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New shbs available
for .orde'n planting
BY A.R. BUCKLEY
The. search for new and
different shrubs is more
rewarding now than it was a few
years. ago. Nurserymen all 'over
Canadar,...eneouraged— byhe.
demands of the gardening
public, are including more and
more new kinds in ' their
catalpgues each year.
Records taken in the Test
Garden of the Canada
Agriculture Plant Research
Institute, where many of these
plants are being, evaluated, show
that a large number rate very„
h And_ are r" ecommended.,fgr
growing in parts of Canada.
The largest 'group of shrubs
. under test at Ottawa is the
Syringo or lilac group. Many of
these come,from Western
Canada, somfrom Ontario,
some from New Hampshire and
others from Great Britain and
Holland.
Best of" the newer French
hybrid lilacs are A1ice'E,astw'ood,
,bluish,purple double; Blue
Hyacinth, light blue with
reflexed petals that gives the
impression of a hyacinth;
Firmament, a clear sky-blue
Eisingle; Maud Notcutt, ' bearing
enormous pure; white single
blooms; and Night, a very
,,,„„distinctive dark purpler;
Miss, Canada, from the
Research Station .at • Morden,
Man., is a' new -Prestonae hybrid
that shows -great promise', but is•
not superior to Elinor, a similar
pink cultivar with •very sweetly
scented flowers. Both bloom
later than the other lilacs, a
character that- gives them even
more usefulness:
A unique lilac,species that has
proven very 'hardy here and on
w the prairies is the diminutive
Syringo palibiniana, that grows
less, than four feet high, is quite
compact and produces, a mass of,
light pink - flowers. Some
nurseryrrle' ..sell this species
grafted las a standard. Grown this
way, ,it . forms a perfect
symmetrical 'small tree that
blends well with standard roses
or makes a fine accent point in
large flower beds.
Spireas are so easy to grow
and so very hardy as'a rule, that
it is always a pleasure to see
some newer types. Three new
ones that are worthy of note are
the Gracious spirea, ($piraea
cinerea, `Graciosa'). .the
Snowmound spirea (.Spiraea
nipponica `Tosaensis') and ' the
Goldflame spirea (Spiraea
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The ` Gracious spirea is very
'much like the Garland spirea
(Spiraea arguta) and blooms
about the same time, but it has
enormous trusses of 'flowers and
is much more compact. The
Snowmound spirea has very
graceful arching branches that
are always. heavily laden with
,snow white flowers in June. The
Goldflame spirea has golden
foliage in spring studded .with a
mass of light crimson flowers, an
effect that can' be createdagain
in,September if the flower stems
are removed promptly after the
first blooming period.
Many of us are already aware
of the early spring beauty of the
dwarf ;Russian almond (Prunus
tenella) with its showy rosy pink
flowers produced at the same
time asthe' yellow forsythia. A
new and more' compact form
introduced from England is
`FirehiII' ----• (Prunus tenella
`Firehill'); it has much deeper
pink flowers, so deep in fact that
one might almost call it crimson.
w The Muckle Plum is much
hardier, and is a hybrid of the
Russian almond and the
common American Plum
(Prunus americana). It has bright
salmon flowers, grows to about
seven feet tall and "has thick
green willow -like foliage.
Two new dwarf shrubs that
are useful . for planting in
association with the evergreens
around the home are the Golden
Carpel broom (Cvtisus x beani
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`Golden Carpet' and the Royal
Gold genista (Cenista tinctoria
`Royal Gold'). Both are similar
in that ,...they have golden,
pea -shaped flowers, lout while -
the Golden: Carpet -broom hugs
the ground .the • Royal Gold
genista,four feet tali, very
complact and blooms a week or
so later. Both thrive in poor but
well drained shady soils and hot
sun.
Tatarian honeysuckles aye
probably the easiest of all shrubs
to grow. They are adaptable to
most soils and thrive well in very
open. locations.. They_ will also
withstand drought and salt
conditions. Two newer varieties
are Arnold Red, with very dark
red flowers on a plantthat
doesn't grow more than five feet
high and Hack's Red, with larger
flowers of a similar color but on
tall 10 -foot shrubs.
The Goldfinger potentilla has
deep yellow flowers and also the
ability to produce them " in
p usion in May and to
co tinue blooming, although"
moresparingly, all summer long.
Then, as the weather becomes .
cooler in „September; you can.
expect another spectacular
display of golden flowers. - The remainder of a" barn that had been Left after the u'p)Oer that had been left within the foundation
For a change of pace I would structure was moved away was put to the torch on Monday had belonged to Clifford Hugillof 376
strongly reco mead the. Moth
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of * Pearl snowberry, a new Under the watchful eye of the local firemen, debris and scrap
cultivar with bluish -pink, instead
of pure -white fruits. Our Hospital plight ' re Vie vie d
specimens ham_ grown into very
' bushy, plwits with light -green • •
leaves ._:u they r a showy m e enc ,i e s. -necessitate
crop of fruits every
fall.
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A. 'few other outstanding ,.
shrubs tested in recent years and
found to be perfectly hardy 'in
Zone 4 of. the Department of
Agriculture Hardiness Map, are
the Skogholm cotoneaster, a
ground•h ging woody plant,
1 Ruby G February daphne
(Daph .• mezereurn 'Ruby ,
Glow') with dark ruby flowers,
Red Cascade spindle' bush, that
has fruits that hang from, the
branches, and Rubus'deliciosus a"
non -spreading flowering
raspkterly with large single white
flowers and purple fruits that are
not particularly tasty.
Rabies report
shows increase
"The incident „f rabies, it
wild and domestic animals has
increased markedly in the past
few weeks, particularly in -the
northern areas of the county,
with gradual spread in a
southerly direction,” reports Dr.
W. J. Thompson,, ,
Sub -District Veterinarian,'`
Canada Department of
Agriculture, °Health of Animals
Branch,'Seaforth.
"Any unusual actions in wild
or domestic animals should be
treated with extreme' caution,
and reported to the Health of
Animals Branch office, he said.
The object of this report 'is to
, make residents of the county
aware of the presence of this
disease in the county, and in this
manner to avert as much as
possible spread of the disease in.
animals and thus prevent human
involvement with suspicious
aninia•ls. •
It is interesting to note thatin
the period of January I., 1970 to
October 31, .1970 there were 41
confirmed cases in the county
compared to 52 in the same
period in 1971.
The Health of Animals
Branch, in co-operation with the
Huron County Health Unit, has
recently completed free
Anti -Rabies Vaccination clinics
for pets in the county. It is
gratifying to note that there has
been an increase of 17.72% in
the number of animals
vaccinated, compared 'to our
1970 clinics. Total animals
vaccinated were 6,331.
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BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER hospitals. The prior"ity list reads'
The plight of, Wingham and Goderich, Exeter, Wingham,
District Hospital's emergency Seaforth and Clinton, with
facilities was discussed at a Clinton • contemplating a
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recent morning's session of full-scale building program.
Huron County Council in much Reeve William Elston of
the same terms as the problems Morris said he is not in favor of
at Goderich's Alexandra Marine ' contributing to hospital building
and General Hospital wire programs on a county basis.
discussed in September. "Hospitals should be a
Once -again, . the '' Huron community project," sai8_
County ..__Hospital Planning ' Elston.
Council asked county council to Elston argued that,.since his
township has .an assessment
consider paying one-third of the almost as high as the Town of
approyed renovation apd Wingham, his. ratepayers would
building costs for hospital be paying more than their share
emergency expansion. It was • since there would be far fewer
noted that OHSC will pay thepeople in Morris Township than
remaining two-thirds of in the Town of Wingham. He
approved costs.. said the ."fairest and best way"
Mrs. J. E. Morrey, ,to build a 0hosp•ital was "on .a
administrator of Wingham and community use basis",
District Hospital, told council Clerk'John Berry wondered if
that •use of the emergency approaching the ' provincial
facilities at the 104 -bed hospital government for ' .additional
-ias skyrocketed to the rate of money ,to cover all building costs
500' to 700 patients per month. through OHSC would be out of
She estimated that it„,Would line. He was told by Jim Britnell,
involve a five-year building a member of. the Goderich
program in this cojnty to hospital board, that the trend
provide adequate facilities for all 'today i5 fctr • the government .ta
Versatile cottage cheese
delicious and nutritious
• When little Miss Mullet ate
curds' and whey, she ' didn't
realize she., ,1 was starting
something. Today we continue
to enjoy this fine treat, but we
call the curds, cottage cheese.
These tender - curds with their
,mild, slightly acid flavor have
become a salad favorite. Delicate
and fresh, their flavor'combines
well ' with both fruits and
vegetabl.es. High in protein and
low in calories, cottage cheese is
also very nutritious.
There are, two main types of
cottage cheese, dry and creamed.
Both are excellent for weight
watchers. The dry cottage cheese
is drained ctifd without added
cream. A 1/4 cup serving has only
53 calories. Creamed cottage
cheese has a slightly higher
calorie count. A ' a cup serving
has 65 calories.
Cottage cheese is quite
perishable. To maintain its
delicate flavor buy only enough
for one weep and store in a
closed container in' the
refrigerator, advise food
specialists at the Ontario Food
Council, Ontario 'Department of
Agriculture arid Food.
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was biffi,ed.''The barn
Hiliron Road. staff
building
keep, the premium payments to
()HSC as low as possible. He
didn't feel the government could
be moved to provide additional
money.
'Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle
charged council with "narrow
thinking" and asked councillors
what they would• think if the
city'liospitals would not build to
accommodate patients from
outlying areas. He said that'
municipalities should work`
together to build hospitals' in
Huron and those hospitals
should serve ,,ail the people .of
Huron as well as people from
outside the county. '
( Goderich 'Reeve Paul Carroll
said the matter was something
for decision by the executive
committee. He urged the
committee to give careful study,
though,- ,to -the elimination of
duplication where feasible and
suggested that the county should
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be involved ill the' process and
'design approvfals.
Britnell s''tzmmed it. up by
noting that it wasn't unusual for..
a ;'county to "t�ontribute large
sums of money" to hospital
construction.
In other business, council'met
the new public heal& nursing
supervisor, Miss Sandra Malabar,
who was introduced by 1) Dr.
Frank Mills. Also on hand' was
Faye- Monroe , or • the. •Public -
heal'th staff, who demonstrated
the Scarborough -Scanner, a new
vision testing aid, for use with
pre-sch-oolers,' - kindergarten
'children and retarded children.•
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Safety ti s
Here's a poster noted by the
Ontario Safety League:
"Partonize Drive-in Banks. Left
Your Car Meet Its ()wrier.”
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There are two speed limits
drivers should obey, says the '
Ontario •: Safety ,League. One is
the legal limit, shown on. signs.
The other is the "invisible speed'
limit."
The invisible limit --4s • the
sensible speed suggested by
conditfo'ns. It is set primarily by
conditions of weather, traffic,
road. Two other important
�. factors that may lower the
invisible speed limit are:
condition of the car, and
condition of the driver,.
Sometimes the invisible limit is
much lower) than the posted
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