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THE ,WEEN! "No one
ows, through what wild •
centuries, Roves back the
ROSE".
• Greetings once again from
your Garden Club! Let's talk
"roses". The rose has been
extolled through the ages as no
other flower in Art, Literature,
History, Medicine, and
Cookery. It has been in-
'.carporated in tapestry,
jewellery and almost every
form of fine art. Its antiquity on
this continent alone has been
dated back 35 million years by
fossil specimens found in
'Montana and Oregon.
The first known painting of a
rose dating back to ap-
proximately 1500 B.C.
decorates the walls of a modest
home in Creta. In literature
Homer speaks of the "rosy-
fingered dawn"; Omar
Khayyam, the great Persian
poet. sings of it; Shakespeare
mentions it more than sixty
times, almost always to
symbolize perfection. , In
history the arabs used 500
camel loads of rose' water to
purify the Mosque of Omar
when Saladin . recaptured
Jerusalem. The Pharoahs grew
roses in abundance and placed
them in tombs for the dead. The
Romans • scattered rose petals
'over porticos and couches at
their lavish banquets.
At a banquet for Marc
Antony, Cleopatra had the
banquet floor" 'strewn 18 inches
deep with rose petals, ,and later
'as Antony lay dying he begged
Cleopatra to cover 'his tomb
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with roses. - •
. The -Wars -of ;the'-RD"ses"were.
named 'after the quarrel in the
temple garden London,.
were. e eo'
plucked a red, rose and the
Duke of York a white rose to
represent theirspecific
families. .A. thousand year old
rose tree still grows against the
ancient walls . of the legend -
steeped Hildesheim Cathedral
inGermany.•
The Red medicinal rose
(known as the Apothecary
Rose), said to have been
• brought from the, Valley of
Damascus, was grown for this
purpose in the town of
Provence, near Paris in• the
13th century. This ..4industry
lasted for more than 600 years.
In 1860, 36,000 kilos of rose
petals were sent to America for
pharmaceutical ,,'use. It has
been. found " that rose hips
contain 400 percent 'more
vitamin C. than oranges, which.
explains some of their ancient
curative powers.
• In cookery, ','the Romans
made rose puddings, syrups,
conserve,. rose wines and
liquers. In the 17th century they
became a• staple flavoring and •
remained"so for 200 years to be
supplanted finally by vanilla.,„,,
Roses were cultivated in
Greece in the 4th -and 3rd
'centuries B.C. and have been
cultivated in Chjna for over a.
thousand years. China roses
which were introduced to the
Western world in the 18th
century B.C. have been crossed
with old European roses and.
have bequeathed their habit of
perpetual bloom to all modern
roses. („
The Austrian Briar is the
source of all the yellows and
flame colours in today's roses.
It ' was added to the rose
Lifestream about 1900 by, the
French nurseryman, Pernet,
Hybrid Perpetuals were the
glory of the Victorian gardens,
resulting from a complicated
crossing of old roses with new
types such as Chinas, teas and
Bourbons.
Hybrid teas first appeared:in
1867, a cross combining the fine
form of the China•teas with the
hardiness and 'vigour of Hybrid
perpetuals. The roses of today
are a culmination of years of
patient hybridizing.
It takes a minimum 006 to 20
years to obtain results from a
cross. Out of 20,000 seedlings
there will probably be one
which must then be"developed
for 10 years, before it can be
introduce to the public.
Polyanthare descended from
the Japanese Rosa Multiflora
and a dwarf pink China rose.
Floribunda roses originated
by Poulsen in 1924 are the low -
growing, growing, floriferous roses, very
small in comparison) to Teas.
They are a .cross between
Polyanthas and the Hybrid
teas. Grandifloras are a more
recent' irrtroductlon;-combining.'
the large; clear, well -formed
bloom of the hybrid tea with.the
ancaster c arfi act'eristics of the
Floribunda, resulting in a
delightful, usually tall, shrub
with ° multi -blooms per flower
head. We now have over'30,0e00
varieties ,of roses from which to
choose.
What a challenge! The
"Queen" can reign in your
garden and you, too, can ex-
perience, the thrill and in-
spiration that has carried this
Queen of Flowers triumphantly
down the "wild centuries".
.Plan today for one of the most
rewarding' `labors of love' and
you will be well rewarded when
you look into the heart of,,a rose
and inhale itssweet fragrance.
Watch next week's ,, "Garden
Gossip" for "Hints on Rose
Growing" complete with a list
of the latest and hardiest
cultivars for this region..
As Regional Director of the
Canadian Rose Society for
Huron County I have con-
siderable material at hand to
help youin your selection of
roses and other important -
.information and shall be most'
happy to be of any assistance.
Feel free to call'me at 524-2479,
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MR AND MRTIIVI ALLISON
Goderich,girl wed
in Lutheran Church
Lighted candles and"baskets floor -length gown with a
of yellow and, white gladiolas sage of sweetheart roses.
Following the ceremony, a
. reception was held at Neustadt
Community Centre. • Guests
attended the wedding from
Ottawa, Toronto, Kitchener,
Goderich, Guelph Clifford and
surrounding area.
DON'T BE, SHY.
Mrs. Ralph CO
decorated the sanctuary of St.
'James Lutheran - Church,
Normanby Township, Saturday
March 1 when Connie Weigel
and Jim Allison exchanged
vows in a double -ring ceremony
with Rev D. Putzm n of
ficiating.
The bride ' is the youngest
dau ter of Mr. and
Weigela theoder gM��
cor-6
room is
the only son • of Mrs. 'Zeta
Allison of Kitchener.
Escorted to the altar by her.
father, the. bride chose a floor
length empire gown with an A-
line • skirt of sculptured velvet
with long ,fitted sleeves. The
gown featured a hooded cape of
the same material edged with'
maribou. She carried a cascade
of red roses and white car-
nations. " -
Mrs. Heidi Rehkoph, Hesson,
was matron of honor. She wore
a floor -length gown of hunters
green velvet with matching
cape. Bridesmaids were Misses
Karen and Janice Weigel,
sisters of the bride. They wore
floor -length velvet gowns,
'bronze in colour, with mat-
ching capes. All attendants
carried nosegays of yellow or
white mums..
Brian Rehkoph was best
man. Ushers were Detlef Shult
and John Snyder of Kitchener.
The groom and his' attendants
wore light ,beige tuxedos
trimmed with brown velvet,
white ruffled shirts with
matching vests.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ward,
Ayton provided music for the
BRIDGE tIOB NEWS
Mary Donnel& hd Eleanor
Erskine topped six tables in
play at the March 25 meeting of
the Goderich , Bridge Club
scoring'a total of 80% points,,,
The team of Joe Martin and
A. Weerasooriya finished ' a
close second recording a total
of 80 points.. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Waltham se;ttt d -for; third place
with 791/2 points and Judge
Egener and Jean Papernick
took fourth spot with 731/2
points.
service.
The bride's mother chose an
eggshell floor -length gown with
matching lace jacket and a
corsage of pink carnations.
The groom's mother chose a
blue -grey floral patterned
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BE A + BLOOD DONOR
Four area municipalities
buy fire hull building
Four municipalities , have
entered into an agreement to
purchase a service station and
adjacent property in Lucknow
to be used as .a fire hall to
service the area.
The townships of Ashfield,
West Wawanosh, and Kinloss
and the village of , Lucknow
shared the cost of $•35,000 for the
purchase of the building and
two lots to the .west. The three
townships recently purchased a
new water tanker truck for
$16,000. to be used . as an
auxiliary water supply which
will be housed in the new
building. along , with the
firefighting equipment owned
by the Lucknow Fire Depar-
tment.
Ashfield Township council
also passed a bylaw calling for
the registration of all dogs and
owners will be required to
purchase a licence to regulate
the number of dogs. running at
large in the township. Any dog
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Obi'tiiary
Mrs. Dorothy M. Ormond
Mrs. Dorothy M. Ormond
of John Street in Bayfield
passed away in .Goderich on
'March 27, 1975. She was 85.
Born borothy M.' Martin on
July 2, 1889 in Moorestown,
NewJersey, U.S.A., she was
the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Chalmers Martin.
She is survived by her
husband Harold Ormand,
daughter Mrs. Lucy (Byron)
Johnson of Ashtabula;. Ohio,
sons Martin of Olympia,
WasliingtorcbaVii o1 Levan a,
Michigan and Allen of Federal
Way, Washington, and sister
1n o on air,
New Jersey.
She was predeceased by two
brothers Allen Martin of
Dearborn, Michigan and Stuart
Martin of Ohio.
Funeral services were held
on March 27 at Ball Funeral
Home in Clinton with Reverend
George Youmatoff officiating.
Interment and burial were. in
Bayfield. '
GODERIC4SIGNAJATAR,THURSa
found without a" licence will be
impounded and the owner will
be required to pay a fine to the
township treasurer.
The licence fee for a male or
a spayed female is $5 per year,
$10 per year for a female dog,
$10 per year for each additional
dog, and $25 per year for a
kennel licence.
For all .dogs impounded by
the township a fine not ex-
ceeding $10 will be levied; plus
$4 per day until the owner has
the dog licenced: Council also
passed a resolution stating that
the reeve may direct that a dog
be destroyed if it is running at
large and cannot . be im-
'pounded,
In other council business a
request for supplementary
allocation of subsidy funds of
$33,000 be forwarded to the
Ministry of Transportation and
"Corpmunication. If it- is ap-
proved the ' road program
budget would reach $220,000.
Council also approved a grant
of $100 to both the Lucknow and
Dungannon' Agricultural
Societies. -
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Stump ,removal machine will be available
daring the month of April.
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Anyone wishing a stump removed from Town.
boulevards will be required to pay a fee 'of
56.00 per stump.
Please notify Municipal Office, 57 West
Street, 524-8344 by April 7th, 1975.
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ATTENTION FARMERS`
Have you
considered
L
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for your 1975
cash' crop?
For the past two years Flax as a cash crop
has shown a net return per acre equal to,
and in most cases better than, most cash
crops available in the area.
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We have cleaned' a limited amount,
of FLAX SEED ° and this is now
available for booking.
Interest in this seed is strong end we
suggest jou phone and order now to
avoid being disappointed.
Corner Montreal St. & The Square
For seed please contact:
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phone 528-2026,
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