The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-09, Page 32A ,
PAGE 4B—GODERICH SIGNAL STAR, TF1URSDAY', MAY 9, 1974
Many .New Plant
Varieties In ‚1974
If, you're planning garden
renovat'ions or undertaking a
new gardenin.1974, take a look
at some of the varieties being
offered in this year's garden
catalogs, suggests Rurke
McNeill, horticulturist with the
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food. The A11 -American roses
have been announced and three
beautifulexamples wi111 be
available to Ontario gardeners.
"Bahia" is a floribunda -type,
with a vividly colored golden -
orange blend bloom. "Perfume
Delight" is ' a pure pink tea
rose; the average size bush
produces blooms with' a rich
spicy fragrance. Another.
floribunda -type, "Bon Bon",
has deep ink petals with
almost -white. undersides.
Blooms are produced, on a com-
pact bush that would be
suitable for small gardens. All
three varieties have been tested
in our growing conditions and
look like good 'additions for
your rose garden.
Gardens Canada, an af-
filiated group of the Canadian
Nursery Trades Association, is
promoting the beautiful
"Maybride" crabapple, This
white -flowered ornamental has
been -introduced from the Ex-
perimental Farm in Ottawa.
Hardy all across. Canada, ,it
W4 grow -to a height of 15 to 20
feet.
Another fine Canadian in-
trod_uction is '„!Agincourt
Beauty". lilac. This French
hybrid -type, developed by Mr.
Leonard Slater of Agincourt,
has received an Award of Merit'
from the International ,Lilac
Society. It has large, very
fragrant trusses of deep rich
purple blooms; individual
florets can reach about 1 1/2 in-
ches in diameter. m
These are but a few of the
many new:varieties available to
gardeners this year. Watch for
,more in your catalogs and gar-
den centers.
ft
Impatiens love
the shade
Thht, shady spot doesrr1
have to be the least attractive
place in your'gardcn. It can
be a cool retreat with lush
foliage and brilliant jewels of
color flashing an invitation to
relax.
- If you have become, iriipa-
tient w ith your efforts to get
`anything to rgro r in those
shadj• spots, now is the time
to ttY the neA, Scarlet 'RippJ.
Impatiens developed by Pan-
Amcric•an Seed Co, This ear
Iy-flowering• bright scarlet
and white bicolored impa-
'tic•ns has an intermecJiatc
mounding habit.
Mowers are: large -with dis-
tinct star. pattern., Foliage
.and. flowers are so dense that
weeds literally don't have a
-chance. -
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Let your imagination. go and you may
find a surprising number, of unusual
places where plants will be happy.
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