Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1950 — Page 38

PAGE 38 —- Garden Gadding— Michigan Flowers Bloom Late

New Program Idea Reported

variety.

second time. Mrs, Charles Pergande, different” for a flower program, hunted up new slants on old favorites, and learned that valley lilies” (to mention just one) are

medicine.

Plan Fails

Mrs. Leslie DeVoe reports that Park School's hope of including other than north side gardens in it's annual tour is falling through. No takers. Too much work to have the public traipsing through gardens. Too much worry about uncertain seasons. (How nice if this could be made into a community affair.) Mrs. Ida Thrasher, 936 N. King Ave,, who can make rose bushes grow from even a suggestion of

time of year. Then jars stay on until warm weather next spring. Unlike many rose slipping fans she doesn’t insist on a “heel” of old wood but uses any pencil long young growth.

Rose Discovery #

Mrs. A. T. Schefller, 1035 Churchman Ave., writes of rose seeds she's experimenting with. “They haven't come up yet but sometimes I know they lay a year

nating.” Mrs. Scheffler says Mrs. Carl Mutz of Shelbyville is a garden column fan. And she tells of a rose she discovered at a local nursery this summer that “I beleve is surely more beautiful than even the Peace rose.” Its name is Cynthia Brooke.

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Garden gadding, mostly by mail this week, ranges from .the laziness of northern Michigan flowers to a “most beautiful” rose

Barbara Winders, observant young garden fan of 2242 N. Alabama St., writes that when she was in Michigan the last of August, ‘roses, peonies, and buttercups, normally spring or early summer flowers, were all in full bloom.” Barbara also notes with pleasure that an old-fashioned red rambler rose at the Winders’ Darlington cottage is blooming a

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| —Photo by Bill Oates, Times Staff Photographer. "Autumn Sunset,” (center) a flower arrangement using dried materials orlly, was a blue ribbon winner for Mrs. Ray Thorn when the Association of Accredited Flower Show Judges of the Gar. | den Club of Indiana held its show last week in Holliday Park. Mrs. P. A. Hennessee took second | place ua her arrangement shown right and Mrs. Thomas Ayton won third with the display shown lett,

To Do Or Not To Do?

| Should you make your new {strawberry bed in the fall or {in the spring? If your soil is heavy clay, slow drying in spring, you've got one good reason for fall planting. If

AN EYE FOR beauty in the commonplace plus imagination enough to use it in unusual fashion makes a prize winner. Last week garden clubbers who have passed the courses | outlined by national headquar- | |

Beware of Bargains All 'Holland' Bulbs . Aren't Imported

When you buy “Holland bulbs” | (so labeled) _ you're not always! buying bulbs raised in Holland. “Holland” sometimes means only |that the bulbs are spring-flower-{ing, of the type raised in Holland. !

ters for would-be judges of flower shows got together to have their own efforts judged. In one arrangement the blue ! ribbon winner competed under the colorful title, “Autumn Sunset.” All entries had to be made of dried materials. And

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Gardening— |Jerusalem Artichoke Is | Basis for Tasty Tidbits |

By MARGUERITE SMITH, Times Garden Editor ANY TIME you're in need of an extra special sort of tidbit to serve at a party—maybe to impress the boss and his wife—just pickle up a few weed roots.. At least you can 3 you're clever and know about Jerutalen artichokes. This possibility is suggested by a tasty snack pre Nature Club Sets 'by Mrs. L. P. Russon, 3722 N. Tacoma St. { 8. Y u : Walk, Campfire Als. Russon Jaised Tn Souther mat took over so much of his garGarden organization activities back in her childhood about Jeru-/den. But the artichokes decided) are slowing up this week to a salem artichokes (not to be con- Otherwise so Mrs. Russon will steadier autumn calendar after fused with globe artichokes, those have . a “lot of pickle material the climax of flower shows these Pineapple shaped affairs you find 28ain. last couple weeks. Holliday Park’s 1 Specialty food markets). ‘The plants blossom in late SepSunday talks for the rest of this The recipe she uses for her/tember, with flowers like black month and into October will be Party pickles dates back at least eyed Susans. The roots, dug after late afternoon showings of koda- '¢ Der grandmother. “I guess the frost, look like Irish potatoes that chromes by Sidney Esten. Plans Plants just grew wild down in|suddenly decided to grow into are already under way for a sec- Alabama” she says in a Soft yama, . ond summer series on special sub- Southern drawl. “I've heard the 1ong.time Hoosiers will doubtjects in 1051. Detailed schedule STOWN-UPS talk about how they jess recognize the plant as helian-| of meetings for this week is as “ere fed to the pigs. thus tuberosa (literally, the tuber-| | “After we moved north I saw rooted sunflower). {

follows: : { {robts advertised in a seed cata-| B root’ ci TODAY logue so we sent for some. We! ause- of the ts non

Holliday House—4:15 p. m. Koda- giz them every fall—the , starchiness it's perfect for the y come Shrome slides of the park. Sid- up just like potatoes. But there Bapelis or reducing det. Creamed, Dem always seems to be enough left py 11's 44 a pickle that it really Optimist” (3 8.” 128 Whe again’ ER a. Ralph Bierson leader. Resemble Irish Potatoes pick, it makes unusual appetizers, ' | MR. RUSSON last fall decided Suggests Mrs. Russon.

TUESDAY he'd dig deep and thoroughly and pj _: : Emerson Grove — Noon. Mrs. get rid of the sunflower tall plants Heirloom Recipe Noral Hemphill, 2606 N. Hard. ——s= HER HEIRLOOM Fecipe is as |follows:

ing St., hostess. Home Equipment | One peck of artichoke roots,

WEDNESDAY | oe { Adds to Living ‘one gallon of vinegar, one tea-

Thalia—1 p. m. Mrs. Ellsworth Hohlt, 5404 Singleton St., host-| Every time you add a sensible, spoon salt, one teaspoon red pepess.. Mrs. Glen McMillan, assist- Well-thought-out piece of house- per, one teaspoon pickling spice, ant. Flower arrangement, Mrs. hold equipment to your home, you one-fourth pound dry mustard, D. E. Willsey. Program on In- make living easier and in one way two ounces mustard seed, one diana birds. or another you cut at least one ounce black pepper, one table- , item of expense in your budget. Spoon whole cloves, two tableTHURSDAY The washer is one example. Spoons turmeric, three cups brown Rhea — 1:30 p. m. Mrs. Leland Others are the dryer and the sugar, one pound sliced onions. Venable, 2701 8. Roena St. ironer. Each takes the drudgery, Scrape roots carefully. Soak hostess. Mrs. L. A. Coffey, gar- out of an otherwise hard’ job. overnight with two cups of salt den calendar. Mrs. G. P. Eads, Each helps to lengthen the life of and just a little vinegar (to keep “Winter Storage of Fruits and the articles, thus saves money for them from turning dark). Drain.

Garden Events—

Vegetables.” Flower show for the family. members and guests. rere SATURDAY (Open House Tuesday &or Add all

Nature Study—8 p. m. Central] Mr. and Mrs. A. C: Zaring, 2749 Library. Color slides of Japan, Central Ave. will celebrate their Misses Dorothy and Jessie 56th wedding anniversary with mixture and seal {an open house from 6 to 10 p. m.| :

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24, 1050 |This Week— :

Raspberry Fall Crop ls, Bearing

Hardy Asters Are At Season's Height Everbearing red raspberries ‘are bearing the first of thels

fall crop. Get all dead wood, out of them before winter so anthraee

9 ‘nose “seeds” are destroyed. Flere

tilize with bone meal to stimulate spring production. And they'll do much better if you also give them a thick mulch.

(Strawy manure is ideal, or you. | can use leaves.)

Easter lilies are bearing & second crop of fragrant blossoms. These new strains of the last few years are proving quite winter-hardy here. If you have any doubts about yours check

on winter drainage, and toss &' | “little straw over the bulbs im

November.. . Hardy asters are blooming. If your border needs fall colof get acquainted with the hardy aster. Harrington's Pink is an old dependable lovely with arte misia Silver King. (Be sure to buy Silver King from a dependable nursery—too many inferiop artemisias are sold under the Silver King name.) The deep purple wild aster is worth trans planting into any hardy border, too.

Auxiliary To Meet Landrum Bolling, a member ‘of Wipe roots dry. Mix the turmeric the Earlham College faculty, will and dry mustard with cold vine- be guest speaker for the luncheon |gar. Add all other seasoning and meeting of the Indianapolis EarlPour over arti- ham College Women's Auxiliary. chokes and onions. Pack pickles The luncheon will be at 12:45 in jars, cover with hot vinegar p. m. Wednesday in the Wood‘stock Club.

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you've always got too many garden chores to do in spring, you've got a second weighty reason. | Chief arguments against fall | strawberry planting are first, that {you may have trouble separating the plants - from spring-minded {nurserymen; second, that you'll {need to be watchful about heaving of young plants. | | Give berries good soil and they literally grow like weeds. So fit] pays to spend time preparing the |bed. Mix in (don’t layer in) as {much humusy water-holding ma{terial as you can get. Rich top soil {in a foot deep trench is ideal. ]

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True Holland bulbs are sold un-/ der the Dutch government's stern eye. The government, not private companies, sets the price. The government allows only| certain size bulbs exported. And the Dutch government looks defi-| nitely down its nose at bulbs of! peanut size. |

Topsize Bulbs . Among daffodils, for example, |topsize bulbs are dubbed “heavy {mother bulbs.” Next size is “double nosed” (or double growing tip.). Round or small double nosed comes next, then single noses.

the top award went to a simple but artistic combination of | burnt or e strawflowers and the’ orange-brown seedstalks of common dock. Mrs. Ray Thorn put them together in a copper container with a copper plate as an accessory to make a relaxing decoration for an occasional table.

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peat moss, and water it from bulb does not have mysterious the bottom. Can you tell me spots or a pitted appearance. Dis-| something about it I don’t/eased bulbs are not worth the know? Morgantown. | time it takes to set them out. | A—I'm not sure I can but I'll "1. ez a try! I think you're starving Munchers Sated i your begonia. It could also do| NEW YORK, N. Y.—Television| with a little sun—they love the viewers who like to munch nuts filtered sunlight of a grape or or candy while enjoying their other vine covered arbor, for favorite programs will be happy example. Gardeners who get to learn that a prominent nut plenty of flowers on their tuber- packer has put up their pistachio ous begonia give them almost nuts in a convenient six ounce) unbelievable amounts of ferti- home service tray, tightly wrapped | lizer, chiefly in a rich potting|to keep the nuts “roaster-fresh.” mixture. Bone meal, rotted cow Because pistachios have opened manure and cottonseed meal shells, viewers can quickly get to are favorite fertilizers to use in{the meat without taking their the final growing soil. eyes off the screen. |

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