Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1952 — Page 22

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“Garden Quiz “For the. End | Of March

By MARGUERITE. SMITH

Times Garden Editor OW'S your garden? Try your knowledge on these. questions. , Answer true or false. Find the score elsewhere on this page. 1. Peas, hoth sweet and edible, should be in the ground now 4 Marigolds and zinning ghould be planted now, 100, 3." Qeedlingy raised in the hotge should not he disturbed until they are put vutdoor 4. Grapes must not he pruned naw If you did not get it done in February. 5. Forsythia should be heavily pruned before it bloo m 8. It 18 not. at all wise to spread strawy manure on a lawn. 7. It Is better to use traight hlye grass on a sunny lawn ile ready established than it is 10 buy a sunny mixture, R. Tulips ought to he covered if they are very far above the

ground or they may freeze he fore warm weather. 9. Asparagus and rhuhs ah will profit from a mulch of rotted strawy manure or ground: corn cobs, peat mosk or compost now, 10. Onion sets can be put out any time now but onion geed should be sowed after the ground gets warmer,

Meetings Scheduled

This last week of the month sees only a few meetings, Details are as follows. WEDNESDAY Hendrick County Garden Club, 1:30 p. m. Mrs, Jack Gam: bold, Coatesville, hostess, Mrs, Victor Burdsell, assisting, Types of flower arrangements, Mrs, Robert Low. FRIDAY Spade and Trowel Garden Club, 1 p. m. Hawthorne Room, President's Day Luncheon. Installation of officers; Mrs, " Henry C. Prange, president; Mrs, Lee Fox, vice president; Mrs. John W. Judy, ing secretary; Mrs. Frank EK.

White, corresponding secretary; Mrs, George F. Off, treasurer,

NEXT SUNDAY Nature Study Club. 7:30 a. m. Members will meet at World War Memorial for car trip

to Muscatatuck State Park. Bird hike in park. Leader, Otis Herreman.

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Plant a plastic Hower on your lawn for that sprinkling job

this summer, area 40 feet across.

revolves to distribute the moisture evenly

Here's a new plastic sprinkler that can drench an The flower of this Spray Flower sprinkler It's available locally

at Firestone Stores, Woolworth’s and McCrory’s for $1.98. Plant Sweet Peas Now

Sweet peas should be planted

Free Booklet Offered To Garden Lovers

“A Little Power — a lot of Living” is a 64-page booklet you can get for free, Put out by Rototiller, Tne, it contains much useful information for begin. ning and experienced gardeners, Free on request from Rototitler, Inc, Troy. -N. Y. It includes a table that tells much about lime, how much and when to use it, and useful Information in general on use of materials in the soil,

Hints on Planting Plant seeds now In the hot bed; prune grape vines and fruit trees; feed the lawn and begin to remove mulches and protective coverings from roses, perennials and newly planted bulb beds.

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1. True. get an early start.

THE INDIANA POLIS TIMES

| Garden Quiz Answers”

To True-False Queries

You'll have better luck with them if they But. if you have. them yet to plant,

you can help themsalong by enriching the ground with

plenty. of moisture “holding rotted manure, ground ‘corn cobk, Then they algo need plenty of plant food such as you get in a complete chemical fertilizer 2, Falze, Wait. until maple leaves are well oyt before you geed these more tender flowers outdoors, 3. False, Indoor raised seed: lings should pe transplanted from crowded zeed beds intoindividual containers {if you want them to grow into sturdy plants, 4 4, False, They will bleed considerably when pruned this late but you'd better prune them than not, 5. False. Do only such oruning as you must, That is, remove dead or crowding italks at ground level, » - ~ 6. FALSE, Strawy manure makés a lawn look unattractive temporarily. It may a'so introduce some weed seeds.

7. True, On large bare areas or on new lawns blue grass does better If it is protected by quick growing nurse grasses that shade it through its infancy. But on an established lawn grass already there takes over. this function,

LANDSCAPING SHADE TREES Eagle Creek Nursery

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materials such as compost,

8. False. Tulips are hardy to considerable cold. Chiéf danger to them: is a l'ongish spell of “rather mild weather ‘that encourages ‘soft, fast growth, then a sudden severe drop in temperature, Chances of this from now on are slight 9. True. A moisture holding mulch rfeh in nitrogen to encourage top growth produces a good and tasty crop, If you must use one of the less nutri tive mulches, trates in chemical form. 10. False, Onion seed is resistant to cold and can be own any time now, -

Score 10 right? Your thumbs are so green you'd better get busy helping young gardeners green up. Seven right? Your thumb’s still green (kind of pale, though). less than four right? Oh, well, it’s fun to garden anyway, isn’t it?

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Get your Merion blue grass now. Bash's supply is dwindling. Bash's will sell it straight or make it up to Purdue formula. Also at Bash’s, canna roots in separate colors, tuberoses (Double Pearl), ble2ding heart roots. complete chemical fertilizers for your lawn. Use these now before grass greens up. All kinds of grass seed, straight or in mixtures. Bash's Seed Store, 141 N, Delaware St. RI. 3733. FR. 7333.

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Hillsdale Nursery ir noted for the biggest collection of roses in this part of the country. If you want Hillsdale's com - plete list, send or call for your free colored folder. Mailing address Nursery, RR 13, Indianapolis. Or call BR. 5495. In addition to their roses Hillsdale offers complete nursery

iz Hillsdale

| service. Evergreens, ornamental trees- such as flowering eérab,”’

peach, plum, cherry in variety, magnolias, dogwoods. Hillsdale’s fruit trees include 3 yearold apple, pear, cherry, plum, apricot and quince trees. Small fruits—strawberries, both reg-

! ular and everbearing; red and

black raspberries, currants, gonoseberries. While you're getting nursery stock at Hillsdale you can pick up your grass seed and fertilizers, too. Hillsdale Nursery, 8000 north on Ind. 100. BR. 35495. Mail orders filled.

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Ground In your lawn as hard as brick? Then stop in at Hoosier Gardener's. Hoosier Gardener has mechanical turf You may buy or rent Use these on your lawn, it soil conditioning Soil conditioner can Hoo-

aerators. them, then give fertilizer. get down to grass roots. sier Gardener has Green Thumb

compost, sheep manure, Driconure, Milorganite, peat moss, ground corncobs, Hoosier Gardener also has the spray materials you need for dormant spraying. Hoosier Gardener, 741 FE. Broad “Ripple Ave. (rear). BR. 9121,

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A week-end special on dormant roses at Stonybrook Nursery is just right for beginners. It will also interest experienced growers who want more of the long-time favorites. Stonvbhrook offers six dependable rose varieties for $5.50. They are Red Radiance¥one of the finest dark reds: Etoile 4° Hollande, fragrant bright red: Margaret MecGredy, light red; MecGredv's Yellow, buttercup yellow; Condesa de Sastago, a fine hi-color gold and coppery pink, and Frau Karl Druschki, white hvbrid perpetual Stonybrook also has a good selection of the new patented roses. Ask for Stonybrook's free monthly landscape letter. Stonybhrook Nursery, Ind. 100, 3 mile ‘east of Ind. 37. BR. 0162,

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You can save vourself money and time. Ask E. 'T. Buttler of Consumer Feed Store about the many lawn and garden tools he rents. Among them-—seed and fertilizer spreaders, ladders, rollers, Also at Consumers Feed

‘Store, all kinds of grass seed,

fertilizer. garden seeds, bulbs, garden equipment. Consumers Feed Store, 61038 Massachusetts Ave. CH. 2818.

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SAVE YOUR TREES! Now is the-time to trim and spray your Trimming, spraying, tree surgery — seeding, fertilizing lawns—planting, weed control, tree feeding, tree removal. Indianapohs Spraying Co. Motor power equipment, chain saws. Consultants in the care of trees since’ 1915. “Insured. Indianapolis Spraying Co., 626 FE. 63d St. BR. 5688. Day or evening.

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Know all about the hundreds of shrubs and trees that grow just in the Midwest? If you do you don't need any landscape service. But if you feel a .bit lost abeut what will grow in. shade, what will be happy in Indiana's limestone =o0il and the Hoosier climate, then you'll save money if you get expert advice such as Eagle Oreek Nursery offers If you're planning a complete landscape joh or just a replanting of a doorway or corner of the yard; call Eagle Creek now before the rush season is on. Let their trained personnel call on you, look over soil and situation, Then they'll plan for artistic design as well. That's what landscape men are trained for, Eagle Creek Nursery, US 52, 1; miles north of Traders Point. CO. 2381.

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The unusually heavy infestation of scale insects this spring is found on many ordi-~ narily scale-free trees.

shrubs That's the word from Midwestern Tree Experts. Days when conditions are right for spraying for scale control are

and

necessarily few, So call Midwestern now {o be sure you are on their list. H, N. (Mike) Engledow, Midwestern Tree FExperts. CO. 2333. *

* HOUSE OF FLOWERS

A new shipment of the largeleaved foliage plants for up-to-date interiors is just in at House of Flowers, Also potted tulips, azaleas: cut flowers ine cluding jonquils and Wedge. wood blue iris. Distinctive corsages and wedding flowers are a feature of House of Flowers complete floral service, Call Bernice Brown of House of. Flowers when you want flowers out-of-the-ordinary. House of Flowers, 35801 W. Washington,

BE. 2439. Friendly service,

Stark's dormantroses range from the much - wanted crimson Glory through many 5 SRE long-time dependables like Red and Pink Radiance, hybrid perpetuals like K. A. Viktoria and up to the new patented sorta

like Sutter's Gold. Also fruit trees, flowering shrubs, ever. greens. Stark's, 511 S. Tibbs.

BE. 1351. Free delivery.

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The Cyclone grass seeder you find at Wayside Floral Gardens has an interesting history, veloped in 1868 in’ Urbana, Ind., these seeders are now used all They're fami liar to every farm- raised gar. dener. The hig advantage of the Cyclone seeder is that it sows thinly and evenly. Tt makes 1 Ib. do the work of many pounds sowed .too thick, And thick crowding grass seedlings do not make a healthy lawn. They're just like heans planted too thick. “See the Cy: clone seeder at Wayside, You may either buy or borrow. one of the seeders. Save yourself the price of wasted grass seed by . using Wayside's Cyclone seeder. Wayside Floral Gar. dens, 7301 Pendleton Pike CH.

2995

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Doubtful about what perennials to. plant? Call H. J. Schnitzius of New Augusta Nursery. Years of know-how and experience with Hoosier gardens are at your service, plus a choice and large collection of perennials chosen specially for Indiana conditions. Lily bulbs ready now at New Augusta Nursery are gold-banded auratums. rubrums, the dependable yellow Henryi and others. Plant now for hloom this summer, New Augusta Nursery, 5000 W. 50th. CO. 2658. Open Sundays.

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