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Winter hardy Martin
Frobisher shrub rose
Martin Frobisher shrub roses
will be available to home
gardeners for the first time this
spring. •
The roses 'were developed by
Dr. Felicitas Svejda, a plant
breeder at the Canada
Agriculture Research Station at
,,Ottawa.
Martin Frobisher rose is one
.of .the very few winter_ hardy -
Since Dr. Svejda first
announced the development of
her rose, it has been tested
across Canada, at Milwaukee,
�� is. and 'at Palmer, Alaska.
,Nurseries have been
increasing their supply of stock
to the point where several now
have enough shrubs for sale to
gardeners who wish to plant
them this May.
Several other nurseries expect
RC have Martin Frobisher roses
shrub-roses`cuxreentiy..a aiiabte ,within the next two
Canada, -and the first •of •.several -:years.
winter hardy shrub roses Dr. Reports from northern
Svejda hopes to develop. - Ontario to Alaska ,indicate that
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Martin Frobisher roses are doing
better than. Dr. 'Svejda dared. to,
hope. The plants are so hardy
that they are Msurvivin�g `without
cover in areas where winters.
have, in the past, killed most
shrub roses. "
In addition, people who have
tested the' roses say the .plants
are vigorous, healthy and the
flowers are extremely fragrant.
The plant blooms from June
until frost, putting out soft, pink
double blooms about two inches
in diameter.
The dowers are two -toned
with darker shades near the base
of the petals, .
The Washburn Farm and
Nursery of Palmer, Alaska
reports that Martin Frobisher is
".. one of the most outstanding
roses we have grown and has
brought more comment and
question than any other we have
had ..."
Canada Agriculture. Research
Stations from St. John's, Nfld.,
to Summerland, B. C., and from +
Beaveriodge, 'Alta., to Vineland,
Ont„ are testing the,.shrub rose -
this year.
The ,Beaverlodge ` Research
Station, speaializing'in northern
agricultural research, will be
planting some Martin Frobisher
roses as fax north as "Fort
Vermillion, N.W.T.
Plants have already been
established at the Royal,
Botanical Garden at Hamilton,
Ont., and in the city square at
Mount Royals Que,
The roses will be available
this spring from Brookdale--
'Ringsway Ltd. + of Bowrrmnville,
Ont., from Patmore Nurseries of
Brandon, Man., and from the
Washburn Farm and Nursery,
Palmer, Alaska. In the next few
years, plants will . also be
available from H. M. Eddie and
Spns Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.,
from Morden Nurseries,.Morden,
Man., and from Sheridan
Nurseries Ltd., Etobicoke, Ont.
Prevent.. accidents
store pesticides safely
Often simple precautions
taken. at the right time can save..
.lives and prevent accidents later
on. This is certainly the case
with pesticides, which should be
stored correctly at all times.
Professor C. • ,) . Kelly,
Department of potang, Ontario
Agricultural College, University
of Guelph, ,says the ideal way to
store pesticides is to keep them
in their original containers. This
way the user knows for -certain
what the material is and has the
full instructions for its use on
the label. , •
If another container has to be
used to store - a pesticide, • it
should be labelled clearly, and
the original label should be saved
for the directions.
If the.label is lost or defaced,.
says Professor Kelly, take the'
"pesticide to a dump, dig a hole
and bury the Material under at
least 18 inches of soil.
If a neighbor wants to borrow
a Iittle weed killer, fungicide or
insecticide chemical, don't put it
in a •food container, soft drink -
bottle or any receptacle that is
usually used for food' or drink.
Any small child seeing )the
container mightu eat or drink it
and be poisoned; so might an
adult, It would be best, to give
the neighbor the original
package and see that he returns
the unused part.
By taking precautions such as
these there is less likelihood of
accidents.
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A.R.BUCKLEY
From a home gardener's
point `of view, April represents
the .beginning , of the most
critical period df the year, for in
most .of Canada it is time to
waken the garden. • _
Right now in southern
Ontario, you must decide
whether or not. it 'is time to
uncover the roses and then how
best this task can. be done. Some
• people simplify,this' decision by
driving •out to a public park or
botanical garden where roses are
„' grown, • take note of the
procedure there and act
accordingly.
The rule for uncovering. roses.
° is simple. Watch the weather
critically if by mid-April the
weather is mild and, the forecast,
„calls for it to keep mild, uncover
• them right away. If the weather
is cold and more is in the offing,
let them stay covered for
another week.
Whenever you decide to
uncover the roses • do it
gradually. Take .offthe boards,
boughs or leaves first, then after,
a few days remove° part of the
soil mound, and later on raked
4 the rest of the soil away from
the bushes. •
Another job that should be
done now is to fork over the
perennial border. Use a flat -tined
spading fork and • just lightly fork
the soil to a depth of about an
inch, near the plants to a few
. inches more as -you :-dig-farther.
'.sway and I :vacani.areas.
As the same time, cut down
to grot nd, , level the old
herbaceous Perennial stalks and'
fork: obit any large weeds. It is a -
good ; idea to • spread some
complete. Tertilizer over ih '
ground before forking, then this
can be 'Worked' into the soil at
the same time. Don't put it on
too thick but use about one
handful spaced .over a square
yard of soil., °
After the borders and beds
are forked, spade the vegetable
• garden if this was not done last
fall. The edge of lawns often`
look shabby at this time of the
year.' If you want to finish this
off neatly, .a use, galvanized iron
• edging strips. ' These will
• ' eliminate the necessity of having
to use the edging. shears later on
They are easy, to install, + just
hammer them into the soil by
placing a block of wood on the
top edge of the strip and tap the
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APRIL 19 1 p.m. till dark
block keeps the hammer from
bending the strip. '
The. ,lawn 'will need a
thorough raking with a good
strong -toothed rake over the
next week or so, to 'thoroughly
clean it of dead rough grass. Sow
seeds in bare patches after this
raking is finished, then !go over
lightly once more with the
rake. Rolling the lawn now
• will get rid of some of the worm
casts:, arid hills, but beware of
compa{etion.. Usea light roller
bather than one filled with
water.
From early to mid-April, in most of Canada, it is time to -uncover_ the roses.
New lawns that were sown in
August and September last year
should be treated gingerly. Do
not disturb them much except
• for removing leaves and debris.
• Many novice gardeners make
a great mistake by walking over
freshly seeded. lawn each day to
count the newly- arrived grass
shoots. By so doing, they crush
,,any young shoots that are
ready to push through the soil
• and •also compact the ground so
thoroughly that no:-�grass can
. push its way through. -
•If you have seedlings inside
• that are' taking up a lot of room,
trtiw is the time tomove them
outdoors. Of course, they must -
have protection: The best way of
ensuring this is to build a frame
out of two by two Jumber and
tacking polyethylene . plastic•
sheeting to it. Make sure the
frame is airtight, but . leave an
overlaps that scan 4 be raised.' fo
wa ering. • if co • nig mil
May 24, cover the top of the
frame with sacking, burlap or an
old blanket to keep out frost§.
Since air passes freely through
'the polyethylene you won't
need ' to ventilate unless the '
weather gets_ very warm. Some
shading may be necessary for the
first 'two; or three days after the
plants have been placed in theI
frame, and.also on hot; sunny
days.
If your vegetable garden has
been dug_ and the soil is
workable, you can sow beets,
carrots and parsnips right away.
•
for they will. not' suffer -from
light frosts and are not likely to
germinate for several weeks:
Parsnips -will stay- in the soil for
about a month before any visible
action occurs. You. can also sow
lupins, sweet peas, larkspurs and
many other slow -germinating.
flower seeds at 'this time.
Mid -April is the best time to
get your plants, such, as shrubs
and- roses, from local garden
centers. It is.better to buy them
then; and if you 'are not ready
for planting or if the weather is
very cold, you can dig a trench •
-Fl t
Having fun in many parts of
the country is called float
fishing. '
Floating is a specialized type
r
of angling ,thatoriginated in the
Ozarks years ago. ince e' ,
floating has become- popular
everywhere and today you'll see
thousands 'of the square bow,
flat bottom boats used for this
of fi.
A certainshingamount of advance
preparation .. is needed to ' a
successful float, advise the
angling authorities at Mercury
outboards. Since most float trips
are overnight affairs, you must
give careful thought to such
things as craning:_ gear_ food.
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photoclothienthusiastcamera,gear arid, last
obre.ut
near the south wall of your
home 'and heel them in. These
plants are better in the cool of
your garden than in an
over -heated, , ",dry store. , Select
roses and shrubs that have not
• yet produced long shoots. To
heel them in, dig a-�trench about
18 inches deep and pile the soil
to .one side of- the trench. Place
the plants. so that they rest
against -the piled- soil with their
roots in the trench and then
cover them with soil you dig out
from. a trench made parallel to .
the first one.
�o�fishi
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ng is fun
not least, your fishing gear. -
The most important' thing ,to
• remember about floating is to
keep everything dry. Water has a,,,,
way, of sneaking in.t9,af}y h1Q,at;
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food get soaked, you're in for an
unpleasant trip. +
To pack a float boat, first lay .
a large waterproof tarp in the
center of the boat where all the
gear will be placed. Next, put in
such things as the icechest and •
food box. 'If you don't have a
wooden 'food box,' provide some
sort of support above the food
to- •keep other items from
crushing bread and other soft
goads.
The tent should go on top the
food box. Sleeping bags should
be rolled . in plastic cloth with
the ends securely, tied. , and
placed on top everything else.
Spare clothing also goes here.
Once everything is loaded,
pull the tarp together at the top;
folding it over the gear in such a
way that water cannot possibly',
leak beneath the folds onto the
dry gear. Double check this if
the sky threatens rain.
With this sort of preparation
the lads at Mercury feel. you'll
have an enjoyable float fishing
trip. That' is, if you can find
your rod and reel with all the
other equipment aboard the
boat. ' Anyway, have fun; for
that's what fishing is .all about.
.WATCH FOR COHO
It is quite possible that young
Coho Salmon, a slivery. coloured `
fish- that resembles • small
rainbow;, -trout, will. be captured
in smelt nets particularlyin,Lake
Ontario and its tributaries, We
ask the co-operation of
fishermen to return these small 5
and 6 inch salmon to the waters
so they may return as'adult fish
in future years. Your
co-operation will be appreciated.
Smelt • fishing has not been
particularly good in some parts
of the Lake Huron Forest
District. This fishery is confined
to the Great Lakes -- and the
mouths of streams' stibutary to
these lakes. Lake Huron was fair
from the Bayfield area to Port
Albert in 1969 while the smelt.
fishing in Georgian Bay, was
poor.
How well does a fish see?
Most biologists agree that fish
see clearly at close range` but
that their distant'vieir is limited.
Fish can tell one color from
another. And they have
preferences. Bass, for instance,
seem to favor red or yellow
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