HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1972-02-23, Page 12WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 19
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Snow Storm
ects Shower
Saturday's snow storm and bliz-
zaid did not co-operate with a
relative's bridal shower planned in
hohour of Miss Marion Ruttan of
Teeswater whose marriage. takes
place next month.
- The event was to have been
held at the home of Mrs. Don
Thompsdn in Lucknow with Mrs.
TOompson and Mrs. Bob Finlay
as hostesses.
The bride
,
.-elect and her moth -
'er Mrs. RUssel Ruttan of Gorrie,
the bride's grandmother' Mrs.
Dickison of Teeswater , her aunt
and uncle and cousin, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmor Ross. and daughter of
London were the only ones to'
make it in difficult driving condi-
tions..
THR IleucKNow sENTINEL.,.,t,VCKNOW, ONTARio
ieties of cacti which grow there?
Here are a few of Mrs,:
point ers to follow. when raising,
cacti.
Fill •1/4 to 1/3 of-the cactus:
container with btoken pot 'or
stone aild place on top of this a
layer of gravel. Complete the
top, with. an alkaline 'garden. soil.
Remember that cacti, rieed, pod,'
drainage and beware of standing
drops of water which .oan cause the
pia nt to rot. When you water,
give liberal amOunts,. but don't
water too, often! In the home or
offiee, once or twice a week is'
adequate. Ca ct i prefer the-,heat
of the sun to artificial 'warmth
and' they thrive best in small pots.
Any•bruiSed plants should.be treat-
ed with powdered charcoal.
:Mrs. Irwin showed many
Readers who brighten their
homes with plants during the long
.Canadian winter would have been
interested in the main topic of
the Ripley and DiStrict Horticul-
tural Society meeting, held at
the home of Mrs. Earl I.,ohnes in
Ripley on February 15th, To an
audienCe of the membership and
seVeraltuests, Mrs.. pert Irwin
gave -a fascinating talk on the
Cactus. -
Did 'you know that there are
more than 1;500 species of cacti
and that these are classified into
either the Desert or the Tropic
group; that Mexico leads all other
countries• in the number and var-
IsThere..A. Cactus
In -The House?
The meetings of .the. Ripley and'
District ,HorticUltural.S.ocicty a e
,always informative and 'cut crt4in-
ing and this,particular occasion
Was especially pleasing to all;
Mrs. Oliver' Mc Charles pv t a
sincere appreciation on behalf of
everyone present, to the lioswss,
Mrs. Lohnes, •for her efforts in
making' the Meeting such an out-
standing success.
may be purchased at a -cost of
5q0 per quart, -She spoke of
the pollution P!.014g1p,, the high
c ost of food (eggs .25¢ each).ami
the increasing urbanization.
The hostess, Mrs. l„ohnes .show
ed coloured slides of the Society,',
visit to the Hamilton gardens lat
year, together with landscape•
views taken during hertrip to
Florida.
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examples of cacti including some
`loaned for the occasion by Mrs.
Bas Van der Hoek, the PTeSidePt,
Several, of the unusual varieties
were discussed ,in detail, includ.
ing the Hedgehog cactus and the
-Redhead cactus which is imported
from Japan. The juice of the •
Healing 'Cactus , which was also
shown, is believed to promote
healing-of cuts and sores.
After thanking Mrs. lrwin for
her excellent presentation, Mrs.
Van der Hoek answered questions
relating to 'her recent visit to
Holland.
"Be thankful that you live in
Canada" she totd,her listeners
"Holland is not what it Used to
be:"
Mrs. Van der Hoek told, of the
serious shortage of drinking water
in the Netherland cities; which
wou
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'- You should 'have recently received an envelope
containing the general information you need to under-
stand-how-tax-refar-rn-affects-yo-u—Lf4o,LL-requimadcti
tional information because of personal.circumstances,
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• "Moving Expenses"
• "Capital Gains"
• "Partnerships" .
• "Rental-Income and Undeveloped Land"
• "Goodwill and Similar Assets"
• "Professionals: Income Calculation"
• "Basic Herds"
ö "Corporate Tax Guide"
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