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Coral bells
BY A, R. BUCKLEY
There are many species and
cultivars of plants that go to
make up a delightful herbaceous
border. Tall stout daisies, large
leaved plantain lilies, floriferous
perennial asters, stately
delphiniums and dwarf edging
plants like arabis and iberis are
among these.
But no plant serves a more
useful function that the graceful
Coral Bells or Jieuchera. This is
an excellent neat low growing
perennial with evergreen leaves
in milder areas and leaves that
turn to bronze in colder ones. Its
graceful spikes of tiny
bell-shaped or saucer-shaped
drooping flowers last a
considerable time and the
pattern and texture of the leave's
of most species is a highly
desirable feature.
Heucheras produce their
blooms from May to July and
these last nearly all summer for
they seem to be almost
indestructible. Many choice
cultivars will send up spires of
bloom • in' August or September
that remain on the plants until
removed in the late. fall cleanup.
These' plants require a good
rich moist soil and will not
tolerate dry conditions. Yet the
s must be well drained for the
rots are shallow? .z'and • a,
concentration of soggy soil
around their collars will
accelerate their demise by the
winter frosts. They may be
planted in early fall or spring.
When planting make sure the
crown is placed about one inch
below soil level to compensate
for inevitable heaving in spring.
Even so it is often necessary to
push the crowns back in the soil
when the frost is out of the
ground. To prolong the period
of bloom the plants must be
watered during dry periods.
Some winter covering is
advisable on the prairie
provinces.
There are very few species of
Heuchera cultivated in gardens.
Heuchera sanguinea and
Heuchera brizoides are the two
chiefly involved. Heuchera
sanguinea, a flamboyant red
species from Mexico and
Arizona, was at one time the
only one used for gardens. Now
with so many hybrids it is
almost forgotten. Crosses of
Heuchera sanguinea and
Heuchera brizoides have resulted
in new cultivars with larger
blooms and many more flower
seapes per plant.
for borders
Tests on new cultivars carried
out at the Plant Research
Institute over the past few years
revealed an astonishing number
of top-rated cultivars with a
spectacular display of colors.
Many of these were from
European breeders, particularly
Alan Bloom of Bressingham,
England.
The highest rated and
hardiest among those tested at
Ottawa are as follows:
Bressingharn Blaze: An
extremely brilliant cultivar that
overshadowed most of those
under test. Its individual florets
are wide flared bells produced in
clusters containing as many as
ten flowers in a cluster with 20
or more clusters on each stem.
Damask: A delicately graceful
plant with glowing carmine-rose
flowers; Firebird! This vivid
crimson scarlet cultivar had 54
scapes to each plant; Freedom:
The rose pink sprays of this
cultivar were produced in
abundance on 18 inch stems.
The pink florets were' enhanced
by a ring of narrow white
aborted stamens.
Jubilee: A very showy, long
lasting cultivar with rose-pink
flowers and prominent yellow
stamens. One of the tallest,
growing ,to 21/2 feet; Pearl Drops:
A form with small white flowers
on slender stems; Pruhoniciana:"
An extremely floriferous cultivar
that averaged 60 stems per plant.
Its individual florets were deep
rose-pink produced on stems 18
inches long.
Scintillation: The flowers of
this cultivar are large and very
light pink; they are produced in
great abundance, averaging 62
scapes per plant. Because of its
beauty, grace and symmetry this
cultivar was rated highest of all
those under test; Sparkler: Its
flowers are carmine and scarlet
on very slender sprays set off by
dark green foliage; Sunset: Pink
bells with coral red lips. Upright
growing and good foliage; Queen
of Hearth: A cultivar with large
red florets, produced on long
stems that renders them
excellent for cutting.
From the two or three
cultikurs known up to less than
ten years ago we have up to 50
to choose from today, although
it may take a few years before
this many become available in
Canada. In the meantime, any of
the above-mentioned cultivars
are worth the effort necessary to
obtain them.
Somehow we newspaper
types are getting a bad press.
Can't say for sure but it looks
like it can all be blamed on
people, People, you say? yes,
people whq see us standing
around at different events
waiting for something to
bappen.
The rumor has got out that
we are avoiding work. Why? Well
when the something we were
waiting for to happen does
happen these chaps say they
cant find us anywhere. Figure
we ducked out.
The other day a new friend of
mine, who claims he toils in the
salt mines, ambled over to shoot
the breeze. In the course of the
conversation he idly asked:
"By the way, where do you
work?"
"Over at the Free Press," was
the answer, delivered tersely.
"Plant," he pursued. "Nope
news and other stuff," I said,
not anxious to discuss the
subject.
"Oh you don't work for a
living then," he scoffed, "You
got a position."
"Oh yeah," I snarled back.
"You try following me around
for a day."
"Simmer down," he growled.
"I suppose you do get up from
the desk a couple of times a day
to stretch. Then your fingers
must get pretty sore from
pounding a typewriter all day."
I saw red. I saw green. I saw
the end of a beautiful new
friendship. Mentally I pictured
new neighbor drowning in Fairy
Lake. The daydream passed. He
stood stock still in front of me,
smirking like the Cheshire eat,
"Look friend," I muttered,
adjusting my spectacles on the
bridge of my nose, "take a look
at what I did last Friday and
then tell me we are swinging the
lead."
"I rose at 7:30 a.m.," I
started out.
"I get up at 6 a.m.," he
interrupted haughtily.
"But you weren't out
working till 12 midnight like I
was," I hollered. He let me go
on.
After breakfast, I continued,
I reported for work, There was a
pile of mail a foot deep to wade
;through. lereelee4ree,,,,aer ..,,,,}tour
because the phone kept ringing.
Wrote a couple of small news
stories. Took a cup of java.
Calmed down an excited
subscriber. It's 10:35. Supposed
to be in Rockwood at 10:30.
Jumped in the jalopy and
roared to Rockwood. Talked to
lady there about news for an
hour. Home by 12:20 in time to
grab the last sandwich, and a
spot of tea, Back to the desk by
1 p.m. (My listener stifled 4
yaWn) Scanned the newspapers,
Started, to write an editorial. The
blower blew, Lady reinined me
there was a concert that night,
Yep, I'll be there if I had to push
a peanut up the main drag with
trl,y nose.
Typed another couple of
lines, Bell's blower rang again.
Could we take a picture of the
town's loveliest daffodils? Sorry,
already had one, How about her
tulips? They out? Not yet, but
they were on their way. So's the
weekend. Hung tip.
Seated once more at the
keyboard, bashed out a couple
more sentences, A visitor
appeared. Half an hour later he
disappeared, neither of us the
wiser about whether Quebec was
going to separate.
Grabbed a cup of coffee.
Back to the keyboard. Another
couple of lines. A voice sang out
from dow'nstairs, "Plane crash
out at Joe Ross's airstrip.
Neighbor phoned in. Thought
you were out."
• Grabbed camera. Flew
downstairs in a single bound. No
car. Wife had it. Galloped down
street. Borrowed aunt's. Zoomed
out to 17 Sideroad and airstrip.
Plane on the runway. Man beside
it but no sign of crash. Closer
look — something's amiss.
Walked over: Asked, "This
plane crash?" He grinne,d. "Band
broke. Tipped 'er up. Nothing
serious." Gabbed with him for
five minutes about future of the
strip. Headed back to Aeton to
coffee.
Everyone else gone home.
Hunched back over keyboard,
pecked away for a few minutes.
Clock said 5:30. Started home.
Pat McKenzie picked me up.
Added some new information on
privy column. "Did you know,
he said, that the old Free Press
privy is now a toolshed back of
my old home on Main St. N.?
And Mr. Van Gils says he's got
Father Morgan's old one behind
his place." Like a tale of two
privies,
Made it home in time for
supper. Changed, shaved and
hied off to the Scout variety
concert; Missed picture at
bowling alley, headed home
again where -wife said• another
call about picture at legion hall.
Couldn't make it, Changed again
and wife and I headed for Lions'
dance.
Looked at friend to see how
he was taking my recital.
"Good gosh," he exclaimed,
"you've made me so tired, I
think I'll go home and rest.
And he did.
Rough on journalists
BYtIARTI,gY. CQI-P
THE ApTON. FREEPRESS
The University of Guelph's
crop science department will
hold a program for members of
the seed trade and other
interested persons on
Wednesday, Sept. 10.
An annual event designed to
give the latest developments in
forage production and varieties,
the program will begin at 9:45
a.m. in Room 116 of the Crop
Science Building.
During the morning session,
members of the university
faculty will discuss the role of
pasture, ,stand establishment,
turf grasses and the future of the
beef industry. In the afternoon,
there will be tours of the forage
research plots at the Elora
Research Station,
On Sept. 11, . the Elora
Research Station will be the site
of a corn and soybean day from
1, to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the
University of Guelph and the
Dept. of Agriculture and Food,
the program will include
discussion of zero tillage in corn,
production practices
soybeans, weed control in corn
and soybeans and "growing what
you feed and feeding what you
grow."
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