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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1975-04-24, Page 26aP PAGE�� -- o 1TONNEWS RECORD THURSDAY, APRIL 24,1970 81i2 --CLI A. At'Waterloo - •garden in a,n. e b�est �erb There is a herb garden on the used in the manufacture of Lawrence y of h all cothmplete dihe University of Waterloo campus perfumes and media mat may have a greater "It may not generally be mints, as well as .many of the of mint, marjoram, realized but the production of more common aromatic herbs. variety peppermint as Theyreporting savory, basil, thyme and other spearmint and peep their aromatic herbs than any other cash crops runs into the findings in the scientific in Canada. Some 800 members millions of dollars annually, in journals and it will he lts y of the Labiatae family are to be the United�hate�on t y isn't f�•omothere, if they want to ne to take found there. They have been says, and the tintroducedfrom all over the the world's largestone." potentia exploit1 of this workmmercial world-$rom North and South though it is a majorpo America, many parts of Some of the distilled oils from . . He feels there are some "real Europe, Israel, Morocco, plants of the Labiatae family possibilities", for commercial 1 Ken Australia, West or Central Africa, fetch more than $100 an ounce growers in connection with i India, Siberia, and in the marketplace. some nofthe h�seopportunityihybrids; Auewhl a, While Dr. Morton concedesuntil elsewhere. More than 100 ex- Mentha—are of the mints—genus there are wi"economic act to itm-e No er in Canada roughly P plications P Mentha—are grown. Maybe some day we'll have a his main concerns Moreover, the greenhouses research, NEW new mint flavored on the "north" campus where are "pure." the herb garden is also located "We are primarily interested Pepsodent? contain additional specimens of in classifying all the members Labiatae . those from the of the Labiatae family," tropics. Further, the 'UW says. "This includes finding out herbarium in biology 2 building how the family has evolved; We has the largest collection of he flavor componente also interested ins nalysing mint specimens in Canada . • "Our function on this campus undoubtedly one of the largest includes growing the ,he�bs and in the world as well. � collectin material for Why the stress on mints? g One reason is that mint has distillation of the oils. Mr. The for many years been a par- analyzing. is done bypresent any problems. They are titular- interest of Dr. J.K. Lawrence and his co-workers,, healthy' received, Morton, botanist and chairman using gas chromatography. Mr. and thy short drive home does not of the department of biology. Lawrence has specialized in He's been into the mints since this field and has developed his undergraduate days at techniques bwhiche per i very King's College, Newcastle upon smallaesIo amounts of plant Tyne. Dr. Morton can talk almost material." endlessly, and most Dr. Morton says analysing fascinatingly, about the subject these essences is a complex about the many kinds of process. For instance, there wild mints that grow in are more Thann i0ed essence different Canada; about the hybrids components which taste "far .superior" to of peppermint; there are more the common spearmint that essence of one of the wild mints 40 components in the grows in most home gar patches ; about an African that grows in Canada. variety that is used to keep In the essences the researanacherm away, effectively, these and about South American are finding substances . never varieties that have known before. hallucinogenic properties. Dr. Morton says that even Lately he's been working though they are finding out with Brian Lawrence, director more about the essences, this of research for Stange Canada does becomenot ssarily econom economic to it Ltd., a' Toronto-based sp. company.. Dr. Morton's ac- synthesize them. Non ntehdeless, tivities have been funded by the knowledge is being g that National Research Council. may make it theoretically Plants of the Labiatae family possible to do so. In the process, are most- widely used in new flavorings, and potentially, flavorings --in food, in candy, in new perfumes and medicines toothpaste, in liqueurs, and. so a e also beingDr. odo coved Mr. forth. Many of them are also Take care Moisture and a cool location are necessary to keep nursery stock in good condition before planting. "Plants purchased locally and .planted immediately do not Transplafltiflg . t -i s fot' vegetables Since tomatoes, peppers arid produce additional roots and 'cabbage are the most widely- create a healthier plant. Bedding grown vegetables in Canada, plant outlets often sell plants d home gardeners should consider flowers or fruit already m the individual likes and dislikes When these are placedi'-- of these three • when buying garden, gardeners have an op - transplants. portunity for an early crop. Cabbage, which is the first to Tomato vines need the onport of staking.Left ground, tomatoes will occupy more space and be more prone to . disease. Bedding plant tomatoes in good supply range from giant -sized (usually red -fruited hybrids) to cherry -sized, fruits. Yellow - fruited tomatoes_ can also be be planted into the garden in spring, is hardy and will tolerate light frosts. Unlike tomatoes and peppers which are tender plants, cabbage can be planted about four weeks before the last frost date in any given area. Healthy tants can 'be purchased from being -pi t -outlets- They feat-apai.t.iu..-.founcLat� , plad% t . s'�io�`f�'."b'��c1' 3�' bedding n a row. Miniature heads are not• Although peppers and tomatoes are closely related an under similar conditions, the stem of the pepper plant will not produce additional roots, so it should be planted shallow. A sunny location and fertile soil is needed to get worthwhile crops of peppers. The. pepper stem is generall"jir" strong enough to support the plant without staking, but when fruit is picked, care 'must be taken not to break the extremely -brittle Branches. yet formed when cabbage is bought as a bedding plant. Heads appear after the plants are well established .in the garden. Even so,healthy cabbage transplants can cut six weeks from the growing time. Broccoli is closely related to cabbage and can be treated in the same way with early planting. Like cabbage, broccoli will not form heads until about six weeks after transplanting. Peppers and tomatoes cannot Sweet bell peppers are the mos tolerate frost and so should not be alar kinds in home gardens. set out 'as transplants until after ,hese ggenerally ripen from green the last frost date in any area. � red, although several good Tomatoes should be set out with allow varieties are also below ground. found ' fie stem of stem ,buried available. 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