stux weekender september 30 1995 p 9 alliums ornamental onions can add spice to garden by marjorie mason hogue correspondent when i visited england last sum mer i met dilys davies author of the book alliums ornamental onions the edible alluimsonions garlic leeks and chives have been grown for thousands of years the ornamental alliums are now becoming a popular addition to our flower gardens they are easily grown by planting the bulbs in the autumn as you would tulips bulb size varies from a large pea to a baseball and the resulting plants range from five inch es to five feet most prefer a location in full sun with welldrained soil some make good cutflowers only a few smell oniony while others produce excellent seed heads for dried bou quets the foliage of some varieties will have withered by bloom time so lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial person injury legal aid accepted small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 4701 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unionville ontario l3r 1m7 tel 4774381 fax4777668 24 hour availability trial lawyers theodore b rotenberg howard d gersoi mwllmmmeforww professional malpractice wrongful dismissal rftyr real estate problems commercial disputes advertising correction eatorft fall deals insert appearing in this newspaper on wednesday september 27 1995 please note the following page 4 copy describing vanity fair selection should read only at eatons stock up on silky sheer support pantyhose pages it copy for shoes at top of the page was reversed florsheim shoes are on left and birkdale shoes are on the right side due to suppliers delivery problems the following items will be available wednesday october 4 page 13 cotton thermal crews girls s to xl sizes 1299 each or 2 for 1998 page 16 girls small and large sizes fleece sets 1499 and 1999 each inadvertently the error fisted appeared in our advertising we sincerely regret any inconvenience or confusion to our customers eatons why face if alone vviv cau murray kideckel trustef in bankruptcy richmond hill 905 8022436 30 wertheim crt free initial consultation 4 they should be positioned with other plants that will camouflage this shortcoming bloom time is generally late spring through early summer while dilys dis cusses several hundred different alliums in her book there are only a few which are readily available a albopilosum a christophii is one of the most exciting for flower arrangers huge 8m0 heads of bluishviolet blooms are borne atop 15 stems a atropur- pueum has much smaller flower heads only 2 but of an intense maroon purple these 2 12 plants combined well with pink oriental poppies in my gar den last spring by far the most unusual allium is bulgaricum you may see this referred to by its new classifica tion nectaroscardum the creamy white bells have green veins and burgundy red patches before fertilization the bells hang down then afterwards they swing upright this 3 plant prefers moist soil and is regular ly visited by hummingbirds a astrowskianum is another short allium white pink blooms suit able for the rock garden one of the most popular alliums is pur ple sensation slender 36 stems are topped by heads of deep vio let blooms this allium combined with hemeroclalis flava the fra grant lemon lily and the delicate white blooms of sweet cicely make a pleasing trio in my door- yard garden just as onions are used liberal ly in our cooking so we should use the ornamental onions in our gardens thankyou to everyone who sent letters with questions or comments for our bulb draw the winter of the box of bulbs from the netherlands flower- bulb information centre will be announced in next weeks col umn continue to send your gar dening questions or comments to lefs get growing co the tribune 88 brock st uxbridge ont l9p 1r4 attn marjorie mason hogue two great vans one great price choose and save with our special factory purchase 18888 268 buy 29 safaris available lease 18 transports available pontiac transport gmc safari vans with value sale ends oct 15 sale price plus lit transport 745 safari 820 applicable taxes t lease price includes down payment which is taxable transport 2304 safari 3072 1 st security required oac sales hours mon thurs 900 900 fri 900 530 sat 900 530 unionville m o i o k s pont1acbu1ckgmc 4630 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd 4771666 m- tm y irfifcii a a i 1 mjljtjijtjtjijti