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MadameButterfly, the new double open-faced snapdragon.
Bring Spring,- inside
with potted flowers
Along about now comes a . rich returns for the small
time when the Magic fades out amount of time spent on care
of Winter. and arrangement. The flrstpthing
That's when the latest to remember, however, is that
• snowfall _. Means. ' hovels, _ and both should be bought tightly
backaches rather than snowballs ' budded. , •
and sleds -- when those pictures Before starting on flower
'from warm; far•itway .places arrangernents of tulips,
• make you yearn for the Spring, jiyacinths, daffodils and iris,
To beat those Winter blues, assemble all the materials y*.u'll,
• here's what you do: need; °vase or bowl, sharp knife,
-- -Fly - onAlown- to _ 3rour florist ., _ .pin ,holder Or , block of f lor'al -
for a batch of warm, colorful ' foam, clay, or waterproof type.
flowers: Ignore that Winter Next cut each stem, on a slant
across the bottom. Don't , use
scissors because they, pinch and
make it harder for the 'blossoms
to soak up water.. Then, anchor
the pin holder in a dry container
with clay or keep floral foam in _--
place by taping with' cellopha4 .v
tape to the sides of the
container. Remember that taller
flowers should be in back except
for centerpieces ,. where they
should be. in the 'middle or the
calendar and bring a little Spring
ij your home:
Starting •,in January, florist
shops everywhere bulge with a
riot of .springtime color — tulipsx
hyacinths, daffodils and irises
carefully forced in greenhouses
for early. bloom. And they'll
keep coming well after gaster.
Meanwhile, you can -have
`crimsontulips in ' your
,-
windowsill, blazing againsta
background of stark, winter d arrangement. use sprays of
white; mauve iris and , gold' heather,' forsythia ( or
daffodils shedding sunshine in -pussywillows foraccentand fill.
that;4,dark corner of the den;
potted hyacinths filling the Keep the flowers in at least
room with a delicate scent of three inches of water, away from
spring. radiators and out of direct
- It's all so easy too. sunlight.. Flowers last longer in
Cut and potted flowers bring cool, sunless spots.
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Garden notes
New annuals fob' 1970 Assessment clarification
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_- . ;tar -like 'sjngles - to gigantic
mum-likedoubles.
One. ofthe most exciting Highly rated new ones were
a Tina, thin,gs._a}aiia:t.. ardexalt!Ig:: to$byis Ti, with single flowers on
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the extensive variety of plants 12-inc.h plants; -Bolero, "air„
we have 'to select from. This is extremely bright double dwarf
particularly true- " of annuals. bicolor in bright'. mahoganytred
Each. year hundreds of new and gold, one foot tall and very
-plants are added to already early flowering; Redcoat, . a
prodigious lists. dwarf double°flowered marigold'
The Plant Research Institute of red mahogany and light
- test gardens. for example, orange, ' with excellent bedding
evaluated over 400 cultivars of qualities; , French Brocade, a
annuals as year.
last Many were- —French double type with orange
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new and 'had not yet been • and red mahogany colors
introduced to the public. Many predominating; . • and "Nfoonshot,
of the se performed with very large double flowers,
exceptionally well under test over three inches wide on
and ,warrant special attention, .16 -inch plants.
• particularly those that are likely Two new pansies worthy of
to ' appear • in the January note are 'Sunny Boy, with
catalogues. sulphur yellow blooms with an
The most s ectacular advance oxblood -red blotch „in the "center
occurs probably" --in the and Viola Lavender Gem, which
snapdragon group,, where two' has performed remarkably well
new. and widely differing tees here in.Ottawa over the past two
are being introduced. 'These are years.
Madame Butterfly and the Floral Ageratums- are very useful
Cluster series, the, first with plants for edging of as carpet
open-faced azalea -like, double' plants. One finenew cultivar this
flowers; and the other consisting, year is North Star, a very free
of low growing, long lasting flowering bedding' ' plant nine
types, ' • inches high with blue purple to
Madame Butterfly . is . deep violet flowers, the darkest
presented this year, only in a of any ageratum.
mixture of colors, which will
prove fine for 'cutting and
making. arrangements. The Floral
Cluster group is available in.
separate . colors" .that can be
depended upon to come. true
from seed. They are excellent
for bedding purposes where their
floriferousness and evenness of
bloom ,show to greatest
advantage. V
Over F 0 brand • new
unintroduced petunias were under•
test in the gardens last year arid
the majority proved to 'be ,as
-- good as or better than existing
r r.
�kmds:MAst outstanding in the
<x. ou was the
doubl��mul�f� ��� p
Empress series from Japan. In
the single large flowered group
Blue Charm, Orchid Cloud, Pink
Cloud, Rose Cloud, White Frills
and Zig Zag were outstanding.
Blue Fantasy was an interesting
large -flowering grandiflora
double bicolor with white and
violet 'flowers. Most of these.
cultivars are weather tc rant°
and . produce colorfu ow -s on
plants that bloom all sut .mer
long.
Nearly everyone loves.
marigolds for -they are easy to
grow and shine like gold and -
bronze in the garden: Although
the colors are mainly yellow,
gold and reddish bronze, they
can be obtained , in. every
conceivable form from small
" The "coleus is a plant well
renowned for its colorful
rainbow -hued foliage and is used
particularly for planting in
- semi -shaded: gardens. A- total of
• fifteen cultivars _ were grown iii,
full sun in the test gardens and -
performed remarkably well even
in sandy ' soil. Outstanding
among them were Jade Parade;
Red Velvet, ., Salmon Lace;
Sunset Glory and Tyrian Rose. •
These kept their velvety .
-Been and brilliance of color all,
Summer ` despite rain and hot
weather: Also suitable • for
Shaded areas were some new
cultivars of the fibrous begonias,
three excellent ones from
Switzerland -- Lucernei, Lugano'
and Zurich, . and one - a- Pink
Charm from ' Japan.' They
,bloomed profusely all,summer in
light shade. •
- If -you are anxious'. to try
something different and • yet
quite reliable inyour gardens
this year, the foregoing annuals
may be just what you are
looking for. Why not grow .some
of them and experience an
immensely exciting gardening
year. ,
Cherries change color?
Check canning methods
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Aker being held for about -six
month at - room temperature,
the red color .. ,of canned
Montmorency- cherries begins' for
turn brown. Often the red color
of the fruLt has - disappeared after
12 Months,
Researchers at the
Horticultural Products
Laboratory, Vineland Station, a
branch of the- 'Department of
Agriculture and ^ Food, , report
'that the red color• is retained by
the. juice and • the - syr -up.
However, they, have found that
normal red color , stays in the
fruit for more than 12 months
when the canned products are
held at temperatures ranging
from 32 degrees' F. to about 50
degrees F.
C a nning ' procedures , that
might influence the development
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prevents- tax wnrr�ncpreverts- worries
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Many homeowners worry greater equity in assessment and
unnecessarily' when they .hear local taxation.
thatvthe- assessed value of their "If you live , in a $25,000
'homes may double or triple home and your neighbor across
under the provincial the street lives in a $25,0001
ggovernment's program of markethome, then Obviously you
value assessment, Paul Sfinpson, should pay the same in property ,,
t dt f tharea ' taxes Unfortunately, • under
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While Winter snows linger outsid• e, bring Spring intoyour home with a pot of b• right' Dutch tulips.
Given water when necessary, potted bulbs will last for longer thancutflowers, and can be planted
assessmendirector or is ,
said February 11. • ,previous assessment systems, in. the garden in the Spring to give further pleasure in conning years.
' ' "They - erroneously assume. where different methods of_"
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taxes will also double or triple;" percentages of market value at
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Mr.• Simpson told a London different tim'es, this was not the
news conference - case. But, because of the
"This is utter nonsense based' inadequacies .and inconsistencies _r
on a total Lmisunderstanding of " of thea .old. systems, nobody
-the relationship between really knew whether their. ul
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assessment, mill 'rates and local assessment, and thus, their taxes.
taxes," he said.
were fair or not:
Mr. Simpson emphasized that " The provincial government
market value assessment does believes that all- properties must
not, of itself, affect the taxes be assessed at 'market value if
you pay on your .home. ; ' these anomalies are to - 'be
"The crux of the problem is rectified and all property owners
whether your assessment was', are to be treated fairly."-
accurate•or not," he said. Mr..,Simpson• said the 226
If your assessment goes from . municipalities in his area —
20 percent. of -market value to ',cove ring Huron, Essex,
actual market • value, then the Lambton, Kent, Middlesex,
mill rate struck by your local -Elgin, Oxford,' Perth, Grey and
council would drop by the same b Bruce — have assessed homes at
proportion to produce the same rates varying from 10 percent of
tax revenue. • . market to 100 percent:
"Put succinctly, when Mr. Simi .an has 237
assessment goes'up, the mill rate assessing personnel working in
comes down to produce the the �.u. on 540,000 properties.
same revenue.". .
Mr. Simpson .explained the
market value assessment will
shoal whether your assessment -
has- been accurate in the past
of brown discoloration were relative' to a home of the same
tested at the Laboratory. .Such value in the same municipality.
factors. as `fruit maturity, - ."If yob were over -assessed in
preliminary blanching, can the past, then at market value
linings, glass containers, syrup assessment, your 'taxes would be
made from distilled water and lower. • I f you were
various sugars,' the addition of under -assessed, then your- taxes
oxygen, cardon dioxide and/or would be higher: This, of course,
- -nitrogen, and exhaust and finish does not take into consideration
temperatures, ranging from 150 any general increase in the mill
degrees to 250 degrees F., were • rate your local municipality -may'
considered. , Mine showed decide upon to raise extra
consistent effects on; the rate of revenues."
browning. - ' - M r . Simpson said- • the
'Researchers found that , provincial' program of reassessing
refrigeration effectively retards all .properties at 'market value by
browning,:. ' 1975 is directed at achieving
About half of the Ontario
„ production of ' Montmorency
cherries is preserved as a' canned
syfup-pack, and the other half is
pitted and frozen with added
sugar.
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and Mrs. Brown were not talking
to each -other: Upon retiring for .
the night, -gown handed his
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-morning!"
When he awoke, it was nine.
As he piled out of bed, he saw a
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Drunk:- "When you going to
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