goctions. A few of the plentiful gent fn by society members. ones will be “the flower of love’ i cdmelllas, writing to The American Rose]

(roses), carnations,

« «+ to gamble a sowing of lettuce seed (outdoors). « + + to start seeds of hardy plants (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoll) in the cold frame, ~~ to start tuberous begonia - roots indoors. : + + + to keep amaryllis bulbs growing on after the flower has faded.

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Want help deciding which rose to buy? The American ose Soclety publishes (free for he asking) a “Guide for Buying) }

varieties

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You can get this free leaflet by

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This story is a little late but it's too good an example of wouldn't-you-know-it to pass up. It's an aftermath of that recent rain and sleet storm and involves a gardening couple who shall be nameless, Mr. X, just before the storm arrived, was sent home for a couple of week’s rest by his company’s doctor, Came the sleet to tear big branches off the Xs' front yard trees, After spending most of the two weeks tugging branches { (with Mrs. X helping) and sawing up wood, he was due back at work.

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Miss Dorothy Adams of Central Library calls attention to a recently added garden book that will interest anyone who

Flower Craft by Patricia Roberts, and it's popping with ideas for all kinds of flower fun. I was specially amused by a little tin can tree” that could be adapted for almost any festive occasion,

The annual blossoming of those over-sized flowers, the sacred lilies of India, stirts off with a super-giant reported by Mrs. Robert Fohl, 4650 Central Ave. “Seven feet tall, taller than the mantle, a pretty deep purple, but I guess we're going to have to remove its perfume (?) from the front room,” she" added.

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| Other trees, suitably sized for Pointed out, fit nicely -into to-i the inch of Blue Flower Garden Club — 1 Planting in the small areas be. 9aY's tiny-mite yards and also 32Y > ue By Branch |p. m. Mrs. W. F. Mitchell, 285 tWeen sidewalk and street, were Serve to break a broad wall exIN. Pennsylvania St. hostess, SuSgested by H. W. Gilbert. Pur- Panse on chimney or garage. |Mrs. Charles Clark, Mrs. H: E. Que landscape man: He included] Dwarf maples, horse chestnuts | Gage, assistants. sugar and red maple, American (either red or white flowering), i and European linden, red, white cup and saucer magnolias, sweet

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Suckers and water sprouts (those thin weak branchlets

i - + THURSDAY and { Po : pin oaks, cucumber mag- gum, hawthorns (especially in a win nywhere on { Irvington Women’s Garden nolia, and swéet gum. The golden shrub. bofder), also dogwood | your ra sei, yf be a sign-of

{Club—2 p. m., Mrs. W. E. Adkins, {601 N. Riley Ave., hostess. Mrs, | W. W. Woerner, assistant. “Spring Lawn Care and Spring Pruning.” [| Mrs. J. I. Gelly.

rain tree he mentioned as -espe- where there's partial shade, and vitality to indicate an old tree cially suitable for boulevards and redbud and flowering crab were is worth saving. But trim them parkways, {on his list. The native “sarvus off now If you want to direct the

Prof. R. B. Hull, speaking on berry” or shadblow blossoms in tree's strength into next summer’s harvest.

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