Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 December 1950 — Page 32

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‘Group Plans “Winter Show Of Flowers

Dr. Ayres to Speak Before Rose Society

A winter flower show and a L talk by the president of the Ame can Rose Society are high spots in| this week's garden and nature elub meetings. The schedule fol:

E TOMORROW | : Brendonwood — Bren donwood| 3 Common. Third annual Christmas flower show. Judging of exhibits at noon. Meeting of club, 3 p.m. Flower show open to friends of members 7 to 9 p.m. Francis Hackett, chairman of schedule committee with Mesdames Fred Baker, Harry] Blasingham, Irving Reibel, J.| 0. Waymire and L. V. Sheri-| dan; Mrs. Ralph McQuiston and Mrs. Fred Dickson, in charge -. of refreshments. Fall Creek—1:15 p.m. Mrs. Wal-| ter Morton, 3434 E. Fall Creek Blvd., hostess, Christmas deco-| ration workshop. TUESDAY Arbutus—1 p.m. Meridian Hills Country Club, Christmas Party. Mesdames Paul Browning, Ralph Varin, Pearson Frank Welcher, John W.. Wilson, William H. mittee in charge. Dahlia Society—S8 p. side Community Hue. Chiviatmas pd . Mrs. Narl Jones, pany Norman Garwood, E. M. Demlow, J. C. Holland, 0. W. Kennedy

WEDNESDAY Rose Society—8:30 p. m. Atherton Memorial Building, Butler) Dr. W. Li. Ayres of Purdue,’ president of the Amerfcan Rose Society, guest speak-

THURSDAY Rhea—Noon. Mrs, A. H. Barton,! 20569 Westbrook Ave. hostess. F. M. Robey,

Crooked Creek—Noon. . E. Bryant, 5510 Kessler Blvd, | N. Drive, hostess. Mrs. Robert Newby, program, 2 FRIDAY | Irvington Women's—2 p. m. Mrs. | W, F. King, 835 N. Bolton Ave.,| hostess; Mrs. H. L. Mote, assisting. Christmas party, SATURDAY Orchid Society—Noon, Mrs. William O. Wheeler, Andy] Smith Road, hosts. Guest day. .. - Howard Gay, discussion leader

City of York Is Winner

That popuiar White, pink and pale yellow changeling of the rose garden, Peace rose,

Members of the American Rose Society got their heads together at a recent convention in Wash-

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“Xmas Tree

Needs Care

Gardening— : | Everyone Can

Mrs. F. W, A toe ball.

By MARGUERITE SMITH, Times Garden Editor NO NEED for anybody in your family, from baby to grand- | pa, to miss a merry Christmas

mistletoe ball.

And the way Mrs, F. W. Ahrbecker, 4107 College Ave. ex- ' plains it, it's really easy to do, : The professional looking affair in the picture starts out as a

big blob of sphagnum moss. This must be soaked in water, 80 you can wad it up into a nice solid ball about the size of a small grapefruit. Then you tie it firmly with heavy string. Run a piece of wire through the ball, curve the end up and

i you have the stout support it | will need

later. You'd also better stretch some kind of wire or other strong line to hang the ball on while you work at it. Then you're ready for the greenery.

| Boxwood Is Best

BOXWOOD is the favorite for this type of Christmas decoration, says Mrs. Ahrbecker. Boxwood's small twigs break

| off with a nice peinted end so | it isn’t too difficult to thrust

them into the tightly packed sphagnum. If you try to use regular you find yourself engaged in a kind of peneil sharpening job on each blunt-ended twig that's likely

Boxwood should be soaked for about 24 hours in water before you use it, because It comes in dry bales, Mrs. Ahr-

Treat your living Christmas

tree like a houseplant. Keep it away from radiators, registers, or Table Wreaths 3

any other source of heat.

Water it from the bottom by

setting it in a wash tub in an inch! candle, lor s0 of water. Check it every iday to see if it needs more water.

For dry household air draws

moisture out of the leaves ington and decided a new large (needles) and the tree's roots flowerirg white climber could must supply it or the needles dry climb onto Peace's long-held yp, throne.

Don’t keep a living tree in the

So City of York now wears the house too long. A week is about society's national gold medal. City of York was originated by/| a German grower but it had judg- after taking it outdoors. Most im-| ment .enough to do itself proud portant to its future welfare is in test gardens scattered oveg the that you water it well, Fill the! United States. Herice the award. planting hole with water.

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becker explains. (You get it and the sphagnum at most florists.) Water-filled, it stays pert and fresh-looking for a long time, : From here on it's simply a matter of filling the ball out with the twigs—you don’t have to be too careful about uniform length for you can always trim a bit if necessary after the ball is done. Add toy angels, Santas, bells or what have you, plus that nice sprig of mistletoe to finish it off as a sure-enough mistletoe ball.

Florist Frame

OTHER Christmas tions following the same general pattern are easy to do, | oN too, says Mrs. Ahrbecker. \ Wreaths, for example, are built on a wire frame covered with ; wet sphagnum. You can use a coathanger for flat table wreaths but to hang | “on a door you'd be wise to get | a regular wreath frame from | your florist, she advises. They're | quite inexpensive, especially : since the basic decoration will | last you for years, and they're ! so much more substantial she | i finds them well worth the liftle |

| for a second season be sure to i soak the sphagnum thoroughly before decorating it.

FLAT table wreaths can be centered with a Christmas Or you can dot the wreath with clusters of cones, ; with artificial or fresh fruit, EASY

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When you use the foundation :

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Marilyn Jo Haggard and Larry Lanham get into practice for the holiday season. The younger set is only one of several generations who find mistletoe traditional holiday fun, Marilyn Jo is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Haggard, 3544 Carrollton Ave. Larry's parents are Mr. and Mrs. P. H, Lanham, 583 W. 77th St.

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Thoughtful gifts for . gardening friends are yours at Bash’s, and at prices to fit any budget. Birdhouses, 95¢ up; goatskin garden gloves, |. $150; giant hybrid amaryillis bulbs, $1.00; cut-and-hold flow- | er shears, $2.75; bird feeders (a | variety), $1.00 and up; alumi- | num garden tools, guaranteed

for life, $3.95; and a specially rice chromium spray hose at- | tachment, complete with cart- | ridges, $7.50, Also holly, mis-

{ | tletoe, evergreen branches, box-

wood, wreath frames, sphagnum moss. Bash’s Seed Store, 141 N. Delaware St. RI. 3733, FR.

7388. : * * For Christmas decorations of taste and individuality to suit any budget call Bernice Brown of House of Flowers. At House of Flowers, too, you'll find azaleas, kalanchoe, begonias, cyclamen, also planter lamps, dish gardens, holly, mistletoe

Jewel of a Christmas gift at 56th St.

and all the things you need to make your own gay Christmas pieces. House of Flowers, 5801 W. Washington St. BE.

{ 2459. City-wide delivery.

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Why not a really special peony or two to make a merry Christmas for your gardening friends? Floyd Bass Nursery will arrange gift letters for these or other nursery stock. Also living Christmas trees, cut trees, and that good mulch, ground corncobs, at Floyd Bass Nursery, West 62nd St. CO. 2349. Call or write.

* * - Holiday corsages start at $2.00 at Cossell’s Greenhouse. Cossell’s have potted geraniums in bloom (just right for a Christ-mas-sy kitchen) and Christmas red snapdragons. A nice cemetery wreath of dried materials is only $1.00 at Cossell’s, where you'll also find the usual potted plants, and door and cemetery

wreaths. Cossell’s Greenhouse, 4010 Cossell Rd... BE. 1830.. * * Want a Christmas tree that hangs onto

its needles? : : Get a Scotch CR bream of pine at Stark’s. Stark’s also have branches of Scotch pine and all kinds of materials for making up your own decorations. Poinsettias are ready at Stark's, priced from $1.25 to $8.50. Order now. Stark's Greenhouse, 311 8S. Tibbs Ave. BE. 1851. City-wide delivery. Open Sundays.

* A living Christmas tree makes a fine family Christmas gift. At Maschmeyer’'s Nursery, you can pick out Norway spruce or Colorado spruce, just the size you want, at reasonable prices. Roots are wrapped, ready to plant as soon as holidays are over. Maschmeyer's Nursery, 244 W. Troy Ave. GA. 1298.

At Hoosier Gardener’s this week you'll find pottery in a fine array of colors, shapes and . sizes for your . own arrangements or for gifts; holly, laurel,

For only 75¢ you po buy a Greenhouse. They're pot-wrapped Christ-

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For fresh Christmas ideas, drive out to Eagle Creek Nursery or call and describe your gift problem. Quality nursery stock 5 makes a gift of distinction, - Eagle Creek has living Christmas trees, cut trees, and ever green boughs. Nursery, US 52, 11, miles north of Traders Point. CO, 2381.

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Start a Christmas hedge! At

New Augusta Nursery you'll

find Norway spruce for living Christmas tiees, $1.50 per foot They range from 2 to 7. ft And Norway spruce makes a fine hedge for ornament or windbreak. H. J. Schnitzius, New Augusta Nursery, 5000 W. 59th St. CO. 2658.

. * * ou can have ) shade trees xd planted in spite of snow and frozen ground. And a shade tree makes a wonderful Christmas gift for years long enjoyment. Just call H. N. (Mike) Engledow, Mid western Tree Experts. CO. 2335.

* * Like to make flowers and trees decorations? Douglas Flower Shop has chenille and metal festooning, all sizes of Christmas balls, holly berries and leaves, pine cones, poinsettia leaves and centers, many other materials for making Christe mas flowers, corsages, and decorations. Douglas Flower Shop, 1102 Patterson Ave. CA. 1515. Mail orders filled.

* * You'll find holly (plain and variegated), mistletoe, all kinds of greenery for Christmas decorations at Atkins Flower Shop, Also Christmas wreaths, centerpieces, plants (cyclamen, begonias) for gifts or household decoration. Atkins Flower Shop, 2049 N. Capitol Ave. HL . 556. City-wide delivery. .

Yr Parrakeets, $9.95 a pair,. are Jansen’s feature

sen’s sunflower seed, 35¢ a 1b; dog collars 4 and harness pet supplies, all at Jansen’s, 19 Ne | Alabama St. LIL 9918.

You'll find African ‘violets in variety ‘at Grande Flotver Shop, 3611 W. 16th St. Also cyclamen,

Jerusalem cherries, poinsettias | -

(pink, white, red), dish gardens, Christmas centerpieces and | wreaths, and materials for = making your own. Grande Flower Shop, 3611 W. 16th St,’ IM. 3489. City-wide delivery by

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