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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-04-25, Page 7rS 1i'tts peddle i We1e 1 -Star: NE: 7 94 - AVE lc 3 ye 7 9 c VE 5C V E 7c V E 5c FOR GREENER THUMB ay G. Macleod Ross. PANSIES Pansies . have an old-world ace`and°tchal l ryf Lich few can sist. Their quaint colorings !vett appearaxic • 'and, the uckish faces they assume, f -as - nate most people. Jut the ct remains that most of the ore modern . and attractive arieties are denied to those ho simply buy a box of seed - ng plants , in the market and r the simple reason that they e buying what may be- term - "production line" pansies, If therefore, you wish to get e best the pansy has to offer, ou have to grow thein from ed, and this is . always the tumbling block, especially "in u1• dry springtime rooms, here, of necessity, the seed as to be- planted. What are me of. the more recent aids ,0 success in growing from eed., . They seem to me tct be rst, the use of milked spagh- um moss as the medium in hich the seed is sown, and eeond, the use of the poor- an's greenhouse to ensure no oss of moisture from the moss. his last is easily attained now- a-ys by thrusting the seed an, preferably of fibre or plas- c, into a polyethylene bag and caling the end of it. The illed moss is wetted and then rung out, as dry as the, hand an squeeze it; the surface gent - y leveled and the seeds care- ully distributed 'over the area f moss. For speeding germin- tion only, the small electric •ire heater is an advantage, hough the germination time or pansies is only ten days. u The next thing to ---realize bout pansies is the condition nder which they prefer to -ow. The plant requires cool, foist soil rich in liumus, a ittle shade in the hot weather nd protection from cold, harsh and drying winds. • Now let us look at the seeds on offer and start with the Swiss Giants. Coronation Gold, has a canary yellow hue, the ower petals flushed with golden W. J. Denomme FLOWER SHOP Phone JA 4- 8132 DAY OR NIGHT Agent for 24 -hr. FILM DEVELOPING TF orange, and slightly rufllad. A lovely and popular blue is Lake of Thun *or T;hunersee;• A1pen- glow ' has cardinal shades; 13erna,, dark violet blue; Fire men' is brick red; Yellow Master pure yellow. There is Set Black, 80% true black in the spring; Giant Orange and 'Giant Raspberry Rose, a new- comer with a tint of pink. Then we have the F1 hybrids, Mammoth White with a small yellow eye and Color Blend. These should give three-inch diameter blooms on compact plants which are heat resistant. Engelman's Giants are noted for their heavy texture and Strong stems, while the color range tends towards the bright- er colors.. Steel's Jumbo strain claims five -inch flowers in pastel pinks, apricots, yellows, blues, brass, copper bronze, purple and red. For a single color in this strain there is Moon Moth, a pure white and Junfbo Pay Dirt, a golden yellow which is also heat resistant. Ellis' Oregon Giants 'introduce us to the giant ruffled pansies with a superb color range, very eavtly at ure-d--gird" 31 'to 4W inches in diameter. They are said to be the best ruffled pansy obtainable. Read's New Century is an English strain with both scent and color range. Three and a half inches >in diameter is the average. The petals. era stiff and fleshy and resist wind and rain. The Butterfly, hybrids are something different. The strain is mainly in paste colors of pink, rose, apricot, buff, orchid, pale gold, coral* and flesh, The form is ruffled, fluted and mark- ed with sunrays and blotches of butterfly sheen metallic jewel tones. "Felix" or the "Cat's Whisk- ers" are large and ruffled with rich colors, purple, apricot and wine and each flower is marked with dark "whiskers. " The Clear '! Crystal strain comes._.an clear colors with . no blotch and the blooms ale much larger than the regular strains. Finally trhere are the giant wintdr-'tfrming pansies which are unusually hardy, , bloom early in the spring, but ` need protection in this latitude. There are Ice Pansy, Giant Fore- runner, two weeks ahead of Ice Pansy; Large Yellow, with `long stems and a climbing pansy, often several feet in height with extra long cutting stems. Try some of these and get away from the hackneyed var- ieties which everyone grows or has grown • for them. Canada's 1962 labor income totalled -$20,3'59,000,000, an in- crease of 6.8 per cent over 1961 and a record high' w elderly .,miay live AS haIpflY is possible. "D#te o>F. n Croat -g andfath ers War b riert the"1-10 4f ville cemetery. He WAS 44. years old, and. died on Juane i7,< 1859• My Mother -Used to tell us that he was Milled by aatree he tried to cut down in the bush. He was not used to fell- ing trees because he had only recently come out from Eng- land. She told us hkow; his wife was left with •seye.ral child- ren to raise alone. In pur present age, we have the sys- tern ` of ' life ._ insurarice -.to '.help in. such cases, and when there is real need, the government has Mothers' • Allowance which enables a Widow to keep her children with her instead of farming them out to dutiful relatives. y. The Easter Parade saw women's hats move into the news spotlight. How doh you like this one from England? The homey but essential item of kitchen equipment, the frying pan, was the inspiration for this elegant hat. It is in yellow and black with a large black boW adding detail, at the brim. HOLMESVILLE CEMETERY A DESCENDANT OF PIONEERS SAYS OLDCEMETERY SHOULD BE MADE MEMORIAL PARK Following the publication in a• recent issue of The SigtYal- Star of a news story regarding. plans of Goderich Township Council to improve the appear- ance fo the cemetery at Holmes- ville, a resident of Holmesville has written . a letter to The Signal -Star. This letter is sign- ed "A .Descendant" since the writer has eipressed the wish that her name be not published. The letter ,is as follows: "Orderly Res tore tL©i of Holmesville Cemetery" is -the heading given an article in the Goderich paper re the old burial grounds on the top of Holmes- ville hill. If this plot could be considered a memorial to the, pioneers, and some time and,;,. expense put into the pro- ject, it could be as most com- mendable _ achieyemeut .of _.the present -council of the township. "Many old cemeteries have been restored and ended up as bare "fields with cairns in the centre. They are most unat- tractive, but at least the names of the pioneers are' preserved. The cemetery in question is placed on a hill °which presents a wonderful view of the land around for many miles. There are a few fine trees, including several elms and a mountain ash which is croaked because, as it grew, it leaned against the little white church. There are countless lilacs which sprang from roots the bereaved rela- tives must •hgve planted long ago. Possibly some of the lilacs could be preserved, as they .-an so typical of the pioneers. Other plants which have survived the years, the neglect, and the peri- odical clean-ups are a red honey- suckle shrub, a patch of old- fashioned yellowroses and a white rose •bush._ There is also a red rose and, in one corner, little pink prairie roses., The south-west point, where the Lebo-_ plot was, _,is a amass of lily -of -the -valley. If these truly old-fashioned flowers which the pioneers themselves planted could be partly preserved, the plot could indeed be a mem- orial. "Jif today's citizens. , would walk through the grounds and ommerminim NEW SI.PWALKS - CURBING =SEWERS Property owners desiring . to have work completed in 1963 under provisions of the Local Improvement Act .. should' have the regular petition forms. sinned and re- turned to the Municipal Office before May 15th, 1963. amiienemommemmeer S. H. Blake, Town Clerk. 15 and 17 see froit the inscriptions on the -tombs how many cnildren died when very young, and how many adults died 'in their 30s. and 40s, we could be more ap- preciative .of the age, in which we now live. It is one which has swiped out epidemics of typhoid and other killing dis- eases.• At the turn of the cen- tur-y,.-the-..avera ge--age- . of--a- man or man to die was 44 years or -thereabouts. Now, we are happy to have our elderly peo- ple with us until they are 75 or 80 or more. To assist them, our .government has planned allowances and pensions. t oun- ty homes are no longer `poor,; houses', but pleasant and re- spectable residences where the "As an interested descendant of the pioneers, I would' -like- to see the cemetery made into a memorial park, with most but not all of the shrubbery remove ed to facilitate mowing of the grass. A few of the best -pre- served tombstones might have new bases and be left where they are, with their antique iron railings repaired. The fal- len and broken ones would have to be placed together, as is done in otIi' r restored ceme- teries. "It would not be irreverent, one would think, to even have a picnic table by the road, where those who wish could linger for awhile and be a little mindful of the courage and the hardship of --our .--pone-for fathers. A DESCENDANT." • .Without changes in existing health 'and welfare legislation, Ottawa will have to spend $1,855 million in this area in the com beg year, exclusive of $754 mil- lion required for old age secur- ity pensions. • OPPER'S OANS for the wishes hat bloom in the Spring Shop now for aII the special needs that Springtime bri,ngs. Buy new clothes to outfit the whole family, 'shop for a better car, buy things for the house. With -Shopper's Loan cash, you shop for.Spring bargains at any store ... pay on the spot and avoid an overload of bills later on. Trust HFC • for neighborly service and strict privacy. Visit your convenient, nearby office for• help t� melt the sea- s son's extra money needs. 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