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THE LUCKNOW 'SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
PAGE SEVEN'
GARDEN SCENTS `
AND NONSENSE
By the :time you read .this;
S?RING will ' officially have
come (.according to. the calen_
day) . The return of birds, live
saw .a •flock of ducks going
northward the other day,, • and
wesaw a groundhog sitting : on
a: snowbanks sinning. ; himself
ane ,.bright: day too; Makesthe
• blood stir and, creates a certain
urge, or itch if you 'swill. Just
content yourself, it w'on't be
long. nOW.
I, have heard that', members of
the horticulture society have
been getting rose bushes., ' It
sone people
no idea 'what
.T ' ha �e been
What is the
would' seem ' that
order and have
they are getting.
asked quite •often.
• difference. , a rose is a '.rose, or
what makes the floribunda• dif-
ferent from a tea . rpse and what
is • the new fangled grandiflora-
thatthey talk about now.. So
much has beenasked that I;
thought it might be , a good idea
to tell you. +a•little about roses.
Let's start with, bush roses
which grow upright from one to
Six or seven feet • in height usu
ally without needof support,
:,Hybrid 'Perp ual is a., vigo-
rous hardy .hu h .with tall up-
right ,growth. e. colon 'is .usu- .
ally some shade of pink; red or
white, but never yellow. Usual-
ly blooms profusely -in June
with 'a fragrant bloom. Flowers
are large, foliage wrinkled and
dull green.
Tea'-- .This is a'•forni of: rose
whose bloom has. a . tea. scented
odour, It was' drought from.
China about 1810. It will d9 well
in mild moist climates. butis not
hardy' to frost. It is tolerant to
(black spot • and intolerant . to
•pruning • so on the: Pacific coast
and in the- south there is a re-
•vival of this ' species.:
,I1ybrid ',Tea = Cross 'breeding
the Tea rose and. the Hybrid
Perpetual produces 'the hybrid
tea. The' (buds are 'usually long
pointed. Flowers could 'be single_
semi -doubled or double. In .1900'
,a new strain was: added by.' cros-
sing them ' with Austrian briar.
This produced the .first bold yel-
low. ' • and orange colourings.
Quite a .:number of the Hybrid
Teas ..are very fr'a'grant. •'the
• fl'owers ... are . usually r produced
singly on along , stems, ' which
'makes' • this type.. the One
'most widely accepted and
CERTIFIED : PUBLIC. ACCOUNTANT • .
wishes to announce his entry ' into
PUBLIC PRACTICE
m the offices of
Malcomson and Clark, '" Kincardine
EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 1960
Office •Hours: ,200 p m' to':'4 00° p m.. daily.
Saturday 9 00 man to noon
Telephone: Residence, 336; 'Office, 5
KINCARDINE, ONTARIO
Don't' let seed .prices .:per: hundred or per bushel fool you..: .
Figure your seed cost per acre. Then compare what CO-OP '
gives' for 'the slight difference' there might be -- a better
grade, a higher' percentage germinatiori and many thousands
of weed seeds less' per acre.
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And don't forget,seed. cost per acre is a small part of the
total investment of seeding when' you . ;consider seed bed
preparation,
It ;Pays to Buy the Best !
1:
':ageoS that really.
now Distric
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grown. With some protection
they are hardy' evenin the
north.
Polyantha —..derived from' a.
dwarf' form of Rosa. Multiflor a
a
and crosed with ' the original
r
species from China. The flowers
are small and in clusters, almost
continuous ' bloom,. .•hardy, i bu t'f
not fragrant. Good for mass, ef-
fect
-
fect or in borders. i
Hybrid Polyantha or Flori-
bunda
lor -
bunda Derived' from crossing
polyantha and ihybrid. tea varie-
ties.' ties.' This produces large flowe s
in clusters: Almost continuous
bloom. Quite hardy and disease
resistant. • •
Grandiflora This: • is pro-
bably a species . derived 'when
crossing the . parents, to get
floribunda.: Its • characteristics
are that it has large blooms
similar, to those of the. 'hybrid
tea,. with. ' a ,growth habit • like
1 that of a floribunda. • Strong
vigorous.' `bushes, • quite disease
Tree or' Standard RoseS — 'are
derived by budding a .Hybrid
tea graft to. `a straight trunk two.
to four feet iri `height. The ' bud
union' mist have winter protec-
tion* in •• cold climates,.. Which
Makes , it a little difficult :: t'o
grow in Canada.:
iClimbi ; and.Trailing Roses--
These
oses-These 'pr •;uce ' long . canes virhlch
require • some support td ,bear'
them 'up •
Rambler small flowers for
tried on new 'Woodproduced the'
previous season.' ,Ramblers are
.hardy and .vigorous, but .especi-
ally subject to mildew; Usually
have one profuse. blooming per-
iod' in June or July:•,Large flow-
ered climbers, _derived . by eros -
sing 'Hybrid.•. Tea to:' the parent
.stock • .'of .ramblers: Large. blooms.
in loose clusters,'.borne .on wood
two years old or :' more Pillar
rose is a climber: with Moderate
iogrowth that can be supported
n , a post; Trailer is ' ope . with
long flextble canes •adapting
readily: to slopes •and walls. •
Climbing Hybrid • Teas - usu:
ally;' a •bud. mutation of .a. • bush'
rose, . Not: particularly hardy •:so
it is '.much more. adaptable to
southern climates.' Climbing
floribunda. •'A Little 'hardier :than
`the hybrid tea climbers •but does
not, bloom as . prolificly''as . the
bush '•form. ; of: floribunda. .
There are hundreds of ` varie.
ties of , roses. : There is' a ,form,
shape and ;colour to please ev=
eryone except those who must"
have blue.::
A''cord of caution should.Elie•.
forwarded. -Do not' hurray too
Much to remove •'the winter pro
:tection from your.: roses.. ReYnem-
ber.', it is the late frosts thatdo
the harm.. ; Your bushes may
start ;to ;grow under ,the .winter
protection but don't he alarmed'
;about, this, just don't be in too
big .. a .'hurry .to uncover those
plants. Hope that answers .those
dozens: of ;'questions that I' have
'been asked. .Now let's take a
peek at the- Scrap, 'book.:
Did you ' know 'that you . • can
always .'spot a well-informed
nian. Easy, his views always
coincide • with .yours.
I8 .a.'man . gives in :when he is
wrong he is wises If he gives in
when he is right he .is married,
In "a supermarket little Bob:'
bie . tried : to be helpful. He
brought Mom a package. "No,
dear, go put it back," she spud-
dered. "I'd, haves: to cook. that."
' Man ,blames fate fore other ac-
cidents,. buts feels personally re-
• sponsible •when he makes a hole
in title:
1959 . FORD, automatic, 1 1,000 miles
1957 .' . FORD, . four -door ' hardtop, automatic
• 21:--1956 . FORDS,' A-1`;
'1953 PLYMOUTH, . completely. overhauled
1.95 3 .. OLDSMOBILE,, like new '
1951 .. CHEV A-%1.
1952 .. CHEV, new . motor
195 3 . .. CHEV' 'BELAIR,, automatic . '•
COMING SOON
1960. ' CHEVROLET, automatic, brand spanking new.
It's Spring Time Drop In And. See What We
Have .To Offer Before "Taking To The Road."
Bill'' Hunter
Phone 55, tuck -now
folk
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A girl and a young man were
sitting on her couch discussing
intellectual things such as tele-
pathy:.
Wouldyou call it . telepathy,"
the girl asked,. "if 1 were'think
Wing.. about;, the . same thingyou
are?"
"No," • he replied;;' "I'd :call it
just plain luck!" '" •
Half the troubles of the hum
an race are due • to lack of busi
ness :knowledge knowledge of:
What'. is their business, and: what
IS . NOT •their a business.
• ST PETER KNOWS.'
An` editor knocked at the •Pearly
Gates,
His • face was sc,Arred and cold;.
He stood before the 'rnan•of :fate,:
Fbr 'admission.: to the. 'fold.
"What •have . you . done?" ' St
Peter asked, ;
"To gain admission here?".
" rve , been . • an • editor, sir,".,he'
said ,
"For' many and ; mary`:a year"
The Pearly Gates . swung ; Open•
wide;.
St Peter touched' the bell
"Come .in,":• he said,'"and choose
your. harp,
'You've had, your .share of hell:",
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DECISIVE "WET" . VOTE
POLLED' AT CLINTON
Ort' Wednesday of: last week
Clinton• voted "wet" on • three.
questions submitted to the elec-'
torate. Close, to;.' 1500 persons
voted and favor� a governrrient
liquor • store by . 1,131 to 345,' a
'76%a , "yes"...v„ote; lounge ,license
for 'liquor served' • with : meals,
"yes" by 68% — 1,000 to 457
A Woman Was. driving along a
country road when she.noticed
several . linemen climbinutility
poles.
"Silly men!" she remarked '. to
her `' com anien, "They 'hast
think I've never driven before;"
Rev. Jones.: "Sheriff,, there's a
dead j aokass in front of nny
house." '
Sheriff: "t thought. you mini-
sters . took care of .the dead."
Rev. Jones: ''We do, but first
we gge't''in touch with their kin •
and liquor under a' lounge lie-
ense on licensed premises,.'"yes"
by 1116 to .437, ' or 69%.
Last fall Clinton voted. out
the: C.T.A: ' by ', 816 to 359, ` revert.
ing them • to the.: local option
status they adopted ' ,in 1912,
when, . of the: 546 persons' who
voted, 332 :' were '"dry" acid 214 •
"wet".'
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