Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 June 1951 — Page 37

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/ Plenty of Shows To Draw Interest * Flower shows are “bustin’ out all over” this week. Three events are open to the public, and there's no admission fee.

. Does anyone but a newcomer need telling that today is the second day of the Hillsdale Rose Festival? And that next Sunday is the date for the Indianapolis Rose Society's rose show? : A third show of interest to the general public is the “Floral Fair” (lovely name for a flower show) that Arbutus Garden Club is putting on tomorrow at Holliday Park.

Details of these, club meetings and private shows for this week are as follows:

TODAY

Hillsdale Rose Festival — Hillsdale Tursery, 8000 north on Ind. 100 (Shadeland). Gardens open all day, with entertainment by strolling musicians - and a watercade. Crowning of Rose Queen at 4:30 p. m. Nature Study Club-—10 a. m. World War Memorial. Car trip to C. A, Hilgenburg farm, W. 10th St. Clara Haug, leader. Otis Herreman, car leader, MONDAY

Drendonwood——2 p. m. Brendonwood Common. Flower Show. Mesdames Fred Dickson, C. T. Geyer, R. J. McQuiston, flower show committee, 2 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. Arbutus—Holliday Park. Floral Fair, Open to the public. No admission charge. Mrs. Birney

Welcher, L. M. Henderson, Hugh

J. Baker Jr, Leroy Gordner, assistants, Mesdames Paul Booth, C. F. Helm, Ralph Varin,

Arthur Cook, Harold Asquith,

W. C. Duesler, hostesses, . Tall Creek—1:15 p. m. Mrs, C. E. Griener, 7210 N. Pennsylvania St, hostess. “Rose Arrangements in the Home,” Miss Betty Bertermann. *

THURSDAY Crooked Creek-—-Noon. Mrs. John Clendenning, Frankfort, host ess. Covered dish luncheon. FRIDAY

n Women’s—2 p. m. Mrs. Carl W. Spiess, 802 Ellenberger Pkwy., West Drive, hostess. Discussion of flower arrangements prepared by Mesdames H. T. Challle, Leland Clapp, Oscar Wadsworth, Tour of members’

: gardens. SATURDAY

THE SCENT'S THE THING—Anne King . . . almost covered

up with roses.

Garden Gadding—

Wait-and-See Policy Best

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Tragedy has struck our yard. Our matronly young nlapricot tree presented us with three promising blossoms this spring. Our mouths began to water. Then suddenly it did just what some of our peachtree "branches had already done. The leaves all over the tree withered, as if a blight had suddenly struck.

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And even the experts say a walit-and-see policy is best, Paul

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Bugs In Evergreens ARE YOUR evergreens keeping

up with the Joneses this year? If so, chances are nine to one they're entertaining a nice little bug called lecanium scale. H. N. Engledow of Midwestern Tree Experts says yews he’s examined show 90 per cent infestation. These scales, like all the so-called armored scales, carry their own little bomb shelters on their backs. You'll be able tg see these mottled brown, rather large shell-backs, along the stems of your yews when they have them. Then you just have to settle back patiently until about July when the young ones hatch and come out to see the world. Right then they're susceptible to spray. You can use that old standby nicotine sulfate and soap. |

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Children Find Joy in Local Rose Gardens

Times Photos by John Spicklemire.

INFANT ROSE QUEEN—"Aren't roses the prettiest flowers?" asks Carol Crooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Crooks, 5869 Carvel Ave

By MARGUERITE SMITH EVERY CHILD needs a grandmother's garden full of roses. And isn’t it too bad we adults can’t remember the first June we became aware of the

fragrance and color of a rose? Two lucky grandchildren at this week’s meeting of Blue Flower Garden Club enjoyed a few of the thousands of roses decking Indianapolis yards this week. Anne King, half past two, granddaughter of Mrs. H, J. C. Pearson, loved the rich red climbers in Mrs. W. B. Hodge's yard at 5815 N. Pennsylvania St. Anne and her mother, Mrs. F. M. King, are here visiting from Fredericksburg, Va.

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AND LITTLE Carol Crooks, not-quite two, consented to add her charms to the roses brought in by members of the club for private showing. Carol's grandmother is Mrs. James H. Crooks. She is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. James Crooks, 5869 Carvel Ave. The flower arrangements were made by Mrs. W. D. Kautsky, 627 E. 54th St. Other roses came from the gardens of Carol's - grandmother and of Mrs. Robert Bracken, 5811 N. Pennsylvania St.

Doll Tea Table Display Steals Show

Doll tea table arrangements, fixed up by the juniors (third and fourth graders in School 77), quite stole the show at the Irvington Wom-

en's Garden Club show last

week, An unusual display of iris was one of the many adult eyepolishers, Miss Margaret Griffith and Mrs. W. L. McCoy divided adult honors, each taking five blue ribbons, Mrs. Leland Clapp and Mrs. H. L. Knote came next with three dplece. Two firsts went to Mrs, Carl Spiese and also to Mrs. Edward Madinger. Other first prize winners includeded Mesdames Walter Spencer, W. 8. King, Glen Jackson, D. G. King and B. E. Brown. Junior blue ribbon winners were Jacqueline Hutton, Ann Spencer, Barbara Leonard and Robert Smelzer. Mrs. Clapp has charge of the junior group. Judges for the show were Mesdames Goethe Link, E. T. Burnside, E. C. Kleiderer and Elmer Billman.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Of Tulips * Bone Meal Seen

Aid to Bulbs

We plain dirt gardeners would have a much easier time if science could just make up its mind. Or maybe if scientists could just take a

pin-pointing their investigations too closely to the immediate future. Absolutely the last word in tulip culture for some seasons now has been “fertilize your tulips in spring” to get bigger blossoms, Now that we've got into the habit, comes another pronouncement “Don’t fertilize in spring.” And why not? Well, say these gentlemen of the microscope, they've “discovered” that sure enough you'll get bigger blossoms for a year maybe.

Bulb May Split

But then comes that inevitable reaction. The poor bulb just can't keep it up. If it gets mad enough it may even split and you don’t get much of any bloom at all— just leaves. Bone meal, they add, does no harm—seems it’s a gentle sort of encouragement. And if you plant {the bulbs six to eight inches deep in the first place they're not so likely to split. But altogether you'll keep your tulips happier if you give them pretty good soil to begin with, then don’t over-stimub late them, Then there’s the other big tulip problem—to dig or not to dig— after they’ve bloomed. These same researchers opine it’s all a question of temperature. If your tulip bulbs are bedded down deep in perhaps a shaded spot with some annuals growing above them, you'd just better leave them alone.

Dig Them Up

But if the tulip bed is out in the

the ground, so they get really heated up, then you'd better dig them. It appears that tulip buds don’t like tropical temperatures and they'll grow leaves instead of flowers to show their displeasure. And what to do after you've dug them? First, they've got to stay underground until the leaves have sent all their starches and sugars down into the bulb for winter storage. The signal for digging is the loss of green in the leaves. If you must plant annuals before the leaves say bulbs are ready to take up, then lift the whole thing. carefully, stash it away in a garden row to ripen up at leisure. Once dug, the tops should come off, the bulbs go into paper bags

| apolis 9. Queries must include

hot sun with bulbs near the top of ||

Times Garden Editor Q—Are ashes from burned paper harmful or helpful to a flower garden? —Mrs F. A—Ashes from newsprint are considered harmful because of chemicals in the paper. If not concentrated in one spot they hardly would do much harm. Q—My tulips were a deep color when they first bloomed. By the time they were finished they were almost white, Is that some soil deficiency? —Mrs. F. A—I1g would more likely be due to diseasé or to variety habit. If leaves were a pale yellowish green, you might give them some extra nitrogen. It would take a more detailed description of the plants’ action to

give you any more definite answer.

Send all questions on gardening to Marguerite Smith, The Indianapolis Times, Indian-

names and ‘addresses to be answered.

Literary Club Plans Guest Day

An annual guest day will be held “Tuesday by the Multum-in-Parvo Literary Club. Mrs, H. A. Harlan, 221 N. Pershing Ave., will be hostess at the 2 p. m. meeting. The guest speaker will be Mrs. E. C. Rumpler and assistant hostesses will be Mesdames Vern Har-

‘ONE: False. Cutting the foliage off now would be like destroying an automobile factory then wondering why it couldn't produce any more automobiles. The leaves are feeding the roots now. TWO: False. The best time is spring when borers are hatching. They are now pretty well settled and working away inside the leaves. THREE: False. Transplanting can be done any time if you are careful about disturbing roots, careful to shade and water the plants on hot sunny days. FOUR: True. Limas germinate best after ground has warmed up. FIVE: True. This is old garden lore and scientifically accurate, too. For wood ashes contain potash, an important plant food. SIX: True. Though you may be able to get’ grass started if you are sowing it in‘dhade and keep it well-watered. Also if the weather for a few weeks should be cooler and rainier than usual, young grass seedlings would

: SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1951 Here Are the Answers

To Garden Quiz

- SEVEN: True. The plant seems to put all its energy into ripening

the first fruit in that case. EIGHT: False. Grass.does better if not shaved. Longer blades shade ground, save moisture. Also the grass plant isn't constantly having to adjust to the sudden shock of having its “foliage” removed. (See answer to first quesabove.) HORN E: True. Then by the time the earlier sown zinnias are past their best you will have big blossoms on this second sowing. TEN: True. That is, if you fill the can with water during dry spells so the moisture trickles slowly into the ground. Better yet, if you fill the can with rotted manure, then pour water on. A big flower pot will do the trick, too. Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. 100%? Too bad this isn’t a radio giveaway show, Above 70? Your thumb is green. Below passing? Better réad the garden page every Sunday. (Hope

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Test yourself quiz on this week's garden chores. Answer true or false. Correct answers are elsewhere on this page. ONE: You should cut peonies down as soon as flowers have faded. TWO: This is the best time to control iris borer. THREE: It's too late to do much transplanting. FOUR: This is a good time to sow lima beans. FIVE: Wood ashes are good to use in cucumber hills.

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quicker if you stake and prune to one stalk. EIGHT: Grass should B¥ cut very short this month and next. NINE: It's wise to make another sowing of zinnia and marigold seed this week. TEN: A tin can with holes in the bottom, plunged into the ground beside vine crops, helps produce a bigger yield.

Sunshine Club Head To Be Honored

Mrs. T. G. Evard, new president of the Children’s Sunshine Club, will be honored Wednesday at a noon luncheon-bridge in the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Assisting Mrs. B. L. Byrket, general chairman, are Mesdames Harry Ulrich, James French, S.

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You will find a wide selection of trees and plants at EAGLE CREEK. Many

with balls of earth while dormant, so

that they can now be planted at any time without loss, A fine selection of roses, in Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, poly-

are Grade A, Northern grown, two-

year plants growing in pots and ready to transplant.

FLOWERING TREES Dosvood,

French Lilac, Flowering Flowering Peach and many

others, oll growing in pots so they can be transplanted in your yard at

FRUIT TREES Avple, Pear, Cherry and Peach, all in pots, some

with fruit on spring if you want fruit trees.

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Arborvitae, juniper, hemlock and several varieties EVERGREENS of Yew, in our sales yard, dug with balls of earth

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Like cherry pie? Believe it or not, at Eagle Creek Nursery this week you can get Montmorency cherry trees, potted, growing, already bearing fruit. Carry them home in your car, set them out (they’ll never know the difference) and pick your cherries! Another interesting item in the Eagle Creek salesyard this week is Bristol Ruby Weigela. Bristol Ruby is the finest red weigela. In bloom now, it will flower again in the fall, and off and on during summer. Drive out to Eagle Creek, see these and other quality plants in their salesyard and nursery. No need to put up with overgrown outdated landscaping when you can get modern quality shrubs and trees at reasonable prices. Eagle Creek Nursery, US 52, 1Y; miles north of Trader's

Point. CO-2381.

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| Don't pin your hopes on grass | seed for a new lawn now. Set

out a ground cover instead for better luck. At New Augusta Nursery you can get myrtle (vinca) in a new superior variety for sun or shade; ajuga (attractive blue flowers in May); pachysandra (Japanese spurge) for year-round green; and other ground covers. Mock orange is now in bloom at New Augusta in a half-dozen different varieties. Drive out {| today, let H. J. Schnitzius help | you with ground cover. prob- { lems. New Augusta Nursery, | 5000 W. 59th St. CO-8563.

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New at Bash’s this week is a liquid all - organic - fertilizer. It's Atlas Fertilizer Emulsion, an organic fertilizer made from fish. It will not burn your plants. Also at Bash’s, potassium cyanate spray to rid your lawn of crabgrass and chickweed. You can also get this at Bash’s combined with 24-D to kill broad-leaved lawn weeds at the same time. It will not harm children, pets, or your good lawn grass. Bash’s Seed Store, 141 N. Delaware St. RI-3733, FR-73838. All garden needs.

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Have a weed-free driveway all summer without hoeing. You can if you use Acme Weed Kliler, says Warren's Seed Store. Acme Weed Killer really does the work, kills weeds and grass in less than a week, keeps ground sterile for months thereafter. Use it, too, for spot-spraying poison ivy. This and other insecticides, fungicides, sprayers, dustguns, at Warren's Seed Store, 148 N. Delaware St., RI. 2658. Seeds, plants.

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Wedding flowers are part of Atkins Flower Shop complete flower service. Let flowers speak for you —+to0 congratulae the bride and groom, the graduate, the new mother, or carry your sympathy to a friend. Call Atkins Flower Shop for any of these services. Atkins Flower Shop, 2049 N, Oapitol. HI-1556.

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+ A dark blue petunia, the flowers large and plentiful all season, the plant i dwarf and bushy. That's Admiral, one of the fine petunias you'll find at Stark's. Use it with their red Fire Chief, or white Snowstorm (or white alyssum) to edge a snappy border. Also at Stark’s, other flat nile yn dong oy y, ss 511 8. Tibbs Ave. BE-1351.

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* * Today's the day you'll be meeting your friends at Hillsdale Nursery Rose Festival. And of course you'll be picking up some potted roses to take home. For when" you plant potted roses you save yourself time, trouble, and general grief. For one thing, you're sure of getting just exactly what you want. Plants are in bloom so there can’t be any mistaken labelling. They're already growing in a good soil mixture so you can set them out ‘even in poor soil and they've got enough plant food to start them off well. (Not that they don’t appreciate a spot well prepared.) Then you can set potted roses any time even in hot dry weather and know they'll grow. So visit the ROSE FESTIVAL, have fun, and plant potted roses. Hillsdale Nursery, 8000 north on Ind. 100 BR. 5495. *

Catch those new-

hoppers - want to protect your healthyg elms, It's timer em now for the sécond DDT elm spray. Also time to fertilize your valuable shade trees. Call H. N, (Mike) Engledow, Midwestern Tree Exports, CO. 2335.

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Mrs. W. A. Edwards of Edwards 56th St. Greenhouse personally selects rieties they offer for sale. “I choose mums that will produce color in the customer’s border and cut flowers for the house over a period of weeks. And we sell no chrysanthemums whose normal blooming time comes after frost in central Indiana,” says Mrs. Edwards. Stop in at Edwards 56th St. Greenhouse, just east of Key~ stone, for the finest mums, IM, 5842. Convenient parking.

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