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Clinton News-Record, Thursday, ,tune 3, 1971 5A
Gardening enthusiasts. .con
enroll in home course
BY A. H. BUCKLEY
From late July to September
the glorious deep violet
Jackrnan's clematis bestows its
grand entwined elegance upon!
Many Canadian homes. It is
rather astonishing that more of
these are not grown in Canada
and in more assorted colors.
Perhaps this is because they
are so beautiful and give such a
dazzling display of bloom that
many home gardeners think they
must either be difficult to grow
or are not hardy in their area.
True, the clematis requires an
alkaline soil; but most soils seem
to be alkaline enough to suit
them, so this is not a general
problem. If it is, the addition of
ground limestone is usually an
adequate solution. Some of the
cultivars and groups mentioned
here are not ruggedly hardy on
the Prairies. But there are many.
very beautiful kinds that are
noted as hardy and one can be
assured of at least the choice of
one twining plant for some
aspect around the house.
About 30 to 40 species of
clematis will grow in North
America. Many of them have no
special ornamental value, but
there are a few outstanding ones
with delicate foliage, moderate
growth and outstanding flowers.
Clematis is one of those,
jewels that makes gardening a
most pleasant experience.
The best and most popular
hybrid is the one mentioned
above, the Jackman clematis (C.
x jackmanii) which, although
one of the first hybrids to be
introduced, is still the most
popular because its large violet
purple flowers are of a color not
seen in any other hardy vine.
Grown against a background
of white or grey these
outstanding flowers are
extremely prominent. It is an
interspecific hybrid between the
very large flowered Clematis
lanuginosa and the Italian
clematis (C. viticella).
There are many other hybrids
of this cross and similar crosses
involving Clematis lanuginosa, all
of which require similar
treatment. Among them are
Jackmanii Superba, a greatly
improved cultivar with large
flowers and more intense color
than the common purple kind;
Jackmanii Alba, with hugh white
flowers; Madame Edouard
Andre, velvety purplish red;
Nelly Moser, pale mauve with a
red bar; Prins Hendrik, giant
azure blue with seven inch
blooms; Bee's Ruby, pink
blossoms, and Madame le
Coultre, with pure white
flowers.
In eastern Canada these grow
best on a west or southwest wall.
They all bloom on wood or
growth produced the same year
— that is to say the young shoots
sprouting from the old wood
early spring will go on to
produce flowers this year. This
dictates the pruning, for to get
an abundance of the young
wood it is necessary to cut the
vines back part way in April.
Sometimes our severe winters
will do this job for us and it is
necessary only to cut back to
where the new shoots have
started.
The Japanese sweet autumn
clematis (Clematis paniculata) is
one of the most useful and
ornamental species. It is
different from most desirable
kinds in that it is extremely fast
growing and has small flowers. It
will reach a height of $0 feet or
more and serve quite well as a
Screening plant. In August it is
covered with myriads of white
flowers followed by silvery
plumy seed heads that
considerably extends its
ornamental effect. This species
needs some covering of straw for
winter protection in eastern
Canada.
Two useful and ornamental
species hardy on most of the
Prairies are the gold clematis
(Clematis tangutica) and the
common Virgin's Bowers
(Clematis virginiana). The gold
clematis is from northern China,
has bright yellow flowers which
are also followed by glistening
decorative seed heads.
A less common species, the
Chinese clematis (Clematis
tangutica), is now available from
some Canadian nurseries,
particularly those on the
Prairies. It is a very hardy species
with rich yellow flowers and
grey-green leaves. This is the best
of the yellow clematis and it is
noted for its beautiful flowers,
which are four inches in
diameter, and also for its large
head of feathery fruits:it:makes
a good screen up to eight to 10
feet high and should be used
much more than it is for this
purpose.
Most clematis need support
upon which to climb. Choose
twiggy branches, trellises,
espaliers or arbors; or train them
up large poles at the back of the
flower border,
They nearly all need shade at
their roots, which may be
provided by mulching with
leaves, black polyethylene
plastic or bark fiber. Ground
covers such as periwinkles or
Japanese spurge could help to
provide shade if planted around
the base of the climber.
Stem rot is the most serious
as Well as confusing disease of
these plants. It is usually caused
by mechanic injury, A nicking or
stem cuts from a hoe or other
tool may result in diseases and
dieback. To protect your vine, it
is a good plan to provide a collar
to protect the basal portion of
the plant and spray every two
weeks with a good fungicide.
Clematis are the artistocrats
of vines. Attention to their
cultural Yequirements will
produce plants that will soon
prove to be the pride of your
garden.
Pruning
increases
growth
Properly pruned roses will
produce attractive flowers and
strong growth for several years.
Although individual varieties
differ in habit, shape, growth,
and culture, most are pruned in
September. ••
• The first step is cutting out
dead and weak canes, leaving
three to five strong stems, The
popular hybrid tea roses can be
pruned back to within six inches
of the ground, with two or more
buds remaining on each stem.
Floribundas are pruned similarly
although not as severely.
Vigorous growing perpetuals and
grandiflora roses can be pruned
back to about one foot from the
ground. For larger bushes with
more blooms, the stems should
be left longer. For exhibition
blooms the bush should be cut
back severely leaving one or two
short stems.
Climbers and ramblers flower
on the former season's growth.
In early fall, old canes and leaves
should be removed and three to
five strong stems left.
"IMPORT" INTERCEPTIONS
Canadians are travelling overseas in increasing numbers and more
tourists are coming here, And customs inspectors are spotting more
prohibited plants, meats and other agricultural items,
Last year, passengers arriving at Montreal, Toronto and
Vancouver airports from overseas forfeited more than 17,000
pounds of prohibited and potentially hazardous meat and animal
products and hay and straw packing. The inspectors also spotted and
confiscated 18,000 plants and 8,100 pounds of plant products.
CUCUMBER BEETLE
CONTROL
Cucumber beetles are pretty things, says Dr. A. B. Stevenson of
the Canada Agriculture Research Station at Vineland, Ont., but they
have a few nasty habits — including the spread of a plant disease
called bacterial wilt.
In fact, if it weren't for the betties there wouldn't be any wilt.
The betties nurse the wilt bacteria in, their bodies during the winter,
then in early summer they spread the disease to young plants and
later on they carry it from plant to plant.
MILK REPLACER
FORMULAS FOR LAMBS
Researchers at the Canada Agriculture Research Station at
Fredericton, N.B., are joining scientists around the world in the
search for a cheap, effective milk replacer formula for lambs,
They all face the same problems. First, a lamb milk replacer must
contain very high levels of both protein and fat. And second, there is
the cost factor. Fat used in the milk replacer formula must be
homogenized and the final mix spray-dried — both costly operations.
Scientists here are comparing concentrated sources of fish and
soybean proteins with casein as a skim milk powder supplement in
an effort to find a cheaper source of protein.
DAIRY GOATS
Did you know that a good grade two-year-old dairy goat will
produce enough milk to pay for herself in 10 months?
This is just one of many facts about goats contained in a new
Canada Department of Agriculture publication, "The Dairy Goat in
Canada," Publication No: 1441, which is available without charge
from the Information Division, Canada Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa, Ont., K1A0C7,
Gardening enthusiasts can
increase their general
horticultural knowledge by
enrolling in the one-year Home
Gardener's Course offered by
correspondence by the
University of Guelph. The only
requirement is an interest in
gardening.
Taking one subject a month
for nine months, the student will
learn to recognize good plant
material and how to handle it
for best results. An assignment is
due at the end of each monthly
period. A professional
horticulturist will evaluate and
comment on the paper.
Considerable reading is
required from the course
textbooks and from bulletins
and leaflets included with the
assignments, Later, this material
will provide an extensive
gardening reference library.
Further information can be
obtained by writing to: Office of
Continuing Education,
University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario,
Investigate conditions
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Garden notes
Clematis entwined elegance
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