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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-03-22, Page 9• This we. have ,se been-suc- r, ,ess. C .XIIg onef ett n , g o •R . ur .'more adventurous enturous • members to• contribute tribe to . to this column. Would that More would # ` u d ulzaw !his lead! Mr. R. W. Be . tells lis .you. about: Smile yAfri: an Varieties c _ Raving. 'flat: gardened in in the summer o f X$GQ,. may -which lrou remember was • 'hot and dryand being located izi.. that part of the town. that as sandy soil, we ',decided to " defeat both selland climate :by using some of the African varieties. Most of . themr very y ,able to withstand drought ve -well, and.thrive in a sandy soil, but last summer we had more than usual rainfall. -Arri'thecan lowers 'that are .available a=eons' a 11 e bu. daisy -like tare all very different. All have. -one annoying'habe habit, they only• 'open to their full beauty in brilliantsunlight. . Some carry 'this habit with them when you 'use them as cut flowers. Your bouquet will be very beautiful during the day, but at night most of the' flowers will . close. 'The African varieties, are still. -- '- uti[tsua and not grown by the commercial • greenhouse, thus ,you must start the plants from :seed In fact, they are suffic- iently new that you will not 2find them ail -in most seed cata- logues. Our source of supply is the George W. Parks Seed company- of Greenwood, South Carolina. The seed should be startedindoors in the ' usual i-way as they are quite easy to .grow. Possibly our favorite is Gay Gazania. This grows- in mAun4ls�:.I5-inchesy high -and, 15 - inches -in- diameter. The leabes are long and slender, a very, ,dark green on top, the under - ',side being white and furry. The dike • :flowers ' borne an. - longer; ••ate s-areTai ve-e-ei d ing color variety, -white, yel- low, orange, mauve and combin- ations of., these colors in one flower. neyloom all summer ;and were the last flowers killed by frost. They ear neither •:drought nor sunV Germination . time is eight days ' sown'. in a :sunny, :windgw, A tool temper. • .-ature is required for best germ- ination. This is ahalf hardy perennial best treated as an .annual. Arctotis is a most unusual ,daisy. The variety we grew has " white, white - petals sur- rounding a lavender blue cen- 'tre. The leaves are the color qof sage. It grows to a height of two feet but has a veryshallow allo Y to ot St} Ct or e. ours became extremely n e leggy �2utitflowers continuously till f_ rost. ! Ger�m- if?atlon time is 10 days and' a cool tempexat reis,required for best results. Hybrids ,are avail= able in screams through . orange to reds. ,. Dimorphotheca. • This one is lucky' and ,has ,a psietidonym=-- Star' of the Veldt. ,Again° it is a daisy, a most fragile appearing plant. Again too, ours tended to become leggy but their out- standing feature was their very bright, ght, alrnaost glistening,flow- ers. Germ Germination time is 10 days in a cool temperature. _ It is listed as' a half hardy. annual, Gerbexa :.the...Transvaat._daisy, is most s beautiful with extreme- ly long petals, The flpyvers may be up to 5 ihches in diameter, borne on strongstems . up to three feet long., The colors range from cream through crim- son and it is available in both single. and double forms. An interesting fact is that while the gerbra is an African daisy, Parks secure their seed from a Roricultur-alist in --Ind' ination time is 30 days at a temperattire of from '75 to 80 degrees. Bottom heat assists germination. These time and temperature requirements °are a drawback to raising 'this beautiful plant. The scientific.way to provide bottom heat is, with an electrical heat- ing cable but in the absence of 'this possibly the easiest way to groW gerbera is to sow in peat moss, placing the seed pot in a Poorman's Greenhouse on top of da hOt :wate .radiator. The temperature canthen be -regul- ated ,to some -degree- by raising the pot oft- the radiator with pieces of '•-wood Seeds started way y early' iris` -the' year, possibIS▪ ..tl'ie"'end oT'"'janu- ary, should give ' a rewarding display before the . frost kills therm The gerbra is „a very it -elle -ate' pen niiial- and ifs you are.• lucky they may overwinter if provided with a two -foot Mulch put in place before the first - frost... Admittedly it is rather foolish to attempt ger- bera this far north, but it is in trying the unusual that one gets A certain kick from gardening. We managed to nurse 25 seeds though their 30 -day ger- mination period, . half of these germinated. Some of these were sold at a dime a -time at the annual G.H.S. auction sole in May .and we hope the pur rill MN ON MIN MN MI IMO NM NMI CI 011111 MI 'MIMI NO III 1111i ifin 1M NW 11 FOR SAVINGS AND SERVICE j iUY; -SEED FRAM__ In• YOUR: FRIENDLY JM DEALER' . 1 -.Don't take chances with seed from .unfamiliar 1 '1 sources, Rely on' your local 'JONES, MacNAUGHTON seed dealer to give you 1complete satisfaction. ISpecify s .: Jones,_•. MacNaugh:ton. • -Seeds _: _I. ' at your. Makes - -Or Jcall usdirect. , , 1 'THIEV.ES 'BREAK INTO cAMP.. AT KITCHIGAMI lsatchigaml Girl Guides' Camp, Ave miles smith a f G der lc h on''Ilghway,21, was 'broken, into; dsrQ the w :i e eke .break-in was ditioyered by Con. ab -,. st le . R. Johnston during n; routine check of , the a re a; try. was gained hy fore t rm door d,eutna the E 3 „n!a s nerscxeen. There was liltg . mediate evidence ofthPe ft but the owners, were notified and will make k eatho r. ou h cheek o f the premiseslater thts �eek :Kltchl; campoperated under the sponsorship .of The tarn Club Stratford Ro a • . n 'Make it, a habit to t keep Your feet on the ground and You'll never have far to fall.. If you wish to be perfect, fol- low the advise that you give others. chaser had luck. The rest were planted Inour. garden--and-two. had beautiful u 1 fi rs ow e when frdst-came. To overwinter our gerberas w mulched one in the garden d three are strug- gling lin to in g gtheratgreen gin cellarn ' u tnl��t is ' " y tame to plant them outsidebagain. Time will tell; but come what may, it is fun to try the unusual. The African varieties are all very colorful and are easy to grow = nd -worthy -of -a--pi . . , ►i gardens. r Today ..Re, Aspats t4:they inter- est in psYchi lc •eatrrent.o retarded children, a represent- ative �'� sic of.. the � Bs blot � , TO* search InStitute, L o don will confer. With w t Nuro n. County ot fleials c• .,.iteT Mh,Tu'rs da y , . r.sf.• March :. . 24, with .. t nttheaXhahnme4heoxftendt>hne�In�sot"i.tusoeyrd wvieclefsareof JtEs.° GbraannbchleoDfirechctiolorr ofSocial;rviceandAlter :Cmc,pe JSboenyctffileMoe.acrkoob, hroutcktharmsoa kavhia�gaMoemm,saasStraeeInnTrtiWoeao the staff of heLondonlust The ,discussion will 'include Dr. R. M. Aldis, and associated members of the Huron County Health 'Unit, .Rev, Canon K. E. Taylor, chairman of the Gode- i rch Retarded' �, Children's Associ- ation; member's- o he --Child- ren s Aid 'Society and officials of the County School Inspector- ate. James Deneau, Wingham, District t Inspector of � Welfare, also will attend the conference. • Dr. Donald E. Zarfas, director of the Children's Psychiatric In- stitute, has said, "The retarded child has as much right as any other to live the, best life he C , rem + , devero toy he ca , ti, y possi .le." This is the purpose at`the London Institute. �' �r••�, t m L err w ..� _ - • 1' i� 1 ILA -1116411111.4 =..sem lir . 1111r .a I .i i, '116411111"4 11111► , V- 1 II 11...I m p `el 11 ►. - / A rl.l 1' ..,, 'yip !�-]f % 1 1"11W 'Winner of a. bronxs award fd . a =pro the American •Psyychiatric A.s- sociation, last fail, the London Centre is . embarked on a , eo- ;x .. thi' a k w . Y- a o s e .P� brx re, search and . 'teaching, Unique ortb.A nery.iCa •the' London Psychiatric...fnsti�towasestablished. February •.'by of Mental health ch -; brad . the �Gntar,A-De art. went e.. `Heat Health. sole- ly f 1...: Financed sole lY ;by the Erovnce of Ontario, it zs •part;of,Health Minister M. I.. �ymond's. now program ,.for ment al tteatmeTt ,„ Gomrentng on; the, forth- coming conference, Dr, Alois stated that present "records dicatethat three out of every 100 . c • ldrert are born in the re- tarded category. An .1.Q. rating of. 50 or legs,. as related .to a norm of -100 is the usual mea^: sure of a retarded child. Form- erly -neglected, or- "put -away,' the e =Bla=de s1 child will now stand a greater ,chance of find- ing a useful and More fulfilling place in the social structure, through the interes t of the Un -.,don nseit te"anthe co-oper- ation of various county affili- ations. :At 8.30 p.m., on the same day as the Goderich' confer - School Club are featuring, as their guest speaker, Mr. John D. Cox, also on the staff of the London 'Psychiatric Institute.. Dr, Ams IMO been asked to lin- tryroduce . the speaker to :t+ CJL S.. o rs. In his final word on:the bene - i i�a effects �f psychiatric treat.. met for retarded° children, Pr.. Zarfas said, What other condi, tion affects. three. ,per 'cent,,. of the population? .Put' it on r. a Money basis alone. 'Take a chiidwith' PhenYlketonuphenylketonuria,. mayC t' o. e' e 1 o v �. n . th m e g,, �,�', -Tat � Q. e �00'th 0 ....xQu bout his:life to keep p. him "»' aGn'o n u an i alp • s h lnla>t t tt 1t c.. s a -Cedar Springs;, - . which cost $12,000,000to ,build. P. : such ch person,6anbe treated ndsave , da froin retardation' he will no longer: be4-a; burden but a taxa Payer. Until now,',we haven't been solving the problem,siinp- lp hiding t# and displacinga to At the end of 1961,the supply 'of money in Canada "0000 at $14..6 billion, 'an increase of eight per • cent from one year before, of 80 :. per cent from Hive : years befpre, and of 90 per cent° from 1949. 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