Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1951 — Page 18

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PUT IT THERES the picture outside your picture window just:isn’t, huild your picture inside: North, south, east or west, you'll find certain plants that like it.

- Garden Gifting—

Chrysanthemums Put Under a Blackout

Get Busy

and Bloom

SCIENTISTS are >Y with flowers every day. Now

it's chrysanthemums.

Ordinarily a mum blossoms

nonchalantly anywhere from mid-summer to late fall. But an expert out in California decided to see what

a black out would do for them. He learned that if they get more than 13 hours of daylight, they just grow and grow. But cut their “day” down to nine hours and they get busy and bloom*in about two months. During the winter he reverses the process. He .uses artificial light to lengthen their day to the magic nine hours. So the poor things bloom any time of year. The same experimenter, (he's Leonard E. Carrier of the University of California's Ag. College) is having a try at producing new roses, hybrid corn fashion. Crossing strong inbred lines might produce some unusually ° sturdy new roses—so he hopes. 2

” ” ” THE INDIANAPOLIS Dahlia Society is spreading its wings—or {ts roots—this year to take in roses, landscaping, and such in their programs. Dahlias will naturally still be their first love. So -they'd like to hear from anyone who's similarly afflicted with the dahlia bug. You may get in touch with W. A, Saffell, Beech Grove, society president, or with Mrs. Narl Jones, Gray Rd,, Southport, publicity chairman, for more information about the society.

” ” ” HERB GROWERS, take note. The use of rosemary at Christmas-time is said to bring happiness to the whole family. As why wotffdfh't it? Use a

two inch sprig in chicken or -

turkey gravy. Tuck some into door wreaths. Or hang it on

the Christmas tree for its lovely scent. » » n SHORT ROWS: Remember

when the first hormone sprays came out to keep fruit glued onto trees to ripen? Now there are a’'couple of chemicals used for just the opposite—to thin” too thick fruit. ... Weed spray 2, 4, 5-T is said to control poison ivy better than ammonium sulfate or sodium chlorate, the old (former) dependables.

An ~ Ohio AB. station says

frozen apples make just as tasty cider as fresh apples . . . It’s .taken another experiment station only fourteen years to decide that fall ploughing is better for heavy soils, spring ploughing for light soil. (Reminds me of the ag. agent who put the whippl2 trees on wrong

side up. But who needs to know in these days of the tractor, how to harness a horse?)

Corn borers were scarce this year, says Purdue. But don't get cheerful over it. If they like the weather next summer they'll be back, Hever fear.

AN EASY Ww AY "to clean up scale on ivy.is this method used by a professional florist. Mix mineral oil with soap suds. Douse stems and leaves thoroughly. Mineral oil won't hurt foliage so you don’t have to rinse it off.

Leaves For East

Mrs. Harry W. 3109 E. 39th St., for New York. She will spend the holidays with her niece, Mrs. E. Allan Sherwood, and Mr. Sherwood and the Rohert Sherwoods. She will also visit former Indianapolis’ residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 8. Butterfield and Mrs. Roger N. Williams, all of New York. Mrs. Dragoo will home late in January.

Plant in Dry Soil

If you have brought in geraium cuttings and they have rooted, plant them in soil that is not too rich and keep them on the dry side until warm weather approaches.

Guard Against Rust

If you haven't cleaned out your plant food spreader, get after it now or the job will become more difficult the _ rust accumulates.

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Tips on How

To Keep Yule Plants Fresh

By MARGUERITE SMITH Times Garden Editor

FEP your Christmas gift plants happy. They'll last longer.

Poinsettias, always popu-

lar, like sun. Or you can give them artificial light in the evening after a cloudy day. Water them often enough to keep moist, but not wet. Once a day, if rooms aren't overly hot, should do pretty well for poinsettias. - They need warmth, no drafts down their neck. If your plant sulks in spite of your best care you can still salvage flowers after leaves have’ dropped. Seal the cut stems and spots where leaves came off, by holding over a flame. Or use a Christmas candle<just 00 holiday spirit.

IF YOU “PREFER to keep the flowers on the plant even though it looks bare around the

knees, stick some evergreen twigs around the edge of the Pot.” nti OR

And do try to carry your plant over for another season— it's fun just to see if you can. More about that later on.

” ” ” KALANCHOE (rhymes with “pal and Joey” needs wholesome neglect as far as watering goes. Its fat leaves will keep the plant going, camel-fashion, for quite a while. So keep these bright rosy flowering specimens on the dry side. Give them sun. And try your hand at slipping the easily-raised kalanchoe.

Ed sn 8 AZALEAS need cool, cool rooms and -quantities of moisture. They'll likely be planted in all or mostly peat moss when you get them. So pour on the water as long as the absorbent stuff will soak it up. One successful grower lets her plants get thoroughly dry once a week then waters plentifully. Keep the plants well-watered the rest of the time, though. You may need to give them a drink twice a day if rooms are really hot. If you're very good to your azalea you may be able to carry it over from year to year for Christmas bloom. Give it only moderate sun (east or west windows). Snip fading blossoms.

” » ” ONE WORD to beginning green thumbers. If you receive a dish garden gift, don’t hesitate to tear it apart after Christmas and pot the plants separately. That is, if you're more interested in raising decorative plants all winter than for a short time. For you'll find it less of a problem to study the likes and dislikes of philodendron, ivy

and pothos in separate pots than when you have them mixed by United Nations fashion all together,

TIME SAVER—Turn a house- |§

plant into a quick Christmas mantle decoration with three balls and a candle or two.

"Now Is

The Time...

+¢s to keep an eye on your stored amaryllis. « + + to keek cyclamen in a cool, shaded spot.

| «oo to start an avocado seed.

. to feed the birds every day.

Gas Fumes Harmless Don’t worry about furnace

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Times photos by William A. Oates Jr.

CHRISTMAS ROSES—Mrs. G. E. Schloot, 568 Winthrop Ave., (right) pins a Christmas rose corsage on Mrs. E. J. Dieckman. The flowers grow on a long-established plant in the yard of Mrs. J. G.

McFarland, next door.

Raise Flowers in December

OU can pick your own flowers outdoors for a Christmas corsage, if you raise Christmas roses. Snow or no snow. Zero or lower. This charming perennial plant, botanically helleborus niger, is really a buttercup. Many local gardeners are successful with it. The evergreen leaves like to nestle in the shade of shrubbery. The flowers, white with

yellow stamens, much like a wild rose, appear in winter's warmer periods, then stand proudly against sow and cold weather. They need to be left undisturbed for best flower production.

The Christmas rose pictured, .

blossomed on a long-established plant in Mrs. J. G. McFarland’s yard at 5689 Winthrop «Ave. Mrs. McFarland’s next door neighbor, Mrs. G. E. Schloot, fashioned the corsage.

Your Yard— End-of-Year Problems Are Solved

OME end - of - the - year _ problems—is your question answered here? Q—We didn’t get our hybrid tea roses hilled up before this cold wave came along. Any use to do it now? A. Yes. Tops may be killed completely to the ground but if you-can keep your hybrid teas alive above the graft

you'll have as good roges as

ever next year. So pile ashes around bushes or wrap tops to hold thick bundle of straw that will protect undérground stem, if ground stays too hard to dig. = 5 » Q. We bought a living Christmas tree but did not get the hole dug for it before the ground froze. So what do we do now? A. “Plant” the tree anywhere oytdoors where you can cover ts with peat moss or leaves or any other moisture holding cover that will also keep roots unfrozen. The minute the ground thaws, plant your tree. n » n Q. A neighbor says this early winter cold will do more harm than the same law temperatures would do in February. Doesn't make sense to me—or should it? A—Early sudden drops in temperature do much more harm than equally severe later

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MAIN DISH—Tuna-omelet shortcake. 5

Here Is a Christmas Eve Main Dish

By JOAN SCHOEMAKER 2

es Food Editor

MEATLESS ‘main dishes are the order of the day Christmas Eve in many househqlds. A special touch to the menu

is necessary, too.

Spice the entree with tuna-omelet shortcake served with buttered peas, a green salad bowl, canned plums, favorite beverage and fruitcake or mincemeat

hard rolls and butter,

pie.

The main dish is prepared in a matter of

minutes. Pe »

TUNA OMELET SHORTCAKE

1 can tuna 6 eggs 2 tbsps. flour 4 tbsps. cream 1 tsp. salt

% tsp. pepper

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eight clerks and six letter carriers, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

gas fumes from the cooking |B

stove plants.

harming your

or feeding errors,

gas. Benefit to Grass Believe it or not, a good

application of fertilizer to a snow covered sidewalk or driveway will accomplish the same but will the

lighting, | rather than ||

adjoining grass

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c. white sauce : 1 tbsp. chopped pimento or green pepper 1 tbsp. each chopped parsley and green onion 3 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Separate eggs; beat whites until stiff but not dry, Combine egg yolks, flour, cream, salt and

pepper. Beat well and fold into egg whites. Pour

your

mixture into two well-greased, hot, square or round cake pans. evenly in pans. | Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 15 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Meanwhile, combine white

sauce, pimento or green pepper, parsley, green

onion, Worcestershire sauce and tuna. Heat to

simmering.

When omelet is done, remove pans and place one layer on serving plate. Pour about one-half of creamed tuna mixture over layer. Top with |

other omelet layer and pour remaining tuna mixture over all.

serve for four

Horseshoe Center Eighty per cent of all the horseshoes manufactured in the

United States were produced in Joliet, Ill, center of the trade since 1893. s

. A flash of gleaming gold or bright silver

metallic in a "bare necessity” evening shoe

to accent the gown you love. They never

tarnish and they are meticulously crafted on a

free and easy sandal last. Gold or silver in both high and mid-high heel.

Cut in squares or wedges to to six,

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POINTED OBSERVATION—Sharon Marie Stone, dvahter

_._ SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 1051

Times photo by Paul

of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar, Stone Jr., 520 S. Rybolt Ave., points out the variegated leaves of one variety of poinsettias.

Poinsettias in Limelight

EOPLE are funny. Or maybe you know that. Out at Garfield Park, the annual Christmas poinsettia show is on. Frank Schubert, who sees that the flowers get raised, says they'll have around 5000 blooms on display. Along with the stand-

ard red ones, some white and pink ones, there's also a variegated leaved sort. » » Ed

GARFIELD HAS raised them for several years now. But you won't find ‘them very often in

florists’ shops, says Mr, Schu- | bert, Why? Well, they're in the |

same position in the public's mind, as were the white poinsettias a few years back. People didn’t want .white poinsettias at first. Now they're in quite some demand for churches, especially, and for wedding flowers.

So in about five years we'll likely be wanting the green and white 1e af poinsettias. The

flower, incidentally, is red and somewhat smaller than the regular kind.

» n » GARFIELD’S show will eontinue daily and Sundays through the next two weeks up to Jan. 7th. Hours are 8 a. m, to 8 p. m, every day, Along with the poinsettias thers will be 300 to 400 African violets, Christmas peppers and Garfield's always interesting

collection of tropical plants to see.

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Stop in at Bash’s and you can finish up your Christmas shopping in a hurry. Aluminum plant trays and wick watering flower pots for the window gardener; shears of all kinds, aluminum garden tools,

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plant labels for the outdoor Bird-houses, hanging or window type, for shut-ins and other nature lovers; mistletoe (for you-know-what), holly and all the Christmas greens, also cemetery wreaths for remembrance. These and many other garden gifis all at Bash's Seed Stere, 141 N, Delaware. RI. 3733. FR. 7333.

* * Fresh-cut flowers for your Christmas parties will cost you only. 50c at Edwards 56th St. | Greenhouse. Or you may have | twice as many for only 95¢— | every flower your own choice. | At Edwards now you'll find unusual snapdragons, and a few ‘sweetpeas and mums (these for the first comers each day). Also poinsettias (red, pink, white), primroses and other Christmas pot plants.’ You may choose from a fine selection of dish garden plants (potting free) for . gifts or to. dress up your own home for Christmas. Edwards 56th St. Greenhouse. Just east of Keystone. IM. 5842.

* Nothing beats a good shade tree for a Christmas gift the whole family will enjoy for years to come. Call H. N. (Mike) Engledow, Midwestern Tree Experts, for this and all

B| other tree needs. CO. 2835.

* * Eagle Creek Nursery extends the season's greetings to all gardeners, and hopes you'll all have a happy gardening year in 1952. Eagle Creek is the nursery where you vou find quality shrubs and trees for distinctive landscaping effects. Eagle Creek Nursery, US 52, 1%; miles north of Traders Point. CO. 2381.

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Roses in the snow! That's one of the distinctive novelty gifts made up by Atkins Flower Shop. Prepared so the fresh

roses last extra-long. Also potted Poinsettias (Red, Pink, at

White), Azaleas, Cyclamen. Atkins Flower Shop, 2049 N. Capitol, between Methodist and St. Vincent's Hospitals, HII

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| You have a dead shade tree to

take down? Call Stonybrook Nursery. Stonybrook takes down dead trees and moves growing trees all winter long. Stonybrook Nursery is the former Highland Landscape Co. ‘under completely new ownership ard management. Stony-

brook Nursery, E. 82d St, 1 mile east of Allisonvilla Rd. BR. 0162. Call any time,

You can finish up your Christmas shopping away from the downtown crowds if you stop in at House of Flowers. Special gifts for men, pottery (just in) planted or unplanted, pot-

plants, including poinsettias in /

red, pink, white, cyclamen, azaleas, planter lamps, Christmas corsages, centerpieces or a corsage for your Christmas hostess, dish gardens, specially nice holly, and cutflowers. Be sures to see the unusual Christmas window at House of Flowers, 5801 W. Washington. BE. 2459.

Dish gardens, from Stark's make an easily selected lastminute gift. Also at Stark’s Fo -—cut Christmas trees,

Fook ever-

green boughs, cemetery wreaths

and sprays, cut flowers. Stark’s Greenhouse, 511 S, Tibbs, BE. 1351. Open today. *

Cossell’'s will be open late this evening and tomorrow for ¢ustomers’ convenience. At Cossell's you will find poinsettias, Christmas begonias, blooming geraniums, door wreaths, cones

and Scotch pine for decorations; ———

also cut flowers and Christmas corsages, Cossell’'s, 4010 Cossell Rd. BE. 1830. We 5

If you're driving out the Pendleton Pike, stop in at Wayside Floral Gardens (or call your order in) and let Gladys Cooley help you out of that last-min-ute gift-jam, Wayside Floral Gardens has poinsettias, Christ. mas begonias, cyclamen, foliage plants and dish gardens. Wayside Floral Gardens, 7301 Pendleton Pike. CH. 2222. * * Hillsdale Nursery is equipped to supply your living Christmas tree if you decide upon it today or even tomorrow. There is still time to order one of Hills dale’s fine shade trees, roses, or nursery stock from their extensive list for your family gift, Call Hillsdale Nursery, BR. 5495. Hillsdale Nursery is 8000 north on Ind. 100 (Shadeland),

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up to luxury gifts for the fam- -

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