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thing for ull seasons
A. B. BUCKLEY WDarwins, cottage breeder and
I have visited a large number of peony -flowered classes. w
Caaadiaa ,home gardens at At the 'same time there, is a
yaz ious S.eason$, and in almost great abundance, of plants in
'every ease I have been told that bloom ilr the rock garden and
' my visit was either too early, or flower borders, supplemented by
too late to see the glorious display flowering shrubs and an overhead
the owners contended thein canopy of flowering crabapples
,.garden produced: and in some areas of. Canada
`This situation arises mainly flowering cherries, and other
from a lack of planning the garden small trees.
and the lack of knowledge of plant The bountiful flowering pageant
, materials, or by concentrating' on • "continues to early Jure With, the
oneor two groups of plants that lun ino _glomes. _ui --the tail-
ife of interest" -only at sp'cifi_c' -bearded irises. the huge masses
times. Correcting this common of peonies, and soft lilacs and •
error..in garden planning and lavenders of the enchanting
organization can became an scented French hybrid lilacs, In.
, exciting eballene and will add mid-June for a brief period we u
much interest to your "ardening expertence•.fhe delight of huge
,experience. ' crepe -textured oriental poppies,
The most helpful tool in your pure white mock-organges, and
search for a garden for all the seas of tight blue Siberian ••
seasons would be a garden diary irises. At the'end of the month the
or notebook. In this you can first flush of hybrid tea, and
systematically make note of your 1, floribunda roses will appear and
garden's strong points and many perennials such' as shasta
weaknesses at particular titnes of daisies, erigerons and day -lilies.
•-.tie-yea r:,--to..•a-s,s.ist, yon_in,- the.....-,--- ring•-kulY-r .the•-l-i-lies----4au --.. - -
beginning I will outline a basic list lilies and coral bells (Heucheras)
of plants that.are hardy in most of help bolster garden displays
Canada and are showy*different Later the gladiolus and, such
seasons of the year. , summer -flowering bulbs and
Getting the garden under way in ' tubers as tigridias and begonias,
early spring is often a problem. coupled with a few large flowering
However,• with,the use of minor shrubs such as the smoke tree
bulbs and a few other interesting i Cotinus coggygtial that starts to
plants, you can expect some produce its colorful. fruiting
activity as sooty as the snow starts ' stalks, at this time,. the bottle-
to
ottleto recede, which in Eastern, - brush buckeye, :with its long
Canada may be about the end. of tapering spikes of horse -
March, and of. course much chestnut -like blooms and . 'the
earlier in milder climates. ' spicebush, (Clethra alnifolial
The first bulbs to .bloom at take us well .into August.
Ottawa are the winter aconites, • During tot humid days ''of
snowdrops and Siberian squills. August the heat -resistant'
Plant these around thebase of the -petunias, salvias, zinnias and
February Daphne . (Daphne
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mezereu"m) or its white
,counterpart (D. mezereum
'Album') •to get a very' early -.
spring picture. The , bulbs, Of
course must.be fall planted.
These are• followed by the
Christmas rose (Helleborus
niger), the main crocus crop in
Mid -April, grape hyacinths, some
" f•the early Caucasian primroses
(P. juliae) cultivars. such _as
Wanda,-Gold,Jewe•1 and Mrs . King..
and the Korean and other golden.
bells (Forsythias).. A few days
later the daffodils and some of the
very early T kaufmanniana and
T. fosteriana tulips such :as
.Stresa, Red Emperor; and
Cantata will provide- -a
spectacular display. Other more
conventional type tulips' r.111
follow in sequence to the first
week --in` June ---starting with : the
early singles and doubles.. the
Mendels; triumphs 'and hybrid
•-Darwins-and-• finishing- .with• -the-
similar annuals help provide a
continuity of bloom. Inde flower
border we .can easily obtain a.
vivid display with summer phlox
and cool plantain lilres, (Hosta),
• with the bee balm (Monardal and
the spiky Princes feather
(Liatris) for good measure.
September is the month for
asters, dahlias and the striking
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reports applesauce saps
During the past three weeks the
St. Peter's Youth Group•has been
involved in°many events such as,
• the sponsoring of a card party
which r,as held two weeks ago t
the church hall.
For the card party they also,
made and sold apple sauce. A few
days after the executive council
got together for a meeting on a
Thursday, night.
Last weekend the Youth Group
sent five members: Maryann
Redmond, Tanya Palmer, Mary
Stimson, Paul Cumtings and
' Toni Stennisen to a "CORE",
meeting in Stratford. They spent
the weekend there with a group of
other teenagers from • other
towns. Also last weekend the
Group hada meeting at St. Mary's
School. There was not a laj-ge
turnout due to bad weather.
For the future the Youth is
planning a day trip to the Mount St ;
Jbseph mother ' house near
London. They are planning on
leaving at 9:30 from St. Peter's
provided and the Group' is looking
for any other people interested in
- going.
The night before this the
Kingsbridge Youth • Group is
holding a dance. at the Saltford
Paul Kelly, right, receives the Warren Moland Trophy for his selection as the most valuable Midget
Player during the 1971-72 season. Al MacDonald makes the presentation during ceremonies at'the
annual Minor, Hockey,Banquet=in Saltford Valley Hall pn Friday evening.—staff photo
REPORT
garden chrysanthemums, with -a The Goderich of the
detachment
few--his-tvpel3er-e5 such -as•— Ontario Provincial o 'rce_Tssued
Rudb=eckia, He1entum and
Coreopsis.'The striking
monkshood (Aconitum) and
Japanese anemone also' provide
spot plants of great beauty: -
• With October the garden enters
a special sea'on of drama and
climactic beauty as the tints and
huesof autumn are brought from
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the countryside to'the foliage of
cultivated maples, oaks, i and
small trees and shrubs used for
garden ornamentation. This is a
spectacle without equal in most of
Canada that ,firmly 'establishes -
the garden as one of life's most
rewarding.experiences.
In October the • frosts are
usually sufficient to destroy 'the
--dahlias-and annuals. -al-though-
perennial asters may survive and
the new ornamental cabbages will
:.take on brighter and more vivid
coloring.
Many fruiting shrubs and trees,
such as the vibur-nums,
. winterberry, • crabapples.
hawthorns, and snowb.erries, aced
bright areas to the garden through
the months of November.
December. and January.
Throughout the winter the
orins and silhouettes of many
't ees, particularly the weeping
k net's and vase shaped elms, add
another dimension to the garden
and with the beautiful barks of
many trees such as the London
Plane and cherries, and the bright
bark of the coral dogwood, yellow
dogwood and willows bring to"the
garden a charm and interest of its
Own..
a- special- •warning this• week' to
overenthusiastic spring.boaters.
.•In tie past week,'' an'O.P.P.
spokesman noted. two reports
have• been made , to the local
O,P.P, office of over turned boats
and persons missing or:possibly
drowned as • a result.
Investi.ga.': • ,„ . ' •• - and
fortunately • all six persons
involved, only required _- minor
medical treatment. In one case
the Goderich Fire Department -
,was required to attend to rescue a
person stranded -on a; small -island.
in the Maitland River."
For the' information of those
thinking of boating in the near
future the following life
expectancy information- was
drawn•up by the O:P•.P.
In water temperatures between,
30 and 40 degrees fal*enheit
• within 30 minutes there is a 50 per
cent expectancy of
unconsciousness and - probably
drowning. After one hour, death is
• considered to be 'almost a
certainty.
As,.water• temperature rises to
50 degrees the expected time of
consciousness increases to one
hour.and•the marginalperiodof 50
per cent expectancy of
wunconsciousness and• probably
drowning lengthens to three
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hours. making a total period of
fourbours before death heeomes
almost a certai;nly.. ,
Chances of • survival at. 6,0
degrees fahrenheit are 100 per
cent'• greater` than in 50 degree
water. • Sixty. eight degrees is
considered a. safe water
temperature for extended period
of, exposure.
Adequate .prolective ,clothing_
and an effective •flotation device
;increases life expectancy by
approximately 100 per cent in 30
to 40 degree water 'teinperatures.'•
A check was -Made with the
Local. Department of Land's and
Forests Office and as a result it
was learned that- water
temperature at present is around
the 40 degree •mark. •
Bowling banquet
•' The Friday • Night Mixed.
Bowling League held ' their
banquet April 111 at• the Baptist
Church. •
The ladies' high average was
gun by Marl Moore; high triple.
Peggy Stokes: and high single,
Janet Gemmill, •
For the men, high average went
to Don McWhinney: high triple,
Sunny' Moore; anti highsing e,
Fred Young.
The Apollo team . was the
champion team. On the team are
Kay:ancl •Hugh Glen, Marg'and
Fred Fester. Nick and Jean
I.("gere, Spares *ere Fay
Sheardown and Bob Mills.
• Per;fect attendance' awards
were give' �� ► •
Glen. Most improved:.bowler was
Lillian Kelly. {' -
Winner of the T.V. tables were
Allan Slater, Crmeron St. and -
second prize, glass 'turkeys,
Nanc•v M.ac.L.ennaf,� Liritanni�r_,Rd.
• The executive. for 19'72-73
season, is president, Russ
Gemmill; secretary Kay Glen,
,and treasurer. ,Les Pitblado.'
Dentists have
trobbles too
Dentists probably suffer more
backaches, leg cramps and fallen
arches than most other
professionals in Canada.
The next time you visit your
dentist you might find out that he
has done something to combat his
"occupational hazards".
Many dentists today are turning
to the use -df inter -related work
stations a'ranged in an open
operational setting. Modular
units which bring the dentist's
equipment and lab facilities
Palley Hall.
" Iiia big event of the future is the
Yorlth Rally which is being held'
this year in Goderich on May 7
from two until i!ight at St. Mary's
School, At this Rally there will be
guest Speakers. The Rally
involves a gathering of ,pourer
Youth Groups from Wingham,
Kingsbridge and Goderich. It will. --.
be conducted and planned by
',Father Cassano.
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• within comfortable reach of both
the dentist and his assistant are
- ptentist marks on-one—
side of the .patient, his._instrunnertt
tray out of the patient's sight but
_ well within easy reach. The
• assistant woe• k on the other. side
with immediate access to a make
ready and sterilizing station, a
darkroom and a laboratory. The
patient, in the middle of• the work
station sits in an inviting,
com or a. e ane s y f -
After hundreds of years of
standing the dentist 'now has a .
choice between standing • and ,
sitting, working on an upright or a•
reclined patient, and being able to
work with an effective assistant:
Changes in dentistry—changes
with you in mind.—Canadian
Dental Association
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