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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1959-10-08, Page 10).9 Tho Onderich Signal -Star Thursday, October 8th, 1.9599 • FOC A GREENER THUMB • soil sample is placed in a saucer 8 Pin. on Friday, October AM at moistened. A` strip of the in MacKay Hall. We are fortun- 1,p1, 6; aper is placed . in con- ate to have John A. Weal), lec- I tacit with the moist soil and -in a Curer a't O.A.C. Guelph. M. matter of minutes, the paper Weall will arrivi, Guelph., , with changes color.. Its color is then his bards and give what he compared with a color chart in terms k chalk -talk on landscape the booklet against which the gardening" with speci'a1 emphasis amount of .lime to bq added is prescribed. Another tasting kit' o,I.LOctober work in the, garden: which also relies on color 'rri itch Several members-. and non-mem- bers are in the throes of land- scaping their new gardens and we hope they will take this o :. portunity of r obtaining a ,few ideas" from Mr Weall•, He is well known here, not only for his talk last year, but ,also for his suggestions for landscaping IN; may be obtained from O,A.I • at Guelph for 25 cents post free, Evergreens of the pine fain- t. il, which require an acid soil Soil Testing bar of wild flowers are also acid should not be planted too close ,By some it may be considered -lovers, e.g. trillium, orchids, to walls built in lime or cement that testing soil in the garden dogtooth violet yellow lady slip- mortar unless aluminum sul- for alkalinity' or acidity is an ' unnecessary excursion into the m steries of the - laboratory. -'Whilst the soil in this area is generally alkaline, the facts re- main that certain plants require one or the other condition and, further, that with good drain- age, soils do tend to have the alkaline Salts washed out of them thus requiting its renewal. Most plants 'grow equally well in neutral, mildly alkaline or 'mildly acid soil hut some plants which become sickly, stunted • and yellow or reddish in an acid _soil • ale: alyssum, carnation, 'columbine, geum, iris, nastur- tium, phlox, sweet pea and, clematis. Plants which need a decidedly by G. MacLeod Reiss • per, blue lobelia, pitcher plants, i pha�te has been strewn close to the hospital anal his aster plan rhododendron and ferns. Roses the wall. Especial care should1 foe the parks and pmasteres n prefer a• slightly acid soil but be taken in brick built planters the townhetks f still thrive" in an alkaline one,Fand planting in a tub, insulated The way to replenish alkalin from thewal-ls with peat or leaf ity is of course by the use of mould is highly desirable, 1 hydrated lime in suitable quant -I have lost ornamentals 'in• a ities Tb produce acidity, alum -1 plarrter two years in succession. V` `'Winter Parsley At the last +meeting of the Tiger Dunlop Women's IiistitMte each member was required to morn sulphate may be used Agatha Christie—Gardener read a tip for growing house cautiously, five pounds per 1001 Miss Agatha Christie, whose plants.Mrs. Edgar Watson had square feet maximum at one detective novels have been en- one for those who like to keep application• But for ordinary joyed so widely, - has excelled' fresh parsley ,in a pot• indoors 'gardening, .. p'eat, 'oak or pine, in another sphere. At the re- all winter. It the parsley plant afmou'ld or well rotted hard-' cent Brixham Flower Show she has grown. outside all summer, le , wood sawdust are recommended. swept the boards with no Tess rSince it is not reliable ,,,to than eighteen firsts, six seconds check the soil ,,not by such i and three third prizes. Like the rule of 'thumb as sheep sorrel Dutch Ad ad, Van Tromp, she growing denotes acid soil, weis now en,ti to nail a broom - need to have some simple.meth-i stick to he aerial" It must ination of the parsley seed; od to make, the check. Perhaps i be added in all truth -that she place the seeds in the water' of it should be„left until anter the first ,frost and then cut down, potted and brought inside, when it will soon make new growth. If you wish to accelerate germ - acid soil are: azalea, ,,cardinal the simplest method is the lit attributed her success to i r, one , small compartment of an lobelia, chrysanthemum, lupin, rnus paper found -in copies of Frank Lavin, her gardener. ice tray. ]freeze the cube and lily, marigold, magnolia, spruce, the booklet `Bt your own gard-I Chalk -Talk its seeds. , Then plant the cube yew, oak and raspberry. A num-'ening expert.", A representative, The next.G.H.S. meeting is at in a pot •.of good )dan Otte -an, for just } 250 ANADA. SAV down at ••• dr'Woo---s--sty--- foe --rr--•--''s;-tors-Irl YOlj CAN BUY YOUR BONDS r • for cash Or by instalments•at your - • neighbourhood B of M branch • • • BANK OF MONTREAL, • etaadas trade F444e "MV BANK" TO 2 MIL l ION CANADIANS 11111 1111 NI KU 11111 Down\payment of 5%D — $2,50 for a $50 Bond,15. fora • $100-, Bopd, -etc. Balance in 11 '• month -pay It , • . �• • ter•• Fa?, ` • r .. r Major Gdrie'%al George P. Vanier, DSO, MC, Cb, right, accompanied by Brig. P. S. A. Todd, ,......DSO,- •-EDr CD,- Honorary ---Colonel Com mandant of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, passes the Artillery 'Memorial "un: veiled by him recently in' Ottawa's Major's Hill Park as hist first official act in office. ., The memorial is a marble feature eleven feet high and.:.31 ,feet,long.-w.hose..inscription..pay' trJ me to officers and men of, the Royal Regiment of Canadian .. Artillery who gave their lives in the service of Canada. • ,(National 'Defence Pluto) ',TONY HAS RESERVED GRANDSTAND 'SEAT The usual number of interest- I. ed rail birds and sidewalk super- intendents daily line the board fence 'which overlooks thebig excavatIan on East street where. the new post, Wage, is being built. Sometimes there's' a crowd and sometimes not. But someone has made sure that "-Tony" Konopka, proprietor of., the nearby shoe repair «hop, will always have a place waiting for ham at the fence from which to watch proceedings when he dashes away from his 'store for a few minutes. In large letters at one spot on the fence are scrawled the words, "Reserved For Tony." BUSINESS D$REGTORY J ALEXANDER, & CHAPMAN GENERAL INSURANCE AND REAL' ESTATE'. Bank of Commerce Bldg. Goderich. Phone 268. A. J. Alexander, Res. 860 ' C. F. Chapman, Res. 18. George Turton INSURANCE Co-operators Insurance Association A Complete Line of Casualty And Life Insurance. Prompt, Efficient Claims Ser- vice,by Goderich Adjuster of CIA. 351 Huron R,dti, Phone 1184. I vo T. Pryde 5on MEMORIALS • .Goderich Representative MR. FRANK MctLWAIN GIBBONS STREET, --� -GOD E•R-1 C+I---1' � E ientide and Rock of Ages registered memorials. l8tf I Stiles Ambulance '•"Rbomy - 'Comfortable Anywhere Anytirne PHONE 399 . 77 Montreal St., Goderich F.T.Armstrong OPTOME 1CRIST Phone 1100 for appointment. SQUARE GODERICH FRANK REID • *4 LIFE UNDERWRITER ,4 Life, Annuities, business Insurance Mutual Life of Canada Phone 346 Church St. ie 'SUPERIOR MAINTENANCE " SERVICES Commercial, ' Industrial and Residential Janitor Work - FREE ESTIMATES Reasonable Rates „ PHONE 1068 GODERICH ,Roy N. Bentley PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT P.O. Box 478 Phone 1011 GODERICH — ONTARIO A.'M. HARPER =Chartered Accountant Office House 343J 343W 33 Hamilton St. Goderich CHIROPRACTIC HERBERT B. SUCH, D.C. 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